Your Textbook Notes That Racial Discrimination Can Occur at the Individual

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Essay

Your textbook notes that racial discrimination can occur at the individual behavioral level but also at the institutional/societal level.One context in which both forms of racial discrimination might occur is in hiring for employment.Consider a scenario in which two job candidates are being considered for a position and the racial and/or ethnic identity of each candidate is known.Construct a hypothetical scenario in which racism is occurring at the individual level and at the institutional level (institutional racism),giving specific examples of each type of racism.Explain how each example of racism illustrates either individual or institutional racism.Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

Learn about institutional racism and its effects on racial groups.

Review the consensus or lack thereof among researchers regarding systematic racism in the criminal justice system.

Understand the difference between racist and antiracist aesthetics.

Identify examples and effects of cultural appropriation and its impact on racial relations.

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Definitions:

Second Great Awakening

A Protestant religious revival during the early 19th century in the United States, which led to the spread of revival meetings and the establishment of new denominations and reform movements.

Catherine Beecher

An American educator known for her forthright opinions on women’s education as well as her staunch support of the inclusion of kindergarten into children’s education.

Grimké Sisters

Sarah and Angelina Grimké, 19th-century American advocates for abolitionism and women's rights.

Abolition Movement

A historical campaign, especially in the 18th and 19th centuries, aimed at ending the practice of slavery and the slave trade.