▁la isse z - f aire ▁emphas izes ▁a ▁" hand s ▁off " ▁policy ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁the ▁government ' s ▁invol vement ▁with ▁economic ▁activity . ▁When ▁applied ▁to ▁issues ▁of ▁race , ▁it ▁results ▁in ▁people ▁being ▁for ▁equality ▁in ▁principle ▁but ▁against ▁government ▁action ▁to ▁implement ▁equality , ▁a ▁policy ▁often ▁called ▁la isse z - f aire ▁rac ism . ▁ ▁The ▁" bi olog ization ▁of ▁culture " ▁explains ▁the ▁inequality ▁among ▁race ▁today ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁cultural ▁difference . ▁Where ▁dispar ities ▁were ▁once ▁explained ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁bi ology , ▁they ▁are ▁now ▁being ▁discussed ▁in ▁terms ▁of ▁culture . ▁" Culture " ▁in ▁this ▁framework ▁is ▁seen ▁as ▁something ▁fixed ▁and ▁hard ▁to ▁change . ▁One ▁example ▁form ▁of ▁r het or ic ▁used ▁in ▁this ▁framework ▁is ▁the ▁argument , ▁" if ▁Irish , ▁Jews ▁( or ▁other ▁eth nic ▁groups ) ▁have ▁' made ▁it ', ▁how ▁come ▁black s ▁have ▁not ?" ▁Such ▁r het or ic ▁bl ames ▁black s ▁and ▁other ▁minor ity ▁groups ▁for ▁their ▁own ▁situations ▁because ▁other ▁previously ▁dis adv ant aged ▁groups ▁have ▁managed ▁to ▁' make ▁it ' ▁in ▁American ▁society . ▁ ▁Similarly , ▁certain ▁frameworks ▁" natural ize " ▁aspects ▁of ▁rac ism , ▁used ▁commonly ▁in ▁discuss ions ▁of ▁resident ial ▁and ▁school ▁seg reg ation . ▁For ▁example , ▁using ▁this ▁framework ▁one ▁would ▁say ▁it ▁is ▁simply ▁natural ▁that ▁people ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁race ▁would ▁tend ▁to ▁live ▁together