Primary Cultural Barriers

Families are known as the primary cultural barriers in our society. For this assignment we had to interview the eldest member in my family. I interviewed my uncle because he was the perfect match for this assignment. My uncle had a lot to say when I was interviewing him on race. I realize when you sit down and have conversation and listen to older people you would learn a lot from them. Some things you could learn are things about your family history and things that happen in the world that you did not experience but they did as they were growing up.
I asked my uncle did he remember the first time he became aware of race. He told me about how his parents talked to him about other races when he was a young boy. My uncle said that his parents introduce him to different races because he was starting school for the first time and he would see that there are people that do not have the same skin color as him but we are all still human and should be treated the same. He said that he lived in a neighborhood that only had people living there. My uncle told me …show more content…
I was told to accept all race no matter the circumstance and be mindful that some are still living in the old days. When I say that I am talking about racism. My family and I are far from racist, but I cannot say that for others. I was told that racism still exist. No matter what happened in the past, present, or future I should still treat others the way I would want to be treated and accept them for who they are. Learning about race and racism has some impact on my life today because I love all people of different race and ethnic groups no matter what. I learned that racism does not get you far in life but it could possibly get you put in jail because of the hate you have for others. I love and accept every race because I have to work with them, take the same classes as them, and also talk with them. Those things would be hard to do if you are a