Introduction
It is essential to emphasize that discrimination is a serious societal challenge that has been struggled with for centuries, and only new forms of it are emerging. Discrimination is considered to be behavior that restricts the rights and freedoms of the individual.
Discussion
At the same time, discrimination can occur in various spheres of society (Brunsma et al. 5). The highest prevalence is found in family life, politics, and the workplace. There may be individual reasons and solutions for each type of discrimination. In addition, this phenomenon is often found among multicultural youth who are forced to live together (Brunsma et al. 7). Therefore, it is essential to investigate discrimination in dormitories and propose solutions to this problem, such as disseminating knowledge about other races and explaining common features of human beings.
The racial issue affects many social groups and has a long history. This is especially relevant for young people who previously had no contact with each other and who are now living together. For example, in a dormitory, students of different skin colors often live in the same room and often with different religious preferences. Racial tensions can lead to acute conflicts such as fights and insults (Brunsma et al. 8). Moreover, students may not only be prejudiced against their roommates but also insult them in front of other students and spread false information about them, motivated by racial differences. In this way, such behavior incites racial animosity and violence, affecting not only the conflict participants. Their ability to learn is reduced, and they may suffer psychological problems.
Conclusion
In addition, people from neighboring rooms and their classmates are also negatively affected, which is manifested in shouting from neighboring rooms or fights (Brunsma et al. 9). Hence, racial discrimination is a real problem often encountered in colleges.
Work Cited
Brunsma, David, David Embrick, and Jean Shin. “Graduate Students of Color: Race, Racism, and Mentoring in the White Waters of Academia.” Sociology of Race and Ethnicity, vol. 3, no. 1, 2017, pp. 1-13.