The progress made during the 21st century makes it easy for heterosexuals to forget that homosexuals still face persecution on a daily basis, despite gaining marriage equality in several western countries. Microaggressions and heteronormativity in the workplace in addition to physical acts of violence committed by others can have detrimental effects on LGBT individuals. The economic, physical, and mental well-being of homosexuals is constantly threatened by the stigma surrounding their identity and several types of discrimination.
Lesbian and gay members of society are often pressured into remaining closeted because their identities are often deemed ‘inappropriate’ or ‘outlandish’ for the workplace. In a U.S. national study, “⅓ of LGB employees
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The “social stress model” explains that social stressors including discrimination, harassment, stigma, familial expectations, or religious obligations are responsible for the higher rates of mental illness in LGBT community members (Source B). Heteronormativity forces people to come out because everyone is assumed to be straight and it promotes the idea that the LGBT subpopulation isn’t equal to heterosexuals. Religious and conservative families have expectations for their child and being gay can result in familial rejection and even disowning a child. Denying one’s identity is so self destructive that homosexuals often end up coming out and suffering hateful language and face abuse from friends, peers, teachers, and even complete strangers or are driven to end their own lives. This social stress model is the reason why “Non-heterosexual men were found to be at a 4.28 times greater risk” for suicide attempts (Source B). Discrimination on the social and personal levels can be even more pernicious than that of the economic and physical levels because it interferes with the individual's thought processes and endangers their mental well
A synthesis essay should be organized so that others can understand the sources and evaluate your comprehension of them and their presentation of specific data, themes, etc.
Regarding the limited understanding of discriminated gay and lesbian employees, this research has revealed the perception of employees through citing their experiences. It is recommended for future researchers to consider the increasing number of gays and lesbians and to pay attention to the sexual prejudices as focus of their study. For law and policy-makers, the researchers recommend to increase equality by promoting policies regarding anti-workplace discriminations of gays and lesbians.
Television has affected every aspect of life in society, radically changing the way individuals live and interact with the world. However, change is not always for the better, especially the influence of television on political campaigns towards presidency. Since the 1960s, presidential elections in the United States were greatly impacted by television, yet the impact has not been positive. Television allowed the public to have more access to information and gained reassurance to which candidate they chose to vote for. However, the media failed to recognize the importance of elections. Candidates became image based rather than issue based using a “celebrity system” to concern the public with subjects regarding debates (Hart and Trice). Due to “hyperfamiliarity” television turned numerous people away from being interested in debates between candidates (Hart and Trice). Although television had the ability to reach a greater number of people than it did before the Nixon/Kennedy debate, it shortened the attention span of the public, which made the overall process of elections unfair, due to the emphasis on image rather than issue.
They also experience prejudice in the work force. Data has shown that it is possible that if members of the LGBT community are open about their sexuality they could be declined a job, or can be judged by their co workers. Discrimination within schools have caused a big issue on bullying which is leading many young people to take drastic measures such as suicide to end the harassments and violence they experience. Studies have concluded that over thirty percent of all suicides are related in way or another to sexu...
It is very reasonable to conclude that research on depression of those who identify as gay, lesbian or transsexual is not accurate; there is an underreporting of people who identify as these sexual orientations because of the fear of being different. It is understood that those apart of the LGBTQ community actively hide their identity in hopes to avoid being rejected or abused (Bird, 2013). Once the reporting issue of having a smaller percentage of the actual representation of the LGBTQ population is put aside, there is evidence that highly suggests that lesbians and gay men are at higher risk for psychiatric disorders than heterosexuals (Cochran, 2001). Even after underreporting, there is still enough information to conclude that sexual discrimination can have harmful effects on the quality of life. Common factors that have been observed in lesbians and gays that can potentially increase depression during Cochran's study are anxiety and mood disorders and decreased self esteem. Cochran and her partner also noted that dissatisfaction with how one is treated beca...
Suicide is the leading cause of death among LGBT+ people (“LGBTQ”). Much of this depends on the amount of support that the person received when they came out. The National Alliance of Mental Illness writes, “Someone who faced rejection after coming out to their families were more than 8 times more likely to have attempted suicide than someone who was accepted by their family after revealing their sexual orientation” (“LGBTQ”). It obviously can be very traumatic for someone to be rejected for coming out. Imagine if this person was a child. Children depend on the support of their family, and without this support it can cause extremely dangerous behavior. It is no surprise that if a child is accepted by their family they will be better off mentally that those who are rejected. A study done by the psychology department at the University of Washington compared the rates of anxiety of seventy three transgender children and seventy three cisgender children. All of the transgender children’s parents were members of a support group. Not all of the parents supported their children when they initially came out, but have since changed their views. The study found that the anxiety rates were only slightly higher than the anxiety rates of cisgender children (Tanner). This is most likely caused by the rejection that transgender children most likely face every day from strangers. By finding that transgender
Despite the world being full of diverse people with varying accomplishments and skill sets, people oftentimes assume the qualities and traits of an individual based purely on the stereotypes set forth by society. Although these stereotypes are unavoidable, an individual can be liberated, empowered and ultimately overcome these stereotypes by obtaining an advanced education.
Overall discrimination is an awful thing. It is like a STD, it can be passed from parent to child, or someone can become infected if you don’t watch out. Discrimination is also like the plague. It sweeps over a large amount of people, infecting most, and most don’t survive. Though today much of the discrimination is gone, just like the plague, but it is still there. Unfortunately for some people, they have to deal with people discrimination from others. Whether it be discrimination of one’s race, age, disability, or gender. Discrimination has numerous damaging effects to someone’s life. In Of Mice and Men the unlucky victims of discrimination also suffer from the same effects. They allow for people to have control of them and walk all over them. Discrimination is like a fire... It hurts.
That discrimination can get the mind more stress, and when it happens in a long time, it is the link to mental health problems. The result of serious sickness can be depression. When they have the depression, they can kill themselves. This is very serious situation with society.
The mental health of individuals in the LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgendered) community is something that is a serious problem. For most of the history of the United States and many different parts of the world LGBT people faced much persecution and in some cases even death. This constant fear of discovery and the pressure that one feels on oneself when “in the closet” can lead to major mental distress. Research has shown that people who identify as LGBT are twice as likely to develop lifetime mood and anxiety disorders (Bostwick 468). This is extremely noticeable the past couple years in the suicides of bullied teens on the basis of sexual identity and expression. The stigma on simply being perceived as LGBT is strong enough to cause a person enough mental stress that they would take their own life. This is always unfortunate, but in the case of young individuals it borders on unthinkable. Older LGBT individuals do not tend to fair much better either seeing as they were raised in generations who were stricter on what was considered proper and morally right. All this being said, even as the culture of the world shifts to more accepting LGBT individuals their mental health is something that is only now being looked at thoroughly.
In society, sufferance, discrimination, and injustice are seen each and everyday. Any difference present in others will allow people to judge. This is the way people act even though they do not realize the impact. From the smallest act of discrimination, a person will suddenly feel like a victim. This feeling will have a negative effect on their life and it may result in sufferance. When people feel like a victim, it will change the way they act, think or even live. It is possible that this will change their social life, resulting in loneliness and depression. If a person is not in the victim’s shoes, they will not realize how the victim really feels. The problem is that acts of discrimination and injustice are present through many forms.
Discrimination is known to exist in all workplaces, sometimes it is too subtle to notice, and other times it is exceedingly obvious. It is known that everyone subconsciously discriminates, dependant on their own beliefs and environments that surround them. However, discrimination can be either positive or negative in their results, and sometimes discrimination is a necessary part of life.
Exploring the final frontier seems an impossible, almost ridiculous notion; the concept of space is daunting enough on its own. It’s infinite on multiple levels, filled with unknowns, and is still misunderstood even after centuries of studying it. These, however, are the very reasons mankind must endeavor to reach the farthest corners and absorb all that they can. The possibility of finding a habitable planet is far greater than one might expect, and that in itself should be an adequate cause for space programs to continue.
The homosexual community faced, and still faces many hardships. Homosexuals are constantly being judged based on their feelings and beliefs. Many homosexuals and supporters believe this is not fair, especially the ones in Ame...
Discrimination is a feasible method of making decisions in life based on the group, class, or category to which a person belongs to. “In an ideal world, people would be equal in rights, opportunities, and responsibilities, despite their race or gender. In the world we live in, however, we constantly face all kinds of neglect based on different attributes.” When one hears the word discrimination, the first thought that comes to mind is racial discrimination. In fact, it does not solely have to be racial discrimination.