CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AMONG AFRICAN AMERICANS
Racial discrimination continues and has a significant impact on the livelihoods and daily life of the minorities living in the United States. The effects of discrimination on social practices remain a question even despite the continuous cases of racism. This includes criminal behavior, as well. This article seeks to expand the nature of racial discrimination among African Americans in two different ways. By showing that the reason African American men have higher rates of offenses is due to racial discrimination and why this is the case.
The racial imbalance has for long interested criminologists and sociologists. Although racial tendencies reinforce the distinctions in the context of criminal justice, the study shows that street crime rates among African Americans are fundamentally higher compared to whites. Interpersonal racial discrimination among African Americans is a typical encounter for youths and adults as well. The detrimental consequences of racial discrimination are demonstrated in many studies on the emotional and physical well-being of African Americans. Although evidencesuggests that the increase in the risk of offendingmaybe as a result of interpersonal racial discrimination, the role that racial bias plays is still not clear.
The research shows that racial discrimination risks a further increasein criminal conviction among African Americans. It is also discovered that reducing or getting rid of racial discrimination, while an objective on its own, may cut crime. It was also found that the basis of preparation for bias contributes to protection against racial discrimination, in particular by teaching people the skills that allow them not to adapt criminally to emotional factors associated with feelings that are triggered by discrimination. Also, by promoting solidarity and identification with the culture and heritage of African Americans, socialization of the culture can also create a sense of connection and participation. Sentiments that are likely to reduce the tendency to antagonistic attributions. Besides, young African Americans can be shown the possibility of success in spite of oppression when they identify other African American role models who have succeeded.
Although we have yet to find a cure for racism, this study presents a variety of social applications that can partly alleviate the outcomes of racial discrimination in young African Americans.
Reference
Burt, C. H., Simons, R. L., & Gibbons, F. X. (2012). Racial discrimination, ethnic-racial socialization, and crime: A micro-sociological model of risk and resilience. American sociological review, 77(4), 648-677.