Question

Why is institutional discrimination so difficult to eliminate?

Answer 1

• It is difficult to eliminate institutional discrimination because may be when we use stereotypes, we don’t ourselves experience their negative consequences. The indignity of having people make assumptions about you on the basis of surface characteristics, the discrimination that often follows from stereotypes,the consequences tend to fall on the targets.
• Society has become so fast paced that it is hard to slow society down enough, to get people to want to know more than what the current profile is on a race or gender. When instant gratification is present it is difficult to offer reason or otherwise a means to the norm of what people already think.
• Having a label attached can put categorization into play and when that is present it is hard to get a viewer or person to think outside of the box, and it is guaranteed that it will take a lot of convincing and hard work to change people’s perceptions.
• I feel that any kind of stereotypes or discriminations are so difficult to be eradicated because as human beings we take the easiest route. It is simply easier to judge someone and categorize them the moment you see them, than take the time to get to know them.Our brain categorizes and tries to makes sense of things naturally, and in a sense this feature beyond our control hinders us to the outside world and possible relationships.
• It is an important survival skill, especially when you live in an ethnically diverse, crowded country, where ethnic loyalty heavily determines social preferences, occupation, and political affiliation.