Racial Discrimination In America's Social History
Racial discrimination has been a problem in America’s social history. Discrimination of ethnic minorities (especially Blacks) has long been a controversial issue, prevalent in societies, and workplace for several years. Racial discrimination remains a key concern in the United States’ workplace. Employers not only use discriminatory screening and recruitment processes, but also often stereotype Blacks by rating them as workers with weaker soft and hard skills compared to Whites (Bobo & Fox 321). While racial discrimination is not clearly as visible as was the case in the 1960s, it is still prevalent (Brown 1485). Morris (“forbes.com”) asserts that it has learnt to conceal itself even from its causes, but it persists despite decades of activism,
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The majority of those who are vulnerable are the minorities. Blacks and Hispanics are major targets for racial discrimination in the wake of the twenty-first century when there are numerous laws warning against the injustice. According to Gedeon (“Minorities and racial discrimination”), Blacks and Hispanics are less likely to pass interviews and get job opportunities. It is unfortunate that even employers admit they are reluctant to recruit minorities.
Racial discrimination also has a gender perspective; in many workplaces, women 's work is undervalued, and they earn less pay than men. The case is worse for Black women, who bear the brunt of racial and gender discrimination (Gedeon “Minorities and racial discrimination”). They face double jeopardy, per se.
Muhammad (“American Money”) notes that the rate of unemployment among Blacks is two times of the national rate. The conditions used to single out potential Black recruits are astonishing; a person’s name can mean he/she will never secure a job since some employers rarely call back individuals with “Black sounding names.” Even with good education, college-educated Blacks have high chances of being unemployed compared to Whites (Tucker “daytondailynews.com”). Therefore, when a White and Black attend interviews, Whites have better chances of being hired. Moreover, they are more likely to be promoted to higher job positions compared to their Black counterparts. They also have more power and influence during work meetings (Meares et al.
The majority of those who are vulnerable are the minorities. Blacks and Hispanics are major targets for racial discrimination in the wake of the twenty-first century when there are numerous laws warning against the injustice. According to Gedeon (“Minorities and racial discrimination”), Blacks and Hispanics are less likely to pass interviews and get job opportunities. It is unfortunate that even employers admit they are reluctant to recruit minorities.
Racial discrimination also has a gender perspective; in many workplaces, women 's work is undervalued, and they earn less pay than men. The case is worse for Black women, who bear the brunt of racial and gender discrimination (Gedeon “Minorities and racial discrimination”). They face double jeopardy, per se.
Muhammad (“American Money”) notes that the rate of unemployment among Blacks is two times of the national rate. The conditions used to single out potential Black recruits are astonishing; a person’s name can mean he/she will never secure a job since some employers rarely call back individuals with “Black sounding names.” Even with good education, college-educated Blacks have high chances of being unemployed compared to Whites (Tucker “daytondailynews.com”). Therefore, when a White and Black attend interviews, Whites have better chances of being hired. Moreover, they are more likely to be promoted to higher job positions compared to their Black counterparts. They also have more power and influence during work meetings (Meares et al.