The purpose of this document is to address one key and significant social issue, institutional (also known as structural) racism. It offers a vision for how the social work profession can address structural racism, in terms of both limiting its negative influence and creating conditions for effectuating realistic, achievable positive outcomes.
Multiculturalism has been described as a “movement...whose goal is to elevate and celebrate diverse ethnic backgrounds” (Johnson, 2000). Multiculturalism as a concept is both challenging and provocative. Responses to multiculturalism vary, depending on socioeconomic factors, political environments, and individual orientation to cultural pluralism
Recent decisions on affirmative action have had a negative effect on minority student matriculation at public universities throughout the United States. This effect can be seen most clearly in Texas and California, where affirmative action in higher education is being dismantled (Stolley, 1997). Public universities in these states have witnessed sharp declines in black and Latino enrollment, creating fears that the universities could become overwhelmingly white.
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