Ethnic groups in Africa

The idea of national self-determination is “the right of the people of a particular place to choose the form of government they will have” (Merriam-Webster). It means that a group of people; maybe a specific race, religion, or sex, fight for what they believe in and that they want to be allowed to choose how they are governed and what that governing entails. This idea is shown in several parts of history, such as; during the American Revolution when those who left Europe wanted to choose how…

He theorised that ethnic group is not something that is fundamental to the notion of a human being, rather that it is created in opposition to another group, highlighting an important feature of the human brain, which functions as differential calculator. He put forward the idea that if all societies were sharing the same core ethics, the diversity of values would not persist, subsequently there would be no need for the differentiation of ethnic units. The idea of ethnic units only truly becomes…

democracy makes the society more prone to violence (Collier, 21). With no checks and balances for accountability, poorer countries are harmed by democracy. In addition, elections increase violence since poorer countries’ elections would operate on ethnic-based parties. 2. Elections promote reforms and good policies (chap. 1) Answer: True and False Explanation: This statement is false because in lower income countries with a highly divided society, elections do not promote reforms or good…

parents are both black, my mother’s family is Cherokee and Black. There are no other nationalities in our family lineage, no trace of Africa or Caribbean, just plain black. I am a product of the 60’s, 70’s, & 80’s, those were my years, the most informative and influential for me. The music, clothes and “power to the people” fueled me and added to my worldview. My ethnic background is African–American, the new norm since 1988, however, growing up I was Black. Angela Davis, the radical with her…

multiculturalism (cultural varieties), multilingualism, and different ethnic and confessional views. Regarding the fact that the population has multi religious, multiethnic, and multicultural views, many efforts have been made to manage the mutual diversities and the differences linked with the identity of public and political unity. It denotes to the cultural diversities that originate from the presence of two or more groups in a society where people’s opinions and practices create a…

this is must be payable to various, often subconscious, origins such as religion, personal experiences, and societal conditioning. For some, their form of uniqueness may cause them to become subjugated, or at times, even endangered by various other groups of peoples. Hilary Clinton is quoted as saying that “what we have to do... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity…”. The necessary shift in our society is not an uncomplicated one, but a highly personal and reflective process for all…

Color doesn’t define character, but ethnicity. Ethnicity doesn’t define religion, and religion doesn’t define character. A concept is not understood, even in a country of immigrants. The world has become conjoined but concurrently separate. With ethnic cliques and racism as active as ever due to recent events, it seems that anybody who isn’t of the same color, can’t be of the same social standard. Cultures, people, and geography interest me more than a textbook with some words and pictures…

prevalent mind might the first sign of a racist view of the world. The period of the Renaissance and Industrialization was also a chance that Europeans could become the mainstream of the world and need more contact with people of darker pigmentation in Africa, Asia, and the Americas, because development needs more labor force, then they were making judgments about them. To explicit racism was a unique harvest in the West during the modern…

that in our society today, yes race matters. However, I also believe that the word “race” has been greatly manipulated by our society. As humans, our brain categorizes using visual similarities between other humans. We see similar skin colors and group those individuals together based on this one characteristic. The problem with race in our society lays within the discrimination and broad generalizations that link people of the same skin color. This allows racism to impact people socially,…

The summers I’ve spent in Tonga were full of good, natural foods that were either picked locally or from one’s backyard. The ingredients used to make a delicious beverage called otai contains watermelon or mangoes, crushed pineapples, coconut, milk, water, and sugar. The combination of these different components made in Tonga gives a unique taste. However, otai made in Tonga differs to how it is made in America. The texture and sweetness of this beverage is different which makes it less…