Race and ethnicity in the United States Census

As a sociologist in training, I have observed that race and ethnicity is what most people look at in a person they are dating or marrying. For example, a filipino person wants to date or marry another filipino. there are also some other preferences such as age, height, body type, and intelligence or education level but for some people it does not really matter. It may be because of the person’s personality. Chow’s , Lee and Bean’s and Feliciano’s readings prove that racial preference is highest…

Americans by use of the term of race, he attempted to prevent the Native Americans from outright genocide. After further watching the BBC documentary, it was said that the civil rights movement was the next large-scale event involving anti-white supremacy/anti-confederate movement. Originally the idea of race was first thought to be geographically related; however, as Columbus found people of differing skin color on many islands, people began to believe that race comes from a genetic origin. As…

In the workplace, the role of gender, race and ethnicity can influence the effectiveness of the company's performance. Diversity in an organization involves the development of a work culture where people of different races, genders and nationalities can blend to achieve the same goals. By studying various groups, we can determine the effects of diversity and what particular gender dominates in the workplace. In our society, there are occupations that economists call “pink collared jobs.” Pink…

in the modern world – is a multi-ethnic society. Scotland’s Census (2011) showed that 96 per cent of the population in Scotland was represented by people whose ethnicity was reported as “White” (“White Scottish”, “White British”, “Irish”, “Polish” and “Other Whites”) and the remaining 4 per cent was represented by individuals from ethnic minority groups (“Asians”, “Africans”, “Caribbean”, “Mixed/multiple ethnicity” and “Other ethnicities”) , that is “groups that are singled out and treated…

1908 Zangwill quote states, "God is making the American!. . .the real American has not yet arrived. He will be the fusion of all races, perhaps the coming superman. . .the glory of America, where all races and nations come to labor and look forward.” (Booth, 1998). There are many ways to interpret this quote, including the progress made, and the distance left to go. Progress has been great in the past centuries, with the assimilation of many minority groups into the United States.…

data is hard to understand, especially when looking at the information about race in the city. In 1950 the city was 97 percent white, while lowering to 66 percent in the most recent census (City-Data, 2015). In 1990, the census recorded 6.4% African American, 6.4% Native American, which is up nearly 5 percent from 1970, 4.1 percent Hispanic and 4.8 percent of residents were Asian. Now for a comparison from the 2010 census. In 2010 there was a decrease in African Americans by .8 percent, which…

do not marry their own race and have children that do not have a race. Parents are most likely to be erroneous when it is time to choose or categorize their own children’s race. This happens because parents do not know whether their children are African American or White. Basically, they do not know what race their children belong to since there is not a multiracial race. She talks about how politics states that a child should always get or be categorize by his mother’s race. Lawrence also…

Midterm Political Science 72 America has commonly been known as the "melting pot", welcoming people from many different countries, races, and religions, all hoping to find freedom, new opportunities, and a better way of life. Today, the United States is experiencing another great wave ripple of immigration, a movement of people that has profound implications of a society that by tradition gives respect to its immigrant roots at the same time…

by defining minority, race, and ethnic relations. Minority is defined as a part of a population differing from others in some characteristics and often subjected to differential treatment - Merriam Webster. Race is defined as a group that is identified by color ones skin, physical characteristics, and genetic traits passed through birth - Dictionary.com. Lastly ethnic relations is defined as "The study of social, political, and economic relations between races and ethnicity at all levels of…

Hunter Depalma ECON 221 Butler February 13, 2015 Racism & Income Disparity: Income Effect Income disparity is an ongoing complication within the United States not only between men and women, but between races. Many people in our country are poor, and the improvement in their lives that the ending of income inequality can bring them is great. For the most part this shifts demand curves from the incomes increasing and decreasing, negatively and positively. Some argue that our society here in…