HCCS Race and Ethnicity Discussion

Discrimination always involves making distinctions; the question is which kinds of distinctions are deemed fair and just and which are viewed as unfair and wrong.

Watch the video below and answer these questions:

• Do you think that employers are consciously making decisions about who to call back based on things like a name? Or perhaps the school you attended (race and ethnicity can often be determined by what neighborhood you grew up in and where you went to school)?
• Is a college wrong to admit students based on race and ethnicity using a quota system? Why or why not? Justify your response.
• Review Carmichael & Hamilton’s concept of institutional prejudice and discrimination and justify your answer. Make reference to the theory in your response.