NCJ Number
160799
Journal
Up2date Volume: 3 Issue: 8 Dated: (August 1995) Pages: 14-16
Date Published
1995
Length
3 pages
Annotation
Racism in Australia is analyzed with respect to its history and current issues and implications.
Abstract
Racism includes personal racism against particular people; cultural racism, which endorses the superiority of white culture over others; and institutional racism, in which racist attitudes and systems exist within laws, policies, and administrative practices and therefore denies certain people access to society's resources. Racism has a long history in Australia and has resulted from the basic fight for land and the assumption that the British were superior to the Kooris. Today, racism is more subtle than it was years ago. Racism places major stresses on youth. Many are able to rise above social norms and work hard to erase the stereotypical attitudes of white people. Others who are victims of social denials turn to what they feel will be a comforter, including crime, alcohol, and drugs such as marijuana and heroin. Nevertheless, Aboriginal families have remained strong due to longstanding kinship factors. However, lengthy and difficult efforts will be required to eliminate racism. Aboriginal people must remain strong; non- Aboriginal people must recognize the identity and status of Aboriginal people. Reference notes