Racial Discrimination

In a study that was reviewed by Deitch and her colleagues (2003), blacks were interviewed at work about whether the felt they were being discriminated. Most participants had difficulty answering because they were not sure whether discrimination was linked to their race or different factors like gender. Such inconclusive research only adds to the haziness of work related issues defined as ones of “racial discrimination” (Deitch, Barsky, Butz, Chan, Brief & Bradley).

We are doing better with racial discrimination than we were 100 years ago;we may have made an improvement but not nearly enough. On a daily basis lots of people Face racism whether they are African American Or Latino even Native American they All face it Whether It is with the police,in public,or at work everyone faces some type of Racism And can affect their lives in various ways.

Despite Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the federal law which bans gender and race discrimination in employment, advancement, and termination, ethnic discrimination and prejudice in the workplace is still a very pertinent issue. In fact, racial discrimination is the most common kind of discrimination workers report to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency in charge of enforcing Title VII. Prejudice in the workplace is shown in a variety of forms, is either obvious or subtle, and at times may occur without employers even realizing it. As the General Manager of a popular restaurant in Texas, I witnessed such racial discrimination and prejudice firsthand and saw how detrimental it is to the success of

These conditions in turn lead to the way individuals perform at work. It also affects their views of each other as well as those considered to be "above" or "below" them. So, racial discrimination happens at the work level, as well as, the dividing of social classes.

In a perfect world, people would be equal in rights, opportunities, and responsibilities, despite their race or gender. In the world we live in, however, we always face all kinds of neglect based on different attributes. All over the United States, certain people treat others with prejudice because of particular features they possess. Unfortunately, prejudice and discrimination occur even in places which, by definition, should be free of all personal prejudices – specifically, in offices and other business surroundings. This tragedy is called workplace discrimination; not every unfair behavior at work, however, can be assessed as discrimination. Discrimination in the workplace happens when an employee experiences unfair treatment due to their race, gender, age, religion, marital status, national origin, disability or veteran status, or other characteristics. Discrimination is one of the largest issues people face in the workplace and it must be dealt with. The U.S. have laws and regulations on discrimination but it still often occurs. Workplace discrimination appears in hiring, training, promotion, firing, and other institutional or interpersonal treatment. Discrimination sometimes causes an employee to leave or quit the workplace, resign from a position, or in more severe cases, to commit suicide or act violently against the discriminators. Discrimination is one of the largest issues many people face in the workplace.

To be able to move forward as a nation to promote a world of racial equality we must take the lead as social workers in advocacy and education. One of the things we can do is acknowledge that racism still exists today. For many, racism has become so normalized in our society that people are not even aware that it is taking place. Politicians in the media question if racism exists and feel that because it is not as salient as it has been in the past that it is no longer an issue. If we pretend it isn't there it is not just going to disappear. Bias and stereotypes are taught and learned from an early age. We need to model language and behaviors that teach acceptance and tolerance to our children. Making this a part of a child's education in school is something that will last them a life time. Stereotypes teach hate, and we cannot afford to teach the next generation to be hateful but instead to be accepting. Also, as social workers we need to be aware of our own privilege and how this can impact how we work with others. We all grew up with prejudice and bias in our lives and it is our job to acknowledge this and reflect upon it, so we can work more effectively with

“In New York City, where colored people are about half of the population, 80% of the NYPD stops were of blacks and Latinos.”(Quigley 1) Racism is like a barricade holding colored people back from becoming as successful as they want to be. Racism affects people in the workplace by limiting their chances to seize a job or promotion they are qualified for and should get. As an example, it has been proven that people who have white names have double the chance to be interviewed for a job than a person with an African American name. Racism is not the only persecution that affects people, sexism also is still a big problem in America. Sexism demeans and is unfair to women all around the globe, these women deserve to be treated as equal to men. In terms of women in leadership positions, the number of women with managerial positions is substantially lower than men. “In 2009, less than a quarter of CEOs were women in the US, and they earned significantly less than their male colleagues made.” (Gender Inequality and Women in the US Labor Force) Women are treated differently, even in places where gender has absolutely no importance towards the job. As an example, most people interview women and men differently, many questions women have to answer have zero importance to their qualification for the job. For example, interviewers ask women about children, which has

Racial bias is very prevalent in business hiring today. The idea of racial bias specifically against black people has been about equal to the discrimination that occurred in 1990 while the discrimination against Latino people has stayed steady over the last twenty-seven years (Sherman,2016). This shows that racial bias in business hiring is still very prevalent today, and action needs to be taken to prevent minorities with the same qualifications as whites from getting a job simply because of their race.

Racial discrimination can occur in any workplace to any minority. Whether it’s at a white collar job in corporate, or a blue collar job in construction, it can happen literally anywhere. As people become more educated and learn more in this life, their political views usually do not change. A lot of people sometimes would not mind giving up their jobs to express their racial and political beliefs.

At a workplace, also manager became a racism and gives more hours to their race people. (Vega, Tanzania) said According to a CNN/Kaiser Family Foundation poll on race in America, 69% of blacks and 57% of Hispanics say past and present racism is a major reason for the problems facing people of their racial or ethnic group. And 26% of blacks and 15% of Hispanics said they felt that they had been treated unfairly because of their race or ethnicity at their place of work in the past 30 days. Also, they get less pay or they had to work hard and if there is no work or work became less than they will termination Black or Hispanics people. I agree with this because at my workplace also people who start working late than me and have less experience got a higher position than me just because they born here or they were American. Also, workers from different background get less pay rate, which the white employee has the same experiences and skills get more pay rates and get the higher position. For the Harassment, the co-workers working in the same place area use the words to the people from the different countries which makes them feel uncomfortable. When some people stop them to using those kinds of words, but still they use those words and when you complain to the manager, a manager will just listen to you and did not say anything to their people.

Do Americans feel like there is still racial discrimination in today's everyday life? Racial discrimination is treating someone differently because of the color of his or her skin. Racial discrimination has been around for a long time. There are laws that are supposed to protect non whites from being racially discriminated against but these laws are not applied to everyone equally. There are a lot of different types of discrimination such as gender and age but the main type is racial. Racial discrimination still exist in America based on discrimination at work, police brutality, and arrest rates.

This paper will assess my personal experience with prejudice in the workplace, including the implications of the situation to the organization in terms of its stakeholders, reputation, and its legal responsibilities. Furthermore, I will analyze the negative effects the discriminatory behavior had on morale and functioning of coworkers and employees. Lastly, I will recommend three action steps that I would have taken as a manager to avoid the situation, in addition to three steps to render the situation.

Personally speaking, I believe that race discrimination can be against based on three aspects: 1) employees. Employees should prove their case indirectly. They have to offer proofs for discrimination which can force their employers to admit that the discrimination was actually happen. For example, if the employee cannot get promoted and he/she believes it was because of his/her race, the employee should prove that he/she should have been promoted since he/she is qualified with the promotion, while another employee who is not his/her race got promoted. 2) employers. Employers should make sure that every employees or applicators have equal employment opportunities at workplace. And they

Since the end of the segregation with the Civil Rights Movement, many believed that racism in the United States had come to an end. However, there are still many instances where racial inequality still occurs, and this is especially prevalent in the workplace. Although this sort of discrimination is illegal, individuals cannot always be prosecuted for this crime because it often happens in subtle manners that are not easy to prove. Regardless, every person, no matter the color of their skin, has the inherent right to be treated with fairness and equality, especially when dealing with matters in the corporate world.

For instance; my direct boss, the Controller of the hospital, only has an associate’s degree in business. She has been with the company for 40 years and has worked her way up in rank throughout her time there. Within the department that I work, I do not see signs of discrimination based on what I see hired in on a regular basis and the already existing employees. We have people of all nationalities (within reason considering the community make-up), women who were pregnant at the time of hire and individuals of all ages and educational backgrounds.