Ethnicity And Racial Discrimination

I would like to focus my response to the reading in Gabbidon & Greene, Chapter 1, generally around the idea of social construction. Furthermore, I would like to specially provide responses to discussion questions number one and two as posed in the conclusion of chapter one. Discussion question number one

We have issues: more specifically , the United States has issues, continuous and all-encompassing issues of racial inequality.The United States is experiencing a outburst of racism, as can be seen from the 2014 killings of two unarmed African-American men, to the brutality of white supremacy in Charleston and the string of arsons in black churches across the South. Of course, it’s nothing new for a nation with a long history of extreme racist violence—the most recent lynching-related death occurred in 1981, hardly a lifetime ago, when Michael Donald was hanged by two members of the Ku Klux Klan.The United States, however, continues to avoid its history on race, refusing to confront its past in a “post-racial,” “colorblind” society, and that policy of systemic ignorance is particularly strong when mention of racial equality is brought up. Although the concept of equality has never truly existed in this world, as can be traced back to the very beginnings of recorded history we see the nobles ruling the commoners, conquerors reigning over the conquered, the will of man dominating women; the United States needs to acknowledge the fact that racial inequality still exists within our country and has in no way progressed towards betterment.

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.

Race and ethnicity are two terms which are crucial in understanding a person’s familial and personal identity. These terms are misunderstood by most Americans, and many do not know the difference. There have been major societal implications to the changing populations of groups of race and ethnicity in the US.

Nicholas Blount Tapiarené MWF 1-1:50 April 26, 2013 English 100 Final Draft Assimilating vs. Recognizing Ethnic Diversity As children grow up, they become the person they turn out to be because of experiences and the culture and society they grew up in. Nations are affected in the same sense because the people living in a nation

Race and Ethnicity The demographic census of 2014 estimates show that Washington’s population comprises 49.0% African American or Black, 43.6% of White alone, 0.6% of American Indian and Alaska Native alone, 4.0% Asian alone, 0.2 Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander alone, 2.6% of two or more races (did not include the actual racial composition) Hispanic or Latino 10.4%, White alone, not Hispanic or Latino 35.8% (Stats, Oct-2015). Washington, D.C. remains one of the places where people look through the racial lens (Hurt, 2011).

The term race describes groups of people having differences and similarities in biological traits that the society deems socially significant. For example, while similarities and differences in eye color have not been treated as socially significant, similarities and differences in skin color have been considered socially significant. Simply, race can be represented as a constituent of people who think and believe that their group is superior to other groups. More specifically, therefore, race entails a group of people possessing similar but distinct physical characteristics such as hair type and skin color. As such race constitutes a human population that is different and distinct from any other human groups based on their physical differences, whether they are imagined or not.

The term Race refers to a person’s physical, biological traits that lead to different treatment by others in the society. In modern world race is defined more by the identification of people on the basis of their physical characteristics, it is socially constructed. Race refers to a group that is "socially" defined but on the basis of "physical" criteria. Over the period of time, the concept of race has changed in many different forms and is now less about person’s family or cultural ties but more based on how they look. An example of race is brown, white, or black skin.

Multiracial Discrimination Multicultural discrimination is a set of unique experience of racial discrimination and prejudice due to having a mixed racial background. Viewed as a risk factor (Giamo, Schmitt, & Outten,2012), multiracial discrimination can include a wide range of stressful experiences from denial or rejection of their multiracial identity from strangers and family members (Shih & Sanchez,2005) to being teased or pressured to act or choose one of their racial backgrounds (Buckley & Carter, 2004). Qualitative studies illustrate how these unique racial stressors can often lead to feelings of hurt, anger, guilt, and shame (Buckley & Carter, 2004; son, 2012; Miville et al., 2005). Besides that, other impact of discrimination on individuals of multicultural backgrounds include experiencing unique forms of discrimination, being marginalized, claiming different identities, and feeling accepted and affirmed in multiple racial and cultural communities (de Anda & Riddel, 1991; Guevarra, 2012; Jackson, 2009, 2012; Miville, Constantine, Baysden, & So-Lloyd, 2005).

In this day in age Racial stereotypes appear to be as rampant as they were in the early 200s. The discussion and debate about race can be a sensitive and difficult subject for most individuals. Living in America is tough as it is with all of the crisis’s and chaos

The United States of America is an ethnically and racially diverse country. In 2016, The United States Census Bureau reported an estimate of 323,127,513 people making up for the United States population ("Population estimates, July 1, 2016, (V2016)"). Though the United States is composed of a diverse population, discrimination widely exists. Discrimination is defined as treating someone unfavorably because he or she is of a certain race or his or her personal characteristics reflect a particular race ("Race/Color Discrimination"). Discrimination has existed in American Culture since slavery began and still exists in the health care system today, specifically within minority groups: African Americans/Blacks and Hispanics. Discrimination

1. Race, Nationality and Ethnicity Race, nationality, and ethnicity are several of the most written about subjects in sociology. Sociologist discusses the basis on a person and the unity that they feel with others from the same or different origin. Sociologists like to study those ties as well as the negative effects.

The government that directs the country of the USA is declining towards the side of racial characterization. The current president Donald J. Trump who is the head of the US government, must be a person with the lowest level of ignorance. The history of racial characterization gives us the idea that it is a bad road for those who acquire it and lead a country towards a better future. The US Constitution has been changed with amendments not to characterize people, granting freedom to American citizens.

We have conversations concerning race a lot in our daily lives, but how many of us can actually stand in front of a crowd and confidently define Race, Ethnicity, Racism, and Racist? This was one of the deep questions that Dar Mayweather asked that made me pause and really think about, the question, my answer, and everybody else’s answer as well. Only 1 or 2 people in the whole presentation room said that they could confidently stand in front of the room of people and define those words. Yet, over half of us, including me, raised our hands when he asked who has had conversations about race. Mr. Mayweather’s topic for the event on Monday November 27th in the Holman Success Center in room 203 was conversations on race and everything that entails. Diversity are differences that individuals have that make them unique from other people. Inclusion is being included and accepted in an activity or group, either in spite of or because of those differences. Prejudice views and statements put labels and pressure on individuals in our society to believe that it’s okay to make these judgments and that they have to act how these statements show they should. Prejudiced stereotypes, like girls are weak and all Jewish people are greedy are insulting and hurts those people’s self-esteem. Being bias, without reason and facts behind those views, causes unnecessary conflicts that could be harmful to our society. For example, a coach favoring a team member over others on a sports team because they

Discrimination The first event that I felt contained implications regarding racism, stereotyping, or discrimination was the 2016 presidential election. This one event sent ripples in many states, cities, and school districts and schools every day after the election we had students crying. Myself and the staff would be like what is wrong to the students. The students would respond with President Donald Trump is going to send us back to Africa would be the response from African American students. The English Language Learner (ELL) students would say the same thing and be noticeably scared. There were African American students and students of color and other races and ethnicities wondering if they would be taken out of school and sent back to Africa and other countries. This started when the republican candidate running for president Donald Trump supporters assumed he would send people away because of his slogan make America great again. Donald Trump did not say he would send people back but a lot of people who voted for him assumed he would. In a report written by Amy X. Wang children have said