Racism In Society

Racism has been prevalent in societies since the beginning of time and it continues to marginalize, oppress, stereotype, stigmatize and paint a wide variety of people with the same dirty brush. Racism has always been a popular topic of conversation and has always sparked great debate amongst people of all races and cultural backgrounds. It is a social construct, similar to gender and disability (IERE, 121), which means, society and culture create racism through socialization; it is not a natural phenomenon, as the development of roles are prescribed by society. We all are reinforced through learned prejudices throughout our lives, starting from our parents, to our friends and through those we socialize and/or empathize with. In this paper I will discuss discrimination caused by oppression, with a heavy emphasis on racism. Alongside the discussion of racism, I will also highlight how this global crisis affects the lives of everyone, including myself. This is relevant to this course as it is one of the most popular dilemmas surrounding education and socialization, and it directly correlates with the class material we have learnt thus far. This material includes explaining oppression and racism numerous times, which was a frequently discussed topic of conversation throughout the semester, as well …show more content…
The relevance of racism is almost never questioned because it is clear to see that it still exists in our everyday lives. Speaking from personal experience, racism has become a daily life issue, which controls and manipulates the lives of all citizens in different parts of the world. Supremacy of the dominant group has put a noose on the minds of society, and catastrophic events continue to remind us of the unjust discrimination turning us against one