Monday, January 23, 2012

Social Problems: Discrimination - Week 1

Under the main theme of social problems in America, one main topic that sticks out to me is discrimination. Discrimination is made against different types of people, whether it be for age, sex, race, religious background, and peoples way of living. In other words, discrimination is a way to show that someone is judging you poorly and treating you unequally. For example, there are several instances of discrimination like how previously women did not receive the same rights as men. Discrimination in sex is something very current as many gay couples fight for the right to be legally married. Discrimination can even be made into hate crimes which several religious organizations create towards another religious group or event. There are several public areas where discrimination plays an unfair role in society, such as within a workplace.
 A few questions that i was unsure about discrimination are as follows: How does discrimination happen in a workplace, such as employment of workers? How does discrimination effect others or oneself? What should someone do if they experience discrimination against oneself?
The main topics that I find interesting about these topics include workplace discrimination, help with discrimination, and effects of discrimination. Someone who finds this particular information useful may be someone who has experienced discrimination personally through a previously acquired job or under an interview for employment for a job.

1 comment:

  1. This looks like a great topic! Just make sure you narrow it down a bit. Sexual orientation discrimination may be a great topic because Indiana still allows it! Gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transgendered people can be fired, kicked out of their apartments, and denied benefits because of their LGBT status, and they have no legal recourse.

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