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Racial Prejudice and Discrimination

By Justin Healey

Book information

Publisher
The, Spinney Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9781922084415, 9781922084408
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1333964 bytes)
Series
Issues in Society Ser.
Edition
1
Pages
65\65
Time added
2023-08-06 11:05:46
POL035010; SOC008000; SOC045000

Description

Cultural diversity is central to Australia's national identity, however many Australians regularly experience racism. Racism exists in many forms, including offensive jokes and comments; name-calling and verbal abuse; harassment and intimidation; and media commentary which encourages hostility towards certain groups of people. Racist attitudes are common in the form of unconscious bias, intolerance and prejudice; at its worst, racial discrimination manifests in acts of violence and abuse. What is the extent of racism, and what are its causes and impacts? How does racism exclude certain groups of people from full and fair participation in our society? This book explains people's rights under racial discrimination and hatred laws, and explores ways in which we can all address racist attitudes and behaviours together as one people.

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