The five articles describe various sources of discrimination in the United States. In the article titled ‘The Job Ghetto” , Newman (2003) focuses on competition in the job market. She articulates that competition is common in the inner cities. Many poor job seekers in Harlem have faced downward pressures. This is a consequence of competition. Newman (2003) says that the fast food industry is the main job creator for the poor communities. However, not all job seekers are interested in the jobs. The reason is that most of them are unwilling to take up job opportunities that pay below the reservation wage (Newman, 2003). For these reasons, many jobseekers remain in ghettos due to their unrealistic expectations. Newman (2003) concludes that unemployment in parts of the country is a source of discrimination. In the article ‘Land of Opportunity’ , Loewen (1995) investigates social class as a source of discrimination in the country. He pinpoints that American society is founded on the belief that the country has limitless opportunities for everyone (Loewen, 1995). While this is the notion among many middle class citizens, the lower class and the poor may suppose otherwise. Loewen (1995) says that many middle class students do not understand the concept of social class in the society. They assume that the poor are to blame for their poverty. The lower class and the poor lack enough incomes to invest in education. They do not access high quality health care services. Due to their low investment in education, they land into blue-collar jobs. For the upper and middle classes, they access high quality education and better amenities. These factors enable them to access well-paying jobs. This leads to production and reproduction of social classes. As such, social class is a major source of discrimination within the American society according to the author. Leung (1987) explores the myth that surrounds the Asian Americans. In the article titled ‘The Model Minority Myth’ , he says that the prevalent perception about Asian Americans has led to a backlash within the society. In fact, it is a source of discrimination for the minority. Leung (1987) claims that the myth started after the enactment of the immigration act of 1965. Many Asians refugees at the time accessed high-quality education and landed into ‘safer’ careers such as medicine and engineering. Consequently, many of the Asian Americans have been associated with high incomes and better education. To ascertain this trend, Leung (1987) asserts that the number of Asian Americans students enrolled in prestigious American institutions such as Berkeley, Harvard, Stanford and Princeton rose from 4% to 24% in 1984. The Asian Americans were therefore competing for education and employment opportunities with the white majority. This in turn led to imposition of quotas that limit the number of Asian Americans in the country’s public universities. Hence, the myth of the successful Asian Americans has become a major source of discrimination for the minority race. Harlow (2003) investigates racism as a source of discrimination in American society. He highlights the significant realities that white and black professors experience when they teach. At the outset, Harlow (2003) says that white profess