It is important to value diversity in order to work together. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocentrism is judging another culture solely by the values and standard’s of ones own culture.
INTRODUCTION There is a strong disagreement on the question whether identities in society are socially constructed or naturally formed. Perhaps the disagreement is because of the common definition of identity. The definition of identity as a “social category” captures almost all groups in our society – those believed to be socially constructed like “engineers as a category of people in society” and those believed to be naturally formed like “religious groups”. This paper will focus on ethnic identity, its formation and how formed ethnic identities affect relations in society. Ethnic Identities are socially constructed.
Associate Program Material Diversity Worksheet Answer each question in 50 to 150 words. Provide citations for all the sources you use. 1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued?
From the beginning of the United States, African Americans were used as slaves (ssc.wisc.edu, 2009). Years down the road through fights for freedom and equality, African Americans were given some freedoms. Going a long way from years ago African Americans have become equal to the different races; however the fight is not over. In the present they have the freedom, but many of the individuals are still discriminated against or treated badly because of the color of their skin. Hate crime can be defined differently based on the crime, the group or individual that is the victim, and the group or the individual doing the crime.
A more neutral view of ideology is that it is synonymous to our worldview. An ideology held by a person correspond to their respective interest and position in life. What makes and ideology more critical is when it takes a pejorative view where social relations of power are produced. Another view of ideology is by the post-structuralist theory. This view claims that a person’s ideology or idea have the utmost claim to the truth and that it is ulterior ideology is coded “will to power”.
African American Advancement Since 1865, African Americans have been a big target on the face of racism, to include segregation, discrimination, and isolation. Many people ask how African Americans were able to jump start their move up in society and work their way up to where they are now, if they had absolutely no freedom in 1865. This question has many answers, some of which I will discuss. I will discuss how African Americans have worked and fought in many ways to earn their freedom and attempt to put an end to racism. Stating the facts of how African Americans were able to come together as one race and exhaust all attempts to be like all other Americans will provide a few answers as to how they worked to end segregation, discrimination, and isolation to obtain equality and civil rights.
There is so much history and culture that one can learn about when looking into the tribes of Africa, but as time has gone on the culture has adapted to new ways. African Americans have faced many difficulties from the time of living in their home of Africa to present day, living in a world that is not so accepting of everyone’s cultures and beliefs. Dean Borgman from Think. Act. Discuss.
Associate Program Material Diversity Worksheet Answer each question in 50 to 150 words. Provide citations for all the sources you use. 1. What is diversity? Diversity is a concept that encompasses acceptance and respect.
This use of power by white people over black individuals has caused numerous black individuals to view themselves as trapped in their own skin, which is a concept Fanon defines as “blackness”. In Frantz Fanon’s article, The Fact of Blackness, he speaks about how black people do not feel the weight of their “blackness” until they are under the scrutiny of white counterparts and viewed as objects. Fanon states, “A feeling of inferiority? No, a feeling of nonexistence. Sin is Negro as virtue is white.
As I shall explore, nations built on predominantly ethnic ties are more susceptible to influencing factors which create a superior self-image and in turn an aggressive national mission. Nations that are built on civic nationalism are also prone to the thinking that they represent advanced reasoning and their ‘civic contract’ need be exported to the entire human race (Ignatieff 1999). This is of course not a fundamental characteristic of civic nationalism but rather one that is created by political leaders and the media. While the foundations of nationalism may be civic or ethnic I shall explore how these tie in with factors such as territorial disputes, cultural/religious conflict, national humiliation, globalization, immigration and power to determine whether xenophobia is present under only certain conditions or if it is always inherent. There is also the question of whether only very strong nationalism is xenophobic or whether even the very closely linked ‘patriotism’ is xenophobic.