Racism

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This paper investigates the ideals of superiority and inferiority and how they have factored into racism and racist behavior throughout history. The author looks at how natural order, power, influence and position factor into a person's behavior and how they look at someone of a different race. The author also examines issues surrounding African-Americans and Asian-Americans and how these two different communities continue to be plagued by racism, and prejudice.

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"Padilla also asserts that stereotypes are ever changing and a new one is developed every time a major immigration into America occurs. Italians, Germans, Chinese, Irish and Jews have all experienced stereotyping (Padilla 1998). A study conducted by the National Opinion Research Center (NORC) at the University of Chicago has shown that beliefs held by many Americans about racial and ethnic minorities are based on stereotypes. The study consisted of a survey administered to a cross-section of Americans. The survey asked participants to evaluate the characteristics of whites, Jews, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, Hispanics and southern whites on a scale of one to seven. The results showed that minority groups were evaluated more negatively than whites, with the exception of Jews, who were rated more favorably than whites in all characteristics except patriotism. Hispanics and African-Americans were ranked last or next to last on nearly all characteristics measured (How Do Americans View One Another? The Persistence of Racial/Ethnic Stereotypes)."

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