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In America, many stereotypes exist to explain and justify inequalities between different
ethnic groups and social classes. These stereotypes are widely spread through print and social
media to depict the supremacy. They are either positive or negative depending on the side one is
positioned. Social status or economic strength determines the content of the stereotypes. The
groups that have fewer economic and social advantages are often stereotyped in ways that
explain disparities. In most cases, these stereotypes often lead to discrimination, reduced
opportunities, and racism.
The issue of racial/ethnic perceptions in health care by both the patients and the health
workers require addressing. Among the ways of achieving this is striving to provide culturally
competent health care. In doing this, the patient perspective plays a significant role in enhancing
communication, respect for patient preferences and informed decision-making, patient trust with
the physician, reducing incidences of perceived discrimination, and higher language competency.
There is discomfort provided to the patients when the physicians collect information on their race
and ethnicity. When the information is given to the clerk during the admission of a patient, half
of the patients believed that it would be used to discriminate against the patients
Many factors trigger patient perception of race/ethnic discrimination. The most
prominent are the lack of proper capture of the language in use. When there is a language barrier
between the patient and physician, there is a possibility of delay in service delivery that leads the
patient to think that the doctor is discriminative. Other incidences occur when the physician is
not aware of the patient’s culture and values and acts against them without his/her awareness
making it perceived ignorance to the patient. The gap requires to be closed, and one of the ways
of bridging it is through the nurses diversifying their knowledge on culture and language of the
patients. Most of the patients demonstrate confidence while sharing their information with
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people they feel personally attached to and those who they can relate well. Patients with a
perception of ethnic/racial discrimination are not contented with the quality of care rendered to
them. Healthcare systems should work towards achieving culturally competent health care and
enhancing patient-physician communication to reduce the incidences of perceived racial/ethnic
discrimination.
One of the leading indicators of an affected community is the presence of stereotyping. In
this, the members of the community associate some characters or behavior to a particular group
of people. A case in point is the racial drama in the United States. The white community
associates the black community with all sorts of evil from drugs, theft, murder, to rape.
Whenever there is a criminal activity in a neighborhood that consists of white people and the
black people, the first people to be questioned are the black, despite their innocence or
involvement. Whenever a white police officer pulls a white person over, the way he will handle
them is much softer and friendlier that when the same cop pulls over a black man. They are
always suspected irrespective of their positions in the society
A stereotype about the blacks being contaminated and dirty was widespread. During that
time, it was easy to imagine and hold that those with low incomes who happened to the blacks
had insufficient funds for cleaning supplies. The majority also held that they were less concerned
about hygiene. This stereotype was widely used to justify laws of segregating the African
Americans from the whites under the excuse of cleanliness and disease prevention. These laws
served to discriminate the blacks from sharing basic social amenities such restrooms, swimming
facilities with the whites. On the contrary, it was paradoxical as the whites usually preferred the
blacks to work in their houses as cleaning agents, maids, and nannies. The extent of the
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discrimination presented by this stereotype was immense such that the blacks could cook for the
whites but could not share the same dining table. Despite a black’s financial strength, he could
not purchase a home in the whites’ neighborhoods.
Secondly, a stereotype that blacks are drug users and peddlers is common among the
Americans. Despite the national surveys’ findings, that shows that blacks are less likely to use
tobacco and other hard drugs. This stereotype makes African Americans be widely targeted,
arrested, and incarcerated by authorities for drug-related crimes. People use this stereotype of the
blacks’ drug dealing to rationalize the imbalance scales of justice. Many jails in America are full
of blacks convicted of drug-related crimes. Their high numbers in the jails affirm the stereotype
that African Americans are drug users. The notion has affected the judicial system where drugrelated cases biased. Most of the blacks in prisons are wrongly convicted of drug use or peddling.
Lastly, the stereotype that African Americans are a primitive lot is up to date held by the
majority of whites. The blacks are considered ass primitive in their lifestyles and religion.
Despite the widespread enlightenment, a significant number of whites still perceive the blacks as
believers of witchcraft and wizards. Numerous movies depict the African Americans as
technology dwarfs with no knowledge of modern technology. In the recent past, I went to an allwhite mobile shop to purchase a tablet. On reaching the cashier, the Caucasian lady made
comments of how we, the blacks, are backward technology wise. She told me to make good use
of the manual or else I will sell the gadget cheaply the following day. Such is an example of the
prejudice and stereotype held by the whites’ against the blacks.
From the above discussion, stereotypes often lead to discrimination, reduced
opportunities, and racism. The study has discussed some of the main negative stereotypes
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rendered to the African-Americans in the United States. The stereotype that the blacks are
unhygienic is not only falsely grounded but also paradoxical bearing in mind that blacks work in
the houses of the whites. The notion that blacks are drug users is ill grounded and have caused
great suffering to the blacks. These stereotypes about African Americans need abolishment and
the fact that all people are equal before the law embraced.
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