Religion And Prejudice Article Summary

Being Prejudice means that you are discriminating against another race or group of people. Discrimination is an awful thing that has been around since the beginning of time. It can be a dangerous thing because it can cause problems for example Hitler discriminating against the Jews and getting millions of people to hate them. I don’t think discrimination will be gone completely but there are some ways for it to be slowed down and/or reduced.

Across the nation, millions of Americans of all races turn on the television or open a newspaper and are bombarded with images of well dressed, articulate, attractive black people advertising different products and representing respected companies. The population of black professionals in all arenas of work has risen to the point where seeing a black physician, attorney, or a college professor are becoming more a common sight. More and more black people are holding positions of respect and authority throughout America today, such as Barack Obama, Colin Powell, Condelezza Rice and many other prominent black executives. As a result of their apparent success, these black people are seen as role models for many Americans, despite their race.

Discrimination and prejudice can impact any group or individuals well-being. Jewish Americans are no exception. They face judgments, threats, isolation and stereotypical opinions of others daily. Many Jewish individuals are hesitant to seek counseling because they fear the non-Jewish counselor may not be empathic to their specific issues or be able to discern their problems (Sue & Sue, 2016). Additionally, they have strong religious beliefs and worry counselors may make suggestions that go against these beliefs. It would be helpful if the counselor became knowledgeable about the Jewish culture and religion. Therefore, Sue & Sue (2016) suggest conferring with a rabbi as to how best to counsel those from the Jewish community. Counselors need

In this modern world, prejudice is still a universal problem we still have yet to overcome. Although it is true that our society is much less prejudiced than it was 40-50 years ago, we are still struggling to create racial harmony in a world that is so diverse in terms of racial group, sexual orientations, ethnicity, nationality, religions, and so on. I think the core of prejudice comes from stereotyping, which is the generalization of motives, characteristics, or behavior to an entire group of people. In the world where media propaganda is ubiquitous, often times most stereotypes are not formed on valid experiences, instead they are based on images publicized by the mass media, or even created within our heads after seeing and hearing examples from many different sources, like movies, or even hearsay. Stereotyping is more powerful than we think, because it allows those false pictures to control our thinking that leads us to assign uniform characteristics to any person in a group, without consideration of the actual difference between members of that particular group.

It is impossible to get at the roots of one’s religious attitudes without taking in account the psychological and historical factors that play upon the individual.  (Hamilton 19).

Living in America we deal with a lot of diversity, especially those in the criminal justice degree program where situations caused by diversity can lead to a problem. Stereotyping is one of the biggest problems that we deal with, particularly in law enforcement. There have been many allegations of police officers accused of going after individuals and accusing them of a crime based on the sole fact of what their religious beliefs might be. This has been going on for a long time; however in recent years, it has gotten worse. The main job of police officers is to uphold the law, not to break it. Although stereotyping is not against the law, police officers have taken an oath to protect all human beings, regardless of their race or religion

Prejudice and bigotry have created chaotic situations in history while becoming integrated into society. Evident prejudices remain the basis of events such as the Holocaust and the Rwandan genocide. Although both events are extreme situations of bigotry, prejudices towards religions and ethnicities still remain. Sister Rose Thering conducted a war against prejudice towards the Jewish people. The entire religion was blamed for crucifying Jesus. Sister Rose’s unique and commendable actions allowed her to be successful in her strife against prejudice and bigotry. She even influenced me to take action against bigotry with knowledge instead of simply hoping for the best.

Everyone has a worldview, whether consciously or subconsciously. We all have certain assumptions or presuppositions and beliefs about reality and life that alters the way we perceive the world. Without such presuppositions one can’t give a rational defense of their own belief system. Faith and tolerance are generally considered core American cultural values. However, in a democratic society, those who defend the sacredness of religious principles often find themselves in opposition with those who defend the freedom of individuals wishing to express their viewpoints. A healthy Christian worldview can reduce the negative influences of secular worldviews and entrench the positives by respecting, understanding, and appreciating the rich diversity

Knoll (2009) described minority religious groups as religions with U.S. membership not surpassing 5%. Mormons and Jews, both minority religions, were found to have positive attitudes toward immigration. These findings showed support for marginalization theory, which hypothesizes that members of minority groups have faced “political and social discrimination” and therefore “feel a sense of shared experience with other marginalized groups,” (Knoll 2009). This supports the idea that members of the Mormon and Jewish religions share characteristics with immigrants making them more likely to feel empathy for their marginalized status in the U.S., resulting in more positive attitudes. Additionally, those who identified as nonreligious were more tolerant than Protestants, the most common religion in the United States (Brenneman

While Jews, Christians, and Catholics are received favorably in America, Muslims and Atheists are often received unkindly. According to research, evangelical Christians and Catholics are thought of more highly within their own groups than they are to the public. Not only this, but having a relative or a linkage with a particular religious group, means they are likely to have more positive views of that particular group. Shown in the Pew

Prejudice has been around since the pilgrims arrived to the western hemisphere back in 1492 (Stevenson.2011). Africans were brought in from the western coast of the continent and put into ships to America to be enslaved. Ever since then America and a majority of other countries in the world has had or maybe even still have problems with prejudice. Prejudice doesn't have to just involve blacks, it can be any race that exists. We should talk about prejudice because it's still a problem that people like to keep in the dark when in reality it needs to be dealt with. This topic relates to sociology because everyday sociologists try to find out why minorities get more discriminated than whites and what they can do to limit this unorthodox practice. For the sociological lens, my topic fit under conflict theory. It fits under conflict theory because its a problem and were trying to figure out how to solve it. Discrimination and segregation would also fit under these topics as well. Also people tend to think that prejudice and discrimination

The reading of chapters twelve and three from Parrillo (2014) are directly connected to this article. Chapter twelve illustrated how the field of Sociology can move forward by understanding the history and experiences of religious minorities in the United States. Chapter three discussed the causes of prejudice and the influence of the media. By knowing all of these things, we can better educate society and perhaps create the positive domino effect of truly building a better and more inclusive society. While as a country we have made positive steps, we are not perfect and there is still a lot of work that needs to be

In today’s world, there are many social issues, like poverty, vandalism and unemployment. However, prejudice has become the most dramatic one. Prejudging people for their appearance is a common practice that humans perform. People are not only ridiculed for their color, but also by their religion, sex or age. Therefore, I consider that racism, ageism and sexism are the three major problems in our society and we need to cease them immediately. Much of our world’s history were based upon racism. In the 1600’s, white men used Africans as slaves and treated them as they were not human. "Colored" people were not even allowed to use the same drinking fountains as white people. Fortunately, in the last three decades, race

We all have some experience with religion. Whether our parents are religious, our own religious views, or others who try and convert you to a religion, we have all come in contact with a religion. But what do sociology and religion have to do with each other? The answer to this question is that religion meets sociology in the affects that it has on an individual or society (Schaefer, Richard T, 2009, pg 323).

Almost all organized religions, (related to thinking about how people think) systems, and (not part of the church) systems of sense of right and wrong include such an ethic. It is normally meant to apply to the whole human race. (what a shame), it is too often given by some people only to believers in the same religion or even to others in the same (religious group/category of paper money), of the same (male/female status), the same sexual (inborn pattern of romantic and sexual interest and identity), etc. religious intolerance is defined as any action or call for action which badly mistreats or unfairly treats people on the ground of their (related to religion or the soul) faith. The important word here is natural process. The Bible contains many references to religious intolerance in passages that (help increase/show in a good way) bad mistreatment, mass murder and mass murder against people of other religions.