The next theory is economic competition, which has been seen throughout history to increase aggression and violence during times of economic hardships. If an individual works hard all his life, and is trying to support his family, and can’t get a job because a minority is willing to work for a lesser wage, he will become angry and frustrated. He will start to become prejudice.
Economic competition also plays a significant role in C.P.’s prejudicial attitudes. Due to his lack of education, it resulted in him not being able to get a good paying job, and so he remained poor. The only jobs he could get were factory and manual labor, which were the types of jobs that minorities were forced to take, and so he had to compete with them. He noticed that blacks are taking many jobs away from him, and he hates them even more, because he is supposed to be the superior one.
Socialization theory explains that children are so impressionable that they accept their parent’s values and beliefs without questioning. Socialization is the root of C.P.’s becoming a racist; he still remembers his father telling him not to associate with blacks, Jews, and Catholics. C.P
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