Ethnicity

I study at AUAF (American University of Afghanistan) and there is a high level of diversity between the students, faculty and also the professors. Firstly there are people that are students and teachers on campus having diversity on the basis of ethnicity; they belong to different ethnic groups some that are in minority and others come in the majority. They have difference in their appearance and the way they think. And then there are people who are from a fully different part of the world…

well as to connections created by a shared territory (Horowitz, 2004, p. 73). Following this view, primordialists are seen to have an unhealthy association with the divisions created by differences that arise from ethnicity. It should be noted that the version of nationalism born to ethnicity I founded on the view that a certain ethnic group is the original and therefore most justified to subscribe to a certain form of national identity. Nonetheless, as mentioned, an in-depth analysis of the…

In our increasingly globalised society, the world seems to have become a lot smaller. Mankind, as a species has become interconnected. This has brought about the ability travel and migrate more freely, with this we find ourselves in an increasingly multicultural world. However this multiculturalism raises some interesting questions about how Ethnic Diversity effects Democracy. This essay will address these questions as well as the benefits and dangers of a Multicultural state, using Rwanda and…

differences” in Warrior’s Honour, Ethnic War and the Modern Conscience. First, it is important to draw the roots of ethnic nationalism in order to clearly address its impact upon communities. Ethnic nationalism has a deep connection with, state, nation and ethnicity. Let’s first define these three terms. As seen in class, a state is a continuous entity that does not disappear or die following the death of a ruler. On the other hand, the definition of a nation presents lot of difficulties. Ernest…

1. How often during the day do you think about what gender, race, ethnicity, religion, age, state of health, and/or physical ability or you ‘inhabit’? What makes you think about it? I have found myself studying the concepts of religion and ethnicity for a monumental amount of time, Not everyday mind you, but to the point that I would consider it often. The reason that sticks out the most for way I might ponder this concept is fore the fact that I want to understand people. Due to religion and…

from or something like the religion they practice. This idea of a cultural identity is what makes everyone who they are as an individual. Cultural identity could be portrayed in language, perspective, geographical location, socioeconomic status, ethnicity or family. Some of these traits may be some of the hardest to comprehend without a verbal explanation, but they can certainly alter one’s life tremendously. More than anything, cultural experiences from one’s past influence their identity.…

When we hear of an ethnic conflict, many thoughts come into our mind. We start thinking of ethnic groups that ever existed in the world. It is a fight within the people of a nation where a group fights among itself. This generally falls under different schools of thought like essentialism and instrumentalism. According to Dewey, instrumentalism is an attempt to form a logical theory of various concepts, of judgments by mainly considering primarily how thought functions in the experimental…

1960s, a wide coalition of Serbian elites joined together to provoke conflict along ethnic lines in hopes of preserving their own power in the face of potential economic and political reforms. By creating a domestic political environment where ethnicity was the only politically relevant identity and the people were divided, the elites put themselves in a better position to retain their power. When reformists challenged the status quo, Serbian conservative elites’ efforts to provoke ethnic…

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)…

China’s ethnic composition is much homogeneous with 91.9% of population being Han peoples, other ethnicities are Hui, Mongols, Zhuang, Miao, Tibetans and Uyghurs. Some ethnic groups are more distinguishable due to physical appearances and relatively low intermarriage rates. They have intermarried with Han Chinese, and have similar appearances. They are less distinguishable from Han people, especially a growing number of ethnic minorities are fluent at a native level in Mandarin Chinese. In…