In the book Justices: What is The Right Thing to Do? Michael Sandel continues to address alternative theories of justices from various scholars in the later chapters of the book. Since the ancient times, morality and law are interdependent and mutual influence to each other. Moral is a kind of social ideology, where behavior of norms comes from the social awareness, regulation, education, and evaluation. On the other hand, law is developed or recognized by the government, and it is a guarantee…
Brief History According to the Oxford dictionary, discrimination can be defined as the unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, especially on the grounds of race, age, or sex. However, in this case, I would like to talk about discrimination against individuals with disabilities. Discrimination against employees and disabled individuals in the workforce are protected by the Americans with Disabilities Act. According to Employment Law for Business, the ADA…
carried between 2011 and 2012 indicated that only five percent of the white students were suspended from the institution of learning compared to the 16 percent of the students from the minority groups (Pietila54). This level of racial and ethnic discrimination in the learning institutions lowers the quality of education and consequently affects the performance of the students belonging to the segregated ethnic group or race. In such institutions, the minority students do not get services from…
white. There are many issues that are very pertinent today that this movie addresses. Although everyone is viewed as equal, subconsciously prey is innocent and predators are savage. One of the most racist scenes in Zootopia directly relates to discrimination prior to the Civil Rights Movement. This occurs when Nick goes into an elephant ice cream shop where they refuse to sell him a jumbo…
Everyone First Education Nowadays, being political correct is a status nobody can achieve, with the amount of triggers, safe spaces, and cultural appropriation set by social justice warriors. A liberally educated person, as described by William Cronon article Only Connect… strives to achieve this status in their everyday life; they are scholars with a well-rounded knowledge base who have learned to connect with all groups of people. Having learned to avoid conforming to prejudices by basing…
fight for social and environmental justice inspires and provide safety for those who have nowhere else to turn. The role of gender in Arise has provided a platform based on extreme social, economic discrimination that has a correlation between equal opportunities for all genders without discrimination to sex. A part of empowering community members, in my perspective is done in a manner that tries to nurture a space of collaboration on issues…
the bottom. Current social psychology models used to explain prejudice and discrimination are right-wing authoritarianism, frustration-aggression hypothesis and belief congruence. It will be argued that social dominace theory best explains racism between whites and African Americans in the United States of America due to the hierarchical social structure described. Racism…
completing his degree in criminal justice and is applying for the Joliet Police Department. He does not dress or act in a way that you would think could warrant discriminatory behavior, however on multiple occasions I have witnessed prejudice and discrimination. For instance, we were at a family restaurant, here in Joliet, following the hostess to the table, he was in the middle of the line, that included myself, husband, son daughter, and another friend, all of us white except him, and a…
offended by other races. These people may also feel competitive towards other races. It has been mistaken that if a race is deemed superior, their religion and culture must be as well. In many countries, immigration and illegal aliens are reasons for discrimination against other races. Society is one of the largest…
Benevolent Sexism In the article, “The Problem When Sexism Just Sounds So Darn Friendly,” Melanie Tannenbaum explores how sexism is still prevalent in most societies today. Tannenbaum explains in the article what benevolent sexism is, why it is a problem, and how it affects society today. A discussion is necessary to analyze what the article is about, how one can relate to this article, if the arguments made in the article are agreeable, and if there is any bias present in the article. The…