Negative Effects Of Racism

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There are people who claim racism does not exist anymore. Unfortunately, racism has endured through time and if a solution is not given, the victims will suffer long term problems. Racism can be seen in so many scenarios in daily life. For example, at school, in politics and at jobs. When someone is racist at school, the victims of racism are the students. School is supposed to be a safe place where students learn to be a better and educated person, but sometimes it can be an unsafe environment to be. When someone is attacked by racist people at school, the victims can suffer serious consequences like being self-conscious, depression, anger, sadness and even death. Another example where racism has a great effect on its victims is at work. …show more content…

One of them is the impact it has on people’s health, including mental and psychological. There was a great collaboration with several authors who wrote an article on effects of racism. The article uses different opinions and definitions to explain how “racism can impact health via several recognized pathways: increased exposure to risk factors, adverse cognitive/emotional processes and associated psychopathology” (Chao, Ruth Chu-Lien 10), which leads to an increase in emotional distress. It is surprising how a person can be unhealthy and risk his/her life due the criticism and mocking of other people, but this is a great example of how much power a person can have over others. In a secondary article that Maeve Wallace, member of the Division of Intramural Population Health Research, wrote, she states that there are several types of racism and one of the most common ones is structural racism, “defined as the exclusion of racial minorities from resources and opportunities (e.g., wealth, housing, education), effectively creating a health disadvantage” (Wallace 3). Simple things as denying a person the right to a better education or a better home in compare to other people can affect the victim in a health manner. The idea of being inferior to someone else can be terrifying for some. This contributes to the depressive emotion they already feel about being attacked by racists. The only way racism will stop affecting people’s health is by reducing the number of persons who are racist, but that can be a long term solution and sometimes can be seen as an impossible solution to the problem. Although, with the help of support groups and organizations, victims can suppress the way they feel. These organizations will play the role of an Alcoholics Anonymous group, meaning they will provide the necessary help to victims who suffer segregation. Making them feel comfortable with themselves by

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