The Role Of Discrimination In America

As children grow up, they become the person they turn out to be because of experiences and the culture and society they grew up in. Nations are affected in the same sense because the people living in a nation affect how the nation is influenced and builds its character.

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

“[People] may have different religions, different languages, different colored skin, but [they] all belong to one human race.”- Kofi Annan

For a long time, equality in the United States was just a figment of some hopeful people’s imaginations, and an impractical idea from their reality. There was separation in schools, restaurants, and even workplaces. Along with separation there was racism and discrimination everywhere. Discrimination is “the act of denying rights, benefits, justice, equitable treatment, or access to facilities available to all others, to an individual or group of people because of their race, age, gender, handicap or other defining characteristic.”(Your Dictionary). President John F. Kennedy issued Executive Order 10925 on March 6, 1961, which was the first reference to a term known as “affirmative action”. This order led to the creation of the Committee on Equal Employment Opportunity, which requires that any projects that are federally funded must “take affirmative action” to ensure that their workplaces are free of racial bias in the practices of employment and hiring. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, or EEOC, is a branch of federal government that followed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, and its main purpose was to construe and impose federal laws that deal with preventing discrimination. “To achieve these goals, the EEOC holds hearings, administers equal employment opportunity laws for employees of the federal government, issues regulations interpreting the law, and litigates discrimination cases, among other things. The EEOC also accepts charges of discrimination from

Today, the world is switching; about 7.5 billions of population all around the world desire to increase their power, competing with America. In these years of change and challenges, the promise for America to maintain our power and influence does not exist anywhere. Now, the only way to win through this adversity, and to achieve ultimate posterity is to truly remove discrimination among people, which is still existed in many forms in our society. For this end, we must be knitted together as one man. We must not exclude certain people because they are somehow different from us. We must not ignore neglected and discriminated people for our shame. We must accept every people with open arms without any hesitation inside our mind. We must uphold

The American Dream is the idea that in America, people have the ability to reach success and wealth, while maintaining a happy self and family. Immigrants from countries around the world have traveled to America, for nearly a century now, to achieve this dream of riches and happiness. The American Dream is unattainable, because the obstacles of achieving the it are larger for certain genders, races, and social classes.

Though the 2008 presidential election was a form of history in the making, many people had mixed views about it. Some people felt as though America was ready for this “drastic” change, while other thought it would be detrimental to the United States economy as well as everything the country claimed to stand for. Though racial discrimination has always been prevalent, the remarks of many journalist and voters prove this to be true. This was the debate between Barack Obama and John McCain.

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.

The research bases off on surveys on how much of the general public believes Muslims in the United States face discrimination which appears to be a majority. While data also conclude that many Americans have reservations about the role of Islam in society and also argues that conflicts arise from misunderstandings. Polling conveys that half of Americans believe Islam and Muslims by media is bias and unfair.

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.

There’s an old saying that goes, “in life, you will meet two kinds of people: ones who build you up, and ones who tear you down. In the end, you will thank them both!” This quote unmistakably supports the importance of the topic, Perception of Discrimination or Stereotyping because many groups of people in America face racism and/or sexism on a daily basis and learning about these experiences that others have gone through whether in real life or in a survey, will not only prepare students for the real world here at UCF but will follow students throughout the rest of their lives. There were many discrimination topics but the most popular were judgement among Blacks, and sexism towards women, as well as discrimination towards obese people. Researching

America is considered to be a country where the white’s authorizations are unearned, where social status is prominent and the whites are exceedingly knowledgeable. It is said to be true that once you have honored a culture or just anyone in general, they will honor you back. We have to believe that everyone is at once a noble and servant and every person on earth is equal. Furthermore, in this superiority population, it is very necessary for the minority such as African American, Asians, Pacific Islanders, Mexicans, etc. to bring together to create a better acceptance and position in America. There are too many people getting harassed, especially, killed and being sent to jail, and whatever else the case may be due to racist people. It is not

Race discrimination involves treating someone unfavorably because he/she is a certain race. Color discrimination involves treating someone unfavorably because of skin color complexion. structural racism, state racism or systemic racism is racial discrimination by governments, corporations, religions, or educational institutions or other large organizations with the power to influence the lives of many people.

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

According to Hallahan, Kauffman, & Pullen (2015) there isn’t a known culture that doesn’t discriminate in some way. For example, Australia has a history of discriminating against the Aboriginal people that are native to Australia. Correspondingly, South Africa had an apartheid for decades that the country is still dealing with the consequences of. Even the United State of America that prides itself on being the melting pot of the world have a history of discriminating against different cultures. In fact, the United States was settled by people that where running away from religious discrimination. However, they turned around and discriminated against the native Americans that they found here.