Ethnic Relations

“The History, Development and Future of Ethnic Studies” by Evelyn Hu-DeHart mentions several issues young scholars faced during the time of need for multicultural curriculum in higher education. Young scholars were demanding to uncover the missing facts and accredited sources that American history, culture, and society have left out for centuries. The solution the students concluded in solving this dilemma was to bring attention to the need of ethnic studies programs. With enough support from the student body and willingness of universities, institutions were able to recruit professors and thus create ethnic studies programs. According to Hu-DeHart, by providing ethnic studies programs and departments, the academic field would provide, “…a

Race is still an open topic in America and in the world, as it has always implied differentiation, inequalities and division among human beings, and has been the basis for some of the most tragic events in history.

One example is that the article uses personal stories to support the discriminatory experiences some black Americans experienced when trying to ride the streetcars. There were stories of elders or sick black Americans not being able to ride the streetcars simply for the fact that they were black. Along with that the article discussed the legal cases and community organizations that tried to end segregation in Philadelphia. For example, there was The Social, Civic, and Statistical Association of Colored People of Pennsylvania, which was an organization that tried to gather signatures to petition for black Americans to ride streetcars in Pennsylvania. Another example was that in March 1867 Pennsylvania’s state legislature passed a law that prevented streetcar companies from discriminating between passengers based on race. In addition to that there was many paragraphs that examined the symbolism of technology towards race during that time period. The streetcars represented freedom and equality among the white Americans, and the black Americans wanted to ride the streetcars because they too wanted to have access to equality and freedom from segregation. The many different forms used to share the information with the readers are exceedingly intriguing because it helps in understanding and connecting the information

The next example is in the story, after you my dear alphonse. In this story a boy becomes friends with an African American boy named Boyd and brings him home for lunch, when he gets home his mother is shocked to see her son with this boy. The mother assumes that the father works hard labor in the fields and that the boy will grow up and do the same. But that?s not the case, the boys father works in a factory. This is an example of discrimination because the mother assumes things just because he is black.

In the U.S., the term “race” has different connotation compared to other countries like Brazil. As the book Culture defines it- in Chapter 11: Ethnicity and Race- a race is nothing more than a biologically related ethnic group. Often, the tendency of North American society to rely on hypodescent, leads to stress and lack of self-identity. As a matter of fact, the book describes hypodescent as the arbitrary classification of interracial children as a member of the least privileged ethnic group to which either of their parents corresponds. Besides, in today’s world U.S. population has become increasing diversified. Diversity has led to racial tension between different groups. Latinos is one general term given to people who speak a Latin-derived language (this includes South American

Tom Robinson was a character that was affected deeply by racism. When Scout wants to play with Jem and Dill, she is left out left because she is a girl. Walter Cunningham was mistreated for being poor in Maycomb. To start off, the south has always had a big part in racism. My first example in comparison to the book would be the case that atticus takes on.

I claim that the functionality of the world relies heavily on race and ethnicity to make assumptions on individuals, leading to the continuation of stereotypes. However, while this is all true, people are confusing race with ethnicity causing assumptions to be even more unfair. The lifestyle of an individual is what defines them not the genetics that define their appearance. In Olson’s “The End of Race: Hawaii and the Mixing of Peoples,” he discusses how stereotypes and discrimination exist due to different backgrounds and culture not by race which is evident in Hawaii in which most of the population is mixed and have had cultures blend into one coherent culture that everyone accepts. Eventually it’ll reach to a point where we will not see an individual as a race with distinct traits that can be categorized but instead as a person with individuality. Moreover In “Paper Tigers,” writer Wesley Yang believes that Asians have been raised in certain ways that have made them successful throughout school but has also simultaneously crippled them in the job market and much like the Glass Ceiling, Asians have inherited a Bamboo Ceiling thus stating that ethnic background has an effect with the success that one experiences through life. Both authors claim that ethnicity, not race is the cause of stereotypes and inequality.

The various forms of discrimination in To Kill a Mockingbird. The whites did not believe that blacks deserve to be treated equally and like slaves because of their color. Whites thought they could do whatever they wanted because they are white. Everyone thought that women shouldn’t vote because men did everything. The women could only cook and take care of the kids.

I believe that the modern issue of race relations has much to do with the lopsided support judges and courts have for the prosecution and police against those accused of a crime. The outstanding support that police have in the courts and the complete breakdown of the fourth amendment do not dwell well when talking about equal justice. In the book it states, “Judges tend to imagine the police have a sixth sense- or some kind of special police training- that qualifies them to identify drug criminals in the absence of any evidence” (70). Police are not infallible, they do make mistakes, or overreach their authority and it is the right of the courts to stop them if they do. I do support the police, and realize how difficult their job is, but there

Racial and ethnic group interactions occur daily in the world; in Miami, however one can learn from the interactions between different ethnic and racial groups in a workplace setting. Mr. Elman adapted his management style of his apparel factory to the needs of his immigrant workers; his style helped reduce ethnic friction and returned his investment in high production levels and loyalty (Stepick, 92). Mr. Elman was successful in getting his employees to willingly agree to pay a cut, which exemplifies how much clout Mr. Elman had amongst his workers (Stepick, 93). The previous success that the factory had under his management would likely not be found again under the “American” management style, partly because the workers were used to Mr. Elman. Also after more Haitian workers were hired, the Miami Cubans seemed to create a notion of seniority when decisions had to be made, but instead of the senior member not working they would opt to work, leaving the new Haitian workers without work (Stepick, 103). Mr. Elman eventually sold his apparel factory and new more American managers moved in, these managerial practices took away the things that lead to a positive work environment and high productivity: personal fans, individual radios, and hot plates (Stepick, 93). The new American managers admitted their defeat, at least they learned to adapt to a more Latino based workforce as per one of the plant managers (Stepick, 94). While I understand the new American management style,

SCENARIO - Involving new hire paralegal Carl and the law firm Dewey, Dewey and Howe.

Society has established itself as a place in which hierarchies are established in order to work as a whole. The different levels of this hierarchies can be influenced based on things such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and religion. One of the main controversial issues in society is how race and ethnicity can be used as labels for some individuals. Race is based on physical characteristics such as skin color, facial features, or stature (Healey & Stepnick, 2016). In the other hand, ethnicity is based on cultural traits such as religion, language, dress styles, or speech patterns (Healey & Stepnick, 2016). Furthermore, differences in beliefs about which race and ethnicity should be the

Please keep in mind that I do not have a textbook and I’m trying to improvise without one. I am not aware of any specific immigrant and refugee groups within my community, however per the latest census, my township is nearly 75% white and approximately 22% African American and less than 4% from other ethnic backgrounds

Race and ethnicity are commonly used as synonyms for each other as we encounter many diverse individuals throughout the world. Sociologist on the other hand, find very distinct understandings to how these terms, while different, hold correlation to one another. Max Weber, a founding figure of sociology, was one of the first to define race and ethnicity. He stood with the idea of essentialism which presumes "that and individual 's identity depends on fundamental and innate characteristics that are deep-seated, inherited, and unchangeable." (Pearson, pg 241) As for ethnicity, Weber described it as subjective belief in relations to a groups common descent. While sociologist today may disagree with Weber 's theory, they do apply this idea of subjectivity and have correlated it to that of not only group definitions but of our own perceptions of biological similarity.

In this area, the emphasis is on social character among tans and white's in Canada. An ethnic gathering may separate itself utilizing predominance or mediocrity on the premise of genuine or asserted physical trademark and/or put on social criteria, which set the gathering apart Ethnicity is a typical legacy shared by a specific gathering and will incorporate history, dialect, customs, inclination for music and nourishment. In spite of the fact that there might be a cover between race and ethnicity each has an alternate social significance. racial personality alludes to a feeling of gathering in light of the observation that the individual shares a normal racial legacy with a specific racial gathering with racial personality, people are seen