Hanna is a supervisor in the production unit of a textile company. Yosef, who is of Jewish origin, joins her unit as a trainee. Hanna overcriticizes him for minor errors. She tends to overpraise his achievements in order to avoid appearing biased. Consequently, because of the absence of genuine feedback, Yosef is not able to progress like other trainees. In the context of psychology, this scenario illustrates

In this scenario, Hanna is a supervisor in the production unit of a textile company. Yosef, who is of Jewish origin, joins her unit as a trainee. Hanna over criticizes him for minor errors and tends to overpraise his achievements in order to avoid appearing biased. Consequently, because of the absence of genuine feedback, Yosef is not able to progress like other trainees. In the context of psychology, this scenario illustrates modern racism.

Modern racism can be defined as a common form of unidirectional prejudice expressed either covertly and indirectly against the members of other ethnicities or racial groups. Generally, any individual who is a modern racist usually condemns the cultural values of the outgroup or individuals who do not belong to their own class such as a social group. In this context, Hanna had aversive emotions when interacting with Yosef but didn't act explicitly on those negative emotions she experiences.