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Is it rational to state that the birth ethnicity of a person can determines if an individual will receive the death penalty in a criminal case in the future; this question may seem harsh but is it accurate? Since 1976, people of color in the…
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Discrimination has been in occurrence in our society more definitively in the past few decades, like wise racial-discrimination is still very evident but has not been able to quiet progress A pivotal movement in U.S history that forever changed the direction of racial-discrimination is the…
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According to the researchers from the Australian National University and Western Sydney University surveys, 40% of students in every year reported experiencing racial discrimination. Among them especially targeted to most of international students, who are chosen to face racism and bullying while studying abroad. Due…
I’m the stereotypical Asian student: I wear glasses and I’m quiet. I’m expected to be smart and to score well on every single quiz, test, and exam regardless of difficulty. I would do whatever it takes to meet their expectations; I’ve even deceived people into…
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Intersectionality refers to a framework for hypothesizing an individual, social issue, or a group of people that are affected by a number of discrimination or even disadvantages. Therefore, the theory of intersectionality asserts that individuals in the society are often faced with challenges related to…
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I’m able to speak Spanish because my parents are from Mexico, so I feel a connection to the Spanish language and culture in Mexico. I speak the language every single day to communicate with my parents, and I’m very proud of the identity they have…
Social stigma refers to the negative attitudes, beliefs, and stereotypes associated with certain individuals or groups based on characteristics such as race, gender, sexuality, disability, or mental health. This essay delves into the concept of social stigma, its harmful consequences, and strategies for combating and…
Have you ever been in a situation where someone made of your race, nationality, or skin tone? If you have experienced this, then you have gone through racism. You might ask, what does racism mean? A thing that unlucky hasn’t left our planet earth from…
Look around us. Today, one major topic that society always has and probably always will struggle with is the global issue of racism. According to Pierre Berton, “Racism is a refuge for the ignorant. It seeks to destroy. It is the enemy of freedom, and…
Introduction Transphobia, a form of discrimination and prejudice against transgender individuals, is a pressing social issue that hinders progress toward equality and inclusivity. This essay delves into the causes and manifestations of transphobia, its impact on transgender individuals and society at large, and the importance…
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America is an immigration contrary, with a number of 47 million, America has the largest immigration population than any other contrary. But even with this high number in the population, immigration was still been treated unfairly. My person was Bulosan, Carlos Bulosan. He was a…
Racism is a pressing issue in society, and it has been an ongoing theme that has been discussed amongst researchers in the field of Social Psychology since the 1930’s. Due to the inherent complexity of the subject, multiple systems of ideas have been developed to…
Discrimination in all forms remains to be one of the major problems our society is facing. Although there has been a number of significant changes in terms of eradicating and addressing discrimination, there is still a lot of work to be done. Every day, millions…
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The United States is an amazing nation founded on the principles that all people were created equal and were born with certain unalienable rights. However, it is well known that this hasn’t been the case for most Americans. Within the beauty of this country lays…
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The issue called environmental racism (inequality) is a common problem that many “vulnerable” people continue to face on a day to day basis. Namely, “vulnerable” people tend to live in poor (low income) neighborhoods. Also “vulnerable” people tend to be mistreated due to their race/income…
Prejudice is a feeling towards a person, usually unfavorable based on that person’s political affiliation, gender, sex, beliefs, gender identity, values, social class, disability, religion, age, sexuality, race, language, nationality, beauty, complexion, ethnicity, occupation, wealth, education, etc. This term also refers to unfounded beliefs about a person based on previous experiences or beliefs.
The first research conducted on this topic was in the 1920s. At the time, researchers attempted to prove white supremacy and ‘indicate the mental superiority of the white race’. Such studies identified prejudice as a response to races that are believed to be inferior over others.
Even though prejudice was defined as early as the 1920s, theorists in the past viewed it as pathological and looked for personality syndromes that were linked with racism. This was very prominent in the 1930s and 1940s due to the Nazis ideology and the increasing concern about anti-Semitism. However, soon after, prejudice was viewed as categorical thinking that can occur for a number of reasons and often even unconsciously.
Today the world has identified many forms of prejudice and is working toward reducing it as much as possible. According to the contact hypothesis, it can only be reduced when out-group and in-group members are brought together. Studies to reduce it are conducted regularly, including the one by Thomas Pettigrew and Linda Tropp when they involved a quarter of a million participants across 38 nations to learn how intergroup contact can reduce prejudice.
Prejudice is still very present in the world today, especially in terms of race. One US study found that a job resume with white-sounding name receives 50% more callbacks than resumes with traditionally Black names. Even though Black Americans and white Americans use similar drugs at similar rates, Black Americans are 6 times more likely to get arrested for this.
The most widely known types of prejudice are ageism (believing that a person is too old or young for something), classism (based on the person’s income), racism, and homophobia (discomfort, distrust, hatred or fear toward people that are members of the LGBTQ+ community).
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