American sociologists

The ethnic group that I consider myself a part of is Hispanic-White. The reason for this is because I am a Mexican descendant and I believe that a Hispanic is an ethnic group of people who have heritage in a Spanish speaking country; additionally, I can speak Spanish, and although speaking Spanish isn’t a requirement to being Hispanic, I feel like it adds to it. I don’t like to self-identify myself with any race but I’m considered to be white. I’m actually not sure why I’m deemed to be white, I…

more than simply display American desire to limit the immigration of a specific ethnic group; it created the very concept of “illegal immigrant.” However, this construction was not simply limited to those who entered the country illegally; it disproportionately targeted the Chinese due to their race. The use of racial discourses…

he African-American leader’s philosophy that I most agree with is W.E.B. Du Bois. W.E.B. Du Bois was an American sociologist, historian, writer, activist, author, and educator. He was one of the co-founders of the National Association for the Advancement of the Colored People (NAACP) and was known for his collection of essays, Souls of Black Folk, which was a strong movement in the African American literature with many other influential writings. W.E.B. Du Bois attended Harvard University, now…

trend setter for our culture as well as a guide for the past decades. Unfortunately, corporate sales has taken over the content of hip hop music and motivating artist to take the misogynistic approach to sell and advertise music. According to sociologist Allan G. Johnson, misogyny defined as a multicultural attitude and animosity towards females simply because of their gender. He believes that misogyny is not just a part of the preconceptions of sexist and is an important factor of male…

Eudora Welty’s Images of Life in the South Eudora Welty is well known as a southern writer, but has also been recognized as a talented photographer. Demonstrating an innate sense of vision, Welty is able, through both her writing and her photography, to provide intimate images of life in the south. Welty was born in 1909, in Jackson, Mississippi. From a very early age she had an interest in story-telling, which developed into a love of writing. Even before entering her teens, Welty…

purpose of this research paper is to explore the psychological effects to Asian Americans of being stereotyped as model minority citizens. I am also interested in how the model minority myth impacts social interactions between Asian Americans and other Americans. The model minority myth is one of the most pervasive ethnic stereotypes in American culture. Research has shown that over ninety-nine percent of Asian American adolescents report an experience of being stereotyped as a model Asian.…

knowledge that comes from shared lived experiences, specifically experiences of oppression. Black feminist standpoint is made up of a lot of different ideas. It is very interesting as it focuses on both the differences and similarities of African American women from different places in time and how these things all tie into each other to result in a common motivation. Authors like Patricia Hill Collins and Tracey Reynolds break down this idea of Black feminist standpoint in ways that make it…

Immigration on the African American in the 21st Century As our nation faces a new president and the realities of politics in a post-Obama world, the big issue that stops conversations cold, is still the question of race in America. Since the recent victory of Donald Trump in the 2016 U.S Presidential elections, racial tensions in the United States have been anything but united. Despite the many accomplishment made by the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960’s, African Americans are still finding…

reminiscent of the years following the Civil War. The growth of the Civil Rights Movement correlated with the demand for federal legislation to protect and enforce the rights of African Americans. The first obstacle…

W.E.B. Du Bois was an American civil rights activist, sociologist, and scholar who dealt with sociological problems and events that proposed the issue of seeking equality between blacks and whites and justice for the African American race. He fought to enhance education, occupation and most of all freedom for blacks during his reign. The influence of the Plessy vs. Ferguson case inspired him to discuss racism in America. This case involved Mr. Homer Plessy, a man who appeared to be white, but…