Effects of Racial Discrimination on Health, Employment, and Housing in The Us

Over the years, there have been attempts both on local and global scale to eradicate racial discrimination - the belief that one race or colour is superior than the other. On numerous occasions, policies of racial segregation often formalize it. However, racial discrimination is often exerted without being legalized. While racial tolerance varies from country to country with Jordan being the least tolerance it has adverse effects. This essay seeks to discuss the effects of racial discrimination on health, employment, housing predominantly in the United States.

Audit studies in the US have found strong evidence of racial discrimination in the US labour market. This studies found that white applicants for jobs were preferred with magnitudes ranging from 50% to 240%. Moreover, significant studies showed discrimination in sales of cars, home insurance among other aspects. Racial discrimination in the workplace results to uneven distribution of employment opportunities with people of certain colours being preferred to others, with the same level of professional and academic capabilities (Facts About Race/ Colour Discrimination, 2017).

Furthermore, in terms of equal housing opportunities in the US,experimental studies conducted found that blacks and Hispanics experience discrimination in "about one one in five and one in four housing searches respectively" (Devah and Hana, 2008). Housing discrimination in the US has resulted to unequal housing opportunities where both low income earners and minority groups are secluded and discriminated against.

Moreover, racial discrimination studies have shown an association between reported racial discrimination and adverse physical and mental health outcomes ( Pascoes and Richman, 2009). The impact of this colonialism and anti-black intolerance on health of black people and other indigenous minority groups is elongated. This discrimination results to increased stress levels which is among the highest causes of death in the United States ( Williams, Neighbors and Jackson, 2003).

In conclusion, racial discrimination has far reaching consequences on both the individual and the US government's economy as a whole. Therefore, any form of social intolerance on the basis of colour should not be encouraged both in the US and the entire world as a whole. Racial discrimination results to psychological problems on top of lowering an individuals self esteem. Consequently, low self esteem may result to exclusion (exclusion theory). The United States government should therefore strive to put strategies in place to eradicate this outdated and old fashioned vice - racial discrimination.