Racial Inequality And Discrimination Is A Major Factor

Stereotypes are a form of prejudice everyone will once experience in their lifetime. Stereotypes are centered around an individual's race, gender, social class, religion, and age. They have been known to be elements people use to make judgments and subjectify people to one key feature. As Gordon Allport states, “ To state the matter technically, a noun abstracts from a concrete reality some one features and assembles different concrete realities only with respect to this one feature”(364). Mr.Allport’s words can be summed up to say stereotypes have been used as key fundamentals to associate one feature or aspect of a person with a group that represents it, typically in an unfavorable way.

First of all, stereotypes are destructive and prevent or discourage individual growth because it can cause violence and harm. For example,

In the same article by Forman, information shows that even African American with a high socioeconomic status don’t completely escape racial discrimination. In fact, the data collected showed the opposite. It was the African Americans who were well educated and incorporated to white society that still felt the most emotional distress in the workplace (Forman, 2003).

This study found that minorities were less likely to get hired, only 54% as likely as their white counterparts. The study also found that they were also paid less when hired by 12 percent. The last study in the article is a study that looked at the attitudes/behaviors of employers. Most employers stated they don’t look at race when they are reading applications. When the same employers were asked to describe the differences between employees in the work place they made prejudiced statements about employees based on their race. Racism still exists in the job market today and is affecting the ability for people of color to find jobs and to get the same pay rates as their white counterparts. The long term effects of this are detrimental.

By stereotyping we infer that a person has a whole range of characteristics and abilities that we assume all members of that group have. Stereotypes lead to social categorisation, which is one of the reasons for prejudice attitudes.

Capitalist societies provide plenty of opportunities for entrepreneurs to succeed, giving businesses sufficient amounts of capital to hire workers who are looking to provide for families, needs, and desires. The American workforce had several flaws that include but are not limited to child labors, gender & race inequality, and working conditions. Over the years, working conditions have improved

This event highlights how minorities are mistreated because of their race, and how people of white decent have better resources. You might not think this is a great example but, this author also describes that in a job workplace “blacks were half as likely to get a call back or job offer relative to an equally

“Some employers used tests for hiring or promotion that screened out African American at a higher rate than white applicants, making it nearly impossible for them to be hired in any substantial numbers” (Vertreace, 2010). In many cases white supervisors or managers would make sure they interview just enough minorities so they want to appear not to be bias toward other races. They even pretend to follow company’s rules, but instead they make their own rules and dare someone to cross them. Nevertheless, there are not enough opportunities for black people to advance. If the only available jobs are low-income jobs, then the chance of living in poverty will continue for minorities.

Thesis: In the United States, racial privilege affects societies everywhere. It especially has a large effect on young adults, such as those in the workforce, because it prevents them from obtaining and reaching their preferred professions.

History shows how minorities within America have been marginalized. Minorities have endured many forms of social injustices. Racial profiling and stereotyping are just two forms in which minorities have been facing for years. In today’s world, these injustices still remain an issue and arguably have become worst. These are issues that have left minorities feeling as though they are belittled and not treated as fairly as the majority in our society. This leaves lasting impacts, not only emotionally, but mentally and psychologically as well.

African Americans face discrimination in the workforce everyday regarding compensation, opportunities, etc. Women face discrimination in the workforce as well like, unequal compensation to male counterparts, lack of opportunities, and an inadequate amount of time for maternity leave. African American women face discrimination from both gender and race inequality. Since black females face discrimination because of their race and gender, they face greater discrimination and wage inequality than white females and black males. Due to the fact that they face a lack of opportunities and compensation working African American women are unable to fully provide for their families. Impoverished black families rely in their mother to provide economically

Abstract- Racial discrimination happens all the time and most of us are unaware of it. The most common place for this to happen is in the workplace. Now people can be discriminated against because of their race, religion, or any other numerous things. Also, discrimination can occur during the job interview or even after you got the job. This paper will shoe the effects of racial discrimination and how it can be prevented. In addition there are some very important laws that deal specifically with discrimination, like the NAACP or Affirmative Action. These both will be discussed.

Throughout history, many different minority groups have been treated unfairly. Although African Americans, Latino Americans, Native Americans, and Asian Americans are all minorities, they are similar in the ways of getting treated negatively, but they differ significantly. While some experience different situations in their early histories, stereotypes, discrimination, and other important issues. Some of these minority groups have these issues similar or worse than others.

       In the article, "The Sociology of Discrimination: Racial Discrimination in Employment, housing, Credit, and Consumer Markets" by Devah Pager and Hana Shepherd discussed race as being the number one discriminator. There has been numerous changes made within the work force, yet minorities still encounter disparities. In contemporary American cities,

Discrimination is nothing new to our society or is it something that should be taken lightly and for many decades our Nation has endured many conflicts that have tested the will of Americans over the decades and it is evident that as we have become more diverse so too has our workforce. Although, we are in the twenty first century the goal is to understand why prejudice and discrimination is still so prevalent and how we can do better while trying to bring together our different backgrounds, skills, and experiences still has proven to be an issue that minorities are constantly fighting as they struggle to find there place in society. Through an array of well-educated researchers showing how diversity is nothing new to our society, but if we are to continue to grow and move forward we must be able to understand that with diversification we can foster a strong and inclusive economy that is built to last and nurture a nation that will continue to lead the world as standard setter.