Causes Of Institutional Racism

Racism is a concept that has been around for centuries of human history: The act of a privileged party oppressing, demeaning, and committing genocide of another race. However, scientifically, humanity is only made up of a single species: homosapiens. The idea of race as it is known (groups based on skin pigment and cultural descent) is a social construct created and ingrained into society. Just because race is socially constructed does not mean racism is not real. Social constructs are not physical entities, but are certainly “real” to humans of a society. One concept that has been created along with the idea of race is the inequality of said races. Caucasian people in many societies (including North American and European) have become the “norm”, meaning they are the standard and expected. Because of this, Caucasian people receive benefits, often known as white privilege, which is “A collective, implicit acceptance of whiteness as virtuous, normal, unremarkable, and expected.” (Jeffries, 2013). Because race is socially constructed in culture, it has created white privilege and white normativity. This privilege can be seen in the media created and consumed by North Americans, and in the justice system and law upheld in North American countries.

Do you ever believe that you have been a victim to a microaggression and there was nothing ever done about it? A victim of institutional racism that made you feel doleful and surly? Institutional racism happens a lot, but not as much as microaggressions, but a lot of people wonder why they get this type of vibe from white supremacist. These are the same people in the same country, with the same daily schedule but somehow they judge people based on their skin color. Some reason you aren’t allowed to lead this country if you are any other skin than white. There's a lot of racism in America, and a lot of people really wonder will the microaggressions, microinsults, the institutional racism will ever stop. People look at our president Donald J. Trump with his campaign of “Make America Great Again” does he mean the bad times for the African Americans? The bad times, for the Asian Americans? Do white people in general categorize all cultures/ ethnicities other than white as minorities? There are two articles that come together, to grow on this idea, to answer the questions above and to explain in full detail. Both of these articles, compare on what and how plenty of “minorities” feel in America. The speech essay “Analyzing Some Thoughts On Mercy” and the argumentative essay “6 Reasons We Need to Dismantle the Model Minority Myth of Those ‘Hard-Working ‘ Asians” by Ross Gay and Rachel Kuo deal with the problem with racism shown by white supremacy. Through these texts the

Racism has been a huge social issue for as long as I can remember. Not only does racism exists between whites and African Americans it exists between all different races all over the world. Although racism has changed a lot it still exists in many places all over the world. You would think that after so many years that people would learn that everyone is equal but some races still seem to think that they are superior to other races.

Explain how institutional racism could result in internalized oppression for members of marginalized populations. Provide examples relevant to a specific minority group, based on the chapters you selected.

(Andersen and Taylor 234-243) These family ties are the believed reasoning to minority’s imperfections. For example, history’s patterns of slavery and discrimination are said to be the foundation of many social problems. Even after slavery was abolished, people still continued to see those certain groups as slaves. The reasoning being groups of people who feel they were once “superior” to others often continue to hold these beliefs. Things such as high divorce rates, children born out of wedlock, welfare dependency, and female-headed households are many times seen as a result of the slavery and discrimination that people once heavily dealt with. However, this explanation concentrates on blaming the victim and disregards the flaws in society’s structure. (Lauer) Yet, this belief is still a common perception among the American society. A third explanation concentrates on the use of racism on the majority of society whom hold prejudiced attitudes. This bias explanation suggests that Caucasians generate institutional and individual racism to preserve their placement in the social stratification system. Their hatred based on actions and standardized perceptions are a reaction to the struggle of resources and jobs between races. However, prejudiced attitudes can’t be the sole underlying explanation behind racism. Many white

When examining the timeline of slavery in the United States of America, it can seem like

In the United State of America, racism is part of our cultural cloth. It's in the air that we breathe everyday. The sad part about is that i believe that some may know when their racial comments and others could get it from their family background and their so use to that they don’t even know they're being racist. Institutional racism is a strong system of privileges and powers that is based on race. Those powerful structures typically start as innocent interactions that is suppose to be helping all races but in the end will only be helping one. For instance, people tend to move to different areas than the areas you will typically see them in just for great schools, living conditions, great teachers, great paying jobs, maybe even for greater

Institutional racism is hard to identify because it is “built into the structure of society” (McNamara & Burns, 2009, p.14). Many times people do not realize they are committing this type behavior and think they are treating everybody the same (McNamara & Burns, 2009). A very good example occurred in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina hit in August of 2005. The government thought it was doing the community good when it planned to tear down 5,000 damaged apartments in public housing and replace them with mixed income housing, but what they did displaced large numbers of African-Americans from their homes and the area (Henkel et al, 2006). The good thought was there, but not the results that were drastically needed. Another example

Institutional racism has solidified its position into various aspects of American society. It has installed itself into employment practices, all levels of education, healthcare, housing, politics and the criminal justice system. Institutional racism has made some subtle changes to replace the boldness of slavery and Jim Crow. However, in educational institutions the effects of racism and discrimination are so delicate they typically go unnoticed by students of color. Individual racism usually happens on the personal level where the prejudice is expressed either consciously or unconsciously while there is some form of interpersonal encounter. When it comes to institutional racism it is similar to the individual concepts, however policies and practices are associated with with the belief of racial dominance of one group over another. It is a powerful system that use race to determine power and privilege(Reynolds et al., 2010). Even after the desegregation of school, educational institution are still separated. In Shelby County where I have lived since 1999 there are schools for minorities, and there are schools for whites. The schools for minorities in the city of Memphis have police officers walking the halls and there no books for learning. There are higher numbers of Whites students enrolled in private, charter, and magnet schools in the more affluent segments of the county. They will be exposed to the advantages of a proper education because of their race and privilege

Institutional racism exists within American society, the education of nurses and the profession itself is not immune from such a powerful social issue (Lancellotti, 2008). This post will focus on the training I have received in culturally-competent care and social justice training.

Social Inequality has existed since the start of humanity, to be more exact it “begun over, 7,000 years ago in the early Neolithic era”(1) and we have grown with it as a civilization. It all started at the stone age and has gradually grown and evolved over time where other factors such as skin, race, culture, religion, and sex all take part in social inequality. In the Americas there is a great deal social inequality among the entire country where we know a bit about. Racism is something that was created by humanity and started in Europe as a way to create a hierarchical view while keeping those in power in power. According to “Race and Racism” “Race is a social construction, and ideas we endow with meaning through daily interactions”(2) and by doing this we prefer one over the other. We use stereotypes to greatly influence racism where one or the other has an economic advantage over the other. The race that has benefited the most from this are the whites, who receive unearned privilege over other non-white races. White Privilege has a huge impact in the economy, in who gets the job, who goes to the top, who gets housing, a head start, and other benefits of essentially being white.

These people are correct in a sense; loud and public acts of racism are no longer prevalent in the US as they were in the past. However, today racism is stealthy and unspoken, and often deftly covered up with fabricated cover stories to legitimize the discrimination. This new breed of racism is perhaps even more difficult to fight against than its more egregious past self; its subtlety allows its perpetuators to claim ignorance of any discrimination, and its lack of media attention lulls Americans into complacence and acceptance of the current system. Further disturbing is the prevalence of “covert racism”, also commonly called “subconscious racism”. Many white Americans may actively stereotype and discriminate against blacks without even being aware of their actions and thought processes (BlackYouthProject). This phenomenon is a sad consequence of being raised a subtly racist society which perpetuates discrimination, even if never openly. Many subconscious racists may also be unwittingly subscribing to “symbolic racism”. In J.H. Moore’s book Encyclopedia of Race and Racism, Henry Sears characterizes symbolic racism as the endorsement of four specific beliefs:

It’s 2017 and every day people of color are discriminated against, targeted, and killed for simply not being white. However, there are still people living in the United States who are under the impression that we are all equal. But is that just an illusion, or is that a way for people to deny the fact that deep down they are much more prejudice than they care to admit? It happens more often than we would want it to, the constant overlooking of the racism in our history. It makes one wonder if this a result of systemic racism not only in the police force, but in our daily lives as well.

Ban Ki-moon, a South Korean diplomat, once said, “Defeating racism, tribalism, intolerance and all forms of discrimination will liberate us all, victim and perpetrator alike.” This quote from Ban Ki-moon’s 2011 speech suggests that the people of earth must be liberated from racism, but what caused us to be “enslaved” in the first place? What has caused racism to prevail long enough to infect and poison our community? Racism has been prevalent because of fear, social and economic status, and the high self-esteem within individuals.

What are the 2 kinds of systemic racism? Describe them in detail and provide an example of each.