Society places a lot of emphasis on race, whether it is at a workplace, a sporting event, or even at a school. Children are constantly bombarded by many different medias on how to handle the “race topic.” They learn to discriminate some groups and stereotype others. Regardless if the person’s thought is meant to be intentionally harmful or not, people recognize race, and it plays a role in how one treats another. The purpose of this paper is to dive into this touchy subject about race, and to analyze through literally sources how adults should talk about race with their children. This paper will explore a deeper understanding on how a child perceives race and the proper ways a parent should help the child develop healthy attitudes towards race.
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Have them ask the controversial questions when it comes to ask. Do not discourage them from exploring the world in all its pain and glory. Marri (2003) addresses in an article that “knowledge about race offers a framework for understanding what it means to live in and effectively contribute to a multicultural democracy.” Children ought to grow up aware of the plethora parts of us that make us unique from one another. Ignoring aspects of skin color restricts the child from gaining a full understanding of the world, and how best to address situations that may arise due to racial …show more content…
Bonilla-Silva published a paper titled “Rethinking Racism: Toward a Structural Interpretation,” which goes in depth on the idea of race being a part of a social construct instead of a construct that stands within itself. In one part of the paper, Bonilla-Silva argues that “racism operates within the boundaries of social relations of subordination and super ordination among racialized social actors (races)” (1994). Ethnocentrism is born through society; therefore, society needs to make a unified effort to teach the younger generations how society perpetuates the idea that one group dominates the other groups due to simply the shade of their skin. Talking about race in this light can help the child understand how their thoughts and actions can affect society’s views of race, whether it be for the better or
Have them ask the controversial questions when it comes to ask. Do not discourage them from exploring the world in all its pain and glory. Marri (2003) addresses in an article that “knowledge about race offers a framework for understanding what it means to live in and effectively contribute to a multicultural democracy.” Children ought to grow up aware of the plethora parts of us that make us unique from one another. Ignoring aspects of skin color restricts the child from gaining a full understanding of the world, and how best to address situations that may arise due to racial …show more content…
Bonilla-Silva published a paper titled “Rethinking Racism: Toward a Structural Interpretation,” which goes in depth on the idea of race being a part of a social construct instead of a construct that stands within itself. In one part of the paper, Bonilla-Silva argues that “racism operates within the boundaries of social relations of subordination and super ordination among racialized social actors (races)” (1994). Ethnocentrism is born through society; therefore, society needs to make a unified effort to teach the younger generations how society perpetuates the idea that one group dominates the other groups due to simply the shade of their skin. Talking about race in this light can help the child understand how their thoughts and actions can affect society’s views of race, whether it be for the better or