Racial Discrimination in Sociology

Running Head: SOCIOLOGY
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Sociology
5/6/2019

SOCIOLOGY
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Contents
Introduction............................................................................................................... 2
Racial discrimination................................................................................................... 2
Literature review on Racial Discrimination........................................................................2
Conclusion................................................................................................................ 4
References................................................................................................................ 5

SOCIOLOGY
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Introduction
The proposal brings about the discussion of the concepts of racial discrimination
studied under sociology. The term ‘sociology’ is referred to the study of the social
relationships, following the interaction, and culture of everyday life. It is defined as the
aspect of social science, which utilises various methods of the empirical investigation and
assessment to develop and determine the aspects such as acceptance and social evolution
(Umaña-Taylor, 2016). For gaining an understanding of this study, a topic has been selected
in this proposal, i.e. ‘racial discrimination’. Therefore, the proposal will define the meaning
of the issue prevailing in the society using a literature review, i.e. from the viewpoints of
multiple authors.
Racial discrimination
The term racial discrimination is defined as the discrimination against individuals
based on race, and other factors. According to the survey conducted across various nations,
India has been considered as the second country high in racism, where people from other
countries are treated differently. The different treatment of the citizens of other countries in
India is done based on factors, skin, and the country of origin. It has been found that the issue
of racism can lead to a major impact on the health of individuals through causing effect on
several aspects of life (Kirkinis et al., 2018).
An act, Racial Discrimination Act 1975 is a statute or law, which has been passed by
the Australian Parliament during the Prime Ministership of Gough Whitlam. According to
this act, there are certain conditions when the racial discrimination needs to be prohibited.
Racial discrimination occurs under RDA, in the situation when a person is given
unfair treatment than other person is in a similar situation, based on race, colour, nation, or
ethnicity. The RDA also protects people from being treated unfairly due to their link or
association with the person belonging to the race or ethnicity in particular race.
Literature review on Racial Discrimination
Racial discrimination is defined as the systems within societies, which causes
unavoidable and leads to inequalities in context to power, resources, and opportunities
amongst individuals in different ethnic groups. The data from 293-survey study conducted