Differences Between White American And African American Cultural Groups

Slaves would gather to sing and dance, and would create their own musical instruments using all sorts of materials, animal skins and bones. Drums, banjos, different flutes and pipes combined with the instruments of Europeans is an excellent example of acculturation and could very well serve in the very early history of the development of Jazz. A place called "Congo Square" in New Orleans highlights the importance of music tradition despite later attempts at restricting the gathering of slaves. Each nation had their own styles and types of

Music is a creative art form that allows the artist to construct something that expresses a purpose. It evolves over time and changes as the world changes, taking on many different motivations behind the melody and lyrics. In today’s society, anger, oppression, racism, and negative opinions rule the media and popular culture. I believe that African Americans need to show their self worth and not let white people hold them back. With the music in white culture often mocking African American culture and portraying negative stereotypes, African Americans have to find ways to gain respect. In acknowledgement of the negative portrayal of their culture, African Americans respond by creating songs and videos that express their pride in their culture and heritage, react to white oppression, and communicate their independence.

For my cultural Identity, I identify as a Greek-American. My culture can be seen in food, Education, religion, language , music, art, dance, history, and architecture. All of these things can be combined into one thing, my culture's morals. I say this because with everything we do we think about what our parents or grandparents would say, how if affects others, and how it affects our reputation. Whenever have a fork in the rode and I need to make a decision, I always think upon my culture's morals to make the right decision.

The culture that I identify with is Mexican American. My parents are Mexicans, but I was born in California. Culture is important for everybody as it defines us from language, religion, cuisine, social habits, music and arts. All cultures are important, there is not one culture more important than the others. Culture involves both material culture and non-material culture. Material cultures is the physical evidence of a culture in the objects and architecture they make, or have made. Examples of material culture: art history, archeology, museums. Non-material culture is the thoughts or ideas for examples any ideas, beliefs, values, norms that help shape a society. Any believe that people who are born in the United States and their parents are

This event forever changed the face of the Modern World. The Atlantic Slave Trade was

A group that I believe has its own culture and the group I identify with is the Latino group. Latin countries include Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, and many more. The reason why we all fit into that group is that we share common values, practices, and of course, we speak a common language.

The main reason for choosing the African American population for this work is because of its unique array of cultural backgrounds. African American communities across the United States are more culturally diverse now than any other time in history with increasing numbers of immigrants from African nations, the Caribbean, Central America and other countries (American Psychiatric Association, 2014). The United States is among the most ethnically diverse nations on the planet (Peterson, K., 2008). With the demographics of the United States constantly changing and as ethnic cultural diversity emerges heightening of culturally competent care is at hand. All cultures have systems of health belief to explain what cause illness, how it can be

Several similarities existed between African Americans and Native American during the late 19th century. Both faced discrimination even though it came in different form in that African American struggled to maintain basic constitutional rights while Native Americans were challenged with war from the American army and the risk destroying their culture.

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Did you know that tom robinson was not the only african american that was guilty only because of the color of his skin. You might be a bit confused so i'm going to tell you about the similarities and differences of these two.

The white American experience is far different than the black American experience. Blacks racism against whites doesn't have an general negative impact on whites. However, white racism against black has had a detrimental impact on blacks for nearly 500 years and counting! This fact will probably remain true as long as whites are the majority population, don't understand race relations, and even define the word

The African American community has sat at the end of a discriminatory lens from the moment they set foot in the United States. For that reason, black communities have undergone the process of community building to ensure that all members feel a sense of belonging.

The term “pigmentocracy, or colorism is the practice of interracial groups applying a valuation to lighter skin” (https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/handle/10919/73702) In India this is informed in various ways including, the caste system, media, and cultural practices. Similar to African-Americans, and light skin versus dark skin debates Indians have to deal with the same theory. The theory that those with the lighter skin, are “superior” to those that are darker. Oftentimes those that are darker are seen as inferior, to those with light skin. The media often shows people of a lighter skin tone than those with more pigmented skin. There are usually more light people, and maybe one or two darker people. This all goes into play with how huge of problem colorism is

The fourth book I found about African American culture and identity is called Mr. Williams (Barbour, 2005). This book was a story about Mr. Williams and all of the stories from his childhood. Throughout the story, he described his living standards, work life, education life, and relationships he had with whites. As mentioned in the beginning of the story, Mr. Williams was born February 28, 1929 in Arcadia, Louisiana. This time frame was given to inform the reader that it was during slavery and the same year Martin Luther King Jr. was born. It helps the audience gain perspective on historical events that occurs, specifically before the Civil Rights Movement. There was never a timeline of events with specific conflicts and a solution in this

Originally, I was expecting a slightly preference for black people over white people due to the fact that over 80% of my friends are African American. Therefore, I do consider myself to get along better with the African American race but, that does not mean I have anything against the White community. Overall, I was impressed with my results because my data suggested a slight automatic preference for white people over black people. Personally, race does not implement my attitude towards someone specifically. For instance, If I'm meeting you for the first time no matter who you are or what your race is I will treat you with respect and good manners unless Ive been given a personal reason not to. These results measures the strength of association