In all cultures there is some sort of stereotypes that persist, despite laws that outlaw discrimination and teaching that has tried to enlighten our minds. In the United States, there are the pervasive stereotypes such as blonde women are dumb, black people are thieves and Hispanics are lazy. While each of those stereotypes don’t really hold true, still they persist. Even the Chinese are said to be racists with some regions feeling superior to other regions and admiring white people. (Quora.com, 2016)
Trying to lump an entire population of people into one category doesn’t work and that leads to misconceptions and can even be detrimental. Institutionalized Discrimination refers to the discriminatory and/or unfair treatment of a group or an individual. Moreover, this discrimination even pervades institutions and not just society. It can be intentional or unintentional and it is an attitude or beliefs that the majority of society holds. …show more content…
Only with many blacks standing up to unfair treatment was segregation done away with, and while we are no longer segregated many attitudes still linger. Again, here in the United States there are some widely held beliefs that blacks and Hispanics are lazy, untrustworthy, and even ignorant. This idea is so widely held that it has invaded our schools, colleges and even our police force. It is said that in this hostile environment that minority students are more likely to drop out, only 33 % of blacks and 44% of Hispanics graduate from college within six years. (Perry,
Trying to lump an entire population of people into one category doesn’t work and that leads to misconceptions and can even be detrimental. Institutionalized Discrimination refers to the discriminatory and/or unfair treatment of a group or an individual. Moreover, this discrimination even pervades institutions and not just society. It can be intentional or unintentional and it is an attitude or beliefs that the majority of society holds. …show more content…
Only with many blacks standing up to unfair treatment was segregation done away with, and while we are no longer segregated many attitudes still linger. Again, here in the United States there are some widely held beliefs that blacks and Hispanics are lazy, untrustworthy, and even ignorant. This idea is so widely held that it has invaded our schools, colleges and even our police force. It is said that in this hostile environment that minority students are more likely to drop out, only 33 % of blacks and 44% of Hispanics graduate from college within six years. (Perry,