Understanding Racism and Its Impact
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Types of racism racism? Racism
Individual racism:
Racism is discrimination
It is racism expressed by and the prejudice towards the
an individual towards another
people of a race or ethnicity
individual due to their race or
particular, based on the
ethnicity.
belief that one race is
superior to another. This belief
Institutional racism: is based on stereotypes and
They are policies, practices, and
prejudices and can
attitudes within a to manifest in attitudes,
organization or institution that behaviors and policies
they perpetuate discrimination and
discriminatory.
racial inequality.
Systemic racism:
It is the way in which the
social structures and systems
they perpetuate discrimination and
racial inequality, even
if there are no individuals
intentionally
discriminating against others
Internalized racism:
It is when people from a
race or ethnicity are internalized
stereotypes and prejudices
about their own race, what
leads to low self-esteem and
a cultural identity
negative.
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