What Is Institutional Racism?

To understand the term institutional racism, one needs to understand the meaning of racism. Racism refers to any act whether intended or not intended based on the skin color and subordinates a person then it is referred to as racism. Institutional racism (Ward et al., 2014) on the other hand, can be defined as a type of racism which is expressed and shown by practice in political and social institutions. This form of racism is done by people or by institutions that are informal. With the current emphasizes on how to reduce or eliminate racism, less institutional racism is available. Institutional racism is still observed in most countries in the world.
Wealth sees institutional racism, the income gap between the whites and the black, employment level, how health care services are provided, level of education among the white and black as well as political power. Institutions respond to whites and the black differently (Ahmed & Sara, 2012). In cases where institutions are seen to hurt black, then that is a form of institutional racism. Institutional racism is more of
This stereotyping is responsible for the segregation of residential areas by race. It as well influences how people view crime in the community, shapes how crime policies are made and the policy to be used in welfare activities (Ahmed & Sara, 2012). The policy set to place the minority in much more less disadvantaged situations as compared to the majority. An example of such policies is in the issue of public schools in the US. The minority gets better teachers and more money allocated to them. On the contrary, the schools in the rich neighborhood get more money with more teachers employed in such schools. Another example is on the housing contracts which show some level of institutional racism. The policies put aside to govern lending procedures by the banks also show institutional