Dating back to the early years of America, race has been an issue for a quite while especially when African-American were frequently assaulted and compelled to assimilate into European culture. Racism can be defined as” the belief in the superiority of one race over all others”. The foremost reason for the existence of racism is mainly because of its effect on society which is a powerful tool that has the ability to alternate certain beliefs and perceptions.
The way society treats a person who is a victim of race can cultivate them causing a broad change in their demeanor. In Loraine Hansberry’s play “A Raisin in the Sun”, Walter comments to Beneatha “Who the hell told you you had to be a doctor? If you so crazy ‘bout messing ‘round with sick people – then go be a nurse like other women – or just get married and be quiet… (1.1.125). According to the author, Walter deprecates Beneatha’s dream becoming a doctor, as he firmly believes that women are only suitable for supporting roles. Since Beneatha has experienced a downgrade along the play, her attitude had a sudden change which caused her to assert “Get over it? What are you …show more content…
Little research has been done on the psychological effects of racism, but data reveals that African-Americans experience PTSD at a prevalence rate of 9.1% versus 6.8% in Whites. PTSD is a psychological disorder, a prolonged trauma that can affect one person in having physical health problems such as depression, anxiety and even disordered eating. It has been psychologically proven that analogues of racist events or memories result in negative health sequelae. On the contrary, it is also true that a person would never enter into a prolonged emotional trauma causing their inner health to decline unless they learn how to overcome their crisis by taking it as a
The way society treats a person who is a victim of race can cultivate them causing a broad change in their demeanor. In Loraine Hansberry’s play “A Raisin in the Sun”, Walter comments to Beneatha “Who the hell told you you had to be a doctor? If you so crazy ‘bout messing ‘round with sick people – then go be a nurse like other women – or just get married and be quiet… (1.1.125). According to the author, Walter deprecates Beneatha’s dream becoming a doctor, as he firmly believes that women are only suitable for supporting roles. Since Beneatha has experienced a downgrade along the play, her attitude had a sudden change which caused her to assert “Get over it? What are you …show more content…
Little research has been done on the psychological effects of racism, but data reveals that African-Americans experience PTSD at a prevalence rate of 9.1% versus 6.8% in Whites. PTSD is a psychological disorder, a prolonged trauma that can affect one person in having physical health problems such as depression, anxiety and even disordered eating. It has been psychologically proven that analogues of racist events or memories result in negative health sequelae. On the contrary, it is also true that a person would never enter into a prolonged emotional trauma causing their inner health to decline unless they learn how to overcome their crisis by taking it as a