Racial Prejudice Against Other Families

26 some individuals. They feel their culture or what they have are superior to the others. Therefore they close their interaction toward what they say minority. Further, there is serious condition that makes one group is really separated with another group, that is segregation. Macionis, 2007: 373 defined segregation as physical and social separation of categories of people, some minorities especially religious orders voluntarily segregate themselves, but usually majorities segregate minorities in society. Hence, Henslin, 2007:16 argued that segregation gives possibility for certain groups—usually majorities— to keep social distance with minorities in social life. Residential neighborhoods, schools, occupations, hospitals, and even cemeteries may be segregated Macionis, 2007: 373. Thus, segregation can be done in every aspect of life, from the smallest facility until the most important facility in their country. Indeed, it is an attempt to isolate a minority from the majority Perry, 2003: 172. This case strengthens the minority that they are really inferior in society. Moreover, discrimination is taken as result of prejudicial feelings too. Macionis, 2007: 372 said that prejudice and discrimination reinforce each other. However, closely related to prejudice is discrimination, because prejudice is rather similar than discrimination, but actually they are different. Racial prejudice refers to attitude and discrimination refers to action. 27 Macionis 2007: 372 also defines that discrimination as unequal treatment of various categories of people. Discrimination is the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or arbitrary reasons. Furthermore, Henslin, 2007: 9 argued that prejudice can be the background of discrimination, because negative prejudgment can stimulate individual or group to discriminate the others. Discrimination can be done in every aspect of society. It can happen in institutions, public facilities, and social relationships. Therefore, there are individual discrimination and institutional discrimination that are gotten by certain people in society. There are many cases that describe the discrimination in society. As what experienced by African American in United State when many American communities denied the same right to vote for black citizens. That is just an example of discrimination’s cases, and there are still many cases of discrimination usually cannot make people get humane treatments. Not only discrimination which becomes the impact of racial prejudice, but also oppression in society toward certain people. According to Conflict Theory, prejudice is a tool by major group to oppress others Macionis, 2007: 371. Minorities are also more likely to be crime victims in society. They can get violence or even killing from the other people hate them.