Throughout the course, we have established that bodies are relational to one another as opposed to individual. Politicized bodies differ on the basis of their personal traits (such as gender, race and class), however, they are similar in their shared humanity. At our core, what makes us relational is the fact that we are intersectional human beings. Yet, despite this relationality and base sameness, we have witnessed the governmental labeling of bodies as disadvantageous/weak because of their…
inequality and discrimination in a post-industrial society. Introduction In the northern parts of Canada, there is an ethnic minority of Canadians living in isolation from the rest of modern societyharacterized by ethno- centrism, competition, and a differential in power, then some form of racial or ethnic stratification will result These groups of people lack proper health care and modern medicine, education and live in impoverished conditions. They live there as a result of a…
Crystal Girtz Professor Spalding Introduction to Criminal Justice- Policing March 10, 2017 Racial Profiling: Two Sides Racial profiling and bias-based policing has been an issue in society for a while. Racial profiling is judging an individual based on their ethnicity and/or looks. This subject has been involved in many careers but especially with law enforcement recently. The idea of racial profiling has been around and developed in the 1980’s but has become a recent manifestation. Racial…
Maria Campbell’s Stories of the Road Allowance People provides the audience with engaging stories while providing insight into the histories of the Indigenous peoples. This book is more than just a history book or an entertainment piece, it draws the reader into the life and culture of those whose stories it shares. By providing the reader with exquisite art to accompany the stories, Campbell is able to give the reader as full of an experience of First Nations and Metis culture that a book…
United States’ relationship with immigration and cultural pluralism. Canada is often referred to as a mosaic due to its rich multiculturalism, while the US is considered a "Melting Pot". Like a mosaic, Canada celebrates and honors various cultural groups while the US wants citizens to "melt" and assimilate into one culture -- the American culture. In Canada, multiculturalism contributes and establishes Canadian identity. Multiculturalism makes the Canadian identity unique as it contributes to…
is not cutting it. These instances become a problem when trying to speak out for these people because by societal standards and definitions you are being a racist by saying those things, you can not have a conversation or speak out for a particular group and talk about the problems because then at that point you become…
and express of who I truly am. The white rice itself has meanings associated with it when it provides the important connection with my own ethnic background. My type of comfort food is definitely white rice. It is a healthy food source that falls in the vegetable…
Racial prejudice is the belief that certain racial groups are inferior to others. The inequalities between races around the world not only affects their economic status, but their health status as well. It is a given that racial minorities have an elevated risk of exposure to stress, toxic environments…
conversation and standpoint of often overlooked anti-Asian semantics. Through the hostile environment that stemmed from World War II, Yamamoto in “Wilshire Bus” uses the apparent racism as well as the division and discord between different oppressed ethnic Asian groups to explain Esther’s identity and position in society. The story of “Wilshire Bus” takes place at some time…
American flags" (104-105). At that point in time and even to this day there is a glorification of one's destruction of culture and ethnic identity, clear in the response of "thunderous applause" for these men's transformation (105). The whole point of an assembly line that Ford creates and encourages, is to be another faceless cog in this machine. In the end of his…