Ethnic groups

Hugh Seton-Watson divides nations into two categorized on the basis of their formation process; old continuous and new nations, which he believes is more relevant distinction than historical and unhistorical typologies. The old continuous nations, France and Britain for instance, are those which developed national identity or national consciousness before the formulation of the doctrine of nationalism. They date back to the 1600s before the French Revolution. The old nations emerged through…

theories of ethnic identity in order to build a classroom environment free of prejudice, racism, or discrimination. According to Bennett (2014), in order to develop a sense of respect and appreciation for other cultures, races, and ethnicities, one must first have a strong sense of self. In other words, one must be able to identify themselves as part of a certain ethnic group, such as Mexican American, African American, or Chinese American, before being able to respect other ethnic groups. The…

Anglo-Saxon, heterosexual males, the police has always been this way for a long period of time. But with the changing times, the police has been criticised for a lack of diversity in its staffing profile. With a small proportion of staff as women, or of an ethnic background,…

Ethnic classes are a way for students to learn American history through the perspective of people or races who are not from the United States. These people or races have played a role in the progression of the United States' history with their contributions and ideas. Many schools across the country have adopted ethnic studies as an alternative way for students to learn history. However, some school districts are less favorable towards ethnic studies, such as a school district in Arizona. In…

in society and adapt to the standards and beliefs that society has. One way we get placed into a certain race or ethnic group is based off of our skin color. Because society places us into these racial categories, we see a lot of ethnic and racial inequality. We may not like the group…

The interview aimed to address the question of what role language plays in the ethnic identities of second generation immigrants. While there is a broad body of work on the subject of migration and language spanning several fields, including population studies and sociolinguistics, much of the associated literature is based on quantitative studies. For instance, Rumbaut (2012) used survey data to examine immigrant families’ language retention rates, while Cherciov (2012) and Medvedeva (2012)…

In the recent years the thought of the many types of ethnic race, culture, and different racial backgrounds never occurred to me, and I never thought about it until I took this class of Race and Ethics. The question I came up with is what role do racial differences play in the American society today. As you know our society is seen as a black and white circle where people live. In our society white privilege is basely how our nation is ran because whites can do whatever they want and receive…

Norwegian and several black African people in another” a Quote from Jared Diamond (1994:191) that explains how humans can be characterized in different races by some arbitrary category decided by someone. Other ways to classify humans into different race groups might be by the type of fingerprint left, the existence of a particular gene, a geographical location,…

Stereotyping. Stereotyping is when you judge or assume facts about a person or group of people based on one attribute or identifying factor. Stereotyping is not an action, but the underlying thinking behind an action; therefore, it may not be known unless someone said their thoughts out loud. There is a stereotype that all high school students who live in a city and go to an urban school as people who are affiliated with gang activity. In an educational setting, this would be like a high school…

into our culture despite the promotion of integration. The method of gathering data was to look for groups of three or more that sat together and socialized among each other. Single or pair students were not factored into the observation. A table that consisted of only one race group was labeled self- segregated and tallied. At the end of my observation I would tally up how much self – segregated groups I…