Race Condition In Real Life

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In a film of “Race the Power of an Illusion, Part I The Difference Between Us”, it talked about the differences of races such as skin, eye, hair color. However, in our genetic, the human is not very different than we think but we had a similar genetic code. In the 1950s, the athlete champions were all black, and they were much better than any other. Maybe because of that some people think there are different structure bodies than other races. In this case, I think it could make sense that black people have better body structure than white. However, it is the wrong stereotype about skin color. The skin tone is continuously changing, and the reason why a human has different physical appearances is that of different genes we have. Depends on the

What if we lived in a world where there were no races? What if people were not discriminated against because of the color of their skin or because they are different from what we see as acceptable? This is what Kwame Anthony Appiah tries to examine in his essay “Race, Culture, Identity: Misunderstood Connections.” Appiah tries to point out that “American social distinctions cannot be understood in terms of the concept of race.” (102) That America is made up of so many different races that no race is the more superior or in other cases inferior to one another. America is defined by its cultural diversity; it is what makes America the nation that it is. It is the reason that we as Americans have freedoms other people

A popular notion says a child is born “color-blind” and remains color-blind until they reach adolescence. The problem with this concept is that people believe it to be a positive idea. However, it actually presents a damaging ideology – it suggests that race should not be a factor when trying to determine the type of person an individual is. I see it as an unsophisticated approach to view people because race is a vital part of our existence. Race is an attribute that makes individuals differ from one another, and the problem is not the differences in the colors of our skin. The problem is that we attempt to detach ourselves from the reality of being racially different. Racism will seem to inevitably exist, and in order to even try to end the malice, parents should begin teaching children about racism the right way.

This week we read a journal written by Michael Walker “Race Making in Penal Systems”. Michael Walker writes about his experience in the prison systems of Southern California. His ethnography wasn’t planned and all his experiences were real. Walker who was a black man manage to fit in with the other prisoners and he talks about how different it is inside the system. From what I read, it seemed like the prison system was another playing field because the known rules of society weren’t applied. For example, the fact that facilitator of the prison encouraged segregation of race because he didn’t want interracial fights breaking out between the prisoners. When I was reading this paper I have to say that it seemed like prison system was its own society with its own rules. The fact that the legal system within the prison is enforcing these rules seemed completely outrageous to me. Walker states that

Thanks Candance you gave great insight about what the Critical Race Theory is and the importance of having that theory in place. This theory has uncovered racism, and the power of the dominant race. I work at a shelter for homeless, abused, neglected and exploited children, and I am in the part of my internship, which allows me to type up case studies on the children that are referred to the shelter, I find it difficult to relate to the Hispanic children and their families without the Spanish version of the English translation, because we know that the English language can be a barrier to getting the help that they need. As you stated, much is lost in the Hispanics population if communication is broken in the engagement stage. The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics (1999) outline score values and ethical standards for social workers, including the vital importance of multicultural competence, advocacy, empowerment, and social justice. We must have the ability to aid these individuals and groups in finding this voice and can only do so through our own proper education and strategic leadership. Latino subgroups share some

According to the article, What is race? Is it biological or a social construct by Nicole Mortillano reference that Dana Osborne, an assistant professor at Ryerson University said “ the concept and application of “race” as a concept has since its inception been inextricably linked to power.” The same viewpoints is what Roderick A. Ferguson appoints the meaning behind race. He states “the study of race incorporates a set of wide-ranging analyses of freedom and power. (pg. 207) He characterize race in America depending on your standpoint from a political and a historical perspective. He brings in a strong argument until he unraveled the feminist and queers groups. How does gender and sexuality come into play with race? In my opinion race is

1- What did you learn about race from the 2nd episode of Race the Power of an Illusion?

What does Race mean to race is something that people will try to identify you by just by your skin color just take a moment and think how the world is so messed up one another would treat each other just by a COLOR crazy right , I know if you could do anything in the world what would you do ,cause I know I would try to put the racism to end no one deserves to feel treated like they are no human an leed the same blood break the same bones have feelings first experience I had to race is when I play my game online an my voice is deep so people go straight to calling me a nigga or black or make racist jokes because I sound black or talk “black” the way I feel about race/racism it hurt to know that there will always be another race that thinks they

In the first chapter of “Race Matter”, by Cornel West, talks about the “Nihilism in Black American.” West explains that the predicament of African American is that they are divided up into to two camps—one being the “liberal structuralists” and the other being the conservative behaviorists. Liberal structuralists are responsible for “employment, health, education, and childcare programs, and broad affirmative actions practices”, where as conservative behaviorists “promotes self-help programs, black business expansion, and non-preferential job practices” (West, p.18). West argues that both of these camps do not understand the real problem African Americans

Recitatif is a story written by Toni Morrison. It is about characters Twyla and Roberta and their experiences during and after being put in a shelter. Race can change what a person’s motives are viewed as. Racial stereotyping and racial segregation play a big part in this story. Twyla and Roberta are of a different race/ethnicity which causes strife between the two and they have different opinion on things.

Waheed states that not recognising a person’s colour, is akin to not recognising them at all. CollegeHumor’s video “I Don’t See Race” highlights the importance of recognising colour and race by relating it to other things such as disability, and showing how it is not equitable to ignore certain aspects of a person. With regards to Indigenous education, teachers need to be equitable, and give more support to those who need it, rather than treat all students equally. Furthermore, Indigenous students may need a different kind of support than a non-Indigenous student, and teachers need to recognise this difference, in order to effectively provide support.

After reading the information and processing the information, I realized I was thinking race and ethnicity was the same in classification. When people asked me what ethnicity I was, I always said black and white to self-identify myself. Which after reading the Learning Module, I gave the people the answer about my race and not ethnicity. Race is usually classified with physical feature characteristics. Examples could be skin color, hair color, hair texture, eye color, or bone structure are some characteristics to place someone in a race category. After viewing the video, Race- The power of an Illusion it had a lot of great information to help me understand the Learning Module 3 on Race. I complete the sorting on human diversity, to see if I

The article was a good article to read. I am happy that I took the time to read and understand this article. Race relation issue is something that will never end. Also it is something we face all around the world. However, I think that every race face stereotyping issues. At some point of time in life, there is someone facing problems that deals with racism. I really dislike the fact that some people judge others from there outer appearance. Everyone is same and we all should be treated equal. Instead of people stereotyping, there should people more people coming together and helping one another. Stereotyping and racism have been a problem for years, and I believe it will always be a problem. Last but not least, this article was touching and

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