Peer Response:
Motifs of discrimination can at times be complicated and be the result of ignorance in some people. As an example, someone may be speaking Spanish, and the first thing that comes to mind is that they are from Mexico, whether it’s to categorize everyone who speaks Spanish as Mexican or not knowing that there are at least a dozen other countries where the official language is Spanish. Immigrants, most of the time, are mostly the victims of discrimination and stereotypes due to their country of origin, beliefs, and other and at times physical appearance. In some cases, employers prefer to hire or give promotions to people from a certain group of people and ignore the knowledge, skill, and development of an individual only because they are part of a different ethnic group. (Birkelund, Johannessen, Rasmussen, & Rogstad, 2020)
People can choose to believe what is said about groups of people or can get to know them first and come up with their conclusion whether common stereotypes are true or not before they start discriminating. Discrimination and stereotype can also be proclaimed over different methods, such as social media, news, and even in the entertainment system. (Learning, n.d.) If in any of these methods is motioned that a person from a certain race has done something illegal, others will think that everyone from that race is a criminal, rapist, drug dealer, and more. This will not only hurt innocents but they will be marked by those remarks and will be discriminated against.
Sadly, and unfortunately, daily there are many examples of discrimination in my environment, my community, and sometimes in my surroundings, not only related to race, but also towards religion, age, ethnicity, and appearance. Some people believe that having valuables makes them better than others and try to walk all over them. What is even worse is that sometimes there are similar types of discrimination among minorities, and instead of working together to fight against discrimination, they instead become part of the problem.
References
Birkelund, G. E., Johannessen, L. E., Rasmussen, E. B., & Rogstad, J. (2020). Experience, stereotypes and discrimination. employers’ reflections on their hiring behavior. European Societies, 22(4), 503–524. https://doi.org/10.1080/14616696.2020.1775273
Learning, L. (n.d.). Introduction to sociology. Lumen. https://courses.lumenlearning.com/sociology/chapter/stereotypes-prejudice-and-discrimination/
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