Ethnic nationalism

country with over 140 million people is located in West Africa. Nigeria has over 270 ethnic groups, each group has its custom, tradition and dialect. Although diverse in their way of live, Nigerians are unified by the language of death. For the sake of understanding, there are three major ethnic groups in Nigeria, they are the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba. Although rural-urban migration has caused us to live together, each ethnic group has its designated primary location. Although death is a common…

Implicit associations are formed automatically through social experiences and unconscious biases are held as negative attitudes and behaviors towards a social group. The influence of these biases is seen everywhere, including educational forums. Public school systems in the nation reached 49.8 million students grades pre-k through 12th in 2014 and the Department of Defense Education Activity 's (DoDEA) facilities 2014 enrollment was 83,000 students. Exploring the demographic information and…

Whitewashing has become increasingly prevalent in modern entertainment, and Hollywood continues to cast Caucasian actors in minority roles. This pattern of casting encourages cultural appropriation, and also prevents ethnically diverse actors from becoming established in the film industry. The term “show business” in reference to Hollywood is extremely applicable; studios are so concerned with the “business” aspect that they often employ celebrities for the sole purpose of capitalizing on their…

Introduction Racism is the thinking that capacities and characteristics can be given to individuals just by their race and that some ethnic groups are better as compared to others. Racism and Prejudice have been applied as powerful weapons empowering judgment of others in times of controversy and war, and notwithstanding between financial downturns (Alvi, 2012). This paper presents a broad picture of research on criminal equity in Canada factored on crime and race. The idea of race in Canada…

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…

Diving Into Implicit Stereotypes Throughout many generations, fixed and over-generalized beliefs about particular groups or classes of people have weaved its way into the subconscious minds of humanity. The various influences affecting our social cognition have substantial impact on our understanding, actions, and decisions in an unconscious manner ("Stereotypes | Simply Psychology"). These generalized beliefs, or stereotypes, are typically meant for the purpose of interacting with others and…

These unfavorable characterizations of black roles, according to Jeannette Dates, “fuel misperceptions and facilitate misunderstandings among racial or cultural groups” (3). Media has a lasting influence on how people perceive different ethnic groups. Audiences use the information the see in entertainment to form opinions about different social groups. When people only base their opinions of different ethnicities based on the screens because of a lack of exposure to direct interaction…

Question 1: There is some trouble with saying that the United States is a nation of “just immigrants” for two main reasons. While it is true that the “first” settlers in the United States would make this nation filled with non natives, it is also true that America was already inhabited by native tribes, making them the only people who were not “immigrants” to the country. In addition, the United States was established many centuries ago, meaning that the first immigrants have progressed…

a large demographic and includes many different ethnic groups. The ethnic groups that are included with the Asian Pacific culture include Bangladeshi, Pakistani, Cambodian, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Indian, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders, Taiwanese, and Vietnamese (Asian Nation, n.d.). As of 2008 the Asian Pacific culture in America made up about 5% of the population, but is still one of the fastest growing ethnic groups in the U.S. (Asian Nation, n.d.). The…

Why Ethnic Based Studies are Essential “Afrocentrism is not about sympathy or insult; it is about the proper presentation of factual information in multicultural society” (Molefi Asante). African American Studies and other Ethnic based disciplines will help education in this country. Opposing to Schlesinger’s “The Disunity of America” individuals who arrived from different nations to the “new world” did not melt into one new race. Wealth, the amount of land, and most importantly race…