Final Problem Definition Analyses (Version X)

The Following View Racism as a Major Problem

~Racism stems from the passing down of negative sterotypes from generation to generation. Many towns across the country were once Sundown Towns. The rippling effect of this history is what spreads racist ideas amongst the towns. The current demographics of towns without racial diversity display a less formal version of segregation. (Society's influence passed to the Individual. PDA focuses on the role of the aggressor).

~Racism is due to the social hierarchy. Because minorities tend to make less and are fewer in numbers, it is simply the domination of the more wealthy white majority over the less powerful. (Society and economic influence. PDA focuses on the role of the aggressor).

~Racism is the government's fault. While there need to be more laws enforcing diversity in bodies of government, businesses, and schools. As for the laws that are in place, racism continues becasue the government and police authorities do not enforce them. (Government influence. PDA focuses on the role of the aggressor).

~Racism is from media portrayals. If the media did not feed ideas of seperation or if it promoted more diversity, racism would disapate. (Media influence. PDA focuses on the role of the aggressor).

~Racism exists because of the lack of proper education on the topic. Schools and other groups fail to emphasize the importance of all races in past and current history, book selected for curriculum, etc. (Education influence. PDA focuses on the role of the aggressor).

~Racism stems soley from what parents teach their children. no matter what kids learn in school or from the media, the parets have the strongest influence over children. If the parents are racist, the children most likely will be too. Also, since it is the parents' genes being passed on to the individual, the infulences of biology make the children more inclined to think the same way. (Heredity/Biological influence. PDA focuses on the role of the aggressor).

~Racism is solely an individual act that stems from that specific person's issues with other races. It is not groups or the community's fault. (Individual influence. PDA focuses on the role of the aggressor).

~Racism is the individual's or community's way of dealing with the unknown. Racial slurs and discrimination become ways for the brain's natural process of mental shortcuts to generalize what they fear. (Psychological influence. PDA focuses on the role of the aggressor).

The Following View Racism as a Minor Issue, but Say it Does Exist

~Racism is a problem but not as big of one as everyone is making it. many of these so called racist situations are over dramatized, taken out of context, or making issues racial when they are not. (Individual influence. PDA focuses on the role of the victim).

~Racism is not a huge issue. The government, bussinesses and schools that implement laws like affirmative action or other race privilaged measures, only make matters worse. Such laws only create resentment toward the "privalged race." (Governmental influence. PDA focuses on the role of the aggressor).

~Racism has majorly decreased in our country since the Civil Rights Movement. It is time to focus our community concerns elsewhere. (Society influence. PDA focuses on the role of the aggressor).

The Following View Racism as a Non-Issue and as Non-Existant

~Racism does not occure anymore. Those that say it does are the problem. They only want attention and power to become the dominate group. (Society and Individual influence. PDA focuses on the role of the victim).

~Racism is not an issue. It is natural to self-segregate with those you identify with, and that is all it is. The idea that this mental function is racism is the individual's attempt to deal with and explain their own inadequacies. (Psychological influence. PDA focuses on the role of the victim).

~Racism is not what is occurring. The divisions of superior people are what God intended. The white majority is simply the superiority. (Society and Group influence. PDA focuses on the role of the aggressor).