For the project, I decided that I wanted to do my research on racism. After further researching the many topics within racism, I made the decision to do my paper on work place racism. It interest me to do my project on this topic because I realized more and more that racism occurs everywhere we go - work, stores, restaurants, etc. .
Since my father is a professor at Barry University, I was able to have access to their internet resource site where they provide search engines from journals, magazines, books, etc. I decided to first search at a place called electric library. They provide full-test articles. I first researched racism and became familiar with many specific topics like racism in politics, work, school, etc. After making my decision on racism at work, I researched that topic on Electric Library and found many useful sources. The most useful resource ended up being equally weighed between two articles. One is from Business Week called "Racism in the Workplace," and the other is from Essence Magazine called "To sue or not to sue.(over job discrimination)." I also found some resources through a search on Yahoo.com. .
What I found:.
According to The Dictionary of Cultural Literature, racism is "the belief that some races are inherently superior (physically, intellectually, or culturally) to others, and therefore have a right to dominate them." It exists in some form or another everywhere we are. Depending on who you ask, there are many different opinions as to whether workplace racism exists. According to one of Baskerville's articles, "Some of us feel that things are getting better, while others have found that nothing much has changed. Most of us agree that we"re still struggling - often on a daily basis - to be appreciated and valued for the work we do. Although things have gotten better, it has not been completely eliminated from society. .
Racism does not only exist in the United States.