Race and ethnicity can vastly affect family life, 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 eliminate many of these issues. Although they may seem similar, race and ethnicity have completely different meanings. Cohen explains that “a race is a group of people believed to share common descent,
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According to Philip’s Cohen’s “The Family: Diversity, Inequality, and Social Change”, the White population has decreased from just about 80% in 1970 to just over 60% in 2010. The White population is predicted to go down to slightly less than 50% by 2050. One group that has been drastically increasing is Latinos. The Latino population was just under 5% of the population in 1970, but has grown to over 10% . This group is predicted to make up around 30% of our population by 2050. While the Asian/Pacific Islander population is still small compared to some of the others, it has gone from just a few percent in 1970 to almost 10% and is predicted to reach about 10% by 2050. The American Indians have grown slightly percentage wise, but still only make up just a few percent of the United States. The Black population has stayed fairly consistent throughout the years and is predicted to stay this way. (2015:82). One of the reasons the Latino group, and other populations, are growing so much is due to immigration, but also because of the high rate at which these people are having children. I think the number of children someone has can tie in with their ethnicity. Certain groups of people tend to have more children and larger
According to Philip’s Cohen’s “The Family: Diversity, Inequality, and Social Change”, the White population has decreased from just about 80% in 1970 to just over 60% in 2010. The White population is predicted to go down to slightly less than 50% by 2050. One group that has been drastically increasing is Latinos. The Latino population was just under 5% of the population in 1970, but has grown to over 10% . This group is predicted to make up around 30% of our population by 2050. While the Asian/Pacific Islander population is still small compared to some of the others, it has gone from just a few percent in 1970 to almost 10% and is predicted to reach about 10% by 2050. The American Indians have grown slightly percentage wise, but still only make up just a few percent of the United States. The Black population has stayed fairly consistent throughout the years and is predicted to stay this way. (2015:82). One of the reasons the Latino group, and other populations, are growing so much is due to immigration, but also because of the high rate at which these people are having children. I think the number of children someone has can tie in with their ethnicity. Certain groups of people tend to have more children and larger