CHECKPOINT ETH/125 What information about race and ethnicity in the United States has helped you better understand or relate to specific minority groups? In the first week of class when we were asked the question in our journal entry of a subordinate group member defining race and ethnicity‚ what does the terms race and ethnicity mean to me. After researching that question and getting thorough meaning of race and ethnicity I was able to understand and relate to specific minority group such as African
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All groups are not treated or viewed equally in all societies. Sometimes‚ a minority group can be defined by constituting a smaller percentage of the population than another group. However‚ sometimes a minority constitutes the majority of the population. A minority group is a subordinate group which has significantly less control over their lives than a dominant group. As a result‚ the minority group has less opportunity afforded to them than the dominant group. Particularly‚ the majority of the
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Race and Ethnicity in the United States LaRinda Brown ETH 125 Dr. Vera Gill February 24‚ 2011 What has helped me better understand or relate to other minority groups is to first not always believe what society says about a minority. One should never prejudge one minority or another without doing your own research to understand why they do a certain thing or act a certain way. All minorities are diverse yet they all have the same thing in common they are considered minorities because of
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“Ethics/125 Final Assignment” The information that I have learned about diversity in the United States of America has helped me better understand and relate to others in many ways. The United States of America is a giant melting pot of several different races‚ ethnicities‚ and cultures. What I have learned is that each group has their differences and similarities. With these differences in culture they have taught me how to be tolerant and accepting of them no matter how different from me they
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What do members of minority groups gain and lose as they undergo a process of assimilation the process by which minorities gradually adopt patterns of the dominant culture. As a minority you gain and lose it can be positive or negative. Every culture is different as we all know as a minority you have to adapt to the norms. As a minority you gain certain things such as learning a new language although it might be very difficult‚ given the right for a better education‚ being independence the
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Workshop Paper: Asian Indians Tatia Orenczak Baker College: SOC321R Introduction This paper will examine the Asian Indian minority group in the United States and look at issues facing this minority in the workplace. Further a proposed training program will be developed to aid in understanding between this minority and the dominate culture. India has a history not unscathed by the negative effects of colonization and various forms of oppression. But the British gave up control of India in 1947
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Race and Ethnicity According to Allen and Chang‚ “Race and ethnicity are socially constructed identities that vary across time‚ space‚ situation‚ and perception” Hence‚ whilst race refers to a person’s physical appearance such as skin colour‚ eye colour‚ hair colour‚ bone/jaw structure and other defining characteristics‚ ethnicity relates to cultural factors such as nationality‚ culture‚ ancestry‚ language and beliefs. It is important to note that ethnic differences are wholly learned although
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Does race and ethnicity play a role in how art is made? What is considered to be Asian American art? These are the questions one would ask in order to better understand the relationship between race and ethnicity and how it ties in with Asian American art. Every piece of artwork has a story‚ a message expressed to the audiences. These messages may portray more than one influence‚ but the main influence that inspires the creation of the art is through the artist’s race and ethnicity. Through race and
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and Global Diversity Race and Ethnicity The people of American are still fighting each day to get rid of the word prejudice. Prejudice is an unsupported generalization about a category of people. Being prejudice leads to stereotyping‚ this leads to racism. Why do people judge other people by the color of their skin? Why do they think their race is more superior? Black people are judged because they were once slaves; the fact that they were owned by white people has led them to this day to
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What race and ethnicity means to me When I hear the word “race”‚ the first thing that I think of is a person’s skin color‚ facial features and the texture of their hair. Although I am colorblind‚ I can’t help but to think of this when I hear the word race. This is due to the fact that the majority of the time when we fill out an application or any paperwork of importance the question of race is raised. I’m not sure why it matters‚ your experience and education seems more important to me. It seems
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