Explain and briefly evaluate the role of the family in ethnic identity (24 marks) Ethnic identity is something that an individual can achieve and express to others, for example, through the clothes they wear or their religion’s values. An ethnic identity can be applied to an individual as a way of labeling them and their culture as being different. This can involve a process of ‘othering’ where the self is seen in a positive way and anything different is defined in the negative. So, in the case of black and white identities, white people may see black people as ‘the other’, that is, not white, not being like ‘us’. Said (1995) explains how this process occurs in the West’s construction of the Orient as exotic.
Audiences are able to see that the representation of the white characters in the play in positions of power and authority, are used to show that the indigenous are treated with contempt and do not provide them with humane and decent opportunities for improvement upon their conditions. Davis is able to adopt linguistic, cultural and generic codes and conventions that allow his characterisation protest the functionality of the White Australia and attempt to undoubtedly promote united solidarity. It can undoubtedly be said that with changing times, and changing audiences multiple interpretations can be drawn to which a resultant repentance is by all is
The first settlers on this land were foreigners who came to improve their condition and escape oppression just as the immigrants of these days and times are also making an effort to do. Nichols states that “by abundant observation man … is improved and brought to its highest perfection by an intermingling of blood and qualities of various races. “ (20). America is predominating to other countries because of the various ethnicities that make up her population. Since America was founded by immigrants, which proves that it should be equally diverse land.
In George Woodcock’s A Social History of Canada he has one view and that is to carry out the story through his evidence and portrayal that it was through the neglect of the government and the psychological problems of Louis Riel that . He said “The Old West did not die quietly.”(1) This means that both sides of the rebellion put up a good fight and not just in the battle they fought for many years over the land of their ancestors that was taken from them. “By the early 1880’s not only the Métis but also the English-speaking mixed bloods and even the white settlers were becoming disturbed by the fact that the dominion surveyors were moving through the prairies, laying out the land in square townships
This postcolonial idea is emphasised when the indigenous people are considered sub-human and among the wildlife (“Government of Western Australia, Fisheries, Forestry, wildlife and Aborigines”). This categorisation of the Aboriginal people by the British settlers highlights their inner belief that they are the superior race. In addition to this, the Europeans assumed that the Aboriginals were unclean and uncivilised human beings which is seen when Mr Neville states “I was a little concerned to see so many dirty little noses” and forces them out of their homes to Moore River as a result of a false scabies epidemic. The irony in this movement is that the majority of Aboriginals were healthy and, through the colonising power handed over to the settlers, they also reduced the rations of soap given to the Aboriginals. The first Australians were labelled savages, less than human, by the colonising British settlers who forcibly took over
(2011 census) Main Benefits of Ethnicity Having a range of people from different cultures can enrich social integration and cohesion (Social Capital Theory E. Crains, 2006). It can also be benefited from economic productivity e.g. skills more expertise\talents. However this can only be achieved if people accept diversity and the benefits that come with it, as the contrary may provoke conflicts and social division. Social\ Cultural Benefits of Diversity Valuing diversity can be very enriching and creative as accepting diversity may result in a greater range of social skills like learning about different cultures, as these offer new experiences such as different foods and places to visit.
The poem accuses the white Europeans of isolating the aboriginal community from their culture and heritage while striving to let them discover the desperate life of living without identity. It is the exploration of loss that leads the responders to change their moral perception. This is evidenced through the quote “Homeless now they stand and watch as the rain pours down.” The diction of the word “Homeless” is metaphorically refers to the loss of culture which allow the responders to discover the pain of indigenous Australians living with fractured identities in their own country. In addition, the symbolic use of the rain creates an effective imagery of defenceless and isolated which forces the responders to discover the vulnerable life that Indigenous people live in. It is the reoccurring motif of loss in both of her poems that allows the responders to recognize the pain sustained by Indigenous Australians, thus allowing us and the 1960s responders to refine our moral to reconcile the loss.
The participation in the dominant culture and the preservation of one’s own ethnic heritage according to Cultural Pluralism benefits the U.S. democratic development because the immigrants can behave and share their cultures while participate other cultures; besides, it promotes commercial development which helps the economic growth. According to “Ethnic Identity and Majority Culture,” Milton Gordon claims that Unites States is not only being “a cooperation of cultural diversities,” but also “a federation or commonwealth of national cultures.” This quote implies that the United States respect every culture and let everyone share their own culture. As a result, immigrants blend into this society with their original cultures. Moreover, they learn and absorb other different cultures while preserve their own culture. These will make new immigrants believe that America will not meddle with their freedom of learning and behaving different cultures, because America is a democratic country.
It drove home the importance of confronting the dirty secret that we white people carry around with us every day: in a world of white privilege, some of what we have is unearned. I think much of both the fear and anger that comes up around discussions of affirmative action has its roots in that secret. So these days, my goal is to talk openly and honestly about white supremacy and white privilege. White privilege, like any social phenomenon, is complex. In a white supremacist culture, all white people have privilege, whether or not they are overtly racist themselves.
Michael Bradley exhibits an environmental explanation to why White males are so obsessed with race. Bradley’s theory is based out of the Ice Age and goes to explore White race aggression the stems directly from environmental factors. Bradley Proposes that merciless condition of the Ice Age Went on to impact the ‘White race’ allowing for aggressive and violent behaviors that surpass those of any human groups. The Iceman Inheritance, as explained by Bradley, also allowed behaviors of the white males to be more prone to sexism and racism. The ability of the merciless conditions of the environment to impact a race of people by determining their charter and shaping a complex in a interesting approach to lead to an explanation for the importance of