Competition Between Groups Over Land And Basic Resources

We have a tendency to racialize people in order to better control people. In this sense, we have formed race in a way that is unstable.

“Divisions inevitably led to the demonization of others, and inculcating prejudicial attitudes towards other peoples has long served leaders as a useful pretext for war or simply for boosting a community's sense of self-worth in comparison to others” (Silverman). People began to hate each other based on the differences of where people lived geographically and the tribe or group they belonged too. Each tribe or group was known for a specific way of living and the differences among the groups led people to discriminate because they thought only their own ways were the way to live and anything different wasn’t legitimate. People started to believe they were better than other people and entitled to more than others. Certain groups’ views of entitlement led to slavery because those groups believed they were entitled to a better life than others just because of the way they look. Wars started and groups took over other groups to reveal the true humanly beast in people. The rulers quickly made the people from the other groups, they took over, their servants. Like a pimple, slavery emerged and its ugliness grew.

There are many things that can cause people to be prejudice or discriminate against another group. The people you hang around, your family and friends can influence you into doing things like hating another group of people. For example, I was watching a movie called Higher Learning, it’s

In this world we are constantly being categorized by our race and ethnicity, and for many people it’s hard to look beyond that. Even though in the past many stood up for equality and to stop racism and discrimination, it still occurs. In this nation of freedom and equality, there are still many people who believe that their race is superior to others. These beliefs are the ones that destroy our nation and affect the lives of many. The people affected are not limited by their age group, sex, social status, or by their education level. Their beliefs can cause them to attack other groups verbally or in silence and even reaching to the point of violence. All of this occurs because we can’t be seen as a “people”, but rather like “species” that

The first reason that racism and anti-Semitism are still being seen today is from ignorance. The beliefs of people based on their religions and how they were raised are often very focused on what they were taught when they were young. As they age, they do not choose to move forward and attempt to learn more about others and the world around them (McVeigh, 2004). Because they are not interested in seeing other people as equals, or because they do not want to expand upon what they have learned and see how others may feel differently than they do, they simply avoid focusing on anything that is not what they have already been taught or shown. Until individuals can receive better education on race relations from an early age, and until they are

Prejudice is a huge factor in how people treat others. “After Japan bombed Pearl Harbor in December 1941, rumors spread, fueled by race prejudice, of a plot among Japanese-Americans to sabotage the war effort” (history.com). When fear causes rumors to spread, prejudice is allowed to run free;however, not all people allow prejudice get in the way of their

Different ethnic groups all go through racial prejudice with one another. As one particular group goes through being physically or verbally violated, so does other social

Other reasons why people treat others in such horrible ways, is due to the lack of knowledge. A lot of people may believe that other races may be unintelligent or not civilised, because of this it results with people such as the Ku Klux Kan (KKK) to judge the Blacks. Burning and bombing their house and locale shops, just because they were different and thought of as not

A major factor in the increase of hatred of minorities is the whites’ continuous belief in white supremacy. Whites were influenced by the belief of Social Darwinism and survival of the fittest in society. They wanted to keep the nation pure, so they continued to oppress anyone who was not white. Even though slavery was abolished after the civil war, freed slaves could not get a good job because they were not educated or skilled, so they continued to work for white people to which they were still treated as slaves to show white superiority. White employers hired blacks as tenant farmers and sharecroppers with little pay. Whites also kept their workers working in a form of peonage where blacks worked to pay off their debts, even though it was outlawed. Whites refused to admit that they did anything wrong or ran away from their wrongdoings, though some whites

Bigotry was able to stem into different, horrible events in history. Bigotry led to the physical abuse of Africans, the outrageous number of murders of Jewish people, and, most recently, the shockingly large amount of police shootings of unarmed black people and other people of color. People feel like they have to be violent towards a certain group, whether it be out of fear, hatred or just because someone had different beliefs than them. Bigotry is what causes this

A person's hatred of others is created by lies in over exaggerations. America has been known as the land of the free,home of the brave,and the great melting pot of the world. With mixes here and there or so it seems. In reality the streets of America were divided. Italians here, Greeks over there, Blacks here, Asians there. It was always us against them mindset that has plagued the American society causing people to label those not like them as dark and evil. The power of the news, radio, and movies seeded the hatred and fear toward those who “were not American” meaning immigrants, second generations, and or African-Americans. Propaganda is what it was called the spread of exaggerated news which played an intrical part in people's daily life.

In an ideal world, mankind would live in peace with all others. One could look to another person and judge them etiquette, moral or even social value. However, humans have gone through many dark times, usually involves the intolerance that mankind has for one another. Whether it is an disagreement on religion, a power struggle for land or the development of society, if there is one thing humans are consistent in is that we do not play nice. However, for people to judge each other on a superficial and meaningless factor such as color is truly bewildering, considering all the many things that makes us different. Because of this type of judgmental mentality, superiority complexes were soon followed, putting specific groups

Is it because of the pigment of our skin, religion, or where we come from? Today in society it is because of all. The pigment of our skin has been a huge problem against law enforcement. It has not only brought death to our society, but riots and racial slurs to one another. It even caused people to go back to their old ways, by judging others based off the color of their skin, rather than what Mr.King fought for. Now, society is questioning if racism is still occurring today? The answer is yes. Matter of fact, it was always been there, but not noticeable as it is today. For example, the shooting that has been going on, where white officers our killing black men. This is not anything new, but it is now being noticeable to society. Just like religion. Many people are judged based of their religion and where they come from, which it is not fair. What someone practice does not always mean they are this or that, it is only what they believe in, and nine times out of ten most people are going based off of what they were taught. So why hate?

Another attribute that leads to racial discrimination is the way that people find means to justify their actions by degrading the actions of others. For instance, during the Vietnam War, American soldiers assumed that civilians of small villages were aiding the Vietcong. Based on presumption, the soldiers felt justified to torture the villagers and destroy their homes. “If we are able to convince ourselves that another group is inferior, immoral, or dangerous, then we can feel justified in discriminating against them, enslaving them, or even killing them”. The American soldiers deemed the torturing of the village people reasonable by convincing themselves that it would help destroy the Vietcong. Self-justification is apparent even in today’s society. Humans are always searching for excuses to justify our actions towards one another.

There are several concepts which contribute to the formation of intergroup conflicts: stereotypes, prejudice and discrimination. According to the text stereotype is, “a generalized belief about members of a group.” Prejudice is defined as “a