Aryan race

The concept of race has been modified over time as people change their perspective of the world. Determining the boundaries of human ‘races’ has proven to be challenging, and there have been inconsistencies in defining these racial boundaries (James, 2016). Genetic variation arises from hereditary traits and environmental factors acting on populations. Humans are very visual individuals and consequently, classify things based on what they perceive. When different groups of people came into…

The two activities I completed were “Sorting People” and “Me, My Race, and I.” In “Sorting People,” I first started the activity by reviewing the 3 types of physical traits that fit 5 major races. These physical traits included: skin color, blood type, and finger print. One interesting I found from this activity, which was basically a refresher for me, was that not a lot of African-Americans have the blood type AB. The five major races included in this activity were: African-Americans or Blacks,…

completely, depending on it to determine the truth. Race, an important ‘truth’ in the 1920’s is often determined by sight, and can be quite fickle. People look for numerous traits that a person has to determine their race; traits that can easily be hidden, or have no truth to them at all, like ones finger nails, palms, ears, teeth or obviously skin colour (Larsen 8). Characters like Clare Kendry and Irene Redfield prove these assumptions of race false when they pass for being white, despite…

Upon their arrival to Canada, immigrants must have or acquire certain credentials in order to gain residency in our country. Although those credentials are very much needed in order to immigrate, Esses et al. (2007) stated that one of the most common problems in finding employment reported by immigrants was the lack of recognition of foreign qualifications. Apparently, the skills that are so valued when immigrants are assessed for admission into Canada are devalued once they arrive and attempt…

Watching the two videos about race, and then learning from the NIH Training I learned that segregation isn’t equal. I have already felt that way but after reading, and watching the two videos of the Doll test I learned that it really does do more harm to confidence to the colored kids. The colored kids that took part of the experiment all had the same answers to the question being asked about the dolls. I didn’t find that new but just a little surprised that they all had the same answer. However…

The long shadow is essentially the life trajectory of a person as predicted by their background and resources. It is used to describe inequality by taking their race, neighborhood, level of education, and socioeconomic status as determined by their parents and making it the grounds on which their chances of success is nurtured or limited. Regardless of the reason why or how they got are there, it becomes the margin for their life. On page 125, it states that “42% of children born into families…

If you were to type in “beautiful girls” into the Google search engine and go to images the only females shown are with traditionally European features and light skin. A study by William Janowiak and associates found that those of Eastern Asian background are more fond of large eyes and pale skin, which Westerners are typically portrayed with, to be more aesthetically pleasing. Another race’s analysis of European features reflect a similar report, the infamous “Doll Test”; the babydoll test,…

This movie is based on the time of slavery. This movie took place in 1841 and is about a man by the name of Solomon Northup. He was a free man born in Saratoga New York where he lived with his wife and kids. He was also a musician and was very good what he did. One day two mean approach him and asked him did he want to travel to Washington with them and help music and make money while doing so. While he said he was do it because it was more than what he was currently making. He went to…

“At birth, you are given a pair of binoculars that see black life from a distance, never with the texture of intimacy,” writes Michael Eric Dyson in his essay “Death in Black and White”, which is a New York Times article in response to the deaths of Alton B Sterling and Philando Castile by “the hands of the police.” Dyson is talking about how white America will always struggle to understand black people. White America’s inability to understand African Americans is echoed in Claudia Rankine’s…

profoundly refuted in “The Marrow of Tradition” by Charles Chesnutt. In the novel, the age of an individual heavily influenced the characters’ beliefs and behaviors. Depending on whether a character was from the newer or older generation, their views about race and the status of their interracial relationships was affected. In situations dealing with white supremacy and black progression, older individuals, both white and black, tended to be content with keeping blacks in an inferior position.…