Category: Discrimination

  • Symbolism and Racism in Lees To Kill a Mockingbird

    Exploring the issues of the racisms in the book To Kill a Mockingbird cannot be separated from the use of symbolism since symbolism has been used as the vessel by which racism is expressed in an indirect manner that allows the reader to explore the meaning behind such symbols, Harper Lee may not have had…

  • Racism Against Afro-Americans in Wilsons Fences Play

    Fences is a play by August Wilson, an American playwright, a Pulitzers laureate, who wrote about the life of African Americans in different periods of the 20th century. He chronicled the African-American experience through a series of 10 plays. In the 1950s, the South was still officially segregated, and in the North, many African Americans…

  • Discrimination Are on the Foundation of Sexual Orientation

    Introduction The constitution guarantees that no individual or group of people shall be deprived of the same safeguard of the law as compared to the benefits enjoyed by other individuals or groups in comparable circumstances in their existence, freedom, or pursuit of pleasure. According to constitutional provisions, it is clear that all people are protected…

  • Racism and Ethnicity in the US

    Table of Contents Introduction Race and ethnicity Prejudice Discrimination Mexican Americans and Puerto Ricans Conclusion Reference Introduction A race can be described as a group of species who share the same anatomical features which appear the same within a group and distinct from other groups. Ethnicity on the other hand is the physical and cultural…

  • Overcoming Racism in the United States in the 1960s

    Table of Contents Introduction Context Problem Analysis Conclusion Works Cited Introduction In the Heat of the Night, racism was socially acceptable behavior. This movie can be seen as a reflection of the reality in which Black people lived in the twentieth century. At that time, people in southern communities had no experience working with Black…

  • Equal Employment Opportunity: The Issue of Unlawful Discrimination

    Table of Contents Introduction Categories of Protected Individuals How to Solve Discrimination in the Workplace Liability for Discrimination under Section 703 References Introduction Discrimination is one of the most contentious social problems in the society. The issue permeates various aspects of life such as education and employment. It is in this regard that the government…

  • Segregation and Racial Discrimination in Housing

    Table of Contents Introduction Race and Black Ghetto Race and American Suburbs Conclusion References Introduction The primary aim of this essay is to understand the role of segregation and discrimination in creating housing disparity between African Americans and the white community. However, for centuries now, national spatial imaginary has been racially marked, with segregation serving…

  • Federal Employment Discrimination Laws

    Table of Contents Bostock v. Clayton County, Ga 140 S. Ct 1731 (2020) Sex or LGBTQ+ Same-Sex Harassment Conclusion References There are many employment laws enacted in the US to protect workers against discrimination and harassment at the workplace. If they are broken, employees are awarded damages by the courts to compensate their loss and…

  • Discrimination and Harassment in Hiring a Veteran

    Table of Contents Introduction Main body Conclusion Reference Introduction Labor law consists of a system of regulations that protects the rights of employers, workers, and contractors in labor relation. The Wings Hospital scenario shows two cases in which workers rights have been violated, and these cases need to be addressed. Consequently, this paper will examine…

  • Outsourcing & Womens Discrimination in the Workplace

    David, N. (2014). Women with disabilities: Dual discrimination. Labor Education, 137. According to David, even though the internal labor organization (ILO) has done enough to promote and protect the human rights of persons with disabilities, it has as well as helped in the struggle for equal treatment and equal opportunity in the workplace and society.…