One of Google's definitions of racism is prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against someone of a different race based on the belief that one's own race is superior. Another definition is the belief that all members of each race possess characteristics or abilities specific to that race, especially so as to distinguish it as inferior or superior to another race or races. Studies show that experiencing racism has profound effects on people’s health and welfare. The effects can include feelings of sadness, anger, anxiety, and depression. The regular person experience of racism can lead to people withdrawing from work or study, and diminish their quality of life. Ignorance can play a part in feeding people’s racial attitudes, as
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People aren’t born with racist ideas or attitudes. Racism is something that is learned. Some of it can come from fear and anxiety. People may worry that some groups pose a threat, whether to the safety of the community or to the national identity. Racism might be more common in the future because people values will get passed on to there children. Some of them will see that it’s wrong, but other want to be just like them. In To Kill a Mockingbird Scout’s dad, Atticus has good values that he is trying to pass on to his children, but there are other people like Mr. Heck Tate who have racist values that will get passed on to their children. Also in To Kill a Mockingbird Scout said this “Do you defend niggers, Atticus?” and he replied with, “Of course I do. Don’t say, nigger, Scout. That’s common.” He scolded her for saying that word. He is trying to raise her with good values like his own. It is their choice to pick their values, but most of your values come from what your parents teach …show more content…
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Siddiqui, Samana. “A Brief History of Racism in the United States.” Muhammad Ali & Young Muslims [Interview] | SoundVision.com, 24 May 2018, www.soundvision.com/article/a-brief-history-of-racism-in-the-united-states.
Douthat, Ross. “The Future of Racism.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 10 Apr. 2012, https://douthat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/the-future-of-racism/
Rosado, Caleb. “Futures of Racism.” EdChange Consulting and Workshops on Multicultural Education, Diversity, Equity, Social Justice, www.edchange.org/multicultural//papers/caleb/futures_of_racism.html.
Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird - 50th Anniversary Edition. Cornerstone, 2010.
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People aren’t born with racist ideas or attitudes. Racism is something that is learned. Some of it can come from fear and anxiety. People may worry that some groups pose a threat, whether to the safety of the community or to the national identity. Racism might be more common in the future because people values will get passed on to there children. Some of them will see that it’s wrong, but other want to be just like them. In To Kill a Mockingbird Scout’s dad, Atticus has good values that he is trying to pass on to his children, but there are other people like Mr. Heck Tate who have racist values that will get passed on to their children. Also in To Kill a Mockingbird Scout said this “Do you defend niggers, Atticus?” and he replied with, “Of course I do. Don’t say, nigger, Scout. That’s common.” He scolded her for saying that word. He is trying to raise her with good values like his own. It is their choice to pick their values, but most of your values come from what your parents teach …show more content…
“About Racism.” Racism. It Stops With Me, 4 Oct. 2017, https://itstopswithme.humanrights.gov.au/about-racism Smedley, Audrey. “Racism.” Encyclopædia Britannica, Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc., 22 Mar.2017, www.britannica.com/topic/racism.
Siddiqui, Samana. “A Brief History of Racism in the United States.” Muhammad Ali & Young Muslims [Interview] | SoundVision.com, 24 May 2018, www.soundvision.com/article/a-brief-history-of-racism-in-the-united-states.
Douthat, Ross. “The Future of Racism.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 10 Apr. 2012, https://douthat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/10/the-future-of-racism/
Rosado, Caleb. “Futures of Racism.” EdChange Consulting and Workshops on Multicultural Education, Diversity, Equity, Social Justice, www.edchange.org/multicultural//papers/caleb/futures_of_racism.html.
Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird - 50th Anniversary Edition. Cornerstone, 2010.
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