As Aker notes within his article, capitalism entered the United States as a system in which it was predominantly dominated by white males (Acker, 2006). This domination has created gender/racial segregation and wage inequality (Acker, 2006). He notes in his article that the genre is a subculture into which capitalism has been incorporated. Race and gender allow individuals to be treated differently in a capitalist economy. “While white men were and are the most publicly recognized […] these are not just any white men (Acker, 2006).” White men are seen as superior/privileged individuals compared to other individuals within the workforce of the capitalist economy. These are individuals who have grown from farmers to professional businessmen, Acker notes. In his article Acker also mentions: “A living wage or fair wage for white men was higher than a living wage for white women or for women and men from racial and ethnic minority groups (2006).” White men are individuals where they receive higher wages than all other racial ethnicities and gender. In general, these are individuals who contribute to encouraging racial/gender segregation. The distribution of wage inequality has helped maintain and grow occupations such as clerical, agricultural and factory jobs as well as segregated and low-wage jobs (Acker,