There truly is nothing like having the opportunity in immerging oneself within a culture to find out who they are as human beings and how they feel about themselves in society and how they feel about law enforcement. Through new personal experiences, interviews, books, and online research I have expanded my knowledge of customs, traditions, and practices unfamiliar to me. My partner and I decided to choose the African American Culture. Although the African American culture is not new; it is a huge identity group that is still struggling in society today amongst the community, as a minority. The African American culture has a long history that dates back to the 17th century. Several practices such as preparing food are traditions that are still
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Some of the most common stereotypes consist of: Black people being lazy and uneducated, love fried chicken, males are all thugs, females are loud and full of anger, family reunions are a big thing, and they collect welfare for a living and are low income. A couple of things mentioned above are not just stereotypes; it is actually considered a custom within the African American culture. The stereotype of not being well educated came from the main root of slavery. When African Americans were slaves they were not allowed to obtain education, down south the blacks would receive physical punishment if they received some form of education. Because of this punishment they did not know how to read or write. To slave owners, the African Americans were seen as brute human beings. Today African Americans are still seen as uneducated by the majority of society. According to the NAACP, the high school African American dropout rate has decreased since 1980’s, proving that African Americans are getting more educated than before. Black American’s are trying to become more successful in society to reduce and disprove this …show more content…
Fried chicken to be specific is only one main entrée of the many available that is eaten during super. They have three typical meals that consist of breakfast, dinner, and supper. For African Americans it is in their culture to cook food more commonly known to them as “soul food”. Soul food is the term used to describe their ethnic cuisine. It is food that is traditionally prepared by African Americans from the south. Soul food originally originated from the era of slavery. Soul food preparation brought pleasure to a woman’s loved ones which helped them escape from the painful hardships of slavery. African slaves had to work with what they were able to eat and where they could obtain it from. African Americans were allowed to receive leftover meats from their masters, their healthy food was their own grown vegetables. Their meals were all based off of their economic status and affordability. Till this day the traditional soul food still exists; it is most commonly cooked in everyone’s African American home no matter what socio-economic status they
Some of the most common stereotypes consist of: Black people being lazy and uneducated, love fried chicken, males are all thugs, females are loud and full of anger, family reunions are a big thing, and they collect welfare for a living and are low income. A couple of things mentioned above are not just stereotypes; it is actually considered a custom within the African American culture. The stereotype of not being well educated came from the main root of slavery. When African Americans were slaves they were not allowed to obtain education, down south the blacks would receive physical punishment if they received some form of education. Because of this punishment they did not know how to read or write. To slave owners, the African Americans were seen as brute human beings. Today African Americans are still seen as uneducated by the majority of society. According to the NAACP, the high school African American dropout rate has decreased since 1980’s, proving that African Americans are getting more educated than before. Black American’s are trying to become more successful in society to reduce and disprove this …show more content…
Fried chicken to be specific is only one main entrée of the many available that is eaten during super. They have three typical meals that consist of breakfast, dinner, and supper. For African Americans it is in their culture to cook food more commonly known to them as “soul food”. Soul food is the term used to describe their ethnic cuisine. It is food that is traditionally prepared by African Americans from the south. Soul food originally originated from the era of slavery. Soul food preparation brought pleasure to a woman’s loved ones which helped them escape from the painful hardships of slavery. African slaves had to work with what they were able to eat and where they could obtain it from. African Americans were allowed to receive leftover meats from their masters, their healthy food was their own grown vegetables. Their meals were all based off of their economic status and affordability. Till this day the traditional soul food still exists; it is most commonly cooked in everyone’s African American home no matter what socio-economic status they