ARTICLE ANALYSIS

Article Analysis

Article Analysis

This paper presents a review of article based on psychology of discrimination and its consequences.

What is Discussed

The author of the article discusses the challenges of discrimincation being faced by individuals of different communities.

Method used

The author has used qualitative method for collecting relevant information through extensive research from previously published literature.

The author holds the point of view that there are several factors make accurate measurement of discrimination difficult. Measuring discrimination requires comparing treatment across different racial or ethnic groups, but individuals usually know of only the treatment they personally give and receive. Because of the evolution of norms against discrimination and legal prohibitions, perpetrators have reasons to conceal discrimination (Allison, 1998). In response, social scientists have developed a number of methods to measure discrimination. These methods have different strengths and weaknesses; the best method depends on the outcome studied and the goals of the study.

The author has used traditional approach in analyzing the psychological consequences of discrimination for colored individuals.

Findings and Discussion

According to the author, Discrimination is often described in terms of its target groups. Although all targeted groups experience discrimination, there is variability within groups in individual members' perceptions of discrimination and the degree to which they experience harm. There are also between group differences that can affect how experiences of discrimination are conceptualized in each group. Groups differ in the degree to which they are visible to others. For example, sexual minorities and people with certain disabling conditions may not be identifiable unless they choose to disclose. Civil rights protections have been extended on the basis of some target characteristics (e.g., race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age, and disability status) but not others (e.g., sexual orientation, stigmatizing conditions). Groups also have unique histories with discrimination (e.g., slavery, Holocaust) that can influence current experiences ...