Unit 6 Assignment: Addressing Client Needs (HSV101 Introduction to Human Services)

Paper Topic Assignment

Paper Topic: Racial Discrimination in the United States

Information Literacy Assignment

RESOURCE IN APA FORMAT

SUMMARY OF THE RESOURCE

HOW THIS RESOURCE RELATES TO THE TOPIC

Bleich, S. N., Findling, M. G., Casey, L. S., Blendon, R. J., Benson, J. M., SteelFisher, G. K., ... & Miller, C. (2019). Discrimination in the United States: experiences of black Americans. Health services research, 54, 1399-1408.

The article explains the experiences by African-Americans in the United States in relation to racial discrimination. According to the research, one-third of blacks experience racial discrimination in different social avenues such as in healthcare. Also, blacks experience discrimination in employment, housing, police interactions and criminal justice. for example, a black man is more likely to receive a harsh punishment for the same crime committed by a white man. The article is credible and reliable as it is posted on a PubMed, which is website that only publishes credible articles that have been peer reviewed.

The article provides substantial relevant information that can be used to support the research topic about racial discrimination in the United States. Racism is still prevalent in the U.S. and the minority groups still experience negative impacts of racism. The article is relevant to the study topic as it outlines African-American racial discrimination experiences in the U.S.

McMurtry, C. L., Findling, M. G., Casey, L. S., Blendon, R. J., Benson, J. M., Sayde, J. M., & Miller, C. (2019). Discrimination in the United States: Experiences of Asian Americans. Health Services Research, 54, 1419-1430.

McMurtry et al. (2019) explores the racial discrimination of experiences by Asian Americans in the United States. The article posits that just like blacks, Asian-Americans are more likely to experience racial discrimination in various avenues of social, economic and political aspect. For instance, an Asian-American is less likely to secure a job in the U.S compared to a white. For example, according to the article, 13 percent of the participants reported that they have experienced discrimination in healthcare encounters.

The proposed study seeks to understand racial discrimination in the United States. The article is relevant to the research topic as the study was conducted in the U.S. and talks about racial discrimination towards Asian-Americans. Therefore, it offers substantial and relevant information that relates to the proposed research topic.

Allen, R. J. (2020). Systematic racism and America today. https://www.brookings.edu/blog/how-we-rise/2020/06/11/systemic-racism-and-america-today/

The article explores the systematic racism in the U.S. It explores how the ancient system that perpetuated slavery is still embedded in the modern American system. The article explores the root causes of racism in America and how the social problem can be addressed. The federal and state governments have created systems that directly or indirectly perpetuate racism. The article points out the incident of terrible killing of George Floyd to show how bad racial discrimination can be. In addition, the article explains what should be done to end racism.

The proposed research seeks to explain what racial discrimination is still prevalent in the United States. Therefore, the article by Allen (2020) explains how racism is embedded into the system and what needs to be done to end racism. In addition, the proposed research paper seeks to recommend solutions to racial discrimination, the article provides substantial information of what needs to be done to end racism.