Racial Minorities Research Paper

Race is not is biological, race is an idea that we perceive based on physical characteristics. People experience their racial identity at different times in their lives. Describing how I became aware of my own racial identity and how it affected me to be the person I am today and my future is a good eye opener for becoming a future educator. Also my perspective of how my racial identity has changed maybe a slight change but nothing too drastic.

 The United States was founded on the principle that all men are created equal, but during an immigration boom in the late 1890s and early 1900s, Asians and Europeans faced discrimination and violence because of their difference in language, appearance, and religion. People came to America from all over the world to experience the wealth and prosperity that was associated with this great country, but certain ethnicities were excluded from the hope and freedom they were promised by the forefathers. When coming through California, Asians faced with hardships and trials that caused them to return to their country and sometimes to end

Recruiting minorities in the police field can be very difficult for many different reasons. For the African-Americans minorities they already have problems, and that was being slaves. African-American's were not seen to be able to hold power and to give authority rule, but have it told to them. These men in the early 1940's could be police officers, but could not arrest whites and only worked in the black neighborhoods. They gave the men jobs, because of the 14th amendment but stripped them of all police powers, other than arresting their own kind.

Racial profiling is a tool used to pull over blacks and for reasons other than what the traffic stop should be. To the average person who does not experience this will view as a non-issue or not a big deal. But having an experience as a victim of racial profiling can leave a psychological scar for many years, depending on the severity of the traffic stop. The statistics show that these incidents are not random but shows a systematic pattern of law enforcement misconduct rather it’s coming from the individual officer or the police department, it’s clear that racial profiling has a disparate and degrading impact on blacks.

Tensions between police and communities of color have been happening since 1704 in South Carolina. Racial profiling is unconstitutional and harmful to human beings and today's society people can approve that racial profiling persists. Racial profiling is often encouraged to police officers when they either find a street-level crime, counterterrorism or even immigration law. Police cultures inculcate a sense of rights to authority over the rest of society. Due to their culture, certain officers are the ones that can set an image to the society so that people can follow them and understand they are doing the right thing, but it is a disturbing matter knowing that police officers does racial profiling.

In communities where there are heavy percentages of racial and ethnic minorities, racial profiling can cause a gap between them and law enforcement departments. Communities and officers work better together if they are in a positive relationship. However, when the two parties are at odds with each other due to racial profiling, it diminishes the ability to find criminals and probe crimes and also minimizes belief in these agencies (Head). What racial profiling specifically does is cause a central problem to minority communities: trust. When there is trust between people, organizations, or other groups, there develops the power to cooperate and actually move forward. In a simple racial profiling case, an officer arrests an African American male

In 2002, the latest year for which statistics are available, there were 170,241 African Americans enrolled in degree-granting graduate schools. This was an all-time high. Blacks were 8.4 percent of the total enrollments in U.S. graduate schools

Imagine that you’ve recently moved into a new town due to accepting a promotion for a new job. You’re excited for the next step in your career and the opportunities it will bring for you and your family. You’ve left home early to arrive to work on time when suddenly a cop pulls behind you, siren blaring and its florescent red and blue lights flashing. You slowly pull to the side after quickly checking your speedometer wondering what you could have done wrong. After turning off the car you pull out your license and registration and roll down your window as the officer approaches your driver’s side door. The officer directs his attention from the inspecting the outside of the car to you and asks if you’re new in town. After your response of yes

Racial profiling is a tool used to target a certain group, majority blacks, by pulling him/her over for reasons other than what the traffic stop should be or not. To the average person who does not experience this will view as a non-issue or not a big deal. But having an experience as a victim of racial profiling can leave a psychological scar for many years, depending on the severity of the traffic stop. The statistics show that these incidents are not random, but shows a systematic pattern of law enforcement misconduct rather it’s coming from the individual officer or the police department, it’s clear that racial profiling has a disparate and degrading impact on blacks. Driving while black (DWB) demonstrates, reflects, and exacerbates important issues we face today when talking or debating problems within that involves the police, criminal justice, the courts and the law.

Throughout its history, California has been seen as a place of great racial and ethnic diversity, a place that people would relocate to so that they may start over, or strike it rich, or better their health and their overall well-being. California during the twentieth century was not much different; the population grew at an extremely rapid pace, natural resources became scarce, and tensions between different classes and races began to become stronger and more intense. Government induced racial tensions along with the movement through the Progressive Era and various types of immigrant, social, and racial reforms along with the Civil Rights Movement have all culminated to create the diverse and still at some times tense racial make-up for which California is known; California is made up of a variety of people, for the purposes of this paper, the discussion will focus on Mexican-Americans, African-Americans, Asian-Americans, and Anglo-Americans all living in California throughout the twentieth century. Discrimination is not always based on a person’s racial make-up, factors such as gender, economic status, class and other social concerns as well as race play an important role in the discrimination of different groups of people. What this paper will argue is that the discussion of discrimination cannot be debated unless all of these factors are present when concerning the history of California and the

Johnson, H. B. (2014). The American dream and the power of wealth: Choosing schools and inheriting inequality in the land of opportunity. Routledge.

Imagine if you couldn’t ride and sit where you wanted on public transportation. Imagine not being able to use certain bathrooms, water fountains, or sit anywhere in a restaurant, or go to the school you wanted to attend. Imagine not being allowed to live anywhere you want, and being forced into a neighbourhood, purely based on your skin color.

American society likes to believe that race relations in our country are no longer strained. We do not want to hear about the need for affirmative action or about the growing numbers of white supremacist groups. In order to appease our collective conscious, we put aside the disturbing fact that racism is alive and well in the great U.S.A. It hides in the workplace, it subtly shows its ugly face in the media, and it affects the education of minority students nationwide. In the following excerpts from an interview with a middle class African American male, the reader will find strong evidence that race plays a major role in determining the type and quality of education a student receives.

People are usually categorized in terms of race and/or ethnicity. Race is a term typically used to classify people according to similar and specific physical characteristics. Ethnicity is a term more broadly used that connects people according to an inherited status such as: a shared ancestry, language, history, religion, cuisine, art, clothing style, and/or physical appearance, etc.

Three sociological perspectives used in the study of minorities are: Structural functionalism, symbolic interactionalism and conflict theory. These perspectives offer "theoretical paradigms" for explaining how society influences people, taking into account the social factors that impact on human behavior. However, different theories, ideas, and prejudices can influence a sociologist's conclusions. Each of these theories has a contribution to make with a distinct focus.