Minority Culture
These days there are a lot of people from different cultures living in
the same community in areas all around England. In some cases there is
a larger group of people from one culture than the people from other
cultures. This leads to the expression 'Minority Culture', which
basically means a culture of which there is a minority. In this essay
I will be talking about the problems faced by minority cultures in
being an integral part of society.
Minority cultures are faced with many difficulties in becoming an
integral part of society. Some of the main difficulties faced by
minority cultures are racism, stereotypes, customs and traditions,
clashes of loyalty and discrimination.
Racism:
In a lot of places, you get people who are prejudice against minority
people because of their race or colour. It is human nature that we
fear things that we are not familiar with, so we want to get rid of
it. When people see a person who is different in colour they tend to
think that they are superior to them so they want those people to
leave. In the media industry, instead of helping to break down the
barriers, they put the barriers higher up. Racism can be found
anywhere, ranging from the streets to places of work in well-known
businesses; for example, racial discrimination in the workplace is
identified in three main ways:
* Direct discrimination
When a person is treated less favourably than others on the grounds of
race.
* Indirect discrimination
When members of one racial group find it more difficult to comply with
a work requirement than members of other groups.
Uniforms that take no account of cultural or religious needs would
fall into this category.
* Victimisation
When a person is treated less favourably than others because they have
complained of racial abuse, and are then passed over for promotion.
Despite the law, complaints of racism in the workplace are still made.
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1. Define majority group. Describe specifically how the three victims and their communities represent a minority.
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