Sociological Reflection
This class has opened up my eyes to the various different perspectives and issues affecting Indigenous people. This class has challenged my views of the government policies; it has made me think critically of what has happened and what is being done to ensure no further damage occurs. Furthermore, this course has given me insight into what it means by anti-oppressive living. Accordingly Green & Thomas (2009) insists, “in order to strive for social justice, we must begin this process by asking ourselves how we know what we know” (p. 36). In spite of the unquestionable achievements by Canada in cultural pluralism and anti-discriminatory practices, racism remains a notable issue. I find this to be very true as I have faced racism issues myself
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It wasn’t that there were not many East Indian’s at the school but they themselves did not want to associate with me. However, due to the high volume of immigrant at the school I was being labeled as one of them despite being a Canadian citizen. Several times during Math class, I had other students say “go back to your country” or “your from India, you should know math”. I would most certainly laugh it off and try not be bothered by it. I never really spoke to anyone about it because I felt no one would really listen to me or that it would make others not like me even …show more content…
Our group would sit at a separate back table during lunch. Few of my friends had heard them make remarks like “she’s fresh off the boat” but ignored it. Therefore, I became immune to what others thought or said about me through high school, which has ultimately shaped my personal views of social work practice. I am able to gain a better understanding of the dynamics of power and privilege under those circumstances. Most often these comments made were by those with white privileges, belonging to majority groups. I was being targeted due to the color of my skin and by my name. Even when I thought about speaking to my counselor about this, I imagined it would not be taken seriously coming from me as the other students were popular in
It wasn’t that there were not many East Indian’s at the school but they themselves did not want to associate with me. However, due to the high volume of immigrant at the school I was being labeled as one of them despite being a Canadian citizen. Several times during Math class, I had other students say “go back to your country” or “your from India, you should know math”. I would most certainly laugh it off and try not be bothered by it. I never really spoke to anyone about it because I felt no one would really listen to me or that it would make others not like me even …show more content…
Our group would sit at a separate back table during lunch. Few of my friends had heard them make remarks like “she’s fresh off the boat” but ignored it. Therefore, I became immune to what others thought or said about me through high school, which has ultimately shaped my personal views of social work practice. I am able to gain a better understanding of the dynamics of power and privilege under those circumstances. Most often these comments made were by those with white privileges, belonging to majority groups. I was being targeted due to the color of my skin and by my name. Even when I thought about speaking to my counselor about this, I imagined it would not be taken seriously coming from me as the other students were popular in