Racism And Dysfunctions Caused By Racial Inequalities?
Functionalism views racial and ethnic minorities to serve an important function in society to explain their existence. Functionalists might look at "functions" and "dysfunctions” caused by racial inequality focused the argument on the way racism is functional for the dominant group, for example, suggesting that racism morally justifies a racially unequal society which is a deeply problematic idea.
Australia has a deep-rooted culture of denial when it comes to acknowledging racism. This denial is perfectly demonstrated with the mistreatment of refugees as Australian government refuses to acknowledge the harm caused by its detention policies. In this paper ideas of media influence, systematic racism and assimilation will explore how Australian …show more content…
Applicants must provide as much identification as possible, which includes a valid passport, visas, and medical tests. Along with this new policy introduced in 2017, the applicants are faced with an English exam and are required to reach a Band 6 proficiency of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
This poses many problems for refugees who are in need of citizenship but lack the formal educational background to navigate these tests, which will be the biggest hurdle for many refugees and in particular for a woman who is more likely to lack a formal education (Sally Baker, 2017). The time of application approval is also a hindrance for refugees as data collected by the … states that in 2014-15 the average processing time for a visa to be granted was approximately 14 and a half months and for some even longer (Parliament of Australia, …show more content…
To support this almost two in every five persons studied reported having been verbally discriminated against on the basis of ethnicity. Significantly, the highest instances of discrimination were reported as occurring in educational and workplace settings. Though reports like this are on the increase the Federal Government have giving little attention to the discrimination and lack of employment refugee are faced with despite having the skill and qualification needed for jobs (Australian Human Rights Commission,
Australia has a deep-rooted culture of denial when it comes to acknowledging racism. This denial is perfectly demonstrated with the mistreatment of refugees as Australian government refuses to acknowledge the harm caused by its detention policies. In this paper ideas of media influence, systematic racism and assimilation will explore how Australian …show more content…
Applicants must provide as much identification as possible, which includes a valid passport, visas, and medical tests. Along with this new policy introduced in 2017, the applicants are faced with an English exam and are required to reach a Band 6 proficiency of the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).
This poses many problems for refugees who are in need of citizenship but lack the formal educational background to navigate these tests, which will be the biggest hurdle for many refugees and in particular for a woman who is more likely to lack a formal education (Sally Baker, 2017). The time of application approval is also a hindrance for refugees as data collected by the … states that in 2014-15 the average processing time for a visa to be granted was approximately 14 and a half months and for some even longer (Parliament of Australia, …show more content…
To support this almost two in every five persons studied reported having been verbally discriminated against on the basis of ethnicity. Significantly, the highest instances of discrimination were reported as occurring in educational and workplace settings. Though reports like this are on the increase the Federal Government have giving little attention to the discrimination and lack of employment refugee are faced with despite having the skill and qualification needed for jobs (Australian Human Rights Commission,