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    all imagine. According to the Malaysia's Racial Discrimination Report (2016) that was prepared by the Pusat Komas, the non-profit organization who studied the social behavior in Malaysia, their report said that the racial problem keep rising drastically starting last year. To add the tension, the government practice of institutional racism also had given many negative effects to this country. Michaelson (2015) clarifies that, the way discrimination being portrayed in the movie against women, children

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    prejudice, individual discrimination, institutional discrimination, relative poverty, absolute poverty, and social class. Much of this is touched upon in Paul Haggis’ 2004 film Crash that even over a decade after its release the social issues brought up in the film still apply. The film Crash depicts many scenes of discrimination that all apply due to race and ethnicity, both on an individual and institutional scale. Individual discrimination is the act of discrimination against minorities or members

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    contribute to the reinforcement of the biased messages and stereotypes we receive.” The messages from the media, culture, and our own homes have embedded in our minds what is accepted in society and how to act. In the cycle of socialization, the institutional and cultural level of socialization is enforced constantly; therefore, the people who go against societies “norms” are immediately oppressed. The results of the cycle of socialization are disturbing, for the majority of society plays their roles

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    happens to be Institutional. Institutional Racism is based off prejudice and discrimination. (Civil Liberty 2015) It essentially is not a ramification of it being intentional. (Civil Liberty 2015) Racial discrimination can occur in situations where someone does not intend to make dissimilarities towards any race. To fully understand Institutional Racism, background knowledge on prejudice and discrimination is obligated. Prejudice is someone’s perspective based on stereotypes. Discrimination is conduct

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    They’re many cases where a decision was made based on someones race. For example: discrimination in the housing market. Especially in America, racism can still be seen very clearly. The housing market is riddled with prejudice and discrimination. Racism is woven into the very fabric of America’s being. Dating back to slavery, mistreatment of the Chinese during the construction of the railroads, and more recently, discrimination against Mexican immigrants. America’s past is stained by the blood of Native

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    Sandy Le Exam 1 Institutional Racism 1. Institutional discrimination is the unequal treatment of subordinate groups in society by organizations such as governments and corporations, and financial institutions. Interactional is the intentional acts perpetrated by institutions, such as the banking institution, and unintentional when realtors and when the idea that discrimination can occur even when the discriminating are unaware of it. The concept of institutional racism is giving negative treatment

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    cop. She was dressed up as a sexy cop with a pig nose and tail, and a small Ziploc bags with powder. The article then goes and explains who is a sociologist view the costume. Din throws in the words like prejudice, discrimination, and racism. Prejudice refers to attitudes. Discrimination refers to treatment. Racism is a discriminatory belief or action based on race. Next the article, gives examples of business using Native American culture

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    racial issues has been and continues to be a relevant topic. The term institutional discrimination was first coined in the 1960's during the peak of the civil rights movement. Institutional discrimination moves away from the prejudice-causes- discrimination model which expressed immediate effects of discrimination rather than the cumulative effects such as lost jobs, lost housing opportunities and immediate effects of discrimination on individuals and families. Even though the term institutionalized

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    research studies done, it has been shown that discrimination does happen in the health care setting. Whether it be discrimination based on disability, socioeconomical status or race. Racial discrimination is loosely defined as beliefs, attitudes, institutional arrangements and acts that tend to denigrate individuals or groups because of their phenotypic characteristics or ethnic affiliation (Hausmann, Kwoh, Hannon & Ibrahim, 2013). Racial discrimination can happen at an interpersonal level or at an

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    The last two grids of the graph show hostility or distress regarding the caste identities. The second last grid represents that around 11 percent (frequently and sometimes) students “felt insulted or threatened because of your (their) caste”. This reflects that caste identities of student are prominent on the campus. The last grid of the graph presents the most sensitive aspect of the campus climate. Around 39 (frequently and sometimes) respondents shared that they “had tense, somewhat hostile, uncomfortable

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