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    Macpherson Report describes institutional racism as ‘The collective failure of an organisation to provide an appropriate and professional service to the people because of their colour, culture or ethnic origin.’ (Craig, 2007, p. 92). Race in Germany In Germany they avoid using the term race, in other words the term race is not acknowledge by Germans, instead it is a concept that is believed to exist somewhere else. Nevertheless, this does not take away from the fact that racism exist in Germany. In fact

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    will subject a white man to the like punishment.” While that is not the case today, racism continues to be an important and urgent issue in the United States. Although the shadow of racism continues to haunt Americans, race relations among people in America have slowly improved. From the active practice of institutional racism during the 19th and early 20th century, the spike in criticism against institutionalized racism during the Civil Rights Movement, and the dissolution of racial barriers in the

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    Institutional Racism: The Systematic Oppression of People of Color According to the oxford dictionary, institutional racism is defined as discrimination amongst people of a certain race that society becomes to see as normal. Looking back at the “discovering” of America, the history of colonization, slavery, the trail of tears and even Japanese internment camps, anyone not of European(British descent) were always seen and treated as less than. Because so many years have passed, one would think that

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    mortgages and getting contracts instead and were basically paying much more than their house were worth and, had rules like if they missed 3 payments they will be evicted from their house. Most of them didn’t even know they were a target of institutional racism. It is hard to believe that this was about 50 years ago and that the law was allowing for banks to let this happen. Even after protest and boycotts it took a while for this issue to get resolved. This caused obvious financial problems for

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    The role of institutional racism in bridging the racial divide There is now an African-American president in the White House and there is now no visible trace of slavery in America. Racism, in the eyes of the majority is nonexistent. There is a wide assumption that minorities, especially blacks have progressed to the point where job and income equality is no longer a debate. The majority does not think of racism as a serious problem just because enough progress had been made

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    There are two different levels of racism found in contemporary health care; institutional and interpersonal racism. Institutional racism encompasses policies and practices carried out by government and other institutions that may limit the benefits received by Indigenous Australians compared with non-Indigenous Australians. An example where institutional racism may play a factor in clinical practice is a lack of culturally appropriate materials or treatment options for Indigenous patients (Shah

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    Explain how institutional racism could result in internalized oppression for members of marginalized populations. Provide examples relevant to a specific minority group, based on the chapters you selected. Institutional racism can result in a lot of internal oppression n Latino’s is when Arizona’s superintendent to allow or disallow ethic courses taught in school. Latino’s already have a high dropout rate in school. This law could result the internalized oppression by the Latino’s having a higher

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    Institutional racism is a global phenomenon. The never-ending list of disadvantages minorities face on a day to day basis is catastrophic. Nevertheless, one thing that can be done is to improve awareness. Institutional racism should be recognized by those higher in social status since minorities only make up a smaller percentage of the earth’s population. This limits the amount of control they have, leading to systemic oppression and restricting the number of opportunities people of color can

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    In the article, Task force accuses Chicago Police of Institutional Racism, by Ray Sanchez. Ray Sanchez talks about a 16 year old African American named Pierre Loury. In the past 8 years, “72% of people stopped by Chicago police in 2014 were African-American, and 17% were Hispanic,” the report said. (CNN) This kinds of homicides are only being heard from colored people or Hispanics and the community are calling the officers as racists. They are thinking that this officers aren’t respecting the lives

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    3. It is very evident that institutional racism in our education system is prominent and causes the cycle of poverty throughout the United States. School institutional racism is in the form of teachers, resources and harsher punishment that potentially leads to school- to- prison pipeline towards blacks and minorities starting at a young age. Low income neighborhoods have a higher population of blacks and other minorities, and since those neighboring schools are funded through property taxes these

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