Race and Class in Latin America Why does race and class in Latin America matter so much? It really doesn’t, except for the fact that race and class is essentially the same everywhere. Your race once only defined who your ancestors were, but it’s come to determine where you stand socially and economically in the world. White people as a racial group are the most prominent and usually of the highest class in …showed first 75 words of 543 total…

…showed last 75 words of 543 total…the United States and at the same time very much alike. The minorities in the United States are still growing. And with their growth they are acquiring more power in society along with a greater share of the wealth. Race, ever present as will always be, is slowly changing. With our generations defining themselves by wealth, race comes in as a second factor. Race now defines where you started from, not where you’ll finish.