Institutional Racism Analysis

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I realise this may be considered ignorant, prior to studying this unit I had no knowledge of the term ‘institutional racism’, I was familiar with the term racism, however I had never seen the two words used in conjunction therefore, my understanding of the term is a new concept derived from textbook readings that institutional racism is based on social norms that become standard behaviour within a society, community or organisation taught or supported by institutions that promote or actively engage in discriminating a targeted race or ethnicity (Eckermann et al., 2010). As my knowledge develops around the topic I certainly feel a level of stupidity and naivety that I never associated institutional racism was and is a direct cause from our government