The Role Of Racism And Anti-Semitism In America Today
Running Head: RACISM AND ANTI-SEMITISM
Hatred a Look at Racism and anti-Semitism in America Today
PHI 103
June 30, 2013
Hatred a Look at Racism and anti-Semitism in America Today Even though there have been many educational and social strides towards equality, there is still racism and anti-Semitism in America today. Racism and anti-Semitism can be found all around us. Many people see and feel discrimination in their everyday lives. The media shows us that hatred and racism exits even within the Hollywood and celebrity communities. Some of the most convincing and disturbing data comes from the US government. The FBI holds records that illustrate the known severity of the problem. This paper will explore how racism and …show more content…
Even though there have been many educational and social strides towards equality, there is still racism and anti-Semitism in America today that can be evidenced by the unequal distribution of wealth among the races in America. According to Conley, D. (1999), “the median white family held assets worth more than seven times those of median nonwhite family”. The majority of America’s wealth resides within a single race although the country has great racial diversity. America continues to show opportunity in having the nation’s wealth more equally represented by the various races within the United States. It is important to look at the controlling wealth of the United States to understand how minorities could be negatively impacted. Minorities may not have the availability to the means that create opportunities for them to prosper as much as …show more content…
Analysis of the 6,216 single-bias incidents reported in 2011 revealed the following: 46.9 percent were racially motivated; 20.8 percent resulted from sexual-orientation bias; 19.8 percent were motivated by religious bias and 11.6 percent stemmed from ethnicity/national origin bias. The FBI hate crime reports clearly show that there are still an alarming numbers of crimes that are committed against individuals based on their race. This is one of the strongest pieces of evidence that shows that racism and anti-Semitism is alive and fervent in America
Hatred a Look at Racism and anti-Semitism in America Today
PHI 103
June 30, 2013
Hatred a Look at Racism and anti-Semitism in America Today Even though there have been many educational and social strides towards equality, there is still racism and anti-Semitism in America today. Racism and anti-Semitism can be found all around us. Many people see and feel discrimination in their everyday lives. The media shows us that hatred and racism exits even within the Hollywood and celebrity communities. Some of the most convincing and disturbing data comes from the US government. The FBI holds records that illustrate the known severity of the problem. This paper will explore how racism and …show more content…
Even though there have been many educational and social strides towards equality, there is still racism and anti-Semitism in America today that can be evidenced by the unequal distribution of wealth among the races in America. According to Conley, D. (1999), “the median white family held assets worth more than seven times those of median nonwhite family”. The majority of America’s wealth resides within a single race although the country has great racial diversity. America continues to show opportunity in having the nation’s wealth more equally represented by the various races within the United States. It is important to look at the controlling wealth of the United States to understand how minorities could be negatively impacted. Minorities may not have the availability to the means that create opportunities for them to prosper as much as …show more content…
Analysis of the 6,216 single-bias incidents reported in 2011 revealed the following: 46.9 percent were racially motivated; 20.8 percent resulted from sexual-orientation bias; 19.8 percent were motivated by religious bias and 11.6 percent stemmed from ethnicity/national origin bias. The FBI hate crime reports clearly show that there are still an alarming numbers of crimes that are committed against individuals based on their race. This is one of the strongest pieces of evidence that shows that racism and anti-Semitism is alive and fervent in America