Ethnic groups

Through writing about my racial identity and ethnicity, I will discuss how my life has been impacted by my ethnic identity and the society that I live in. I will also discuss the sociological aspect of my ethnic identity. I will discuss what my racial identity is, how I define it, how it has changed, and how I interact with others in the same group as me. It is important to discuss my own experiences to better understand the experiences of others. My racial identity is white. I am white but I…

How Racial Humor Facilitates Racial Interaction Berger has once said that, “since the first men and women noticed they were different from the second, and ethnocentrism and a sense of ethnic identity appeared, ethnic jokes have been popular” (53). Ethnic humor has been one of the most frequently used comedic techniques. It not only appears in all kinds of comedic forms but also regularly pops up in daily life, especially in countries that are racially and ethnically diverse like the United…

Which political system is better for a country? Each country have different needs, cultures, history, strengths and weaknesses to take into account in order to find the appropriate system. The aftermath of war in Iraq, when talking about politics, was focused on asserting control over the country, the next step in order to rebuild the country is establishing a representational system, the majority believe that democracy is the system to follow, since a democracy is not a unknown concept for…

Berry discussed acculturation on the individual level and stated that even despite there being overall changes within a group, individuals’ changes might vary significantly as a part of these collective changes. The theory emphasizes factors prior and during the process of acculturation (pre-arrival and post-arrival) as well as highlights group and cultural (i.e. political context) and social/psychological (social factors, language proficiency) variables that influence the acculturation…

Authenticity and accuracy is one approach to ethnic representation in children’s literature that truly challenged me. While looking over the key terms and controversies, before reading further into the discussion, I tried to answer the questions presented to me. “What counts as authentic representation? To what extent is authenticity possible? Who determines whether a text or textual element is authentic or not? How do authenticity and accuracy affect the meaning or composition of texts?” (359)…

community, but it also create conflict within different groups. In Grace Hsiang’s essay ““FOBs” VS. “TWINKIES”: The New Discrimination Is Interracial”, the author discusses about the cultural conflict within the same ethnicity, and she points out people can avoid internal discrimination by recognizing there are two cultures. In Hailey Yook’s essay “Positive Sterotypes Are Hurtful, Too”, author writes about the harmful of judging others based on their ethnic stereotype. A lot of people think…

feelings of social alienation felt amongst immigrants in the world today. Many immigrants venture to various countries to create a better life for themselves. With the intention of only temporally living in England to make money, Samad embraced his ethnic Begnali Muslim culture while being surrounded by Western culture. He didn’t make a make…

Bullying can range from children to adults and from race, religion, culture, origin, looks, and sexual orientation. Bullying is portrayed on television, radio and even through music. Typically in today’s world one race or ethnic group will target another race or ethnic group causing the bullying to spread through the genes because it is something that had been taught. This widespread problem can be solved with the correct classes and training. In today’s world a bully targets someone for their…

Reading one Question: 1) Why was the social classification of race invented? Race being the social classification in which we distinguish one another by our ethnic and or regional background, enables us to not only create, but uphold systematic social status throughout the world. As proven through scientific research, race is not a substantive concept, but rather an unfounded concept that has been used to separate the human race overtime. This being the case, race was invented to create…

hard enough" while in reality society systematically caused their misfortune and not necessarily the individuals themselves. Because of stereotypes, the ethnic group are never given opportunities to redeem themselves and those who manage to become successful are often brushed off as exceptions. Because of this narrow-mindedness, the ethnic groups are never able to succeed due to the prejudice people hold against them, which cycles into their failures and hence "proves" that their stereotype is…