ALL ABOUT SOCIAL IDEOLOGIES. TOPIC RACISM

1. RACISM

2. HISTORICAL
BACKGROUND OF
RACISM

3. RACIALISM – any action,
practice or belief that reflects
the racial worldview.
RACES- the ideology that
humans may be divided into
separate and exclusive
biological entitles.
ANTI- SEMITISM- hostility
toward or discrimination
against Jews as a religious,
ethnic, or racial group.
NAZI PARTY- officially the
National Socialist German
Workers' Party, was a far-right
political party in Germany active
between 1920 and 1945 that
created and supported the
ideology of Nazism. Its precursor,
the German Workers' Party,
existed from 1919 to 1920.
LOW-STATUS RACES- should have
limited to low-status jobs.
DOMINANT RACE- exclusive
access to political power,
economic resources, high status
jobs and unrestricted civil rights.

4. Racism was at the heart of North American slavery
and the colonization and
empire-building activities of western Europeans,
especially in the 18th century. The
idea of race was invented to magnify the
differences between people of European
origin and those of African descent whose ancestors
had been involuntarily enslaved
and transported to the Americas. By characterizing
Africans and their African
American descendants as lesser human beings, the
proponents of slavery attempted
to justify and maintain the system of exploitation
while portraying the United States
as a bastion and champion of human freedom, with
human rights, democratic
institutions, unlimited opportunities, and equality.
The contradiction between slavery
and the ideology of human equality, accompanying
a philosophy of human freedom
and dignity, seemed to demand the
dehumanization of those enslaved.
By the 19th century, racism had matured and spread
around the world. In
many countries, leaders began to think of the ethnic
components of their own
societies, usually religious or language groups, in
racial terms and to designate
―higher‖ and ―lower‖ races. Those seen as the low-
status races, especially in
colonized areas, were exploited for their labor; and
discrimination against them
became a common pattern in many areas of the world.
The expressions and feelings
of racial superiority that accompanied colonialism
generated resentment and hostility
from those who were colonized and exploited, feelings
that continued even after
independence.

5. Since the mid-20th century many conflicts
around the world have been
interpreted in racial terms even though
their origins were in the ethnic hostilities
that have long characterized many human
societies (e.g., Arabs and Jews, English and
Irish). Racism reflects an acceptance of the
deepest forms and degrees of divisiveness
and carries the implication that differences
between groups are so great
that they cannot be transcended.
Racism elicits hatred and distrust and
precludes any attempt to understand its
victims. For that reason, most human
societies have concluded that racism is
wrong, at least in principle, and social trends
have moved away from racism. Many
societies have begun to combat
institutionalized racism by denouncing racist
beliefs and practices and by promoting
human understanding in public policies, as
does
the Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
set forth by the United Nations in 1948.

6. 7 TYPES OF
RACIAL
DISCRIMI-
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DISCRIMI-
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PREJUDICE AND OVER BIAS
Racial discrimination may
occur because of overt
prejudice, hostility or
negative feelings held by
someone about a racialized
person or group.
Unfortunately,
people are still treated
unequally, such as by being
refused a job or apartment,
simply because of overt bias
towards them based on race
and related grounds.

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Stereotyping
In addition, people may experience racial
discrimination because of stereotyping.
Stereotyping typically involves attributing
the same characteristics to all members
of a group, regardless of individual
differences. It is often based on
misconceptions, incomplete information
and/or false generalizations. In most
cases,
stereotypes assume negative
characteristics about a group. Even those
who are
well meaning and not overtly biased can
nevertheless stereotype.

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Racial profiling
Racial profiling is a form of stereotyping that
has particular implications for
racialized persons. The Commission has
defined racial profiling as any action
undertaken for reasons of safety, security or
public protection that relies on
stereotypes about race, colour, ethnicity,
ancestry, religion or place of origin rather than
on reasonable suspicion, to single out an
individual for greater scrutiny or
different treatment. Race only needs to be a
factor in the conduct alleged to
constitute profiling.

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RACIAL
DISCRIMI-
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Direct discrimination
This happens when someone treats you
worse than another person in a similar
situation because of your race.
For example:
if a letting agency would not let a flat to
you because of your race, this would be
direct race discrimination

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Indirect discrimination
This happens when an organization has
a particular policy or way of working that
puts people of your racial group at a
disadvantage.
For example:
a hairdresser refuses to employ stylists
that cover their own hair, this would put
any Muslim women or Sikh men who
cover their hair at a disadvantage when
applying for a position as a stylist

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RACIAL
DISCRIMI-
NATION
Harassment
Harassment occurs when someone makes you feel humiliated,
offended or degraded.
For example:
a young British Asian man at work keeps being called a racist
name by
colleagues. His colleagues say it is just banter, but the employee
is insulted
and offended by it.
Harassment can never be justified. However, if an organization or
employer can
show it did everything it could to prevent people who work for it
from behaving like
that, you will not be able to make a claim for harassment against
it, although you
could make a claim against the harasser.

13. 7 TYPES OF
RACIAL
DISCRIMI-
NATION
Victimization
This is when you are treated badly because you have made
a complaint of race related discrimination under the
Equality Act. It can also occur if you are supporting
someone who has made a complaint of race related
discrimination.
For example:
the young man in the example above wants to make a
formal complaint about his treatment. His manager
threatens to sack him unless he drops the complaint

15. Learn to
recognize
and
understand
your own
privilege.
Examine
your own
biases and
consider
where they
may have
originated.
Validate the
experiences
and feelings
of people of
color.
Challenge
the
“colorblind”
ideology.
Call out
racist
“jokes” or
statements.
Find out how
your
company or
school works
to expand
opportunities
for
people of
color.
Be
thoughtful
with your
finances.
Adopt an
intersection
al approach
in all
aspects of
your life.

17. Answer the questions comprehensively.
1. What is racism?
2. What are the different forms of racial discrimination?
Include one
example for each form.
3. Why does racism occur? Cite examples.
4. How can we fight racism?
ASSESSMENT