Social Norm And Racial Discrimination In Our Society

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If we live in a society where the social “norm” is a white, male, heterosexual, Protestant, and middle class; I can see myself being an outsider because I’m a black, Hispanic, woman, Catholic, and middle class. My feelings are complex because I don’t identify as the norm and I have to work harder to be included. If society standards were based on that “norm,” I can imagine due to our differences based on how society is, there would be problems like discrimination or prejudice that have become an issue in today’s world. What is discrimination? Discrimination is an unjust treatment towards an individual, or a group of different categories of people such as race, age, sex, or class. Why do some people discriminate when they encounter someone outside their race? It breaks my heart when someone is treated differently because of the color of their skin, or race. Why can’t some people just put their differences aside and accept one another? We miss out on having a genuine relationship with each other and learning about each other’s culture. Despite the progress made until this time, discrimination is still an ongoing issue that we are faced with. Although, a lot of changes have improved in our society, minorities still encounter racial discrimination. …show more content…

We need to know about our history in order to learn the struggles that minorities have encountered. It is important to educate ourselves and others about racial discrimination. Engage in conversations in order to find solutions to refrain from being bias. As a society, we need to learn how to embrace and appreciate one another. If we try to make an effort to understand each other, then we can unlearn our preexisting biases about race. The more we educate ourselves we can come together to eliminate

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