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Discrimination And Discrimination Essay
Many people every day in the United States suffer from discrimination and prejudice. With the
purpose of healing our racially divided country, every person as to be proactive against any form or
representation of racism. According to the book On Being Different, racism can be defined as the
discrimination against an ethnic group (Kottak and Kozaitis,70). The United States society is
composed of different ethnic groups, each one of those with different cultures and skin color. Most
of the times many ethnic groups in the United States are suffering the effects of ethnocentrism,
which is "the tendency to view one's own culture as best and to judge the behavior and beliefs of
culturally different people by one's own standards" (Kottak and Kozaitis, G–3). Most people assume
that the differences between ethnic groups are just skin color and culture, but it goes beyond that;
White, African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Hispanics are also differentiated and
judge by the place that they chose to live and by how much their annual income is. Racism is not
only a persistent problem between ethnic groups, it also represents their constant clash with
government institutions that choose to generalize and judge the ethnic groups by their ascribed
status. The struggle of races is represented by the constant fight between minority and majority
groups. The book On Being Different states "Minority groups are subordinate. They have inferior
power and less secure access to resources
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Discrimination And Discrimination Essay

  • 1. Discrimination And Discrimination Essay Many people every day in the United States suffer from discrimination and prejudice. With the purpose of healing our racially divided country, every person as to be proactive against any form or representation of racism. According to the book On Being Different, racism can be defined as the discrimination against an ethnic group (Kottak and Kozaitis,70). The United States society is composed of different ethnic groups, each one of those with different cultures and skin color. Most of the times many ethnic groups in the United States are suffering the effects of ethnocentrism, which is "the tendency to view one's own culture as best and to judge the behavior and beliefs of culturally different people by one's own standards" (Kottak and Kozaitis, G–3). Most people assume that the differences between ethnic groups are just skin color and culture, but it goes beyond that; White, African Americans, Asians, Native Americans and Hispanics are also differentiated and judge by the place that they chose to live and by how much their annual income is. Racism is not only a persistent problem between ethnic groups, it also represents their constant clash with government institutions that choose to generalize and judge the ethnic groups by their ascribed status. The struggle of races is represented by the constant fight between minority and majority groups. The book On Being Different states "Minority groups are subordinate. They have inferior power and less secure access to resources Get more content on HelpWriting.net