Years ago, and even sometimes these days, race played a major part to peoples" decisions. In simple terms, racial prejudices used to be the guiding force to how people treat someone who belongs to other ethnic background. Following is a classification of the various areas in peoples" reactions where race plays a role.

             First impressions.

             Part of one"s reaction can be the first impression of an individual to another. Peoples" first impressions are sometimes affected by race because of what has been implanted in their minds – the thought that the other race is generally different because of their different color. For instance, in a community where majority of families who live belong to the white race, the first impression of a white race in that community to a family of a different race living in his community may be different. This is because at first sight, where first impressions are developed, there is a tendency that a white race will compare the other race to the majority race in the community. During this instance of comparison, there is a similar tendency that the different race will be judged with different impression, either a positive or a negative one but is most probable to be a an attribute that is different to that of the majority race in the community.

             Prejudice.

             Racial prejudice is another factor where the reaction of a person is affected. Perhaps, this is the strongest factor that can affect one"s opinion and reaction to another person because .

             most of the time a person that bears a racial prejudice towards an individual generally regards the whole of that individual based on his perception on the individual"s race. For instance, a person considers the Black race to be dangerous. When that person meets a person from a Black race, his tendency is to be afraid of the Black person. In short, he generalizes that all people from Black race is dangerous. Thus, affecting his reaction when he sees one.