Nordic race

From 1939-1945 the Second World War in history took place between mostly the USA, France, The Soviet Union, Nazi Germany, Japan, United Kingdom, and many other countries. In the end the war would be one by the Allies just like WW1 causing Germany and the rest of the Allied powers to lose, again. During the WWII era, 1939-1945, many minorities received few positive changes. The specified negative changes socially for African Americans, Politically for German-Americans and Japanese -Americans, and…

In Stillwell J and Philips D article ‘Diversity and Change: Understanding the Ethnic Geographies of Leeds’ (2006), they investigated the state of the ethnic segregation in Leeds by looking at the distribution and composition of ethnic minorities in community areas within Leeds to see whether Leeds is becoming more segregated. Firstly, the writer describes the ethnic composition in Leeds using census data from 2001. Around 8.2% of people are non-whites which is lower than the national average of…

three categories: rags to riches, gangsta and hood life, and segregation. When African American actors are portrayed in different roles, they seem to receive many negative reviews. In recent years, actor Kenneth Branagh was cast as a Idris Elba, a Nordic god, in Thor. There was debate about whether or not a man of color should play the character, but Branagh defends himself by saying that Elizabeth Taylor played Cleopatra and other white actors played people of color, yet he gets hate for being…

In the 1930s, Adolf Hitler received power and created his Nazi Party. The Nazis wanted to create a perfect Aryan race and the Jews did not fit into that category. The disabled were also targeted because they were not created in the most perfect physical form possible, unlike the Aryans. This party mainly targeted Jews, but it also targeted many other religions and races. The Nazi Party would classify Jews by their actions, by their appearance, and by their beliefs and mindset. The Jews were…

have been many cases in history where incidents have occurred that have been classified as “Racial Profiling”, this is when the law enforcement (police) stops and questions an individual(s) based on stereotypes and preconceived thoughts about their race. This has been an ongoing problem in the African American community in the U.S. There have been incidents that have occurred that have been made internationally known like, the beating of Rodney King in 1991 and more recently the murder of…

that due to the fact of skin color, one is more likely to be pulled over and serve a longer sentence than that of a non-Hispanic White man. I have shown there is inequality structured within the structure. I have broken it down into three separate races describing what they are most convicted for, how long they are sentenced, and how long they serve their sentence. Racial inequality does exist. This inequality stems from the time of slavery when diversity was not accepted. With immigration and…

Mississippi Burning takes place in the 60s and there was a great lack of justice back then. White people judged the black people by the color of their skin and the police department was corrupt. Another theme in the movie could also be friendship, because of the main characters’, Ward and Anderson, development of their friendship. In the beginning of the movie it is not easy for them to work as a team, mainly because they are from different places and have different opinions on how to solve the…

Other schools of low income minorities show similar educational achievement gaps. Even with poverty stricken minority communities like the one George Washington Community school is in, there are ways to shorten the racial achievement gap. One such way is by creating out of school activities to encourage students to learn and stay in school. This along with the help of the community have changed the the graduation rate greatly. From 30 percent before George Washington Community school was…

Learning about one's own cultural identity is critical in starting a multicultural education. If a person understands the culture that they belong to they will be more likely to respect other cultures for being different. When people look at other cultures they need to see them in that culture's perspective. Blum was arguing that it is not necessary to agree with every aspect of another culture, but it is necessary to respect it (571). By seeing and respecting cultures in their view it…

Bourdieu stresses the importance in reflexivity while conducting social research. The sociologist must at all times be aware of their own habitus, their position of thought and in life and how bringing this to research will affect the research outcome. According to Bourdieu it is impossible for our objectivity to remain unbiased and unprejudiced due to our preconceived habitus. It is only by maintaining such a continual vigilance that the sociologists can spot themselves in the act of…