Race and ethnicity in the United States Census

According to Stanford University race is a powerful social category forged historically through oppression, slavery and conquest. Throughout the United States history different ethnicities have made the United States their homes. Stanford University states that ethnicities are groups such as Irish, Fijian, or Sioux, etc. that share a common identity based ancestry, language, or culture. Politics is Americas driving force behind America’s strong foundation. Without having a political foundation…

Providing you race for the census categorizes you into a group decided only by your skin color. People with similar skin color do not necessarily mean that they are from the same ethnic background, country, speak the same language or hold the same beliefs. People with the same skin color still have diverse geographical and cultural backgrounds and Berger adds “dark-skinned people whose ancestors were not African share neither culture nor ethnicity with Africans”. Because there is such diversity…

the major classification of race and ethnicity in our modern government, social aspects and more drastically our economic foundation. In our current governmental system we tend to emphasis a democracy, which by definition states that the whole population tend to select representatives to protect them and raise their issues of corruption, inequality and biases. “True equality means holding everyone accountable in the same way, regardless of race, gender, faith, ethnicity or political…

The United States of America is a melting pot of many different cultures, races, and ethnicities. The US has always retained its diversity in its citizens and simply having diversity is one of the factors that the United States prides itself in. According to information from the Census Bureau of the United States of America, as of 2015, there are approximately 321,418,820 people residing in this country. Of those 3 hundred-million plus people, there are more than five races among them all.…

ways of defining one’s heritage. The racial options of the 2000 Census were modified to accommodate those who want to express their multiracial heritage. For the first time, respondents could identify themselves as members of more than one racial category. Also, a separate question about ethnicity appears before race (Banks, 2005). The United States has been called the melting pot due to the diverse cultures. According to U.S. census there is an estimated 3.5 million Arab Americans. 80 percent…

Throughout the world, millions are affected by poverty. The US Census Bureau considers a family in the United States poverty stricken when a" family 's total income is less than the family 's threshold." As of 2013, about fifteen percent of people lived in poverty across the United States (Census Bureau). Poverty affects people in many ways, and may be caused by the restriction of resources in specific areas where a children live. When children are affected by poverty it can cause them to have a…

Every U.S. census ever since the first one that was conducted in 1790 has encompassed questions concerning the racial identity thus reflecting the vital role of race in the history of America from the period of slavery to present headlines highlighting racial profiling and inequalities. But the methods in which race is examined and categorized have transformed from one census to another and the determination to quantify the multiracial populace are still evolving. The Hispanic/Latino communities…

1964 was signed into law on July 2, 1964 by President Lyndon B. Johnson. The law demands that companies with as few as 15 employees, working 20 or more hours per week, engage in hiring practices that do not discriminate against applicants based on race, color, country of origin, religious beliefs, or gender. As such, the law is applicable to the discharge of current employees and to current employees seeking a transfer or promotion within the organization for a posting which he/she meets the…

circumstances and larger social forces” (Ferris and Stein, p. 12), diversity would be defined as how social forces such as race, class, gender, religion, economics, or politics makes each individual different. Certain sociological perspectives argue that diversity is essential for a society to function, while others argue that diversity causes conflict within a society. Race and ethnicity create a sense of identity for its members. This can be represented by the term pluralism, which is…

To begin the discussion on whether the United States of America is so-called ‘systemically racist’, there are a few terms that must be defined. Through much of my research done on this topic, the following terms are used loosely and in interesting contexts, causing them to be misconstrued and more often than not severely misinterpreted. First, what does systemic racism actually mean? The word “systemic” according to the Miriam-Webster dictionary is defined as something that is system-wide and/or…