The Main Causes And Effects Of Ethnic And Racial Discrimination

People have been stereotyped into a certain group because of their skin color or they have been discriminated against because of how they dress, their name, or even their hairstyle. Minorities such as African Americans deal with this type of racial discrimination every day because of their skin color and the way they might sound despite if they do not sound as the way they appear. For example, if an African American person walked into an interview dressed nicely and clean and a caucasian went in for an interview dressed just as nice and clean, the Caucasian application is more likely to get the job and receive a higher rating than the African American applicant. (Zimmerman) It might seem to the naked eye that minorities in general somewhat have the same opportunities as Caucasian people but in fact they do not really have them. All in all, there is still racial discrimination in America and African Americans do not have the same opportunities as Caucasians in housing, education, and jobs.

The struggle for civil equality is an ongoing war that shatters and has destroyed countless lives since the beginning of history. Differences such as religion, ethnicity, race, gender, disabilities and sexualities are ways we so easily class somebody into a subordinate group and unfortunately still hinder our efforts to rid the internal and external battles against one another for good. Our society has come along way with acceptance with an even longer road ahead of us, but in order to appreciate our current progress in contemporary America, we must be able to understand our history and the multiple identifying the problematic concepts adopted by people who believe we should make people with differences feel inferior. This class, Minority Studies lectured by Professor Bill Johnson, taught me that superiority, stereotyping and the fear of the unknown are the biggest gateways to the multiple types of discrimination one can inflict. Within this class we were able to watch thought provoking clips such as Tim Wise speaking on “White Privilege” and just recently being able to view Remember the Titans, an adaptation of the true story of the 1971 African American high school coach that integrated his football team to an unstoppable unit with acceptance of differences and football championships

Prejudice can lead to many things. Hate crimes are something every individual has to be concerned with. Targets are not always based on race, but based on social class. Hate crimes are not always an uncontrollable or random act.

Different ethnic groups all go through racial prejudice with one another. As one particular group goes through being physically or verbally violated, so does other social

The fight against racial discrimination in the America has continued, it may be said that the struggle has become particularly difficult in the 21st century. The laws and policies claim that only few forms of discriminations remain, in reality, racial discrimination is still existent in the US, it has continued to hinder the enjoyment of fundamental human rights by many individuals who belong to the minor racial and ethnic groups (Alexander, 2013). According to studies, racism and racial discrimination have deeply and lastingly influenced

In the history of The United States, there has always been a history of discrimination that has come from many different areas by many different people that have led to violent discrimination acts to members of our society (Miller, 2003). These violent acts have been based on members of society bias views of others race, sex, disabilities, sexual preferences, and religion (Greenhouse, 1993). The members of these groups that have been discriminated upon are minority members of our society that have had to fight for their rightful place as a member of the American Society, and still, fight prejudice today.

Oppression and discrimination has plagued our society since early times. As a collective society one would think that over time oppression and discrimination would turn into acceptance and equality. Conversely, our society has taken sluggish steps towards diversity, acceptance and equality. Our society is focused on labeling people and putting them into limiting boxes. Oppression occurs across various groups of people based on gender, sex, race, religion, and disability. Members of these diverse groups are discriminated among work places, schools, and other places. Work places and schools promote diversity and non-discrimination, however little seems to be practiced. Oppression across generation leaves damaging consequences hindering society in the growth towards a more accepting environment.

The issue of race has always had a distinct influence throughout human history. The United States is no exception to the complexities surrounding race and social understanding and it has its own unique history of racial inequity, discrimination and other heinous atrocities. While the civil rights era helped defeat a lot of the most visible forms of racial impediments. The seemingly invisible forms of racial discrimination, like institutional racism is still a major problem in society. “Unlike in the pre–civil rights era, when racial prejudice and discrimination were overt and widespread, today discrimination is less readily identifiable, posing problems for social scientific conceptualization and measurement”. (Pager, 2008)

Equal is something that has been fought for over many years. This generation has over came many challenging moments and situations that African Americans have been through, but today is concern is that the equal rights that our grandparents and ancestors fought for is still challenged today. Rasism and discrimination against people of color has always happened, from slavery, to segregation and now to the colored race still being killed for their rights. A few deaths have recently been showed through the media such as Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown and Eric Garner and have been proven to have similarties to past cases such as Emmett Till; this is scary for our country because it was made seem as if we had overcame discrimination, but in relity its still here.

In this day in age Racial stereotypes appear to be as rampant as they were in the early 200s. The discussion and debate about race can be a sensitive and difficult subject for most individuals. Living in America is tough as it is with all of the crisis’s and chaos taking place left and right. That matter of race is a crisis of its own so to speak. One cannot express themselves completely to the extent of his or her liking without being judged, labeled or categorized.

The continuous cycle of oppression of people thought of as “minorities” for their race, gender identity, or sexual orientation is an issue most Americans can acknowledge. Nevertheless, it remains an issue that often goes ignored is the internalized oppression many of these people face after growing up in a society that marginalizes them for existing. To illustrate this, Nubra Floyd, Michael Kimmel, and Regina Langhout discuss different groups of marginalized people in Group Development in a High School Adjustment Seminar, Identity and Achievement: A Depth Psychology Approach to Student Development, Masculinity as Homophobia, and Acts of Resistance: Student (In)visibility. Thus, we learn that from school to gender, despite the endless spectrum of variety, there is always at least one group of people marginalized for being different from the so-called norm.

Everybody has watched on the breaking news how has someone gotten killed for racial discrimination, but have you ever been aware of the connotation of this problem? Nowadays racial discrimination is not a social problem from the past and everyone can be a victim. This controversial issue still ingrained in our inherited misconceived perceptions, and it has an increasing connotation on people lives and society. That being said, in order to arise awareness about racial discrimination, we must acknowledge its impact on individuals, how to confront it and the values of cultural diversity.

Multicultural discrimination is a set of unique experience of racial discrimination and prejudice due to having a mixed racial background. Viewed as a risk factor (Giamo, Schmitt, & Outten,2012), multiracial discrimination can include a wide range of stressful experiences from denial or rejection of their multiracial identity from strangers and family members (Shih & Sanchez,2005) to being teased or pressured to act or choose one of their racial backgrounds (Buckley & Carter, 2004). Qualitative studies illustrate how these unique racial stressors can often lead to feelings of hurt, anger, guilt, and shame (Buckley & Carter, 2004; son, 2012; Miville et al., 2005). Besides that, other impact of discrimination on individuals of multicultural backgrounds include experiencing unique forms of discrimination, being marginalized, claiming different identities, and feeling accepted and affirmed in multiple racial and cultural communities (de Anda & Riddel, 1991; Guevarra, 2012; Jackson, 2009, 2012; Miville, Constantine, Baysden, & So-Lloyd, 2005).

Whether you believe it or not, racial discrimination is not a controversial matter of the past and has a profound impact on society. Nowadays we still inherit unconsciously misconceptions and prejudices that happen to be unnoticed in our day by day. Consequently, in order to raise awareness upon the connotation of this matter, we must educate people on behalf of assertiveness and comprehension. Therefore, it is remarkably important to acknowledge: the negative impact of racial discrimination on the individual and society, the necessity of derogating misconceptions and the values of cultural diversity.

Society has always retained deeply rooted stereotypes in all aspects of life. Whether it is prejudice due to color, creed, or gender, we cannot ignore the differential treatment of specific groups that occurs daily in our world. Although much has been done to alter our views on such matters, can we really suggest that society