Sociology-Race

Racial Discrimination

One of the common challenges that has faced the US since time immemorial is the issue of racism. African Americans have always been a target of maltreatment, and this can be observed in racial inequalities and differences in education, housing, health care, and employment opportunities, among others. In this case, an interracial couple is the subject of racial mistreatment because the man is African American. As one of the residents in the neighborhood, it will be important for me to speak up and take action to prevent such actions from taking place again.

As a resident in the neighborhood, I will mobilize a few vocal members from the neighborhood who share the same sentiments of dislike for the racial acts towards the couple. Margaret Mead advised that a small group of committed and thoughtful citizens have the ability to change the world (Anonymous, 2020). Together, we will publicly condemn the action by taking it on social media platforms as well as using posters and fliers that advocate for an end to racism and mobilizing people to discussions on racism.

According to Chernega (2015), most people find it very uncomfortable to talk about race and racism, yet failure to talk about it only augments the problem. It will be important to first acknowledge that there is a problem of racism in the neighborhood. Discussing such issues together with other people will help individuals understand that race is a socially constructed aspect that only brings division and inequalities in society (Taylor, 2000). In these meetings, it will be important to discuss ways in which the whole neighborhood can learn to coexist peacefully with individuals from different races, and members who bring about divisions should face some consequences that will be agreed upon by everyone. These efforts will only bear fruit if local officials also participate in condemning racism in the community.

References

Anonymous. (2020). Reducing Racial and Ethnic Inequality. Retrieved from https://socialsci.libretexts.org/@go/page/14514

Chernega, J. (2015). Let’s Talk about Race. TEDx. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rf8q-8gbfrw

Tyler, S. (2000). Human Behavior and the Social Environment I. University of Arkansas Libraries.

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After graduating from college, you obtain a job in a medium-sized city in the Midwest and rent an apartment in a house in a nearby town. A family with an African-American father and white mother has recently moved into a house down the street.

Sociology-Race

You think nothing of it, but you begin to hear some of the neighbors express concern that the neighborhood “has begun to change.” Then, one night, a brick is thrown through the window of the new family’s home, and around the brick is wrapped with the message, “Go back to where you came from!” Since you’re new to the neighborhood yourself, you don’t want to make waves, but you are also shocked by this act of racial hatred. You can speak up somehow, or you can stay quiet. What do you decide to do? Why?