Caucasian race

African-Americans are less likely to seek treatment than Caucasians for mental health issues. Many believe economics is the reason of disproportionate, while others attribute shame as the reason. In her article “Why African Americans Avoid Psychotherapy,” Monnica T Williams, Ph.D. (2011) discusses why African Americans avoid psychology's solutions to mental health problems. African Americans share the same mental health problems as the rest of the population, with even greater stressors due to…

My results showed me that each person’s race did not affect who they chose the woman they were shown, no matter the race of the image. Although, the Asian women’s group was the most difficult for most people, this can be proved because the question containing the Asian woman that needed to be selected was the most missed question. But overall, every racial group I tested got above a 95% average. This may be due to an imbalance of data collected from each group, because the data goes against…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr were alive African Americans and people of different color, ethnicity, and religion didn’t have many Civil Rights. People of white race were described as the most dominant race or the race that had the most rights. Back then there were even water fountains which had labels on them. If the water fountain said caucasian and you were African American you couldn’t use that fountain you would have to use the one that said African American. African American’s that took the…

There is a time in history were people were not accepted for who they were, especially by the color of an individual 's skin. The same chances were not presented to those who were of a darker complexion. Two different plots with the same concept that shed light to a situation where pretending seemed to be the only way out of the hardships of what life had to offer for blacks. “The Imitation of Life” one of the greatest movies of the 1950 's era with a strong message and a tear jerking ending.…

two generalized stereotypes, normally based upon race, and others often identify us by these. These identities can be harmful as they can limit our freedoms and individuality. They can also have more serious implications and can limit one’s ability to lead a normal life as well as threaten their own safety. Kwame Anthony Appiah discusses the struggles of living as an African American in some of his writing, including being defined as and by his race. In his excerpt “Racial Identities”, Kwame…

Ethnicity and Race has always been somewhat categorized together, but are very different. Ethnicity can be classified as a cultural, language, laws etc. Race on the other hand, is very important when it comes to everyday life, career, and even getting a promotion on the job can be jeopardized. This situation saddens me to think that the only way I can move up the ladder is only by furthering my education to get a decent paying job. I am An African American woman, which can also hinder me in the…

Race plays a crucial role in the immigrant experience. In America particularly, black immigrants have a much different experience than immigrants of other ethnicities. In Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s novel, Americanah, she explores how immigrants of African descent get treated in their new countries. She examines how race impacts beauty standards, opportunities, and the hierarchy of prejudice for black immigrants. One prevalent theme of race throughout in novel is the assimilation to western…

How would you feel if you if you were wrongly accused of a crime because a trait that you were born with? This was the situation during the Scottsboro Case. On March 25, 1931, nine African-American teenagers, including 19 year old Clarence Norris, were hoboing on a freight train from Chattanooga, Tennessee to look for work. The teenagers were taken off the train near Scottsboro, Alabama by local deputies and were accused of raping two white women Victoria Price and Ruby Bates. It is clear…

To Kill a Mockingbird The evolution of race relations in our country has progressed largely at the expense of all minorities but especially the African-American population. When the United States of America was founded racial inequality was considered to be the norm. There were definite differences in the lives and customs between “whites or caucasians” and “African-Americans”. This was especially true in the southern states of our country. Although it was evident everywhere it was very blatant…

In the last two decades, sentencing for people with any other skin color or different ethnic backgrounds other than being white or Caucasian has shown a dramatic increase. In the judicial system of the United States, there is evidence that people who are Caucasian receives better treatment or lighter punitive measures than those who are Latino or African American. In recent years, the gap widened drastically post 9/11, affecting the lives of millions of Americans, especially those of whom have…