The subject of racism is a continual controversial issue within everyday society. It’s inevitable. Everywhere you go‚ you’ll come across some sort of discrimination or racism. It’s like we’re programmed to judge instantly‚ it’s in our human nature. Religion‚ age and racial discrimination literally surrounds us and we can’t do much to stop it until we change ourselves‚ and let’s face it that’s probably not going to happen. So the main questions I normally ask myself are: Why are we prejudiced? Is
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The Effects of Cultural Assimilation: Conformity vs. Unorthodoxdy “Cultural assimilation is a complex and multifaceted process that first involves immigrants learning the language‚ cultural norms‚ and role expectations of the absorbing society‚ and further changes in attitudes”‚ or so it is explained by Dejun Su‚ Chad Richardson‚ and Guang-zhen Wang‚ in their article‚ “Assessing Cultural Assimilation of Mexican Americans: How Rapidly Do Their Gender-Role Attitudes Converge to the U.S. Mainstream
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harder for them to function in a society where they are constantly put down. Racism has been apparent in their day-to-day lives and slurs begin to become accepted to use. Mischa Thompson wrote: Participants were concerned by the use of the term “Islamophobia”‚ which currently describes attitudes and behaviors ranging from hate crimes to housing discrimination and has led to unclear and inconsistent use. Several participants noted that the term leads all problems experienced by Muslims to be viewed
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Fear is a natural instinct that all animals are born with. It keeps them alert and aware of their surrounds and in dangerous situations‚ fear can be a useful tool for staying safe. However‚ fear in humans can also drive epidemics by making people do things that do not make sense. So why should policy makers consider the people’s fears if it could drive epidemics? The policies are written for the people so it should take into consideration the belief that they have as well as their fears. Others argue
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The attacks of 9/11 on America’s twin towers did not only affect the United states but shook the core of the world. Countries all over the world were affected directly and indirectly and people still remembered it as the terrible criminal act. Aguayo (2009) states that “in this post September 11 (9/11) climate of the “War on Terror”‚ Hollywood political-thriller films carry a new cultural currency” (p.1). It left an indelible impression in the hearts and minds of the millions of people inhabiting
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These anti-Muslim sentiments become even more prevalent as our current nation leader promotes Islamophobia‚ dislike for Islam religion‚ by solely focusing on terrorist attacks perpetrated by extremists and dismissing their cultural‚ religious‚ and economic contributions to the United States. In such political climate‚ it is imperative to educate fellow
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Islamophobia: Racism occurs all over the world. To believe that there would be a point where racism wouldn’t exist is too idealistic. Racism has occurred in the past and racism continues to occur today. When people say that racism doesn’t exist as much as it used to or when they used the words “improved” or “better” to describe it‚ they are either speaking from their opinion or they are to an extent true. Yes‚ it is true that there is no more slavery; it is true that people aren’t as discriminatory
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After a horrible terroristic attack that shocked the whole world on September 11th in the center of New York City‚ Muslims in the Western world have been constantly fighting against prejudice. After September 11‚ media interest in Islam increased‚ where Islam was usually portrayed in a negative way. Before 9/11‚ many Muslims lived the normal‚ everyday life. However‚ the attack has changed lives of many people that belonged to the Muslim community‚ where they were the victims of guilt. Unfortunately
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Cited: "islamophobia." WordNet® 3.0. Princeton University. 18 Aug. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/islamophobia>. "Muslim." Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1). Random House‚ Inc. 18 Aug. 2008. <Dictionary.com http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/Muslim>. “Discriminate.” The Oxford American
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Argument by Authority Example of Authority: Islamophobia Is Bad for Business Authors: Massoud Hayoun Qualifications: World Affairs Editor at The Vancouver Observer‚ where he writes a daily column on China. He has reported on China‚ North America‚ the Middle East‚ and North Africa for The Atlantic‚ Newsweek‚ TIME‚ and Agence France Presse. Source: Boston Review; Jan2013‚ Vol. 71 Issue 1‚ p34-39‚ 6p‚ 1 Chart Context: A few years ago‚ nearly 1‚600 Chinese laborers moved to Saudi Arabia to build
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