The Issue Of Discrimination In America

Although racism is still present, it has evolved. In this day in age racial comments violate civil rights. African Americans have the right to vote among many other rights. Segregation is no longer legal. Education among African Americans and Caucasians is equal. So many obstacles have been overcome giving hope to a race for social justice. “No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or background, or his religion. People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its opposite” (Nelson

In the United States today discrimination is still an issue in society. As a society progress has definitely been made, but it has never fully gone away. Some of the most discriminatory action takes place in the American justice system. Young minority males between the ages of 25-29 are subject to being treated the most unfairly while whites of the same age are still being treated better than any race in this country. African American and Hispanic males are being incarcerated at higher rates than white males in America. Not only are minorities being incarcerated more, but also they are subject to harsher sentencing terms, fall victim to police racial profiling, and have disparities in the war on drugs. Also whites are still the dominant

The United States has been battling between the two notions of what it should look like- predominantly white, and Christian or a country that is globally interconnected. The United States so far has been trying to pursue the ideal white, Christian nation through legal and social practices. Legally there were policies being established, so that certain ethnic groups could not enter the United States, such as the Chinese Exclusion Act, Immigration Act, Page Act and so on (Daniels, 2004). Each of these acts had a goal and it was to remove the unknown. The underlying racial bias that is hidden behind these acts are reflected in the actions that were taken upon these ethnic groups. The amount of discrimination that they faced because by “virtue

In recent years, people have known that racial discrimination issues are not as harsh as it was long time ago. However, it has not been totally eliminated. Racism is a smoldering fire in our society, and there are unsympathetic people still believe that judging others by their skins is naturally. Even though many people are fighting for equal racial rights, many African Americans are losing their hope.

Racial discrimination has become a hot issue in the United States. Protests against the inequality of the court system and the young lives of black youths has sparked a racial divide. This problem has been occurring even before the establishment of this century. Racial tensions between blacks and whites goes far back to when slavery was still legal. African men, women, and children arrived to the free lands only to work their way out of slavery early on. Until the slave system became more strict, many young african american men and women could pay off their debt to their owners and marry. As the slave system became more strict, the possibility of buying your own freedom was erased. After the Civil War, many issues arose for the former slaves. The political leaders wanted to provide rights to protect the freed slaves, yet the States found loopholes to deny a free black man from being ‘free.’

Throughout time, racism has controlled the way people treat each other, and despite many Americans believing that they have resolved their racist ways, many people still face discrimination.

Nowadays, we can still feel the existence of racial discrimination. As we all know, Michael Jackson might be the world’s most famous singer who was born in an African-American family with inborn skin black. Nobody knows why he changed his skin color from black to white. America is a diversity country, which was built in African-American, Latinos, Asian-American and other minority groups have been discriminated in many fields, however, these different race always troubled by the racial discrimination. For example, why black people can not get the better education, is that just because of the problem of poverty? The racial discrimination is still happening, it is hard to overcome the problem, but we can put an end to this situation, to decrease the number of the times it happens.

Discrimination and racism impacts everyone in the U.S. in some way, shape or form. It can have harmful psychological impacts on those who are directly affected – especially if the situation becomes traumatizing. Several studies surrounding discrimination have shown an increase in both physical and psychological problems. According to two journals, those affected run the risk of developing depression, the common cold, hypertension, breast cancer and cardiovascular disease, among other things (Takeuchi, & Williams, 2013). It is apparent to see that discrimination, racism, social interaction and health, are persistently correlated with one another.

John F. Kennedy once said, “The cost of freedom is always high, but Americans have always paid it. And one path we shall never choose, and that is the path of surrender, or submission.” Kennedy did not just tell us this for the country’s sake, but because it is true. Americans have fought for the rights of many different kinds of people. American do not only welcome people but helps them become a part of America by resolving the issues regarding injustice. To begin, the America I believe in is one where colored children, women, and men can all roam free without feeling discriminated. Although many obstacles were thrown at each and every colored being, some have stood up and became leaders and role models for many. For instance, Martin Luther King Jr. is known for playing such an important part in the path to racial justice.

Americans, including how the federal government and its policies have fostered dependence. Respondents said that social workers must understand the “effects of oppression, colonialism, [and] racism, [they must know the] history of U.S. extermination and ‘assimilation’ policies. [they must have] knowledge of the history of government relations and the creation of dependency, [they must also have] knowledge of the amount of loss on all levels that Indian people have experienced.” Social workers must understand the atrocities of the indigenous holocaust in this country and the unresolved pain associated with it.

With the concept of "all men are created equal," our founding fathers had envisioned an idealistic utopian country where our unalienable and natural rights can't be infringed. The concept was truly appealing to American citizens, but unfortunately, it was written with only straight and wealthy white men in mind at the time. Discrimination was clearly a huge factor in why this concept and statement is considered a hypocrisy. Women, people of color, different religious beliefs, and the LGBT community had experienced discrimination for many decades since the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It's not to say that our country hasn't made any progress, but it sure definitely doesn't live up to the expectations of equality for all. Some

Muhammad discussed first herself as an ordinary African-American muslim whom wholeheartedly represent the country of America in a Olympic Game. For her, it was a great opportunity to live in America, but for some instances she felt a pain about the discrimination she had encountered and the others might encounter anytime. Nevertheless, Muhammad were still hoping that the love and strength from diversity will be use to bond again the relationship between on

Discrimination is something that happens everyday, based on someone’s race, sexuality, gender identity, appearance, etc. This is something that has been happening since the beginning of time; and will most likely not stop any time soon. Martin Luther King made a huge difference within the racial section of America; and President Obama made a controversial decision to make same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. Even though great people have taken huge strides to make a difference in the world, equality is still something that is not fully in place. I see it every day, and at my job, I am expected to treat every customer with the same amount of respect I would treat anyone else.

Throughout the course of time, racial discrimination has been a part of the challenges facing all societies. This is because various groups in society began to spend increasing amounts of time working with individuals that shared similar ideas and characteristics as themselves. Over the course of time, this created various feelings about one group over that of the other. At the same time, feelings of jealousy and resentment fueled animosity between racial groups. Evidence of these kinds of distinctions is going back to some of the earliest accounts in the Bible with the Jews enslaved and escaping from slavery in Egypt. The reason why they were slaves is because the Jews were seen as inferior to the ancients Egyptians. In the 20th and early 21st centuries, many of the biologically based racial issues were brought to the forefront with the elimination of regimes that supported these kinds of practices (such as: Apartheid in South Africa). (Fredrickson, 2003, pp. 49 105) This is significant, in showing how a transformation is taking place in how society is looking at racism and the ideas of personal responsibility. To fully understand what is happening requires: examining the historical foundations of racism, how it is defined by society, the different social categories, how society has changed, recommending two ideas for improving an individual's social situation and the methods of sociological research that can be applied to these recommendations.

Racism is an unfair treatment of people or use violence against them, because they are different race from you, and racism is exists everywhere. In the United States, the whites are discriminating the black American, and in the France, French are discriminating the English, and in the same way, China also has the unavoidable regional discrimination in the present which is a destruction of national unity.