Relay race

In order to identify the Mexican American/Hispanic community, the dominant group has began to collectively categorize them as a race. However, as addressed in earlier lessons, a race is a social construct that is categorized by the physical characteristics of a certain group. In comparison, an ethnic group is categorized by their culture or nationality. Due to the racialization that the dominant groups…

Health is defined as a state of physical, mental, spiritual, and social functioning that realizes a person’s potential and is experienced within a developmental context”, ( Edelman, Kudzman & Mandle, 2014). As stated, health is the wellbeing of someone that is physically, mentally, spiritually and socially. So health promotion is the “the science and art of helping people change their lifestyle to move toward a state of optimal health”, ( Edelman, Kudzman & Mandle, 2014).So promoting health is a…

in an innocently economic sense. However Without these established restrictions, freedmen were more defenseless and less treasured to resentful southern whites. After the Civil War, there was abundant hope that the discrimination against the black race would cease to…

"Is it possible, and probable, that nine millions of men can make effective progress in economic lines if they are deprived of political rights, made a servile caste (…)? If history and reason give any distinct answer to these questions, it is an emphatic No"(Du Bois 889). Du Bois argues that blacks cannot climb the economic ladder without equal rights. He claims that blacks are being treated as servants because they do not have equal rights and opportunities as white men. In Ralph Ellison 's…

For as long as I can remember, hair has been a significant part of my life. The many women in my family have always strived to “look good” and the way ones hairstyle was seemed to define if they actually in fact looked good or not. When I was a child, my entire day was solely determined by the state of my hair and as I have grown up, I’ve always believed that “if my hair looks good, then I feel good” this mentality has followed me to this point in my life. About seven years ago, I decided to “Go…

1. Strong’s view of American Imperialism in Our Country consists of the Anglo-Saxons spreading the word of God and civilizing mankind. By achieving these two goals, Strong believed that the Anglo-Saxons would elevate the human race of the world. William Sumner’s view is completely opposite. Sumner believes that the Americans pushing their views on other countries are absurd. He believes that Americans should leave people alone and let them live their own lives and have their own beliefs.…

Utilizing the lens of intersectionality allows for analytical analysis of social identity structures such as gender, race, class, and sexuality. It invites study on a multidimensional level, providing complexity and context to researching social categories. Conceptually providing a greater understanding of advantages and disadvantages, differences and similarities, within social constructs resulting from identification with multiple categories. Discussing the readings “The Legacy of Slavery, by…

them feel victims of injustice. Even though there were civil activists that fought for equality in America, it did not happen because many whites in America still believing that is necessary to make a distinction between whites and people from other races, especially white Americans. Until now, 2015 has been a very controversy year, and it has been mostly marked by protests and political revolutions around the globe. Ironically, this domino effect finally arrived to America, where…

people, and many people have tried to erase the tension entirely, but only small doses of success have been seen here and there. Yes, there is equal rights for all now, but there is a definite tension still among the American people when it comes to race and religion. People have to be politically correct and they also have to watch what they say, because a knowledge of their true feelings could harm their public image. My question is, why can’t we eradicate this division? We are discriminating…

We supposedly live in a country perceived as a post-racial society which have no means of treating anyone differently merely on the distinction of skin color. Centuries ago, our government was created to further extend the prosperity of America through something called "Manifest Destiny." It stripped millions of Native Americans off their land which was rightfully theirs along with the mass genocide of their peoples. In the process of obtaining our God given land, we enslaved millions of…