Numerous events have occurred in the past that have led to the discrimination and marginalization of various populations of the world. Religion, education, war and other socio-cultural aspects of society have led to the development of perceptions and stereotypes against various world communities. The world over, for example, developed a negative attitude towards the Muslim community after the numerous terrorist attacks that had been plotted and accomplished in the name of the Islam religion. Every society in the world has developed a specific stereotype towards a specific individual, community or other social and cultural aspects of life, and this has always had a precise reason or cause. Historical injustices that continue to haunt the world even today have been instigated due to a number of reasons back then. Thesis This paper critically analyses and clearly brings out the existing and well known correlations of discrimination and ill treatment against various groups that live and stay in the United States of America. Various injustices, accusations and false accusations have been made against a number of America populations with the Cold War and the communist terror used as a justification. The paper compares to events; the Japanese treatment after the Pearl Harbor and the labeling of Americans as communists after the cold war. The treatment that is accorded to Muslims and other Arabic groups after the9/11 attack will then create a clear comparison and insight to the whole issue about discrimination in the USA. The Communist during the Cold War The United States government feared that a sizable number of the Chinese living in America could be convinced by the Red china back then. The U.S government then took the Chinese immigr... ... middle of paper ... ... and standards, the society has resulted into the victimization of not only individuals not directly linked to an act, but also to generations of people. A good example is the treatment accorded to Muslims not just in America, but in the world over after the 9/11 incident. Years on, and the Muslim community still bears the burden of guilt of that particular act. The acts of pointing fingers of blame in a way shift the attention from the real problems and issues, and this may be the reason societies still do that. An effective way of dealing with historical injustices is through peace and reconciliation; a method that is yet to be fully exploited. The world should move away from the culture of profiling people on the basis of their origin, religion and such characteristics aimed at placing people within certain psychological categories that lead to discrimination.
...nese immigrants that came to America in the mid 1800’s came for the same reasons as every immigrant group, dire situations in their native lands and the opportunities for economic prosperity. Having escaped their misfortunate pasts, the Chinese immigrants took the opportunities afforded to them in the gold mining fields and on the railroad tracks. Providing a much needed labor force to America at the time, the Chinese would never get their just credit. Instead they would be discriminated more in the years to come. Acts such as the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 would greatly reduce the number of Chinese immigrants allowed to come into the country ("The Chinese," n.d.). Coupled with measures put in place by the state of California such as the “Anti-Coolie Act of 1862”, the Chinese immigrants faced humiliation after contributing so much to the United States of America.
Throughout the history of mankind there have been numerous cases in which people were victims of oppression or hate. Among these cases the sole reasoning behind this oppression or hate being based on the perception of others. History has shown that society is responsible for labeling groups of people, generally these labels are misleading.
The United States is, for the most part, known for its numerous opportunities for natives and foreigners with few exceptions. Media does tend to make wars seem like an excuse to why certain people aren’t allowed into the States. In this case, a very large group of people was left out and unwelcome. These people were the Chinese and they were looking for any kind of labor, they saw America as a haven of opportunity. However, this quickly changed for various reasons such as for pride, irritation, likableness and others which will all be discussed.
Discrimination happens every day, whether inadvertently or not. This mindset has been practiced for thousands upon thousands of years. We live in a society that is quick to judge other individuals based on their cultural background, race, age, even their financial status. Discrimination has been an ongoing issue throughout the world since the beginning of time. Women, throughout history, have experienced discrimination first hand for a long time. The women’s cultural background, race, financial status mattered, but not as much as the fact that she was a woman first. For example, women were thought of as fragile individuals with bodies that were not built to a man’s standard. For thousands
1 a : the act of discriminating b : the process by which two stimuli differing in some aspect are responded to differently
...of communist ideas. Americans saw communism as the ultimate “evil” and capitalism as the ultimate “good.” And so began the second Red Scare. The Red Scare gave way to the communist witch hunts of the McCarthyism era. China had become communist after a revolution in 1949 by leader Mao Zedong who established the Peoples’ Republic of China. The “fall” of China to communism caused the U.S to become even more suspicious of people of Chinese descent as being spies out to sabotage the U.S.
Sex is one of the most central themes in society today, with generally everybody in the world, adults and children, either seeing it in the mass media or taking part in it, whether it be for their career, for reproductive reasons, or for pleasure. Because of its predominance, sexuality plays an important, if not the most important, role in social inequality, causing double standards, violence and internal self-worth issues for minorities. Factors such as pornography, prostitution, and the way people view homosexuality and intersexuality as repugnant all influence the prejudice ways in which society views and treats women, homosexuals, and intersexuals.
In our global economy requiring functional and respectful relationships between nations, prejudice and stereotypes can be a destructive force both in the world and in individual societies, especially in diverse ones.
When individuals first encounter one another, the first thing noticed is not their intellect or poise, but it is the color of person’s skin that is seen first. At that point, assumptions are made based upon their race and ethnicity, which ultimately guides interaction. The stereotypes of blacks have not diminished, but have significantly heightened by the media depicting black individuals as obnoxious and ignorant. Many people may argue that affirmative action is no longer needed because African Americans are now on a leveled playing field; however, if women are only worth seventy-seven cents to a dollar, what makes individuals think that blacks, who were once considered three-fifths of a person, are treated any better? Regardless of socioeconomic
When the prejudices caused by stereotypes continue on unchecked for too long they will lead to discrimination, violence, and genocide. Historically, the Holocaust during World War II was one of the ultimate examples of unchecked stereotype influenced prejudices. Adolf Hitler’s unhindered disposition towards the world’s population of Jews sequentially led to the most extreme version of enslavement ending in death. Fear of calling out a flaw in such a large system aids the continual growth of distorted stereotypes. There was no one to step in the way of Hitler’s plan until it was too late for thousands of Jews who had already been persecuted prior to the Allies entrance to the picture. A closer to home example of discrimination and conflict without violence would be the Civil Rights movement from 1954-1968. Martin Luther King Jr. spoke out with thousands of others against the unfair partiality against the African American communities. These people had been enslaved by the stereotypes and labels placed upon them from the beginning of the settlement of the New World. Since these unequal right stereotypes went unchallenged for almost two centuries, the stereotype grew and grew. Enslaved by unmerited assumptions these minorities were treated inhumanely and were sometimes forced to pay the ultimate price of death to end the
Discrimination is defined as negative attitudes or behavior between people with differences. Frequently, opponents label each other with spiteful words. However religious discrimination can lead to violence. Many times religious discrimination can cause judgment during employment, limited educational opportunities, and restrictive social interaction. Throughout the centuries, Judaism, Catholicism, and Islam have been negatively persecuted by numerous communities. Religious discrimination has impeded the right and ability of Jews’, Catholics’, and Muslims’ to practice freedom of religion rights worldwide. One of the most horrific examples of discrimination resulted from discrimination against Jews, and was called The Holocaust. Catholics have been denied presidential positions merely for being Catholic. Islams have been accused of being terrorists even though many are kind and loving people. The religious groups have all experienced many horrid incidents during which the people of these religions were detained from the right to freely practice religion.
In many circles of the world, various groups of people distinguish themselves from one another through religion, language, culture, and sometimes gender. People also develop stereotypes about a particular group of people in order to identify them. However, most of the time, these stereotypes hold true for only some members of a group. Sometimes, these stereotypes are just plain misconceptions that do not even apply to the group it claims to. Stereotypes are placed on people because it is a way to easily identify what type of person or ethnicity an individual is. At one point in time, these stereotypes may have been true; however, in today’s modern society, most of these stereotypes are outdated and false, which leads them to turn into misconceptions. Usually, stereotypes are utilized to humiliate and degrade the person or group; they also do not provide any beneficial outcomes. Stereotypes focus on how a particular group acts because of the radical ideas and actions of the few, how a particular group looks, or how that group is physically lacking in some way. These stereotypes often lead to conflicts because the group does not appreciate the way it is being perceived. Seldom are the stereotypes placed on a group of people truthful and accurate. Some hardly even apply to the particular group people it claims to. It is true that how people are perceived has a big impact on how other individuals interact with them; however, people are not perceiving these groups correctly.
There are a number of different ways to express our feelings about, or to others from giving simple complements to a person, or just think about them in a positive light. However, there are intense ways to think about a person in a negative light that could bring about thoughts, or actions that could be detrimental to the individual. There are two main kinds of terms associated with a negative view of people: prejudice and discrimination. Prejudice is a learnt, and mainly negative attitude that is usually directed toward specific people, because of their affiliation with a group, while discrimination deals with negative behaviour directed at members of a group. While these two terms seem to have similar meaning they do have vastly different
proves that people will judge somebody sooner than they would get to know them. Regularly, individual people are very friendly, but because of there. actions throughout history or their rivalling religious beliefs. often see them as being a possible threat and treat every person of that race as if they were the same. This is called stereotyping.
Prejudice and discrimination have both been prevalent throughout human history. Prejudice deals with the inflexible and irrational attitudes and opinions that are held by others of one group against those of another. Discrimination on the other hand refers to the behaviors directed against another group. Prejudiced individuals have preconceived beliefs about groups of people or cultural practices. There are both positive and negative forms of prejudice, however, the negative form of prejudice leads to discrimination. Individuals that practice discrimination do so to protect opportunities for themselves, by denying access to those whom they believe do not deserve the same treatment as everyone else. An example of discrimination based on prejudice involves the Jews. “Biased sentiments and negative stereotypes of Jews have been a part of Western tradition for centuries and, in fact, have been stronger and more vicious in Europe than in the United States. For nearly two millennia, European Jews have been chastised and persecuted as the “killers of Christ” and stereotyped as materialistic moneylenders and crafty business owners (Healey, p.65). The prejudice against these groups led to the discrimination against them.