Questions and Answers for Racism
Racism
I need to write a 3-minute speech about racism by tomorrow I already have 1 minute and 26 seconds and I've run out of...
The first thing you should do is narrow your topic. Paradoxically, it is easier to write a long speech on a narrow topic than on a broad topic. If you try to talk about racism in general, after...
Racism
What has been the effect of racial prejudice and discrimination on white Americans?
There are at least three ways to answer this question. First, we can argue that racial prejudice and discrimination have helped white people. From before the independence of the United States...
Racism
Racism
Perhaps you could ask this question in a more detailed way so that you can get an answer that is truly helpful to you. Racism can generally be defined as the feeling that people of your own race...
Racism
What is the effect of negative stereotypes to which people are exposed through the media?
Blatant racial stereotyping, particularly of African-Americans, is far less common today than it was 30 years ago. The proliferation of broadcasting networks and the increased consumer power of...
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What is the difference between discrimination and racism?
The difference between these two is that racism is an attitude while discrimination is an action. The two can go together, but it is not necessary that they do. Racism is the attitude that someone...
Racism
What is the difference between racism and racialism?
“Racialism” is a word that is used differently by different people. There are many people who simply use it as a synonym for racism. However, it also has a different meaning. Racism, of course,...
Racism
In To Kill A Mockingbird, Atticus says, I’m simply defending a Negro—his name’s Tom Robinson. (Lee, 75) With...
The racism of the white ladies of Maycomb whom Aunt Alexandra likes to entertain is based, at least in part, on self-interest. The local African Americans are a good source of cheap labor for these...
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Compare how bias against African Americans was expressed in the South and the North.
Although Northerners became progressively more outraged about the institution of slavery as the nation approached a civil war, it would be inaccurate to say that Southerners were prejudiced against...
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In modern society, do HBCUs (Historically Black College or University) foster racism?
This question can be argued both ways. On the one hand, you can argue that the existence of HBCUs fosters racism by separating whites and blacks. In this view, racism would be reduced if whites...
Racism
How would one go about analyzing Kenneth Clark's research on racial attitudes, especially the so-called "Doll Study,"...
Kenneth and Mamie Clark, the African-American husband-and-wife team that conducted illuminating if morally questionable studies on racism during the late 1930s and 1940s were interested in...
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Discuss the implications of the following statement: "Racism is a product of cowardice regardless of skin colour."
I think that there is much in way of validity in the statement. Certainly, a strong case can be made that there is a cowardice present in seeking to eliminate dialogue, as opposed to increasing...