Sunday 13 November 2016

Google Forms survey results

21st Century Literacy
Racism in today’s society, survey report

This survey was conducted in order to see various outlooks on racism, by a group of people who haven’t directly had tremendous amounts of exposure towards racism. The results were not extremely surprising, because most people had the same answers for most questions. However there was still a different range of answers, which was ultimately the main goal of this survey.
A series of questions were asked to the participants to fill out. The following are the questions, and several forms of charts showing the results from this spreadsheet.





1.)”Do you think racism is a relevant issue?”
As shown above, all 12 respondents believe racism in an extremely relevant issue in today’s society, because all of them selected option “yes”. This proves that racism is currently playing a huge role in affecting lives all over the world. This has been proven because, even people who haven’t been victims of racism noticed all of the racial acts occurring in the world, and feel this is an issue which needs to be further addressed.
2.)”What is your current understanding on racism around the world? If none, give insight towards what racism is in your opinion”

Responses:
1.) “Racism is the act of discrimination due to a person's race.”
2.) “That it is a very large problem and causes lots of issues”
3.) “Racism is prejudice against a group from a group that has more power.”
4.) “Racism is a prevalent issue in today's society.  We, as a society, likes to think we have become more open and understanding of different cultures ( I mean we have a little compared to the 1950s and 60s), BUT we still function in a way that oppresses and excludes even targets certain people based on the colour of their skin.”
5.) “People believe that racism is no longer relevant but it really is.”
6.) “My current understanding on racism in the world is that some groups of people are not treated the same as others and this affects a lot of people all over the world.”
7.) “That it still there is a lot of it and all the problems it has created due to the point of view of those who are racist.”
8.) “I think racism is a huge problem, even in today's society. Although we abolished segregation for the most part, people of various ethnicities are stereotyped and harassed solely based  on their skin colour.”
9.) “it's a big issue that have had people killed in the past even today.”
10.) “people say they're not racist but when something happens involving another race everyone says oh it's the black people, school shooting oh those damn white people at it again”
11.) “Racism around the world is a terrible thing, people are punished and are being beat brutally for their skin tone and colour”
12.) “There's a lot of racism around in the word even if people don't realize it. In the US, there are a lot of problems with cops profiling people based on their race.”


Looking at these responses, many people think racism is the act of discriminating a person based on their skin colour. Many people also think racism is an extremely prevalent issue in today’s society. Many of the responses included great knowledge and insight towards racism, which really shows how knowledgeable this group is about a national issue.
3.) “Have you ever witnessed or been in a situation where racism has come into play? If not explain how racism could escalate into becoming a criminal offence.”
Responses:
1. ) “I have witnessed situations where racism has come into play.”
2.)”People use racism as an excuse to commit other crimes”
3.) “Yes. I have heard kids using racist terms against one another in hateful, ignorant ways.”
4.) “Unfortunately, sometimes people use race as an excuse of a encouragement to commit criminal offences. For example: police brutality, terrorism, etc.”
5.) “Yes but it did not escalate into becoming a criminal offence.”
6.) “I do not think that I have been in witnessed or been in a situation where I have seen racism. This could escalate to a criminal offence because you can not discriminate against any group of people.”
7.)”No I haven't. Racism could escalate into becoming a criminal offence because the victims due have power and can stand up and create many statements.”
8.) “I have witnessed small acts of racism but nothing too serious. I've heard a lot of people use discriminatory racial slurs and disregard the offence that they carry and I think people need to stop thinking that's okay.”
9.)”yes”
10.) “I have been in many of these situations but we all laugh with each other because we're all so close racism doesn't offend our friend group it's just bonding.”
11.) “Yessssssssssssss”
12.) “Acting on racism is a criminal offence on its own. This could be discriminating against people or using hate speech.”

Roughly 58% (7/12) of the respondents have witnessed a small, yet hateful act of racism. Meanwhile, roughly 42% (5/12) of the respondents did not experience or mention a previous act of racism occurring, but they gave amazing information about how racism can become a criminal offence. For example, racism can be used as an excuse to trigger other brutal acts like, police brutality, terrorism, and much more.


According to the results, above 50% (5/10) of the respondents had tremendous knowledge about racism already. This means the video presented did not change their outlook on racism. Meanwhile 30% (3/10) of the respondents were unsure about if the video changed their views on racism. Lastly 20% (2/10) of the respondents were moved by this video. This means the video conveyed a strong message which truly spoke to them, and changed their perspective on racism.


5.) “In your opinion, has racism affected different communities around the world?”

Responses:
1.) “Yes.”
2.)”It has made different stereotypes of people and caused issues”
3.)”Absolutely!”
4.)”Absolutely, communities around the world are functioning as individuals rather than a global community often due to the biased nature of racism. Society will alter its actions to both cater and in some cases exclude themselves from being associated with certain races. for example, airport security is heightened (in general for good reason) and suspects people of Arabic/Middle Eastern descent to be a "terrorist".”
5.)”Yes I believe so”
6.)”Yes, I think that different communities around the world will be racist towards different groups of people.“
7.)”Yes because it has made lives better and worse.”
8.)”I think that racism is prevalent in all modern communities. It may be subconscious and not be an act of hate but it still commonly happens.”
9.)”yes”
10.)”yes”
11.)”yes”
12.)”Definitely”
According to the responses listed above, all 12 respondents think racism is very prevalent in societies all over the world. All of the respondents also agree with the fact that racism has affected different communities, including the global community“often due to to the biased nature of racism.”



6.)”If an act of racism occurred in front of you, would  you help?”
According to the results posted above, all 12 respondents would aid in any kind of racial situation. Two of the 12 would also call “911”(police) if an act of racism occurred. This means all the respondents are strongly against any kind of racial harassment, and would pounce on a situation to aid the victim.
7.)”How can the world work towards eliminating racism?”

Responses:
1.) “The world can work towards eliminating racism by helping if a situation occurs.”
2.) “I'm not sure”
3.) “We need to understand people better. Humans are humans are humans. Despite different backgrounds, cultures and skin colours, we are all equal and should be treated as such.”
4.) “Understand that we are all human and just because someone has a different pigmentation then you doesn't make them any less or more of a person. We need to learn to function as a global community not as a society that fears difference.”
5.) “It is not possible but we could still work towards being more acceptive form one and another.”
6.) “The world can work towards eliminating racism buy having very strict laws and punishments for people who are racist so that everyone can have an equal life.”
7.) “The world can teach the youth about this topic.”
8.) “I think everyone just needs to continue to build a tolerance for all others and ignore trivial facts such as race and religion.”
9.) “start an a group like the black lives matter and show racism is alive and we need to stop it.”
10.) “stop looking at people in different ways that offend others”
11.) ”Standing against people who are racist and to start a protest”
12.) “As individuals we must try and rebalance our biases and help people out if they are being discriminated against.

The ideas presented by the respondents were for the most part different, but they all agreed that racism is an issue which the world needs to intervene further with. One idea included teaching the future generation about how to be respectful towards every culture, which could enforce the importance of not being racist from a young age.
8.)” How can you help in your community?”

Responses:
1.)”Starting an organization and helping if I witness a situation I can help in.”
2.)”I'm not sure”
3.)”Get to know as many different people as possible. Understand your implicit biases. Make every effort to be kind to everyone.”
4.)”Educating people on differences and how they don't define someone. Also we need to create a more accepting and understanding society in general.”
5.)”By being positive and whenever someone is being racist to another, try and help out. “
6.)”I can help in my community buy helping people that are being discriminated at.”
7.)”Take part in protests, stand up for what you believe and participate/support victims or a movement.“
8.)”I think I can just focus on accepting all others and hopefully that encourages others to do the same.”
9.)”by starting a revolution”
10.)”idk”
11.)”I don't know”
12.)”Help people and alert authorities if someone is being discriminated against.”
According to the results above, most people think if everyone works towards being more accepting, racial issues in their communities will decrease rapidly.

9.)How might I improve my google sheet skills for next time?

Responses:
1.)“Make your survey smaller so it fits with the rest of your work”
2.).)”If I were you, I would only put one question in each section. Yes and no questions are fine. You don't need to include, "If not.." answer this other question. Also, you can alter the size of your survey on your blog so it doesn't overlap with your sidebar.”
3.)”I really liked it overall, i cannot think of another way to improve the form!”
4.)”This was great. Next time maybe make less "required" questions.”
5.)”You did a really good sheet but maybe next time for multiple choice questions have an "other" option.”
6.)”no comment it was awesome”
7.)”No way, its rly good”
Referring to the information above, the respondents thought I did a pretty good job, but I will have to improve on my technical skills within google forms for my next survey.


Overall this survey was able to prove the opinions of a group who has not been affected as deeply as some other communities around the world. This survey was also able to show the impact of racism around the world, and how the different racial acts spread globally.This survey was also a great eye opener to those who might not know as much about the racial issues occurring in today’s society. If you have any further questions please let me know.
Cordially,

Sahil Arora

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