Connecting Sociology and YOU!

The Pandemic and YOU

Have you experienced discrimination? Have you seen prejudice or discrimination due to the spread of COVID-19? Why do you think people form prejudices and discriminate against others? How do you think people feel when they are blamed for problems that they are not responsible for?

Racism, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Anti-Asian racism surged during COVID-19, with accounts of prejudice and discrimination occurring across the United States. Victims were kicked, punched, spat on, and even stabbed based on the wrong-headed belief that individuals of Asian descent were responsible for the pandemic (Cheung 2020; Kambhampaty 2020).