Ethnic groups in Africa

Being an immigrant is not easy. Growing up in a foreign place where one does not speak the language and is completely unfamiliar to the culture can definitely put oneself in isolation. Identity has been one major issue for most minorities and immigrants. Should they maintain their culture or should they conform? This is why community is crucial for them as it is the closest thing they have to their homeland, especially for the immigrant youths who are in a constant battle in adapting to the…

The beautiful qipao is a cultural symbol of China that originated through hundreds of years of innovation and influence. Through the years, the qipao has two significant stages of evolution with the first being during the Qing dynasty where it originated, and the second stage being during the early republic period (Lu and Chen, 2006). The first stage was during the takeover of Beijing during the 17th century by political and Manchu military strategist, Nurhachi (Lu and Chen, 2006). Nurhachi…

different ethnic back grounds. According to the realistic group conflict theory, individuals who are competing for the same resources are going to exhibit increased levels of intergroup conflict. This intergroup conflict influences individuals to feel solidarity for members of their own group, but results with increasing negative attitudes towards individuals of other competing groups (Kenrick, Neuberg, & Cialdini, 2010). In-group bias is the tendency to benefit members of one’s own groups over…

Reading one Question: 1) Why was the social classification of race invented? Race being the social classification in which we distinguish one another by our ethnic and or regional background, enables us to not only create, but uphold systematic social status throughout the world. As proven through scientific research, race is not a substantive concept, but rather an unfounded concept that has been used to separate the human race overtime. This being the case, race was invented to create…

profiling of ethnic and minority people and their unconstitutional stop and frisk because they felt that person was suspicious. As well as how police abuse became a normalcy in the black community” (Filimon, 2015). The police illegally stopping people because of the color of their skin or their ethnicity has made it possible for the police to illegal invade people’s privacy not only harassing innocent citizens but gave unauthorized access to criminals. Resulting in more people of minority and…

Pressures, expectations, comparisons, negotiations of self-worth, and ah- more expectations… these are common problems many South Asian diasporic women face growing up. Is it not true, girls? We have our whole lives set out for us through families, elders, or our community – always ready to put others’ needs before anything else, and never allowed the time or given the support to understand our own emotional and mental concerns. Some of us even suppress them our whole lives. As young women we…

Race vs. Ethnicity. Race can be de defined as a group of persons related by common descent or hereditary. Ethnicity can be defined as an ethnic group; a social group that shares a common and distinctive culture, religion and language. Race and ethnicity have many similarities but also many differences, your race can sometimes narrow down your ethnicity and if you know what ethnicity you are, you definitely know your race. You can tell a person’s race just by their physical appearance, but…

purpose of chapter six in The Heart of Racial Justice is to discuss the importance of embracing our true selves. Without being our true selves we will not be able to serve Christ fully. As Christians we have been taught that our cultural heritage and ethnic identity are unimportant to our Christian faith. Two important concepts are self-acceptance and self-hatred. Self-acceptance is the recognition you were created by God while self-hatred is rejection of the person God made you to be. People…

whether it is through traditions that a race or ethnicity has or due to the way our population treats that group of people. There are stereotypes attached to certain groups, which can make it challenging for members of that group to succeed if people continue to label them as being a certain way. Racial inequality is another issue that can greatly affect families, especially those in minority groups. As a population, if we continue to learn to be more open and accepting, we can hopefully…

be around people of their own ethnic group. This is due to the perception that visible minorities are competing with native-born Canadians for economic resources and cultural dominance. Sidanius, Pratto, van Laar, and Levin (2004) displayed that group-based oppression is driven by institutional and individual discrimination. That is to say that many social institutions and powerful individuals associate desired qualities such as wealth and prestige to dominant groups, and less desired qualities…