Sociological Analysis of the Movie "Crash"

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Crash The movie “Crash” allows the audience to view races from a third person view, by involving every side of the story. It touches on White Vs. Black, Persian Vs. American, Asian Vs. Domestic, and about every other combination you can think of. Every race shows some prejudice, and every race also receives it. It is important to understand the views of other races. Especially ones that live in your country, which we saw in the movie “Crash” can be more involved than you think. I think the movie shows how alike we all really are. We all have struggles, and we all make mistakes, because we are all a part of the same HUMAN race. Ethnocentrism is programed into our lives as we are being raised. Some ethnocentric views are represented in the movie, especially by the white characters. For example, the gun store owner that accused the Persian man of being an Arab, and that “his people” flew a plane into the twin towers. Sandra Bullock displays ethnocentrism when she accuses the Spanish “gang member” who fixed their locks, of selling the spare keys to fellow gang members. Little does she know, the locksmith is just a hard working father. These things are done out of emotion, and not thought. When people are hurt it is a natural reaction to counter-act with an attack of their own. For instance Sandra Bullock’s character was robbed at gun point for her car, and she reacted by taking it out on someone who dressed similar to the people that robbed her. Ethnocentrism can also be used with force in the legal system. For example, a seasoned officer sexually harasses a black woman shortly after a conversation with a different black woman, went sour. The officer judged both black woman based on stereotypical knowledge, rather than a social experience. Class has no role in race, no matter how rich or poor you are always the same skin color. In another scene, the black

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