Racism in America
Racism in America is live and well. Racism will always exist even if Obama becomes President of the U.S.It has always been a problem in my lifetime. I do think things are better than fifty years ago. There have been many times when older white women clutched their pocketbooks when I walked pass them. I have seen White people receive better customer service than blacks. I have heard all races make negative comments about Hispanics. I have heard people talk about how Mexicans don't pay any taxes.I have been mistreated By Mexicans and Whites alike. There will always be racism because of so many different races. I don't think that people can look past skin color. Skin color is the first thing you notice about a person. Racism is part of everyone's life. Racism has always been around since slavery.I would like to see the day when it doesn't exist. Is racism the biggest problem in the world? I don't think it is the biggest problem. I think terrorism caused more racism against the Arabs. I think they have been stereotyped. Racism can happen in many ways. I think most people encounter racism. What is the solution to racism? I don't know what the answer is to racism. Racism affects every part of my life. There is also racism within the black community based on skin color.I don't think it exists in any other race. It should not exist in the black community. I'm not qualified to speak on other races. Racism causes problems in every community. Racism causes a chain reaction including violence. I think racism plays a part in housing and car financing. It also plays a part in how a person is perceived. I think it plays a part in simple things like table seating at a restaurant. Racism affects how you are accepted in communities. I think racism affects the quality of customer service you receive.I think there is a stereotype that Blacks don't tip well. I don't know if anyone believes racism will never exist. There is no quick fix for racism. It will take many years to fix.Racism shouldn't be an issue nowadays but it is a problem. Would racism exist if we were all equal financially. My definition of racism may be different from someone who is a Mexican or White. I only think about racism when I encounter racism.It is not hard for me to personally recognize racism. I don't think anyone knows what the world would be like without racism.
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Racism, sexism persist on U.S. college campuses
A new study shows large numbers of female and minority faculty experience a particularly challenging and sometimes hostile campus climate, even as universities across the United States seek to create an academic environment free of such hindrances as racism and sexism.
"We found that the lack of accountability and responsibility throughout the university hinders the achievement of an equitable climate for all," says Jennifer Hart, assistant professor of education at the University of Missouri-Columbia, who used the University of Arizona as the focus of the study. "This campus climate is defined as the current perceptions, attitudes and expectations that define the institution and its members."
Hart was a member of a team that interviewed 274 faculty members using an open-ended interview questionnaire, which provided the faculty a chance to express their views in detail. The participants represented all 15 of the university's colleges and professional schools, with 214 women and 59 men.
The researchers found that when faculty were asked how they perceived the treatment of women, more than 90 percent of the male faculty said that women were treated fairly, but only 57 percent of the female faculty believed the same. Also, while 87 percent of the White faculty believed minority faculty were treated fairly, only 56 percent of minority faculty felt the same. Hart noted that almost all the faculty believed that the lesbian/gay/bisexual faculty were even less likely to be treated fairly at the university than the female faculty.The research team also looked at subtle discrimination among the faculty members. Subtle discrimination, the study said, involves unconscious sexism, often expressed by making off-handed remarks, ignoring the ideas of some groups, and expecting women to take on the role of nurturer and other stereotypical gender roles. They found that 46 percent of the women faculty indicated that subtle discrimination was a source of stress and that nearly half of all minority faculty reported experiencing the same stress.
A new study shows large numbers of female and minority faculty experience a particularly challenging and sometimes hostile campus climate, even as universities across the United States seek to create an academic environment free of such hindrances as racism and sexism.
"We found that the lack of accountability and responsibility throughout the university hinders the achievement of an equitable climate for all," says Jennifer Hart, assistant professor of education at the University of Missouri-Columbia, who used the University of Arizona as the focus of the study. "This campus climate is defined as the current perceptions, attitudes and expectations that define the institution and its members."
Hart was a member of a team that interviewed 274 faculty members using an open-ended interview questionnaire, which provided the faculty a chance to express their views in detail. The participants represented all 15 of the university's colleges and professional schools, with 214 women and 59 men.
The researchers found that when faculty were asked how they perceived the treatment of women, more than 90 percent of the male faculty said that women were treated fairly, but only 57 percent of the female faculty believed the same. Also, while 87 percent of the White faculty believed minority faculty were treated fairly, only 56 percent of minority faculty felt the same. Hart noted that almost all the faculty believed that the lesbian/gay/bisexual faculty were even less likely to be treated fairly at the university than the female faculty.The research team also looked at subtle discrimination among the faculty members. Subtle discrimination, the study said, involves unconscious sexism, often expressed by making off-handed remarks, ignoring the ideas of some groups, and expecting women to take on the role of nurturer and other stereotypical gender roles. They found that 46 percent of the women faculty indicated that subtle discrimination was a source of stress and that nearly half of all minority faculty reported experiencing the same stress.
Racism in America's Schools.
An eight-year-old black girl in South Africa recently told Ted Koppel on Nightline, "White people are better than black people. Whites know more, have more, and get more. I wish I was white but I am not." American children of color do not have to contend with apartheid, but they still do not live in a prejudice-free society.
A quarter century of desegregation has not yet solved the self-deprecation, low levels of educational performance, or overall quality of life for America's people of color. Racism in any measure undermines children's self-esteem and erodes the educational process.
What role can schools play in combatting racism? As children grow up racist, the schools still have a chance to reeducate them. Some exemplary schools are training students to create a climate of antiracist peer pressure. And in a growing number of schools, new curricula promoting racial and ethnic awareness through multicultural education are turning diversity into opportunity.
An eight-year-old black girl in South Africa recently told Ted Koppel on Nightline, "White people are better than black people. Whites know more, have more, and get more. I wish I was white but I am not." American children of color do not have to contend with apartheid, but they still do not live in a prejudice-free society.
A quarter century of desegregation has not yet solved the self-deprecation, low levels of educational performance, or overall quality of life for America's people of color. Racism in any measure undermines children's self-esteem and erodes the educational process.
What role can schools play in combatting racism? As children grow up racist, the schools still have a chance to reeducate them. Some exemplary schools are training students to create a climate of antiracist peer pressure. And in a growing number of schools, new curricula promoting racial and ethnic awareness through multicultural education are turning diversity into opportunity.
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