In response to at least two of your peers’ posts, suggest a potential solution for this type of institutionalized discrimination. Your solution could come from a current policy or program or could be one of your own imagining.
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Response 1 to christina somner
Hello,
Institutional discrimination is defined as the “inequitable treatment of a group resulting from
practices or policies that are incorporated into social, political, or economic institutions and
that operate independently from the prejudices of individuals” (pg. 184). A group who
shares the same biology and genetically shared traits defines race, and a group who shares
a “historical and cultural heritage and sense of group identity and belongingness is an
ethnic group” (pg. 181).
I believe women have experienced institutional discrimination from the beginning. Women
have always been viewed at a lower status than men and little by little women have been
fighting for their rights and equality. Women have made great progress establishing
themselves in the workplace and even sports; there was a time when women were not even
aloud to participate in certain sports because it was a “man’s sport.” It was believed that
women should take cooking classes and learn other “homemaker” skills.
There are laws in place now that are suppose to forbid institutional discrimination during a
hiring process, and I am under the assumption most of the time none is taking place, but
one still cannot help but wonder why he or she was not hired, especially if he or she is of a
minority group. Does that questions still linger in the back of one’s mind? When my father
was alive, he was in his “senior citizen” years, and he applied for a job to help through the
holiday months. He was not hired for this position and he was pretty sure it was because
they were discriminating against his age, but of course there is really no way one can prove
that. Maybe and hopefully that was not the case, but he was definitely qualified for the job.
Women have found their way into military and police forces. All of these branches have
certain requirements that must be met in order to join and qualify; I am a believer that if a
woman wants to join any of the branches and can met the expectations and requirements of
the job, she should have an equal opportunity. I believe that for any job she were to pursue.
I believe that men should have the same opportunity to pursue jobs or sports considered
more feminine.
To each their own and an individual should not be discriminated against.
Response 2 to devan skyles
Institutional discrimination has been in the news recently. Many are calling out the newly
appointed President of the United States, Mr. Donald J. Trump, for institutional discrimination
against Muslims. President Trump gave an order on January 27, 2017 to ban travel to the United
States from seven Muslim-majority countries (Office of the Press Secretary, 2017). This ban
even extends to those who have already immigrated here and have obtained their “green cards” if
they were to leave and try to return. Only those with diplomatic clearance are able to continue
regularly. While Muslims are not stated outright, the countries are Muslim centric and its
correlation seems implied. In the press release Section 5.b it also states that individuals will be
evaluated on a case by case basis and that priority will go to those in the countries whose religion
is the minority of that area (Office of the Press Secretary, 2017). Implicating that those other than
Muslim will get clearance faster. This action also disallows any Syrian refugees to come to
America seeking asylum.
While Mr. Trump claims his goal is to strengthen our security and protect Americans, the way he
is pinpointing a group to such a degree is incredibly discriminating. The process these
individuals go through is roughly 16-24 months long already and many are now suffering. If he
is strengthening the qualifications for acceptance, that’s understandable, but it should be for all
immigrants, including those from our allied countries like Europe. This has since been
expanded, but initially the direction he took was certainly discriminating.
Institutional discrimination may be seen in many ways, usually geared towards individuals who
deviate from social norms. This can be see in the past like how gay marriages were illegal so
they could not reap the same rewards as straight marriage. Another instance might be how
mothers have a more difficult time finding work, while there are policies in place to prevent this
discrimination, it may still influence hiring because employers believe that mothers might be
distracted or miss more work than others.
References:
Office of the Press Secretary. (2017) Executive order: protecting the nation from foreign
terrorist entry into the united states. The White House. Retrieved from
https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2017/01/27/executive-order-protectingnation-foreign-terrorist-entry-united-states
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