TIFFANI KINTAN UMAMI , 2211415029 (2020) RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AS THE CONSEQUENCE OF RACIAL PREJUDICE PORTRAYED IN JODI PICOULT’S SMALL GREAT THINGS. Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

In a multicultural society consisting of two or more groups of people, problems in society are very likely to occur. Racial prejudice or what is commonly referred to as racism and racial discrimination are one of them. Related to this matter, the Small Great Things novel by Jodi Picoult also illustrates racial prejudice and racial discrimination. This research was conducted to analyze racial prejudice and racial discrimination and also the influence of racial prejudice on racial discrimination which was portrayed in the novel Small Great Things. The method used in this study is a qualitative method where the data collected is in the form of words, not in the form of numbers. The researcher used Goldmann‘s sociological approach to analyze the data. Furthermore, the researcher found that racial prejudice can cause someone to do racial discrimination. Racial discrimination caused by racial prejudice can create racial prejudice and will further create racial discrimination. These recurring events indicate that there is a vicious circle in the relationship between racial prejudice and racial discrimination. Knowing that racial prejudice can cause racial discrimination; we must abolish them all.

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