Xenophobia

controversial issues, such as gender degradation, ethnic diversity and demographical location disparities. In the counseling profession, historical evidence also depicts the self-creation of hierarchal power, which is often tied to some form of xenophobia. Fortunately by contrast, there is historical evidence in counseling…

In the twenty-first century, as a result of globalization, major Western European countries have faced serious issues on immigration. Since the World Wars, European nations have sought solutions for labor shortage and low birth rates from immigrants. However, despite the growing influx of immigrants, the lack of governments’ flexibility with immigration policies has resulted in the polarization of the public’s sentiments on immigrants. The recent incidents of Charlie Hebdo and Kosher…

Muslims. Terrorism. ISIS. Nowadays, when people watch news on TV, they will often hear these words. Violence in the Middle East has caused millions of people to flee for their lives, hoping to reach Europe and start a new life. Many extreme ideas are arising amid all of this discussion, and are resulting in xenophobic actions towards Muslims and others fleeing from ISIS in the Middle East. Many Americans now no longer want Syrian refugees to enter the United States because they are a so-called…

Society has recently begun to either forget memory or it could just be plain old ignorance because with the new presidential administration came a rise in hate crime, xenophobia, sexism, racism, and the list goes on. -Isms are becoming more prominent, more out in the open, and almost accepted by a few and it’s due to the fact that a part of society has forgotten the people who have fought with their lives on the line to…

September 11, 2001. Four airliners were hijacked by 19 al-Qaeda militants. Three of the planes hit their target. One plane hit the Pentagon in Washington, D.C. The other two were flown into the World Trade Center. Over 3,000 people died as a result of these attacks. It was a terrible, horrific event. And what makes it worse is the fact that these American deaths were in vain. Because the terrorists won. This not because of the body count. This is because they were able to terrorize America and…

Today’s world is familiar with Australia and the cultural significance it shares, from bushranger to beach boy these representations are effortlessly displayed. However, amongst the glorious beaches and harsh deserts making a perfect canvas for film, stands another minority that are quite often forgotten. Like with many countries over the globe, Australia has an Indigenous race, made up of those people who were there long before settlement. Misunderstood and misrepresented this race has been…

current policy it is far from equitably fair to anyone. In addition, Current policies ignore widespread public opinion and create additional stress on the communities where illegal immigrants work and live (Reno, 2012). This only exasperates the xenophobia that accompanies immigration. Keeping history of immigration in mind, currently the situation is unethical and unfair to all sides. In particular, it is unethical and unjust to undocumented immigrants. Many consider them in the wrong, but they…

The Dangerous or Revolutionary Potential of Religion When I was a child, I was forced to go to church. I use the word “force” because, I didn’t understand the purpose of church. It seemed like something I had to do in order to avoid going to hell rather than something I wanted to do. In my mind, church was a requirement much like school. Like school, I tried to find joy in it where I could: I made friends; I sang; I entertained myself; and I slept, when I was young enough to get away…

glimpses into other lives, religions, experiences, the hopes and dreams and strivings of all human beings, and it is this passport that opens our eyes and hearts to the world beyond our front doors, that is one of our best hopes against tyranny, xenophobia, hopelessness, despair, anarchy, and ignorance.” Libba Bary, bestselling fiction author, expresses the importance of libraries in the above quotation, stating that access to the public library essentially “cures” us of our nescience,…

Question 1 “House Husbands” and “Man Men” are two TV dramas set in vastly different times and have almost no ideas or issues, they are essentially two pieces of media that contradict each other. Where “Mad Men” represents its male characters (exclusive of Salvatore “Sal” Romero, who acts in accordance with the expectations of heterosexual men) as the breadwinners of a household, making all the money and most of the decisions in the family and women are the caretakers and caregivers. This is the…