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Race is associated with biology of human beings, whereas ethnicity is associated with the origin and culture. An individual coming into a society where his ethnicity and race is unfamiliar, an opportunity is open for both the individual and the population of that society to learn and get to know each other. It is imminent that the people of different racial backgrounds, especially multi-ethnic groups, will face all kinds of stereotypes when coming to a new society that is completely unfamiliar with the physical features, culture, traditions and world view of that ethnic group. However, that can be rectified with positive involvement and communication in different areas of that society. Individuals coming from various ethnic and racial backgrounds have an advantage, by representing themselves and their ethnic background into new societies through various platforms such as public speaking, active involvement in events and most of all direct interaction with the local community. Individuals can create a positive influence over the people of a new society by sharing knowledgeable content from their culture and explain how it relates to others, it will not only make sure that the society around them has gains understanding of their background but also help to form a mutual trust. There are many ethnic groups that are unfamiliar to the societies around the world and there is a high probability that misconceptions related to their culture or belief is present. However, it does not…

Stage 2 - Ethnic Identity Search (Moratorium) The main process of exploration occurs in the second stage and requires the most effort to advance from. Phinney & Appelbaum (1990) described this stage an “intense process of immersion in one 's own culture through activities such as reading, talking to people, going to ethnic museums, and participating actively in cultural events” (p. 503). A person going through ethnic identity search is expanding himself/herself through interactions with…

citizenship within the nation-state. However, while state-building and nation-building went hand in hand in the past, there are obvious problems and challenges in drawing too tight a connection between citizenship and the nation-state because it is estimated that there are between 5000 and 9000 ethnic-cultural groups in the world, and only around 200 states, over 90% of which contain more than one ethnic group. (Bellamy 2008:71). According to this fact, the best way to tackle the pluralist…

Contemporary Asian Studies Final Exam (675)Question 1: In Anderson’s text, the comment made by Ernest Gellner defines the important difference between the falsity of the national identity in contrast with the “imagined’ national identity in terms of creating a nation state. After the comment made by Gellner is critically evaluated on the semantics of nationalism in regards to the issue of nationality as a being a false basis for nationalism, yet within Anderson’s own critique of this identity…

As empires made their way into these countries they also made it into the lives of the people. As mentioned above, empires are not homogenous like nationalism, they are heterogeneous being that empires can span over large areas where there are different cultures. Indigenous people are adopted into the nation’s culture and in many cases cause problems with ethnic Europeans being that these Africans, who were considered lesser human beings by many nationalist Europeans, were being integrated and…

ethnic pride has the possibility to spark the light of insurgency if the government is being unfair towards its people. Also, to maintain ethnic superiority a possibility harshness exists as well. Race: The purpose of race and ethnicity is different. Race is an identity of an individual. Besides, race can be based solely upon how people distinguish individuals depending on physical characteristics. Such as, races are assumed to be distinguished by skin color, facial type, etc. Furthermore,…

political leanings of Thai newspapers can be categorized according to how they relate to the democracy movement of the 1970s. Thai Rath and Daily News, which together account for one-half of Thailand's newspaper sales, represent the mainstream print media. Because both papers were founded before the democracy movement while the country was still under military rule, by necessity, they had to cultivate good relationships with the army and elite bureaucracy. This has led them to develop an…

Americans all over the nation have become far too accustomed to the big blue corporate stores; know as Wal-Mart, they are incapable of seeing the damage caused by the corporate Wal-Mart, which ultimately impacts all social classes. Thus, many citizens are incapable of surviving without one-stop stores like Wal-Mart. This is a big issue because Wal-Mart is the main good-provider in the U.S. This movie poster effectively utilizes imagery by using pathos to portray Wal-Mart as the middle class…

denied, which forced the Kurds to adopt another language, which made the preservation of their ethnic identity difficult (Withman, 1993: 37). An ethnic group can also actively change aspects of their ethnicity. This happened in the 1960’s when the Hausa traders in Nigeria converted en masse to a Stufi sect called Tijaniyya to justify a separate Hausa quarter (Joirnema, 2003: 38). A particular part of an ethnic identity or the identity as whole can bet strengthened or weakened or parts can get…

comes under threat if globalization is involved. This debate occupies the minds of many as the research the change that globalization brings to the continent of Africa and other nations. What we do know for sure is that globalization is brought about by the political views and economic standpoint of a nation, which many can argue is because of the western world’s involvement in affairs they don’t belong in. However the question remains is globalization and advantage or disadvantage to the nation…