Race,ethnicity, class, gender

Write a 2-4 page essay on one of the following:
How is/are racism, classism, sexism, and/or heterosexism institutionalized in various facets of the American social system? That is, how do economic beliefs and policies, social structures and values, formal and informal political and legal policies and practices, and culture and cultural values reinforce inequities based on race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexual orientation? (Focus on one “ism” and one institutional influence.)