outsiders. This is known as Xenophobia-a fear and hatred of strangers or foreigners. MacDonald suggests that over exaggerating the stereotypes of outsiders helps survival as seeing an exaggerated threat is safer than under estimating a threat. From an evolutionary perspective‚ it has been emphasized that Natural selection has favored genes that cause group member to be altruistic toward members of their own group‚ but intolerant towards outsiders. This is known as Xenophobia-a fear and hatred of strangers
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episode “Devil in the Dark”‚ issues such as racism‚ xenophobia‚ and the topic of communication with others are addressed throughout the episode. There is also media and television to help educate and enlighten people about issues around the world in the present day; as well as the contradicting belief from others that media doesn’t accomplish the goals of educating the people with correct facts or they may have biased viewpoints. Both racism and xenophobia were indeed shown in the episode and Star Trek
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diverse because of the xenophobia‚ racial profiling‚ and prejudice discrimination shown in the Twin Cites and America as a whole. Believe it or not‚ were not diverse. You might see different ethnicity and culture when you walk out the door but do we see it often enough in every town and every city? Most people will agree. We should have the time to observe and be educated on diversity. You will see and witness unbelievable pattern of diverse. For varities of reasons like xenophobia‚ racial profiling‚
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In the science fiction novel The Chrysalids‚ written by John Wyndham‚ the theme of isolation is displayed through the social‚ psychological‚ and geographical aspects of the book. Xenophobia is also a key factor contributing to the isolation between the different groups within the population. Social isolation is made clear with the separation between the "Norm" people and the mutants. The Norm shun those who possess mutant like qualities or abilities‚ and choose to isolate them in the community
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Today the United States is the home to the largest immigrant population in the world. Even though immigrants assimilate faster in the United States compared to other developed nations‚ immigration policy has become a highly controversial issue. The steady increase in the immigrant population in America enrages the citizens who think the immigrants take away jobs opportunities‚ benefit from government benefits unfairly‚ increase crime and terrorism in the country‚ and do not integrate into mainstream
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By taking a look at the dictionary we find out that phobia is defined as a strong unreasonable fear or hatred of a particular thing. Types of phobias that I would like to discuss are divided into three categories: Hydrophobia‚ Claustrophobia‚ and xenophobia. The first kind of phobia that I am going to write about is Hydrophobia. Hydrophobia is an anxiety disorder that causes fear of drowning. The panic is generally so intense that and has an effect on a person’s quality of life. People with Hydrophobia
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Blau‚ further argue the use of racism and xenophobia in the form of conflict in “Select Social History of the Psychoactive Drugs: Tobacco‚ Alcohol‚ Marijuana‚ Cocaine‚ & Heroin”‚ by addressing the ingrained prejudices against immigrants and ethnic groups (Gullotta & Blau‚ 1995). The forming of our
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DISCUSS TWO OR MORE EXPLANATION OF GROUP DISPLAY AS AN ADAPTIVE RESPONSE The first explanation of group display as an adaptive response is lynch mobs. Social transitions and the need for conformity have been cited as the fundamental cause of American lynchings because of the fear of the Negro‚ and a lynch law was a means of social control. Of the documented lynchings in the late 1800s‚ nearly three quarters of victims were black it is said that “lynch mobs were more active during that period since
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Xenophobia in South Africa Prior to 1994 immigrants from elsewhere in Africa faced discrimination and even violence in South Africa‚ though much of that risk stemmed from the institutionalized racism of the time due to apartheid. Post 1994 and democratization‚ and contrary to expectations‚ the incidence of xenophobia increased.[1] Between 2000 and March 2008 at least 67 people died in what was identified as xenophobic attacks. In May 2008 a series of riots left 62 people dead; although 21 of those
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Over the course of Unit one‚ I read a few stories that correlated with the theme of “Xenophobia‚ or fear of the unknown.” Many conflicts that were presented during these stories triggered fear‚ panic and fright‚ relating back to the “xenophobia” the characters felt during the story. The two stories that I read during this unit were “The Cold Equations” by Tom Godwin and “War of the Worlds” by H.G. Wells. I believe that H.G. Wells’ story contributed and related more to this unit’s theme. Therefore
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