Discrimination Is Deemed A Troublemaker Summary

The article suggests the notion that any person who confronts discrimination is deemed a troublemaker. Due to the lack of self-responsibility for a negative situation, one becomes inferior when suggesting discrimination be the reasoning. Although any one of a European ethnicity won’t truly understand the meaning of racism, there are those of color who face it on a day to day basis. The article gives a behind the scenes look at the discriminatory issues African Americans face when their lively hood is in the hands of a racist.
The authors based their experiment on a past study that revealed women and African Americans who related their problems to discrimination were troublemakers and complainers. Instead of basing their lack of success on their ability to perform or lack of knowledge, most of the participants in past studies …show more content…
In the eyes of the upper power, this notion is considered undesirable. Yet the person who is relaying false accusations, can’t truly understand the feelings of those receiving. Previous studies showed that people who face discrimination are less likely to confront the discriminator and more likely to convey their anger to their inner groups. People are often reluctant to confront anyone, given their fears on the consequences that may apply. The authors wanted to use the same basis for their experiment except from an outside point of view.
The new study was formed around discrimination in the workplace and the fact that anyone of color not given an equal opportunity, would blame racism instead of their performance. The authors wanted to give participants a chance to see discrimination first hand and give their personal opinion on how they feel about the situation. The method for examination was a 4 level of