Research-Based Argument; Racism
In the United States, racism is a major social issue that is often a debate among scholars in social sciences and ordinary citizens without any matching professionalism. Some of the contemporary studies on racism attribute its dominance in modern societies to the strategies being used to create antiracist attitudes. The American population has made many achievements in the areas of civil rights through their consistent championing for fair and equal treatment. Gradually, the Americans become a unanimous voice that condemns acts of civil disobedience regardless of the person responsible for the wrongdoing. For many years, Americans have been told that they should learn to respect their different cultures, beliefs, …show more content…
In the long history of academic excellence by American philanthropists, positive change in acceptance and universal inclusion has only been achieved recently (Hunt 683). The resistance movements championing for inclusion and fair treatment have been vigilant in condemning traditional ideologies that were based on misinformation and misinterpretations of basic rights and freedoms. For instance, post-colonial racism in the United States was justified with unconventional use of majority powers that were used to benefit only a few people (Dei 114). Despite the high level of learning that the American people had, their knowledge did not influence the level of social change that was justifiable through general use of logic. Instead, the American people relied on an education system that taught divisiveness. This historical context of the American education system proves that general knowledge can be effective when used to solve real-life issues. On the other hand, the history shows that expert and scholarly knowledge is not always reliable and …show more content…
Nonetheless, the society must adhere to the golden rule principle that calls for a balance that is free of extremities (Dei 107). Scholars have played a major role in imparting knowledge about the social and cultural aspects of democracy. The existing knowledge also informs people about their roles and responsibilities. However, this knowledge has not been as efficient as the active involvement of the people, through mass actions, in demand for changes and amendments in the constitution (Dei 108). Truly, knowledge without the skill to apply it in a real-life solution can be worth less than uninformed responses that are based on logic. Over the past, the scholars in the country have proved that education can be bent by divisive politics to suit certain interests of the dominant power (Hunt 683). Still, the American democracy can benefit from more involvement by experts and professionals in different fields in the issues affecting the collective
In the United States, racism is a major social issue that is often a debate among scholars in social sciences and ordinary citizens without any matching professionalism. Some of the contemporary studies on racism attribute its dominance in modern societies to the strategies being used to create antiracist attitudes. The American population has made many achievements in the areas of civil rights through their consistent championing for fair and equal treatment. Gradually, the Americans become a unanimous voice that condemns acts of civil disobedience regardless of the person responsible for the wrongdoing. For many years, Americans have been told that they should learn to respect their different cultures, beliefs, …show more content…
In the long history of academic excellence by American philanthropists, positive change in acceptance and universal inclusion has only been achieved recently (Hunt 683). The resistance movements championing for inclusion and fair treatment have been vigilant in condemning traditional ideologies that were based on misinformation and misinterpretations of basic rights and freedoms. For instance, post-colonial racism in the United States was justified with unconventional use of majority powers that were used to benefit only a few people (Dei 114). Despite the high level of learning that the American people had, their knowledge did not influence the level of social change that was justifiable through general use of logic. Instead, the American people relied on an education system that taught divisiveness. This historical context of the American education system proves that general knowledge can be effective when used to solve real-life issues. On the other hand, the history shows that expert and scholarly knowledge is not always reliable and …show more content…
Nonetheless, the society must adhere to the golden rule principle that calls for a balance that is free of extremities (Dei 107). Scholars have played a major role in imparting knowledge about the social and cultural aspects of democracy. The existing knowledge also informs people about their roles and responsibilities. However, this knowledge has not been as efficient as the active involvement of the people, through mass actions, in demand for changes and amendments in the constitution (Dei 108). Truly, knowledge without the skill to apply it in a real-life solution can be worth less than uninformed responses that are based on logic. Over the past, the scholars in the country have proved that education can be bent by divisive politics to suit certain interests of the dominant power (Hunt 683). Still, the American democracy can benefit from more involvement by experts and professionals in different fields in the issues affecting the collective