Discrimination is defined as the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex. Sadly, not to long ago America was facing this problem with African Americans. They were being discriminated based solely on the color of their pigmen. Although now most people would never harm anyone because of their skin color, it was not always so. In fact, in 1955 when 14 year old Emmett Till was visiting relatives in Money, Mississippi, he was later shot and killed by 2 white men (Latson).
I enjoyed reading your post. You provided great definitions of both individual prejudice and institutional discrimination. There are two “forms” or dimensions of prejudice. One form of prejudice is known as feeling or affective prejudice (Healey & O’Brien, 2015, p. 21). This is where one has negative feelings towards certain groups and/or people of that group.
One example of institutionalized racism that was demonstrated in 13th is the mass incarcerations of minorities. I think it is a problem not only because there is a disproportionate amount of minorities but also because people do not realize this is happening. It is institutionalized racism because after being in prison these minorities cannot vote or get a job and therefore puts them at a disadvantage. I think getting people to realize this problem is the first step to address it but I am not sure what should happen next.
The discussion of Agathocles strengthens the argument made by Machiavelli in The Prince. The argument at had is that a leader is there to make the difficult decisions that his subjects cannot make properly, decisions where the end justifies the means. While doing so, not worrying about being liked or loved, but worrying about being feared and respected. Agathocles, tyrant of Syracuse, was a wicked and powerful king who had a focus on military power. He even went as far as killing all of his leaders at the senate.
Often times it seems as though when people mention discrimination they are only referring to the race of an individual; however, discrimination also includes “gender, nationality, handicapping conditions, physical qualifications, religion, age, and sexual orientation” (Travis, 2018e). There are two types of discrimination; 1) de jure, 2) de facto. De jure is discrimination enforced by law, and was eliminated in 1954 after the Brown v. Board of Education ruling and the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Travis, 2018e). De facto, which is difficult to prove, is “discrimination in practice” (Travis, 2018e). Institutions are not allowed to discriminate against potential students, current students or employees.
Institutional discrimination focusses on the mistreatment of a larger group of people such as minorities, while individual discrimination focuses on the mistreatment of a single person. I think institutional discrimination is a more serious social issue because for the obvious reason that it affects more people, and also affects the logistics of society on a larger scale, for example, institutional discrimination has affected African-American home buyers. Statistics show that if you are African-American you are sixty percent less likely to get approved for a home loan, not only is their approval chance less but if they do get approved statistics show that their loan interest rates are also higher than that of white people. These statistics are
Discrimination refers to unjustifiable behaviour towards a group of people, whether it be due to their age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation or ethnical orientation. Correll et al (2010) defines discrimination as ‘behaviour directed towards category members that is consequential for their outcomes and that is directed towards them, not because of any particular deservingness or reciprocity but simply because they happen to be members of that category. ’ Everyone has a right to equality before the law and to be protected from discrimination. Despite this, people all around the world are discriminated against every day. Such discrimination has even resulted in policies of ethnical cleansing and genocide.
An example of that disheartening is the lack of quality education for poverty areas. Another example is when test questions are inadvertently worded so that majority group members will understand them easier/better. United States schools are “insensitive to the distinctive culture of a minority population” (A/T). This is an example of institutionalized discrimination because it isn’t just single discriminatory acts it is an entire system (the school system) working against a minority group to discourage
If someone is applying for a job and their ethnicity is not to your liking you should not just turn them down due to their ethnicity. Discrimination is a term that means you do not like someone based on things like race, gender, or just because they do not think like you do. Racial profiling is generally acknowledged now by police as real and not imagined. But people need to focus on prevention. There can be many ways to hinder or try to stop racial profiling.
We all know both abraham lincoln and dr martin luther king jr both wrote some amazing speeches.both men had three things in common for example both had repetition,parallelism and tone.and using these three factors help them write a spectacular speech. Repetition was used in both speeches and the reason it was used was to let the people and the readers know what their key point was and their purpose for writing the speech. “In the i have dream speech” king repetition was “i have dream a today! I have a dream that one day down in alabama ---with its vicious racist,governor have his lips dripping with the words interposition….i have a dream today!.the repeating phrase is “i have a dream” he uses that phrase to let you know that he believes that one day we’ll all wake up and be free.
One example of institutionalized discrimination and the United States culture that comes to mind is the constant patrol by police in regions dominated by citizens of different racial and ethnic
For individual discrimination, it is mainly that through our personal experiences and lessons learned and received in the past, to prejudiced another person. At the same time, institutional discrimination usually produce prejudice to the most of large institutions and organizations for part of the race and ethnic. In current society, individual discrimination is often released in the color issue today; we often are isolated by our own color. Sometimes, people who the white drive in the cars are easier to get forgiveness and understanding of police officers, but for other color race, these people usually tend to be suspects by other people. On the other hand, institutional discrimination is mainly manifested in several areas: economy, education,
Our Culture and Discrimination One thing that has been around and will always seem to be in our society today is discrimination. Discrimination is the separation of different races, sexes, cultures, and even age. These prejudices are everywhere, in books, movies, television, and most commonly, social media. Discrimination may not be as common in our small community, but it is still present in the littlest unidentifiable forms. Our culture is full of discrimination.
Discrimination Still Exist? Discrimination: unfair and unequal treatment towards a certain group of people in regards to race, age, sexual orientation or gender. Does discrimination still exist today? Ridiculous how this may be or sound, but unfortunately, this is a problematic question others just do not seem to agree on.
Discrimination is a social view used to categorize the differences among different population groups based on perception. People can become a victim of prejudice attacks based on their ethnicity, race, and gender. Racism is the common form of discrimination, where certain groups within a target population are devalued. Minority groups are the victim of racism, where they are seen to have inferior social status based on one’s beliefs. Because of racism, people of color and people living in underserved communities do not receive quality resources and fair rights.
