Order 1 Race and Ethnicity Race is the classification of human beings into classes based on their traits‚ ancestry background or the relations they may have. Ethnicity focuses on a social group with common ancestry background. The target audiences of the article I read is the American population at large as well as people across the world who have concerns about race and ethnicity. The most important lesson I have learnt is that race and ethnicity are ways of seeing and understanding the world around
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Race and Ethnicity Are social constructions (not biological realities) Form basis for classification systems Based on perceived similarities Often hierarchical (one valued over the other) Specific place in ranking is related to wealth‚ power and longevity in place Neither are based in biology/genetic difference Ethnicity Ethnic Groups-Groups within society that display unique cultural traits: language‚ religion‚ cuisine‚ etc. Panethnic Groups: Category or grouping of related ethnic groups: Euro-Americans;
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Race and Ethnicity in Childhood Obesity Abstract Many early life risk factors for childhood obesity are more prevalent among blacks and Hispanics than among whites and may explain the higher prevalence of obesity among racial/ethnic minority children. Eliminating racial/ethnic disparities in health and health care is a national priority‚ and obesity is a prime target. During the last 30 years in the United States‚ the prevalence of obesity among children has dramatically increased‚ sparing no
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religion‚ an ethnicity‚ or a culture? A question that has garnered a lot of interest throughout Jewish history is that of whether Judaism is a religion‚ an ethnicity‚ a culture or a mixture of the three. Of course for many Jews and different people there are varying degrees of validity that can be ascribed to each claim. In this essay I will look at each claim individually but first in order to understand which of the three things Judaism actually is we have to clearly define what each of the words
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As a young kid growing up in the inner city of Baltimore‚ MD‚ the people surrounding me mirrored my complexion. Attending Catholic Church and Catholic School‚ growing up was a part of my family’s culture. Awareness of my race and ethnicity‚ stated in my earliest days at school. Although‚ majority of my childhood interactions were with other African American children‚ I had no problem creating friendships with other children who did not mirror my image. When you are a kid‚ you pay less attention to
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Many people do not know the differences between race and ethnicity. Race is defined by the physical characteristics‚ while ethnicity is by the nationality or cultural region. I define race as something that separates people. I do not like to even use race to define myself because I begin to be characterize by it. Race is a factor that was used back in the days to make the differences in people. Race made people realize that they are different than the one other person. Race begin to be have a social
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discussing these terms from a sociological perspective‚ it is important to define them: stereotypes are oversimplified ideas about groups of people‚ prejudice refers to thoughts and feelings about those groups‚ while discrimination refers to actions toward them. Racism is a type of prejudice that involves set beliefs about a specific racial group. As stated above‚ stereotypes are oversimplified ideas about groups of people. Stereotypes can be based on race‚ ethnicity‚ age‚ gender‚ sexual orientation—almost
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my beliefs‚ values and assumptions. In particular‚ Sociology has increased my awareness of inequality in society‚ such as ethnic differences and discrimination‚ of which I was previously unaware. This interest was enhanced after reading ‘Race and Ethnicity in Education’ by Gill Crozier in Sociology Review. Crozier’s article about ethnic minorities underachieving within the education system made me realise the impact racism can have on an individual’s future and this theme of inequality has pervaded
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As a young African-American woman‚ I am often faced with the statistics that define my race and ethnicity. Statistics from jbhe.com and usnews.com says: "Black students graduate rate stands at an appallingly 42 percent compared to the 62 percent of Whites; Black college graduates are twice as likely as Whites to struggle to find jobs; People with ’Black-sounding names’ had to send out 50 percent more job applications than people with ’White-sounding names’ just to get a call back." How can I ever
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Ethnicity and the Police Part I Cheryl Cooper March 24‚ 2014 University of Phoenix Ethnicity and the Police There are many views of how the criminal justice treats different ethnic groups. Some say that police are fair and they are just doing their jobs. Some people believe that it is the fault of the suspects that cause the use of force scenarios. There is a possibility of this‚ but then I question if this was true why these incidents are only happening to ethnic groups
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