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exclusion from certain jobs, housing, education, or social organization would occur. The fourth level of discrimination is physical abuse, the beatings and
attacks upon members of the disliked group, as was frequently done against Blacks and Chinese in the late nineteenth century. The last level is extermination,
when massacres, genocide, or programs are conducted against people p. 78. Another dimension of discrimination according to Parrillo is social
discrimination or the creation of a social distance between groups. In their main relationships, people tend to associate with those of a similar ethnic background
and socioeconomic level. In the other words, the dominant group members thus usually exclude or limit the interaction of minority-group members from close
relation with them p. 80. As Hubert Blalock believes that the dominant group will not hesitate to
employ unfair actions if it thinks that this will be an effective means of undercutting the minority group as a social rival. The dominant group will also
aggressively discriminate if it interprets minority variation from cultural norms as a form of social deviance threateni
ng society’s sacred traditions Parrillo, 1985, pp. 80-81.
Here the researcher also provides two theories that are related to discrimination. The first is theory of acceptance, and the second is theory of a
negative self-image. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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