Ethnicity

“Race, Ethnicity, and Emerging Adulthood: Retrospect and Prospects”, by Moin Syed and Lauren L. Mitchell was conducted in 2013 at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, MN. The researchers state, “The purpose of this article is to fill this gap by conducting a conceptual review of the literature on race, ethnicity, and emerging adulthood. In addition, the purpose of this article is to provide a review of what is known, and what remains to be known, about the role of race and ethnicity for…

While the term “minority” is most commonly used to reference a socially subordinate ethnic group based on one’s culture, beliefs, nationality or language; multiple other types of minorities also exist. Minority groups can also consist of individuals with physical disabilities, or economic hardships such as the poor or unemployed. The term “age minorities” refers to members of the work force that are younger or older than the typical working age. Sexual minorities also exist in the general…

Whether or not people are aware of their ancestry, most people have a mix of ethnicities in their DNA. While people may not be influenced by the cultures surrounding their ethnicities, the ethnicities are still part of them. A child can be one-hundred percent black and be adopted by an all-white family who live in an all-white town, but the culture and responses to the culture will still play a part in the child’s life. As someone who is mixed between white and black, I identify as both and I…

How is inequality related to national origin or ethnicity? To what extent does national origin or ethnicity of Latino immigrants and their subsequent generations impact individual’s health and socioeconomic outcomes? This research will focus on administered survey and interview data collected on immigrants (documented and undocumented) from Latin American countries living in the United States examining their physical and mental health outcomes and SES outcomes. This research contributes to the…

Throughout today’s modern culture or even societies from the past, numerous groups or communities have played an immense role in creating a world that is more intelligible, responsive, and aware of differing people’s beliefs and values through the categorization of cultural identities. Furthermore, Nealon and Searls Giroux in “The Theory Toolbox” assert the importance of cultural subjects providing a more interconnected and communicative society, but also stressed the false notions of…

The model minority perspective poses a distinct sociocultural context in which Asian Americans may understand appraisals of their race or ethnicity as helpful or harmful to their operation in important domains. Although when an individual may recognize that one's race or ethnicity is necessary to functioning, the findings emphasize this perception may not necessarily translate to improved wellbeing for all Asian American individuals and ethnic groups. Cultural…

type of physical activity which should be accessible to everyone. However, this is not the case. It is well established that communities worldwide are suffering from an inadequacy of sporting opportunities due to numerous reasons including racism, ethnicity, ability or disability, sexuality, culture, and gender. This paper examines why sport is more exclusive than inclusive. It concentrates on three central social categories which are gender, race,…

over the world have migrated to settle in the land of the long white cloud, Aotearoa. The high level of cultural diversity within such a small country, created a strong migrant culture, particularly when it comes to communication amongst different ethnicities and cultures. In contemporary society, communicating with family back home, or perhaps, simply maintaining an aspect of one’s identity has been vastly assisted and supported through Mediatisation. This mentioned aspect of cultural identity…

Have you ever experienced racism or inequality or due to ethnicity? If so, has it ever occurred to you how much injustice is happening in our society? In the novel “To Kill A Mockingbird” author Harper Lee encapsulates the ideas, experiences, and injustices of racism through her characters. Primarily through the biased case of Tom Robinson allegedly raping Mayella Ewell. Atticus Finch, a small town hard working lawyer, takes upon himself the responsibility of being the lawyer in Tom Robinson’s…

CRITICALLY ANALYSE THE NOTION THAT AUSTRALIA IS AN EGALITARIAN SOCIETY WITH REFERENCE TO RACISM AND ETHNICITY Australia’s essence is ethnically diverse. A provocative euphemism would support Australia as an egalitarian society and to say otherwise would be concealing the truth. By critically analyzing sociological theories together with implemented public policies and societal worldviews towards racism and ethnicity, this essay analyses Australia’s social fabric and competing historical…