The Impact of Racism on Mental Health and Well-being

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Section 1
According to Fredrickson, (2015), racism, which is still followed in many parts of the world, has
huge impacts on the minds of individuals as it develops sadness, fear and inferiority complex,
which further reduces the efficiency of the performance level in different work cultures. Students
who are targeted due to their colour or cultural backgrounds often feel dreadful about going to
school and forming new friendship with classmates of other social background. They develop a
sceptical mindset and hence has develops no trust and constantly remain anxious of being
attacked physically or verbally. They have more stress level and have more muscle tension and
increased heart rate.
Section 2
The text mostly signifies the racial tensions faced by many communities when faced with people
of different cultural and social backgrounds. Due to this global issue, many countries are still
underdeveloped and lack in educational and innovative facilities. Therefore, educated and
progressive individuals should take the leadership role and pave the way for creating broader
mindset.
Section 3
While reflecting on the phenomenon of the global issue, such as racism, I understood that the
problem is faced in day-to-day lives, as individuals coming from poor background have to deal
with criticisms from neighbours, colleagues and many organizations. Thus, a society is
developed where no trust among each other is and the lower classes have to survive in constant
tension, worry and anxiety.
In my opinion, I completely agree with the writer who states that depression factor has appeared
due to the heightened issue that many people face in their workplaces, schools, colleges and even
in the neighbourhood. As mentioned by Crenshaw, (2018), they are constantly bullied due to
colour of the skin, creed and cultural differences. Such bullied individuals develop negative
thought patterns like those that they regularly fight with suicidal thoughts and other issues like
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escaping the society, speaking with no one and looking themselves from critical perspectives.
The white people give logic about the reasons behind their racist behaviours and procuring more
privileges than the poor and the working classes. They take economic advantage by undermining
the worth of the black people. The ones who are privileged from the beginning expects to gain
more benefits in the next generations and the people who are victimized always keep their heads
down and teach their children to do so.
On the other hand, stated by Banton, (2018), anti racist parents develop awareness within their
culture and uses the principles of equality in the upbringing they provide to their children. They
believe in non-judgmental behaviour and no partiality based on skin colour, genders or
disabilities. I also agree to this kind of aspirations and equal treatment among all the people
living in this planet. The competition factor undertaken in different universities and
organizations must be healthy and not take advantage of people based on their economical
standard. The best strategies to eliminate racism from any organizational and social background
are inculcating education among all, develop a communication bridge so that the interpersonal
relationships get enhanced and thus the society as a whole gets above all kinds of racism.
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References
Banton, M., 2018. The concept of racism. In Race and racialism (pp. 17-34). Routledge.
Crenshaw, K.W., 2018. Beyond racism and misogyny: Black feminism and 2 Live Crew.
In Words that wound (pp. 111-132). Routledge.
Fredrickson, G.M., 2015. Racism: A short history (Vol. 18). Princeton University Press
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