WASHINGTON (AP) — Less than half of US adults believe blacks face “big” or “slight” discrimination in the US, according to a new poll. It’s a decline from a solid majority that Black Americans believed in the spring of 2021 to face high levels of discrimination a few months after the racial calculation protest. George Floyd kills police.
Many Americans from the group believe diversity, equity and inclusive efforts, also known as DEI, supports the groups they intend to support. Associated Press-NORC Civil Service Research Centerincluding many people belonging to those groups.
The findings suggest that Americans’ views on racism have changed dramatically four years ago when many companies began efforts to promote diversity in their labor and products sold.
Since then, many of these companies have reversed themselves and withdrawn from diversity practices. Pressure from President Donald TrumpRepublicans who sought Withhold federal money from schools A company that promotes Dei.
It is clear that the view is changing now Company Policy.
Claudine Brider, a 48-year-old black Democrat in Compton, California, said Day concept It made the workplace difficult for blacks and women in new ways.
“Like seeing black girls on engineering courses, whenever they are in a space where they are not expected… they are considered to get there because of those factors,” Brider said. “It’s all been denied by people who say, ‘You’re just here to fill the quota.’ ”
Reversal in terms of racism
A new poll shows that 45% of US adults believe blacks are facing a high level of discrimination, starting from 60% in the spring of 2021. A similar view fell on the prevalence of severe discrimination against Asians, down from 45% in the 2021 poll. Atlanta Spa gunshotthe current survey killed eight people, including six Asian women.
Phillip Copeland, a professor of social work at Boston University, has no doubt that the country has retreated from the experiences of “so-called racial calculations” and certain groups such as black people.
However, for all groups, Americans’ views on discrimination remained unchanged. 44% of our adults say Hispanic people are at least facing “substantial discrimination,” and only 15% say this about white people. Both numbers are similar to when the question was last asked in April 2021.
Differences over Day’s impact on black and Hispanic people
Polls show that less than half of Americans think they have benefits for those who Day intends to support.
About four in 10 adults in the US say they reduce discrimination against black people, but about a third say this about Hispanic people, women and Asians. Many (33% to 41%) don’t think Dei makes a difference either way. Approximately a quarter of US adults believe that DEIs actually increase discrimination against these groups.
Black and Hispanic people are more likely than white people to believe Day’s efforts will increase discrimination against people like them.
Approximately four of the 10 black adults and about a third of Hispanic adults say DEIs are increasing discrimination against black people compared to about a quarter of white people. There is a similar division between white, black and Hispanic adults regarding the assessment of discrimination against Hispanic people.
Among white people, it is mostly Democrats who believe Day’s efforts will reduce discrimination against black and Hispanic people. Only about a quarter of white independents and Republicans say the same thing.
Pete Para, a 59-year-old resident of Gilbert, Arizona, believes Day is now making things difficult for racial minorities. He worries about how his two adult Hispanic sons will be treated when applying for a job.
“I’m not just giving it to my sons automatically,” said Parra, who is leaning towards the Democrats. But he is now concerned that factors other than merit could be prioritized.
“If they were handed over for something,” he said, “they don’t know (why).”
About three in 10 say Day will increase discrimination against white people.
New polls show that Americans are less likely to think that white people face discrimination than they did in 2021.
But a significant minority — about three in 10 American adults — believes Day is increasing discrimination against white people. More than 39% of white adults retain that view compared to 21% of Hispanic adults and 13% of black adults.
A recent political focus on DEI includes the idea that white people are often overlooked because of their race due to career and educational opportunities.
John Bartos, a 66-year-old registered Republican from Twin Falls, Idaho, says Day “was good for all races, but it seems to be on the far left.” It is his impression that Dei forces companies to hire people based on their race, or whether they identify as LGBTQ+.
“The most qualified person should get a job based on his merit or his educational status,” Baltus said.
A Black California resident, Brider opposes the notion that white people face the same level of discrimination as black people. But while she thinks Day’s purpose is admirable, she believes reality is flawed too.
“I think we need something to ensure that there is a good cross-section of people in the workplace,” Brider said. “To be honest, I just don’t know what it looks like.”
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The AP-NORC vote for 1,437 adults was conducted from July 10-14 using samples drawn from Norc’s probability-based Amerispeak panel designed to represent the US population. The margin for sampling errors across adults is either positive or negative 3.6 percentage points.
