TITLE:
Dehumanization, Racial Minority and Female Leadership: An Analysis of Global Trends
AUTHORS:
Simon Raymond
KEYWORDS:
Conscious Being, Dehumanization, Female Leadership, Racial Segregation
JOURNAL NAME:
Advances in Applied Sociology,
Vol.6 No.8,
August
19,
2016
ABSTRACT: Purpose: The use of dehumanization, directed toward racial
minorities, impresses as a global trend of significance, spanning from broad
generalisations with regards to black community members holding a lower status
through to Russian politicians terming Barack Obama and Michelle Obama as
mammalian apes (or, monkeys). This report analyses the use of dehumanization
and the validity of racial degradation. Female leadership is also analysed. Methods: A comparative analysis was
performed assessing the achievements of African Americans in comparison with
white (including caucasian) society, with a gender comparison to assess for
consistency across genders. The categorisation of racial minorities based on
the satisfying of criteria for conscious being recognition was also considered. Results: African Americans have held
positions, and achieved success, equally respectable with that of the white
(including caucasian) community. These members of society also satisfy the
criteria for conscious beings. There appears to be no validity to support black
or Asian people as representative of a being less than that of a human being. Conclusion: There appears to be no
validity behind categorisation of certain races as lesser members of society. Furthermore,
there appears no validity behind the use of dehumanization.