Bias Against Out Groups

There is a significant racial bias in how the media delivers certain stories, based on who the suspect of the crime is. For example, content of the story will vary differently depending on if the suspect is white compared to if they are a person of color. In cases, where the suspect of a crime is white, the media may often try to advocate for the suspect. Emphasizing that they may have had a mental illness, acknowledging any positive characteristics of the suspect, or even reminding the audience of the future potential that the suspect holds. Of course, this doesn’t mean that the media isn’t blatantly lying to the public, but the same treatment does not apply to minority races. In fact, the it is the exact opposite is in effect when talking

Given that our society has such a dense population of different races, ethnicities, religions and sexual orientations, it is important to understand both the goals and challenges of policing and dealing with hate and bias crimes. Considering that since the beginning stages of immigration we have tried to support successful assimilation, hate and bias crimes create a huge barrier. Hate and bias crimes “occur when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her membership in a certain social group, usually defined by race, religion, sexual orientation, disability, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, gender identity, or political affiliation” (en.wikipedia.org). Not only is it difficult for our society to identify this sort of crime,

I have chosen the issue of “miss/underrepresentation of minorities in American television and film.” As America has changed over the years to become much more accepting and inclusive, American media seems to be a bit behind. There are countless instances in which characters from a book or graphic novel has been white-washed once they make it to the big screen. Some may argue these choices are made because the actor is very strong at their craft or they are a star and will bring in the big bucks in theaters. While this may be true, it completely discredits not only the original art and meaning of the work but also the community of talented non-white artist in America. I want to delve deep into the reason this can be happening in a generally

It is a public misconception that there are more minorities incarcerated because they perpetrate more illegalities due to their economic conditions. In reality, a racially biased judicial system is the basis for America’s distinct number of minority inmates. Minorities are automatically associated with criminality and racial assessments manipulate punitive policies making our judicial system racially biased.

In 2011, Jen Wang was finishing up her freshman year at Connecticut College. As a young girl growing up in New Jersey, Jen took her first SAT when she was in the sixth grade, long before other students her age would even start to think about college. Jen said that test preparations for standardized tests, like the SAT, took up most of her free time that could have been used to do other things (Billy). The SAT’s early intent was to open doors of higher education to students without traditional credentials, but now this test is held at high esteem, the biggest indicator of college success (Mulugetta). Although standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT are used to “level the playing field” for students across the country, these tests add little

Bias is something every person has; It is the inclination to feel prejudice towards a certain person, subject, or thing. On a personal level, bias affects just about everything a person could encounter, or has yet to encounter in their lifetime. There are two main types of biases people can have; Cognitive bias involves topics such as social attribution or memory errors, that are quite common and have a wide range of effects on how humans perceive things. The other type of bias is called social biases, or sometimes referred to as attributional bias. Attributional biases affect our everyday social interactions, and has a strong impact on people when trying to assess their own and others behaviors.

Racial bias is still a very active issue in society today. This paper explores the understanding of racial bias in business hiring. This is critical because racial bias continually uniforms businesses in hiring decisions. The prevalence of racial bias in business hiring, potential interventions, and explanations of why this occurs will be explored. How prevalent is racial bias in business hiring today and how can it be mediated?

From the dawn of time up to current day, genocides have been happening throughout history. Some earlier genocides have not even been recorded or documented. Most genocides also share similar reasons for occurring. Genocides happen because one group wants complete control and absolute power over another. For instance, people can be killed for having different ideas or not being similar to to the opposing group. It is clear that genocides only end with senseless and brutal discrimination which results in many deaths. From 1975 to 1979, Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge carried out a genocide in Cambodia killing all people who seemed to oppose them and their communist government (“The Cambodian Genocide”).

“Why is the killing of a million a lesser crime than the killing of an individual?” -Raphael Lemkin referring to genocides. Genocides are organized exterminations committed with intent to destroy a whole group based on religion, ethnicity, and race. The Holocaust, the Armenian genocide, Darfur, and the Rwanda genocide were all terrible events in history, but why did they occur? The form of genocide had existed since the perception of superiority and inferiority was known. As a superior group gains more and more power, they make an image of their perfect society in their head and strive towards it. They would decimate those who opposed them and anyone they saw as inferior, which is an example of how a genocide can start. Hitler was the leader of the Nazis, and he pursued his plans to annihilate the entire “inferior” race of Jews, which he thought was a burden to his empire. In the Armenian genocide, the Young Turks attempted to terminate the Armenians, which they also thought were inferior and untrustworthy. Although the Holocaust and the Armenian genocide are both genocides in which a specific group of people were being targeted, they differ in terms of leaders and their purpose for starting the genocide, the races that were targeted and how they were killed, and the impact it has on people today. (history.com)

*Monitor the children & watch for any discriminatory or bias behaviour. If you see any of this behaviour it needs to be dealt with immediately so children learn that it’s not acceptable behaviour which over time will educate the children on what is & isn’t acceptable to say.

For far too long many people have been discriminated against, prejudice and unfair in many medical situations unconsciously. Bias within the medical field is a growing topic and in recent years has been worse now than 50 years ago. Many Doctors, Physicians, Nurses, and assistants have an unconscious bias towards certain groups of people, without even realizing they were doing it. These unconscious biases are affecting patient care, diagnosis, treatment plans and medications that patients are receiving.

In order to explain why minority groups are subject to prejudice and discrimination, a proper understanding of these terms is needed. Prejudice is defined as a mindset that someone has towards another, usually it is a negative view. Discrimination, however, is the action someone plays out based on their prejudice. As you can see, prejudice is a mindset while discrimination is an action. One can understand based on the word “minority” that individuals in this kind of group are the targets towards these prejudiced thoughts and actions. Since individuals have the belief that they are better than others, they often pre judge someone based on their looks, social class, race, or even gender. Consequently, people in these “minority” groups are viewed

Living in the world, we face different kinds of people every day, which means we need to communicate with others and make decisions upon others. Naturally, the attitude and method in dealing with diversity becomes a basic skill for people. It is important to know how to communicate and make decisions in a proper way. Facing diverse people and objects, people usually classify them. The advantage people gain from classification is organizing and making things easier to understand. However, when it comes to communication and decision-making, classification may cause some problems. As the name indicates, the topic of the book goes around stereotype, and it provides the readers a better

Racism is deeply ingrained across many social, political, and even religious institutions in America- this is indisputable. Racism is the reason that minority groups are often unfairly and disproportionally stopped by police, or followed around in stores. It is the reason that our mothers and sisters buy expensive, chemically altering creams to lighten their skin tones, and are afraid to go outside in their traditional clothing for fear of being mocked- or much worse. Speaking as a minority member, formerly estranged from her culture and religion out of fear of being perceived as “weird,” I know that what I say is not wrong.

Discrimination comes in many forms. Discrimination and diversity are closely linked considering the reasons behind discrimination are what makes up the definition of diversity. Not only is discrimination made against gender, race, and religion, but it is also made of age, disabilities, appearance and in a lot of cases, women who are pregnant too. This is very much a reality for many employers. There are laws protecting acts of discrimination. This topic is so sensitive, that many employers implement diversity and discrimination into their mission statements. Many companies make it their practice to host training sessions to prevent discrimination from happening, then there are many companies who can’t afford such training for their