American psychologists

The American criminal justice system is the epicenter that deals with cases portraying racism. People’s attitude towards this topic is divided into two points of view: discrimination is present when convicting a person from a minority or racism is no longer part of the criminal justice system. The first point of view, in “Criminal Justice,” Jesselyn McCurdy argues that racial profiling by law enforcements agents is based on purely racial stereotypes (45). She stresses the fact that the…

Psychologist have researched why there is racial bias in the world, and have come up with two aspects of how racial bias comes along. There are cognitive factors, and social factors that lead to someone having a racial bias. One cognitive factor of why racial bias is formed is availability heuristic. This means a person evaluates the probability of events by what is available to them. Studies have shown that people can assess availability quickly and accurately. (Availability) So give the…

War II. The novel is written to be around the time period of the 1930s when racism is still very evident and takes place mainly in Harlem. The novel starts when the narrator (whom does not share his name) is given a scholarship to the local African American college; he is overwhelmed with excitement and is asked by the superintendent of his high school to give his graduation speech at a party. He agrees only to…

tinfoil?” (p.63). When a person away from the environment which he once undoubtedly familiar with for quite a long time, he would feel very painful about being “stranger” in own space due to the emptiness in mind which could be filled. According to an American sergeant of marine’s illustration of his experience (), first when he came home, it was elated to see his families and go out having fun with peers, but soon enough, he found that everything is substantially foreign to himself. Initially…

to a black family every day; but then it dawned on me she 's so use to other black people judging her based on her color she believed she was white. We all watch those funny YouTube videos about the light skin vs. dark skin debate and how African Americans with a lighter…

In their study the Clarks presented African American children with Black and White dolls and asked them a series of questions, such as which doll was the prettiest, smartest, dumbest, and dirtiest. They found that African American children consistently attributed more positive traits to the White dolls and negative ones to the Black dolls” (Mio, 205-206). This experiment was so powerful…

The colors and the intensity of them are important in setting the underlying tone of the message. In 1942 psychologists Odbert, Karwoski, and Eckerson conducted a study to examine the reactions one has to different colors (D'andrade, R). They took people from different cultures, in order to ensure culture does not influence synesthesia, and put them in different…

produce a particular kind of self and body that is perceived as the ideal, perfect human. In the article, the Corporate Eye, Elspeth Brown, examines the inherent struggle between character analysts and industrial psychologists over the appropriate methodology for rationalizing American labour. Here, the rationalization of physiognomy has transitioned from the law towards the labour force. In particular, Brown criticizes Blackford for hiring workers based on their visual characteristics, thereby…

succeed, people need a sense of self-efficacy, to struggle together with resilience to meet the inevitable obstacles and inequities of life,” said Albert Bandura, a renowned American psychologist. The topic of resilience is also portrayed throughout the book, The Pact. The story is centralized on a group of bright, African American teenagers transforming into mature doctors, despite living through a gang-affiliated city with poverty and crime. The nonfiction book, The Pact, written by Davis, et…

49). One of the reasons that gangster rap became as successful as it did was that it the imagery associated with the culture fit within the rebellious outlaw archetype that is prevalent throughout American history. The documentary, Hip Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes, elaborates on the archetype stating that: “The violent man using the gun to defend his family becomes a suitable metaphor for the notion of manhood” (Hurt, 2006). This hyper-aggressive image…