Mid Research Review

Mid-Research Review

 My topic for this Capstone project is racism. I have been researching different ways racism can affect our teens today. As I researched I came across some very interesting stories and facts about this topic.

After reading a nonfiction book, watching a documentary, and reading 5 different articles I began to realize the topic of racism is a major issue in our young society today. Some of the information I gathered talks about how today teenagers are the most diverse group of young Americans in history. “They are more racially tolerant than any previous generations.” (The Gallup Youth Survey: Teens and Race).  I also found that more teens are growing up in multicultural households than ever before. I find my topic to be more unfocused because there are so many different aspects of racism.

Once I finished gathering information from the three checkpoints I found that they all talk about the same issues. One big issue that they addressed was how racism affects teens in schools. In the book, Gallup Youth Survey: Teens and Race, it states “Many minorities live in urban communities where schools are not as well funded as those in more-affluent suburban areas. As a result there is a difference between the educations of whites and of minorities.” In the documentary I found it demonstrates how teenage girls rate each other on their appearance such as their skin, hair, clothes, etc. Also in one of the articles I read it talks about how schools made black children walk to school while white children got to ride the bus. 

Based on the information that I have already gathered regarding how racism impacts minority I would suspect minority people have disadvantages in the work force. It is a reasonable conclusion that people of minority are less likely to obtain high paying jobs if they did not have the opportunity of quality education. I think this will help me understand my topic more because it will give me another example of how people are treated differently in our society based on their race.

After all the research I have found I think racism is a huge issue in our society that we need to change. It has been a societal issue for centuries that has dramatically devastating effects on many people. Although we appear to be fighting an uphill battle, young people in our society are making positive gains and being more inclusive and tolerant of diversity.