Racism can be stated as the attitude or practice of recognizing authority/supremacy of one group over another. It is either founded on race, color, ethnicity or cultural heritage. It is, if truth be told, a global tradition and is not only limited to a particular area or group of people. One can notice racism at all individual, group or institutional levels. Racism is spread and conserved by the introduction of planned activities and policies in economical, societal, political, educational, religious and cultural aspects of life. It is not a difficult thing to distinguish the narrow-minded, dogmatic and prejudiced people who shape up their way of thinking, philosophy, traditions, attitudes and practices on the basis of racial ideology. This picky set of thought is not only possessed by the general public. Even those hold powerful positions demonstrate the same beliefs and practices of racial discrimination ("Racism" 2012).
Racism has continued to be one of the biggest issues of the American society today. Unfortunately, the non-white population in the United States of America has been over and over again subjected to individual and institutional discrimination. Despite the fact that a number of civil rights groups and political leaders have put all their efforts to stop racial discrimination practices, they have continued. There are innumerable non-white citizens in America who are living their lives in a state of depression, dejection and melancholy due to the prevailing biased ideology (Crocker 2007).
Racism is affecting the American society in a number of ways. Our society is now functioning in such a manner that the people of color are always bothered, mistreated and troubled. Unluckily, the prearranged unfairness towards the subjugated colored-people/groups has become a critical part of the communal behavior. The racist and prejudicial thoughts have permeated in just about every prime area of life whether education, employment, legal system, finances, housing, politics, religion, and communal relationships. The bitter truth is that a large number of people including...
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