Juliana Sanchez Prejudice Quiz

Juliana Sanchez, 401 Words

            Prejudice is an issue that remains ever-present especially with the political climate of the United States. But there are far more people than politicians in this country and it is important to study the prejudice that exists as a society. For the article titled "Pubic Support for Hispanic Deportation in the United States: The Effects of Ethnic Prejudice and Perceptions of Economic Competition in a Period of Economic Distress" by Arthur Cosby et al., the researches asked 1,510 respondents of a representative sample if they believed that immigration should be increased, decreased, or if it should stay the same. They also asked if they thought that immigrants should be allowed to stay permanently, stay temporarily on a work permit, or go home. They also asked if they thought immigrants were a threat to our culture, their impact on the economy, along with other questions. The results showed that respondents almost doubled in support (from 27% to 51%) of deportation from the year 2006 to 2009. In 2008 there was the Great Recession, and the lack of support for immigrants can be seen as a competition between groups for available resources. The support for immigrants to stay permanently dropped from 32% to 11% following the recession. African Americans and Hispanics were the groups that were most likely to support temporary permits and also supported permanent status. The higher the education an individual had the least likely they were to favor permanent status. Prejudice also exists in schools. For the study titled "Modern Racism on Campus: A Survey of Attitudes and Perceptions" by Sydell and Nelson, 124 students were asked 63 multiple choice questions and one free response question through a scantron that asked questions about race and their perceptions. Questions included how lazy they thought a particular race was, how discriminatory they were, and how much the race separated itself from others. The results showed that 91% of the respondents thought Blacks remained medium to high separation from others while 68% thought that Whites did the same. Race was significant in respondents thinking that either race caused tension while 46% of Blacks thought that blacks had average racism while 59% thought that Whites had more than average racism. The respondents were asked if they ever received racial discrimination from a Black person and 34% of Blacks said yes while 61% of Whites said yes. When asked if they ever received discrimination from a White person 91% of blacks said yes while 11% of Whites answered the same. Blacks were also more likely to answer that discrimination has increased rather than decreased. Overall, it appears that Blacks face more prejudice and discrimination that those of other races.