The Role Of Racism As A Social Issue In Society

Somebody’s race can be viewed as a significant part of their identity, the word ‘race’ appeared in the 16th century and was used to refer to types or groupings of people. In more recent history, race refers to people who can be identified as different from each other through their biologically inherited characteristics, including the diversity of skin colour and physical features, but also cultural differences varying between the different groups of people (Fulcher & Scott, 2011). Racism refers to the discrimination against people that have different biological characteristics and cultural differences; this essay will discuss and explain racism as a social problem and how it can be understood as a socially constructed issue within society.
The role that society plays within racism will be highlighted throughout and how racism can be focused as a problem away from individual responsibility.