Category: Discrimination

  • Racism in the United States of America

    Table of Contents Introduction Comparison of Incidents White Privilege Overt and Covert Racism Solutions to Racism’s Negative Impact in America Conclusion References Introduction Racism is one of the most controversial issues in the United States. For many decades, the matter has been hotly debated in various fields to find a lasting solution. The stories of…

  • Portrayal of Racism in Forster’s ‘a Passage to India’

    Outline The following paper discusses portrayal of racism in ‘passage to India’ by bringing the relationship between the concept of racism and the contents of the novel. The analysis focuses to establish whether the content of the novel establishes at any point either resistance to racism, or it submits to the racism narratives. Racism in…

  • Slavery and Discrimination: The Foundations of the Problem

    Racism and discrimination have always been a critical issue for the United States, although slavery and segregation were abolished some time ago. Racism has not remained a historical event and is still present in modern America. Continuing violence, such as George Floyd’s assassination, is the most striking example of existing prejudice. This work explores the…

  • From Slavery to Racism: Historical Background

    Introduction In Capitalism and Slavery, Williams writes: “Slavery was not born out of racism: rather, racism was the consequence of slavery” (7). The author proceeds to prove the thesis by analyzing the history of slavery and pointing out much more substantial reasons for its development: economic ones. In this paper, a similar attempt at illustrating…

  • Racism and Ethnicity in the US

    Table of Contents Introduction Race and ethnicity Prejudice Discrimination Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans Conclusion Reference Introduction A race can be described as a group of species who share the same anatomical features which appear the same within a group and distinct from other groups. Ethnicity on the other hand is the physical and cultural…

  • American Psychological Association and Racism

    For the past years, minority individuals in the U.S suffered from segregation in all fields including schools. For instance, the Negros had trouble in the past years when it came to academic issues. The experienced problems led to retardation of educational and intellectual development of Negro children. To solve this, APA was forced to advocate…

  • Laws on Pregnancy Discrimination in Workplace

    Table of Contents Introduction Discrimination Case Violated Principles Title VII Class Violated Laws Preventive Measures Short Policy HR Changes Conclusion References Introduction It is imperative to mention that the role of fair employment policies and prevention of discrimination in the workplace has been increasing. The situation has improved over the last few years, but such…

  • Stereotypes, Prejudice and Discrimination

    Stereotypes are Hard to Change Stereotypes are very hard to get rid of, and the reason is connected to the emotional nature of attitudes. Often, when a person is presented with factual information that contradicts their prejudice, they discount it in an illogical manner. Devine’s two-step model of cognitive processing shows that an automatic process…

  • Racism and Kingdom Ethics. Main Aspects

    I conversed with a Christian leader in the neighborhood about the topic of race and kingdom ethics. His view and attitude towards the issue of race is optimistic; in that, it makes all people equal despite having a different skin color. Understandably, the Christian leader develops an understanding regarding the history of humankind, whereby he…

  • Racism in Minnesota in Relation to the Klu Klux Klan

    Table of Contents Racism Duluth Klu Klux Klan Conclusion Works Cited Minnesota is the State known for its ten thousand lakes but in the 20th century, it was also known as the hotbed for racism. It seems that local inhabitants of the State resisted the idea of integration with people of other races especially African-Americans,…