Factors of Discrimination and Its Effect

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Discrimination happens when you or someone else treat someone unfairly(A and NJ, n.d). There are a few kinds of discrimination in our society such as, job discrimination. Discrimination usually happens from racism, gender or religious reasons. It is such a ghastly attitude towards human being that have their own heart and feelings. Every each one of human beings wants to feel the acceptance and be loved. Treating people unfairly just because of their race, gender and religion will deny their rights. This deviant come from many causes and leads to terrible effects in the society. The causes of racial, sexual and religious discrimination are arrogant for their background, ambiguous about human rights, and close minded.

The society consist of various backgrounds either they are from the high caste family, female and male gender, or beliefs. Some people can be really arrogant because of their background and that drive them to discriminate someone who are not up to their level. As for example, the Malays mistreat the Indians because the Malays think that they are smarter and more fair than Indians. A person who thinks he is better than anyone else is annoying and what more to discriminate people based solely on his judgement. “Discrimination is a hellhound that gnaws on Negroes in every waking moment of their lives to remind them that the lie of their inferiority is accepted as truth in the society dominating them”, Martin Luther King, Jr.(BrainyQuote.com. n.d.). Having such a heart can make the discrimination crisis persistent in the society.

Being ambiguous about human rights in this decade also leads to the discrimination in the society. Some people needs to be clarified of certain things, so that they will not break the boundaries. It is stated in Article 14: Prohibition of discrimination-The enjoyment of the rights and freedoms set forth in the European Convention on Human Rights and the Human Rights Act shall be secured without discrimination on any ground such as sex, race, colour, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, association with a national minority, property, birth or other status,(retrieved from http://www.equalityhumanrights.com/human-rights/what-are-human-rights/the-human-rights-act/protection-from-discrimination/, n.d.). It was clearly stated that there shall not be any discrimination on any ground of race, sex and religion. Citizen who are not aware of this particular act will show flippancy and discriminate whoever they want without feeling guilty. Moreover, the lack of stringent measures in the society environment makes the discrimination spreads around the community. This vagueness causes the perpetrators to be bold when discriminating and even more entrenched in the indirect discrimination. As for example of an indirect discrimination, a company wants to give a job promotion, but the person who wants that promotion must be able to drink alcohol because he or she needs to entertain the customers at night clubs. Ali is a Muslim and therefore he cannot drink alcohol and that also means he cannot apply for the job promotion.

Another cause that contribute to discrimination is closed-minded individuals that can never accept anything else accept for their beliefs. There are vast group of people that keep their mind closed when they meet people that having a different belief as them. Muslims had a hard time when the September 11^th Attacks is overwhelming throughout the United States. Allegedly four Muslims terrorists launched an attack towards the North and South towers that caused both of the towers collapsed within two hours. After that statement was out, the majority of the Americans were discriminating the Muslims. They do not open any job vacancy for Muslims and banned them from anything that they can. The Americans who discriminate Muslims did not think critically. It is affirmative that Muslims have the same religion as the terrorists that allegedly launched the attack, but it does not mean that all Muslims are terrorists or have the same intention to terrorize the United States. The sex discrimination is usually experienced by the females. Women are always been considered as weak. Females discrimination are happening broadly in India. In India men are assumed as family protector and women as a liability to the parents. The parents in India are depending on their son to take care of them, so it is a privilege to have sons. On the other hand, parents in India rather do an abortion or feticide from having baby girl. This is because, when the time has come to marry off the daughter, parents need to borne the wedding and prepare the dowry. There, women opportunities to have education and job are limited.

Discrimination in race, sex and gender will definitely effects the harmony in the society negatively. The harmony and serenity of the society can be jeopardized when there is injustice in it. Discrimination will encourage disunity and from that factionalism will exist. Living in an environment that dispute one and another, making the society becomes less productive, as cooperation among the community will create and produce a better product for everyone. The reciprocal of underestimating and intimidating causing stress to everyone who involved. When there is no consensus among the society, the country will slowly fall apart and confronts turmoil.

In conclusion, indeed the discrimination is caused by arrogant for people background, ambiguous about human rights, and closed-minded. Discrimination should not be happening in a society. Individuals should avoid making vain judgements that can cause the negativity thoughts roaming around the mind. Keep the mind open and be positive towards people will prevent a person to be racist or discriminative in other perspective. Bear in mind that nobody is perfect and accepting each other differences and completing each other weaknesses is a win win situation and this will promotes the unity of the country.

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