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Prejudice And Racism Analysis

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People often try to explain situations by placing the blame on something because it helps them understand the problem so that they may access it. It’s all about perception and the ways people view and understand a matter or problem. Racism appears when people place the blame from events on a certain race. This blame or perception can lead to feeling threatened by another race. Eric Mania says that “Threat can result from conflicts over tangible resources(e.g., jobs) or form perceived differences in values, such as a perception among some whites that blacks violate the American value of having a strong work ethic”(n pag). A certain discomfort is built up overtime which can lead to some sort of action as a result of the threat felt. After a while

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