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.Figure 4.5 shows that theoverwhelming majority of black youth (68 percent) agreed with thestatement  If more white people had AIDS, the government would domore to find a cure. Again, smaller proportions of Latinos (but stillsubstantial at 50 percent) and whites (34 percent) agreed.20 Much ofthis perspective is probably fueled by the lived reality of these youngpeople a reality in which African Americans aged 13 19 compriseonly 16 percent of all people aged 13 19 in the United States but madeup 69 percent of reported AIDS cases among that age group in 2006.Unfortunately, the infection rate for black youth aged 20 24 reflects6048%504029%3018%2010Black Latino WhiteRace of respondentfigure 4.4 Percentage of respondents who agree that  the governmenttreats most immigrants better than it treats most black people in thiscountry. The Black Youth Project.120 Democracy RemixedPercent8068%706050%5040 34%302010Black Latino WhiteRace of respondentfigure 4.5 Percentage of respondents who agree that  if more white peoplehad AIDS, the government would do more to find a cure. The Black YouthProject.a similar disparity.African Americans represented 14 percent of allthose 20 24 years of age in the United States in 2006 and 57 percentof reported AIDS cases among the same age group.In comparison,whites made up 62 percent of those aged 20 24 and only 17 percent ofreported AIDS cases in this age group in 2006.21When we probed the perceived discrimination that black youthexperience in other aspects of their lives, we found a similar patternof large gaps in attitudes between white and black youth, reflectingwhat might be called the viewpoint of young white America versusthat of young black America.For example, 61 percent of black respon-dents agreed with the statement  It is hard for young black peopleto get ahead because they face so much discrimination, 45 percentof Latino respondents agreed, and 43 percent of white respondentsagreed (fig.4.6).22 The largest intrasex gap was found between youngblack men and young white men, with 65 percent of black males agree-ing with the statement while only 45 percent of while males agreed.Again, this is not just a difference in perspective but, more accu-rately, a difference in experience.Recent research has shown thatblack job applicants can expect to face greater scrutiny and often lessemployment success than whites with prison records when applyingfor the same job.A recent study by sociologists Devah Pager, BruceWestern, and Bart Bonikowski demonstrated  that whites and Latinosare systematically favored over black job seekers.Indeed, the effectof discrimination is so large that white job seekers just released fromprison do no worse than Blacks without criminal records. 23When we asked respondents if they agreed with the statement On average, black youth receive a poorer education than whiteyouth, 54 percent of young black people concurred, compared with Minority Report 121Percent7061%605045%43%40302010Black Latino WhiteRace of respondentfigure 4.6 Percentage of respondents who agree that  it is hard for youngblack people to get ahead because they face so much discrimination.The Black Youth Project.31 percent of white youth and 40 percent of Latino youth (fig.4.7).24Worthy of note is the fact that the gap in support between black males(56 percent) and white males (33 percent) was 23 percentage points.This substantial gap was less than the 25 percentage-point differencebetween black females (53 percent) and white females (28 percent).One need look no further than the Chicago public school system tounderstand the racial gaps in youths opinions about the type of educa-tion many black youth receive.For example, in 2007 it was reportedthat 54 percent of black students in the Chicago public school systemmet or exceeded state educational standards.That figure was up from30 percent in 2001.And while the progress made is to be commended,black parents and students wonder why, in the same school system, 85percent of white students in 2007 met or exceeded state standards, upfrom 66 percent in 2001.25The persistent belief articulated among young black people is thatthey are receiving a substandard education.As one young male fromChicago explained,  White people have laptops and we have a pen thatdon t work with paper. Another young man from Chicago argued thatpart of the reason for the poorer education of blacks had to do with teach-ers expectations. These white kids can get the extra help or whatever.Black people can, too, but it s like white people [teachers] already expectblack people to only do a certain amount.You know, just do enough.So they don t ever push them to, you know, go above that limit.Perceptions of the treatment of blacks in the health-care system alsoregistered interesting racial and ethnic differences among respondents.When asked if they agreed with the statement  In the health-caresystem, blacks are treated less fairly than whites, the majority of black122 Democracy RemixedPercent6054%5040%4031%302010Black Latino WhiteRace of respondentfigure 4.7 Percentage of respondents who agree that  on average, blackyouths receive a poorer education than white youths. The Black Youth Project.(59 percent) and Latino (52 percent) youth indicated their agreement,while only 32 percent of whites agreed (fig.4.8) [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]