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    the everyday workings of social institutions (p. 231). This is all racism that is discovered in all societies. Personal racism is the expression of racist attitudes or behaviors by individual people. Such as‚ stereotypes‚ prejudice‚ discrimination‚ colorism‚ and even racial transparency. A stereotype is an overgeneralized belief that a certain trait behavior‚ or attitude characterizes

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    In chapters 1-4 of The Philadelphia Negro‚ W.E.B. Du Bois provides historical context about African Americans in Philadelphia from the early 1600s to the mid 1800s. Before he shifts to the sociological study‚ he covers the trajectory of blacks in Philadelphia from the arrival of the first slaves to the growing free community as a result of the mass exodus of African Americans from the South. He concentrates on the socioeconomic status of numerous pecuniary classes as well as changes in the division

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    Colorism- discrimination within racial groups * Core countries are all industrial countries that show dominance among other countries. * A peripheral country are poor nations that are often exploited economically and politically by the core countries

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    criticized the movement for continuing “to exclude black girls who don’t represent a specific tax bracket‚ who aren’t of a certain skin tone‚ body size‚ hair texture/length‚ and/or physical ability.” This criticism acts as a reflection of the persistent colorism issues within the black community. For example‚ on Twitter‚ one can find a short clip‚ which appears on timelines every so often‚ of a light-skinned black women dancing in front of a pink background‚ most definitely feeling herself. Twitter users

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    Fair and Lovely Human skin color ranges in variety‚ from the darkest brown to the lightest pinkish-white. Recently‚ I saw a video about skin color in India. I was surprised and devastated . Their skin color affects their status in society there. They can be denied education‚ jobs etc. A fair skin person is considered attractive regardless that the person have a healthy figure. My shocking discovery was that many Indian people‚ mostly women are so obsessed with fair skin. They will go to

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    and mind. The mind is taught how to make judgment before having the facts on an idea or before knowing a person. Prejudice can come in many forms‚ some more common than others. For example‚ a few of the most common types of prejudice happens to be colorism‚ racism‚ and sexism. More often than not‚ the word “prejudice” leaves a foul taste in the mouth of the user‚ even though everyone has their own prejudices‚ whether they would like to admit that or not. Prejudice thoughts and actions can affect everyday

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    Racial Categories Will Be Used in Current Surveys and Other Data Collections by the Census Bureau? 5 Exhibit 6.5: Reality of Intentional Job Discrimination 5 Exhibit 6.6: EEOC’s E-RACE Initiative 6 THE E-RACE INITIATIVE (ERADICATING RACISM AND COLORISM FROM EMPLOYMENT) 6 Why Do We Need E-RACE? 6 Exhibit 6.7: EEOC’s Revised Race Guidance 6 WHAT IS “RACE” DISCRIMINATION? 6 Exhibit 6.8: EEOC’s National Origin Guidance 7 NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION 7 ABOUT NATIONAL ORIGIN DISCRIMINATION

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    Disparate Impact Analysis a. Several positions have shown have displayed Disparate Impact. The Shift Leader position for hires is the first position below 80% for both nonwhite and African Americans hires. Disparate impact was prevalent in the department manager position for African Americans. The data also confirms disparate impact Assistant Store manager as well as Store manager. Although disparate impact is prevalent in several management positions‚ this does not mean discrimination is taking

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    the ways in which power was distributed‚ privileging gens de coleur in comparison to blacks . Concerning this‚ the author makes an important contribution as he challenged the traditional understanding of race issues and Haiti‚ bringing topics as colorism to the discussion about the construction of social‚ economic and political hierarchies in the country

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    department but on campus as well. Although Color Struck‚ Big White Fog‚ and A Raisin in the Sun deal with some similar topics‚ A Raisin in the Sun’s topics are the most relevant to Northwestern. Color Struck’s main topic is color discrimination and colorism‚ Big White Fog deals with communism and internal black tensions‚ all of which are not topical “today” at Northwestern. A Raisin in the Sun discusses prejudice‚ which is seen in the Northwestern theatre department on many different levels: in casting

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