Anthropology

Racism is when you dislike and are prejudice to someone due to their race. Racism is discrimination on someone for their race, religion, skin color, and ethics. By judging someone by their stereotype, you are being racist towards that person. To some people, they believe that racism is when you think one race is superior and better than another race. “Mills has a lot of Asian students.” This statement is not racist as some may think. Instead, this sentence is pointing out the statistic of the…

What My Culture Means To Me Friends, Family, and Music are things that make up my culture. My friends help shape me as a person. I met my best friend Brandon through music. We have been best friends since sixth grade and are still very close. I have realized the older I become, I'm choosing my friends more wisely. Friends who can be trusted are great because it gives you a place to vent openly and differently than just being close to your parents. My family definitely shapes my culture. They…

Race is a social construction created by colonialism in order to make distinctions in superiority between cultures. Race is not biological, it never has been and there is scientific data to back up this statement. One way we know that race is socially constructed is through looking at different cultures. In Brazil, for example, there are “intermediate” racial groups that do not exist in the United States. “One of the most striking consequences of the Brazilian system of racial identification is…

There are many different types of social inequality, and with the help of authors, Americans need to end it. Several problems, such as financial differences, racism, and bullying are continuing to occur within the country. Although these have not completely stopped, writers have been using all kinds of literature to resolve them one step at a time. For years and years, social inequality has been a rising issue for teens in America, yet the human population still fails to end it. Because everyone…

Is there a culture war going on in the United States? Most definitely, from past to present, there will always be a culture war. Even a bystander of the American culture cannot help but be impressed by the amount of influence of American politics and cultural values and even lifestyles and attitudes. The amount of beliefs culture war touches upon are immense: take tax privileges away from churches, use anti-discrimination laws to target religious non-profits, and reduce religious schools’ access…

Before I started this class, I never really thought about race, racialization, or racial formations. Anything that had to do with race or racial matters was only talked about in the privacy of my home or during family discussion. I never really quite understood how your race could impact your life until I started experiencing it myself. My definition of race was entirely different from what I would define it as now. I thought race was just about your skin color and nothing else. I never would…

The booing of Adam Goodes is not racially motivated. ‘Booing’ cannot necessarily be identified as racial remark. Adam Goodes is the one who can stop the booing. His actions and responses in situations have caused people to begin the booing to show their dislike for his ways. Therefore the booing isn’t racially motivated in anyway. Have you ever been to an AFL match and heard spectators booing and calling out through out games? The AFL atmosphere involves booing of players in response to their…

The different approaches of sociological theory are: structural functional approach, social conflict approach, and the symbolic interaction approach. The structural functional approach states that our lives are guided by social structures, which are somewhat reliable patters of social behaviors. For example, in families, the community and religious organizations play an enormous role in shaping our lives. Each social structure consists of social functions, or consequences for the operation of…

What is your identity? People say I’m funny, creative, and kind. My family, religion, and friends really impact my identity. One way my identity is found is through my family. My dad and mom got a divorce last year. That really impacted me and my whole family. Even though this time in my life my family has helped in every way possible. My mom spreads her love and provides for us. My grammy and my grandpa always help you when you need it and find a way to make you laugh. My grandma is like a…

Sometimes, all you need is a change in perspective to see life in a whole new angle. In isolated societies such as North Korea, culture takes shape from the limited life experiences of its members, passed on from one generation to the next. Societies that encourage diversity borrow generational life experiences from various cultures and accelerate this infusion of knowledge. Although some say that focusing too much on our differences can create tension, people’s differences are what make them…