In the United States, racism is a very complicated issue that has existed for a long time. This issue continues to be a problem today in the 21st century. All sociologists have different beliefs about racism and its causes. However, they all agree that racism is a social problem. Racism is explained as people believing that one race is inferior to another and therefore does not deserve fair treatment. This problem causes a lot of discrimination against certain groups. It also forces many minority groups to face challenges that make it difficult for them to succeed. Although various types of sociologists have different ideas about the causes of racism, they still all agree that it is a problem that needs to be solved completely. When we look at inner-city neighborhoods, we can say that they are not only shaped by the race and poverty that exist within them, but rather by the emotions evoked by their experience of poverty and discrimination. This is a functionalist belief about poverty-stricken peoples. They believe that many young people in inner cities develop values ​​that force them to have much greater difficulty in being a successful member of society. There is an ideology called the "street code" and, as identified by Elijah Anderson, it is when young people in inner cities try to behave in a way that they believe is right for them to fit into the society they live in. Unfortunately, many of these behaviors they engage in make it much more difficult for them to become part of a larger culture. Functionalism also establishes that self-segregation can be beneficial to minorities because it unites them and creates a sense of community. This, however, can also be dysfunctional when society downplays the amount...... middle of paper ......el expresses the causes of racism: symbolic interactionism is best. I see all the time in society that people make racist jokes and things like that that try to make the idea of ​​racism not so serious. I think a lot of people don't understand the issue, so they start participating in racial trends without being fully aware of it. There are many people who play a much more active role in racism, such as big business owners who try to keep minorities powerless; however, as far as most ordinary people are concerned, they are much more likely to participate in the racism expressed by symbolic interactionism. Racism is a serious social problem that continues to affect many innocent people. Social theory groups all have different opinions on the causes and solutions, but one thing they strongly believe is that this is a social problem that needs to be solved.