Nation-building in Singapore: AY 2014-5 HY2229: Lecture 3 THE ORIGINS OF NATIONALISM A. Introduction 1. The Conceptual Issue 2. The Historical Problem B. The Conceptual Issue: Definitions 1. Development of ‘Nationalism’ a. The European roots of nationalism: Nations before States? Nationalism as a concept began as a European idea. Scholars traced its origins to 18th century Western Europe and northern
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surrounded me. My first thought was "wow‚ we really live in a world that is held together by a wide variety of ethnic groups." Without all the different cultures and influences that I have experienced‚ I would not be the person I am today. Ethnicity plays an amazing role in whom we are today; from how we are treated and how we are raised‚ all plays into account when we take a look at different ethnic groups. This paper touches upon that very fact. Demographics I live in a State that has many different
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("Ask Jeeves"‚ n.d.). 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is the tendency to think that one ethnic group is superior to another; toojudge another person based on ethnicity; and/or to believe that their own customs and traditions are better than any other ethnic group. (Morehead‚ 1995). 3. Define emigration and immigration. Emigration is when a person leaves the country or region they lived in and go to live in
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characteristics. -these real or alleged physical characteristics have been assigned a value of inferiority or superiority by society members. what is racism? -a set of principles and beliefs that lead to the differential treatment of various ethnic/racial groups. where does racism come from? it began in the last 18th century. -1770s Immanuel Kant coins "races of mankind" -1775 Johann Blumenbach (1781‚ 1795) --birth of "caucasian" and racial hierarchy [came up with the term caucasian] TEST
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average crimes is that the harms caused by discriminatory crime extend well beyond the immediate victims and their families (McDevitt et al.‚ 2001). Researchers contend that that bias violence incidents undermine the stability of collective racial/ethnic groups (Perry‚ 2001; Perry & Alvi‚ 2011; Weinstein‚ 1992)‚ destabilize neighborhoods (Iganski‚ 2001‚ 2003‚ 2008)‚ and unsettle community solidarity (McDevitt et al.‚ 2001; Perry‚ 2001; Perry & Alvi‚ 2011). Also important‚ the demographic features
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Associate Program Material Diversity Worksheet Answer each question in 50 to 150 words. Provide citations for all the sources you use. 1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued? Diversity is defined in the dictionary as "the condition of being different." A crucial mistake many people make is to equate diversity with "race" and "culture". They think diversity is about "what Hispanics are like" or "what Europeans are like". “This approach is inherently flawed because it
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main idea is that different ethnic‚ racial‚ religious or cultural groups coexist‚ not necessarily in harmony‚ alongside one another and a county’s system promotes ethnic diversity within its society. Multiculturalism does bring many challenges to a country‚ sometimes violently in the form of riots and even genocides‚ however the long-term impacts can be far more beneficial‚ essentially overriding any negatives it may bring. The ever increasing integration of ethnic groups into pre-existing societies
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accepting that judgement based on what we think we know. Ethnocentrism cuts off knowledge of a culture by segregating them into a group that isn’t acceptable. 3. Define emigration and immigration. Immigration is defined‚ in the text Racial and ethnic backgrounds by author Richard T. Schaefer (2012)‚ as leaving one place to settle in another. Emmigration is similar except someone would leave one place in search of a place‚ or country‚ in search of a new place to settle (p. 19). 4. What are
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Ethnic & Racist Gangs in American Society Gangs in America are incredibly widespread and continue to grow in size. Gangs are also known as Security Threat Groups (STG’s) in the correctional world. Both the outside world and prisons are affected by gangs daily. The threat of prison gangs seems to keep growing and shows no signs of coming to a halt. There are multiple types of gangs which include White‚ Black‚ Asian‚ and Hispanic. Many things can be done to stop Security Threat Groups and their
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XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXX XXXXXX XXXX Tapping the Ethnic Housing Market Opportunities The Biggest opportunities and challenges that lenders and real estate faced through the three ethnicities surveyed‚ African American‚ English Hispanic and Spanish Hispanic‚ is the feeling of ownership among these segments that is between the 79 and 82% (Table A) of the population surveyed (Hawkins & Mothersbaugh‚ 2010)‚ the lack of knowledge when buying a home‚ and lack of confidence in the process. Those
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