Sociology racial bias/double standard phd Doctorate

Racial Bias and Double Standards

Assignment 3 Week 8

Mark Abbott

Professor PRIMM-BETHEA, ANGELA

11/30/2014

Double standards and racial bias are some of the biggest problems in the United States. Martin Luther King junior had this vision of People being judged by their personality instead of their skin color. He wished that there were no race boxes and that everything was color blind so that people did not face racial bias. It is unfortunate that people still use race as a factor when making decisions. Race preferences are wrong. It should be a thing of done with the past. There is a double regular in America .if you are black it is there was no questioning to be racist, but it is not okay when a white person says an offensive thing to a black person. It is considered to be racial. It’s okay to have organizations that allow black people only, but it would not be okay if an organization only had white people. It’s okay to have racist black entertainment channels in the United States, but it not very much okay to have a channel only for white people. The thought that only black people could present black, and white people only represent whites is outrageous. People should not choose their leaders because of their skin color, but they should consider their beliefs and ambitions.

Applicable Sociological Concepts. The socio-psychological theory lets us understand the human behavior and thoughts. Old-fashioned racism has replaced by a different form of racism. Unlike the old fashioned racism where people could feel the racism around them, the new racism is symbolic and not easy to notice. In fact in the American society many people believe that the racial equality is committed to diversity. Dislike is not a form of racism, but conscious hatred of people due to their race is only insufficient. Racism needs to take into account.

Social-structural theory. Unconscious racism or structured racism needs to be taken account. All Americans share a historical culture whether black, white or Hispania. Blatant prejudice is the traditional form while the subtle discrimination is in modern form and is indirect. The African Americans prefer to call them Americans since they are also of the American community. Unconscious racism changes the moral obligations imposed by the commonwealth and the equality. We are not obliged to impose assumptions that are discriminatory. The determination of who is who and who is not white has fluctuated the over time

Principled politics. Americans are Multiracial, and all have mixed ancestry. They have a sense of self-identity both culturally and socially. After racial segregation there have been inter-racial marriages that allow blacks, whites, and other races intermarry. The groups however have differences since they have different interests and beliefs. An example of these groups is the African Americans, the Afro-Asians, and the Eurasians. We need powerful programs that develop positive assumptions rather than stereotyping that affect the people. Racism has shown a coherent system of beliefs that tends to reflect a prejudice towards black Americans. This belief stereotypes Black people in the United States, and it does violate the values of Traditional Americans who were independent. Discrimination is a judicial concern that should look at them. Some say that the Black people in America are looking for justice too fast and that they no longer face much prejudice and discrimination as in the earlier years. This concept has been there over time in the fighting for equal rights for the blacks in United States.

Practical Implications. Racial bias in workplaces is stressful in itself. It affects a person's well-being and affects the patterns of job thus bringing up stress in the work environment. Racism in workplaces is more determined with everyday interactions than outside the job. They directly impact the productivity and economic stability of the organization. Research has found out that black people from low-income backgrounds experience distress in their day to day lives. Racial biased also increases stress and risk of individual getting diseases. The economy of an organization depends on employee's well-being. Racial bias discrimination in education affects students both at the personal and school level. Racist attitudes are manifested by the experiences they undergo like name calling, teasing and also discrimination by teachers. It does not only affect the students but also the teachers. The education outcomes, self-confidence and behaviors' of the pupils, are affected massively by the racial discrimination in schools.

Evidence. There is racial bias in the voter ID Laws. These laws require registered voters to show government ID before they vote. The supporters of these laws say that it is there to prevent fraud but opposes counter that it affects elderly people, minority, and low-income groups. Nobody calls themselves racist but still they are racist. The USC researchers developed a real-world field experiment. The experiments primary aim was to study to test bias among legislators. A week prior to the 2012 elections, an email was sent to about 1871 people. The primary key was to study lies in the voter name field. The researchers found some legislators who supported voter ID laws. The gap revealed that there was a preference to Anglophone names over Hispanic names. The other justification for voter ID laws they neither are nor motivated by discriminatory intent. (Snapp, 1992)This research concluded that the voter ID laws were only racially motivated to a problem that never exists. Politics is also racist. An example is that of Texas minority groups are suing so that Texas can create a distinct position where blacks and Hispanics elected. The thought that only black people could present black, and white people only represent whites is outrageous. People should not choose their leaders because of their skin color, but they should consider their beliefs and ambitions. These democratic organizations only use the race as an advantage. They don't care about the minorities in general. Hate crimes are not enforced equally in the United States. An example was when a mob of black people attacked a white man and used racial slurs. They will not be accused with a crime of hate but ethnic biased. It is a double standard.

Boston police department has been termed to engage in racially biased encounters in streets. It affirmed after a data collection up by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).the findings confirmed that the police targeted the people of color than white people. There were more than 63% encounters of police civilian encounters from 2007 to 2010 that showed racial biased discrimination. The primary analysis suggested that many black people were stopped, interrogated and frisked because of their race. Young black men were most likely to get arrested than white men. The study shows that the Boston Police department has failed to ensure that the encounters of people and the police were complying with the constitution. The Boston Police department has not yet shown that they have eradicated the racial biased policing.

Pasadena police shot Kendra McDade a 19-year-old.The police argued that he had a gun, but this was not confirmed. The claims were from the 911 call that was false. The shooting sparked outrage and protests because it was racial biased. After McDade got shot and injured another officer shot hum and killed him. The police said that they did it since they feared for their lives while McDade had tried to speak to the police both they continued firing. This was an act of racial discrimination.

Michael Brown got shot on August 2014 in Ferguson, St Louis. He was a black 18-year-old man shot by a white police officer, Darren Wilson. There disputed circumstances of shooting. The fire sparked protests all over the U.S. because they believed the cops officer shot Brown although he had surrendered but due to his color and race the police officer went ahead and shot him. This is an evidence of the racial biased policing in the United States.

The judicial department in the U.S conducted studies of racial bias among the police. Racial profiling has been visible in America. The implicit bias phenomenon has been reviewed by the criminal justice system. It is being studied in judicial decision-making and hiring and promotion decisions in the justice agencies. The study found out that people were categorized in relation to their race when arrests made by the police, implicit stereotyping. The study also found out the people was not aware of inherent biases. The research was significant and had implications for police leaders. The theory contends that police officers are humans too and may also be affected by biases just as any other individual. (Barnett and Brennan, 1995). The police should hire a diverse workforce who can conduct their duties without bias fashions. By doing so, they convey a sense of fairness in equality to the public and allows the officers to have a better understanding of the racial perspectives in the society. When officers work with diversity, they have positive interactions with the civilians. Training also can reduce racial biased since people can be taught the right values and raise consciousness.

In conclusion, from the evidence, we need to put aside the walls of using race as a determining factor in The United States. Martin Luther King said that we should be judged accordingly by the content of our character but not the skin color. Unconscious racism changes the moral obligations imposed by the commonwealth and the equality. We should move political correctness in everything that is done. Representatives chosen by government do not only represent a group of people but should represent Americans as a whole (Lawrence and Cybelle 2003). The implications of racial bias and double standards in the society strongly felt. If they are resolved this would mean progression of both the society in social, political and economically. A person should not be discriminated on the race but the ideas and values that one upholds. Unconscious racism changes the moral obligations imposed by the commonwealth and the equality. We are not obliged to impose assumptions that are discriminatory. The determination of who is who and who is not white has fluctuated the over time.

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