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Intercultural Communication 10 Racism in Australian Universities

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Intercultural Communication 10 Racism in Australian Universities Name: Course: Date: Introduction Intercultural communication which entails communication and interaction across different cultures and social groups is an important aspect of building a strong society. It has been reported that the aboriginal people are normally discriminated in many areas while they study in Australian universities hence making their studies a bit challenging (AQUINO, 2017, pg.

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Intercultural Communication 2IntroductionIntercultural communication which entails communication and interaction across different cultures and social groups is an important aspect of building a strong society. It plays the role of harmonizing people of different backgrounds with the aim to reap a mutual benefit and eliminatevarious kinds of social evils. However, it has been affected by various factors in the recent past which have made it difficult to attain a stable society. Such factors include racism is basically a belief that a certain is superior to the other resulting in discrimination and prejudice towards the ‘inferior' race. Racism in Australia has been a great problem especially in the universities which cause anger. Racism has been associated with a lowered sense of the overall quality of life, suicidal cases, high levels of socioeconomic disadvantages, and high-stress levels among other problems in the university students. It has been reported that the aboriginal people are normally discriminated in many areas while they study in Australian universities hence making their studies a bit challenging (AQUINO, 2017, pg. 54). Racism has been categorized to appear in various forms or nature in these universities. This report features the nature of racism in Australian universities, the effects it has, and the measures taken to curb the problem. Australia is one country which is faced with the problem of racial discrimination especially in the universities where numerous people from different backgrounds are gathered together. Various resources including article journals and published reports were used to gather information regarding this vice. Prevalence and Nature of Racism in Australian UniversitiesRacism is expressed in various forms such as bullying, massacre, and exploitation of the aboriginals in Australian universities. This burrs effective multicultural communication which isan important aspect of the modern globalization and education system. For instance, bullying
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Intercultural Communication 3which can be defined as an inter-personal stressor consisting of repeated negative behaviors over time due to an imbalance of power relations. In other words, the original students normally use superiority to intimidate the aboriginals by forcing them to submit to them and do their will. Although the public media and academic authorities in Australia have paid significant attention to address bullying among the schools, the crime has remained consistent and become a threat to the aboriginal students. Racism can also be in other forms such as dislike for the aboriginals. The aboriginals are dislikedby the originals including the fellow students and the tutors leaving them with no security. This imparts fear in them and eventually lack confidence in their studies (Paradies, 2016, pg. 49). Theuniversities normally encourage the student-intake to be from the common tribal origin and eliminating intake for those from overseas. This was expressed as a massacre recently whereby in the University of Sydney, words such as “Kill Chinese” were inscribed above Swastika in restrooms. This meant that no Chinese student would be enrolled in the university and if any wasfound, he or she would be liable for killing. A statement from the same university also read that, “Sydney University is committed to ensuring that our community is inclusive, supportive, and safe." This could mean that not only the Chinese students were restricted from admission, but also any other aboriginal student would find it difficult being enrolled as the statement meant building up a composed community which means for students of the same culture. When the university authorities were questioned about the statement and the intended killing of the foreign students, no one seemed to be responsible as everyone denied the charges. Even the security officers denied claiming that it could be the work of a lone individual. Nonetheless, the statementalready instilled fear in aboriginal students and the aspiring ones were also afraid of joining the university despite the efforts to withdraw the statement by the university.
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Intercultural Communication 4Most of the overseas students would normally find some casual jobs such as taxi drivers, and bar attendants whereby the jobs involved night-time shifts. This rendered them as easy targets for murder and killings. For instance, in April 2010, the cases of attacks on aboriginal students were reported almost daily in the Australian press. This involved killing the victims and robbing them of their possessions. The students also normally find accommodation in areas of low socio-economic status where they can find cheaper rental houses and basics. Most of them also depend on public transport which further poses them to the vulnerability to violence as they may not be familiar with the roads. The students do not normally report such incidences to the police as they have lost trust with them and drawing attention to themselves may also complicate the immigration procedures for them the more. This may pose a threat to the renewal of passports or the application for permanent residency. Effects of Racism in Australian UniversitiesImpacts on AcademicsRecent research suggests that the aboriginal students in Australian universities have had their schooling and career aspirations affected by racism. This is because the crime induces fear in them which distances them from developing healthy relationships with the teachers and peers hence unfair expectations affect their studies. Most of them have been found to fail in various subjects which are the key indicators of their life goals as a result of low self-esteem from discrimination. According to O'Rourke et al, (2010), their confidence in academic capability was highly diminished by discrimination which led to controlled access to reading materials and study resources while the native students had unlimited access to the same. The aboriginal students also lost confidence with the tutors such that they would hesitate to ask for assistance when they experienced difficulties in their studies. This further meant a step away from excelling
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