Racism can manifest in many different forms discuss
Racism and wellbeing
Activity 1: Forms of racism
- Racism can manifest in many different forms. Racism can be individual (also known as interpersonal racism), institutional or structural. Go to the following link to learn about different forms of racism: http://www.aclrc.com/forms-of-racism
- ii) Watch the following video on everyday racism in which Akala discusses connections between individual and systemic racism.
iii) Watch the following video in which Jonathan Sri discusses systemic racism in Australia.
● Activity 1: Forms of racism
- i) Racism can manifest in many different forms. Racism can be individual (also known as interpersonal racism), institutional or structural. Go to the following link to learn about different forms of racism: http://www.aclrc.com/forms-of-racism
- ii) Watch the following video on everyday racism in which Akala discusses connections between individual and systemic racism.
- iii) Watch the following video in which Jonathan Sri discusses systemic racism in Australia.
- iv) Participate in the discussion forum below.
- Discussion Forum 1
- Use this forum to discuss the following:
- Can you think of examples of interpersonal, institutional and systemic racism in Australia?
- Social work intervention is an umbrella term used to “describe all activities by social workers on behalf of and in collaboration with their clients” (Garthwait, 2012, p. 32). Do you know of any campaigns, programs or activities that challenge different forms of racism, which can be considered social work interventions? (Consider that social work interventions can take place at different levels, e.g. communities and societies, organisations and groups, and families and individuals.)
● Activity 2: Racism, Health & Wellbeing
- i) Read the article ‘Coughing while Asian: Living in Fear as Racism Feeds Off Coronavirus Panic’: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/mar/24/coronavirus-us-asian-americans-racism
- ii) Just last week two French doctors on a TV show discussed that Covid-19 vaccine should be tested in Africa. Watch the following video for a discussion on this incident. Watch the video from the beginning up to 7min 10sec mark.
- iii) Participate in the discussion forum below.
- Discussion Forum 2
- The world is experiencing a major health crisis right now in the form of COVID-19 outbreak. Based on the article and video above, and your own observations and experiences, how do you think race and racism are playing a role in the current context? What are your thoughts on race as a social determinant of health within this context? What do you think can be done to address the various ways in which racism is playing a role in society’s understanding and experience of COVID-19 outbreak?
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