Research Problem and Method Paper SOC/100 Many people today relate differently to the idea of migration of immigrants into the United States of America. Most if asked, would immediately relate this directly to the Latin American immigrant population. Today there are a variety of immigrants in the United States who do not speak English as their first language, such as those from Latin America, and former Soviet countries as well. A research study should be conducted to identify the impacts of the language barrier and how it directly correlates or impedes successful work environments, both public and commercial. The research design will be vital in determining the impacts of language barriers.
Many illegal immigrants leave their country in hope to find something better in America, they want a better education and lifestyle. Immigrants believe America can change their lives. There are so many opinions, debates, and approaches about illegal immigrants that live in the United States of America. However despite of all of it, illegal immigrants have been generally discriminated against and somehow put aside in our society, put aside in our society as outcasts. In order to fight for their rights, illegal students who were brought to the U.S by their parents have been trying to change their illegal status and became part of this nation.
How did they deal with racial slur and sexist remark? How did they attempt to negotiate social interactions and informal labor arrangements with employers and their families? Romero does not state everything directly but she gives a abstract.She answers her questions with vauable inforamtion but she considers theory methods about mexican americans. Therefore it causes a full explaination. She has a hypothesis on the Chicanas which is their ethinicity, class, and race.
Through an extensive interviewing process of children and adolescents along with their parents Portes and Rivas sought to study how young immigrants are adapting to life in the United States. The glimpses that Portes and Rivas offer of these interviews greatly tie back to Derscheid’s argument on the influence of parenting practices regarding racial awareness, as well as to my interview with Sra. Ana. The researchers tie in their findings to two theoretical perspectives; the culturalist which observes the newcomer’s place in the cultural and linguistic life of the host society and the structuralist, which focuses on the newcomer’s place within the host’s socioeconomic hierarchy—both of which speak to the “need” of migrant populations to adapt. Furthermore, the scholars arrived to the conclusion that “racial stereotypes produce a positive self-identity for white and even Asians but a negative one for blacks and Latinos, alongside racialized self-perceptions among Mexican American students” (Portes & Rivas, 2011: 14).
Before delving into Aztec Angel, closer examination of Chicano literature will serve as an excellent primer for understanding how Salinas felt when writing the piece. After a turbulent 1960’s Civil Rights Movement, the Chicano movement has made a significant impact on societal change. At the heart of the movement is a sense of pride in their Chicano heritage and keeping culture alive through writing, helping unite other Mexican Americans identify with the issues needing change. According to an article on the ChicanoMovement.Wikispaces.com, the three main goals of the Chicano Movement were: restoration of land, rights for farm workers, and education reforms. One of the primary goals of the modern Chicanos has been to voice the disparities between their upbringings versus the more privileged Anglo-Saxon experience.
The question that faces the youth of any ethnic group is shared by young Hispanics as well. As the immediacy with one’s parental cultural roots is more a reality of the past, the young experience a tension between their parents’ values and that of the dominant society in which they function. The choices they will ultimately make span a continuum from the decision to maintain only the Hispanic culture as passed on to them by their parents to opting for total assimilation into the social, cultural, and religious norms of the dominant
As a Korean American it is the understanding of the two distinct cultural backgrounds within the Korean community while coming of age. On one side is the traditional Korean culture understood by first generation Koreans and the other is the American culture accepted by second generation Korean Americans. Growing up in the Korean community, it is the constant struggle to uphold both sides while building your own perceptions on life. As a second generation Korean American, it was a challenge for me to understand the first generation. The expectations of the first generation were at times unreasonable to our points of view.
The document was written by Tammy Rice-Rodriguez, LCSW, ACSW and David Boyle, LCSW, PhD both are instructor in the Dalton State College social work program. The goal of this manual was to focus on the aspects of Hispanic culture that Hispanic people would not understand and the lack of knowledge in these areas would interfere with the effeteness of the services provide. The manual main Ideas are that the information in the training regarding being culturally competent can apply to any culture. Becoming culturally competent is a journey. Don’t be afraid to ask questions about the client’s culture, it will help you understand their journey as
It also goes for the rest of Central America, South America, Philippines and the Caribbean islands. This is what also makes these different cultures alike in so many ways they are almost like half siblings per say, half of the same beliefs but also half different this is what makes each country similar but unique in their own way. This theory can also be used in todays United States, people come to this country to change their lives but also keep apart of their own heritage. Conflict perspectives believe in a world that will always be in constant struggle (Schaefer, 2012, p. 14), to bring in this view in to the issue of interracial marriage there are topic brought up of racism. That a person will be looked on with disgrace for who they love one thing that comes to mind of this and the troubles that the country Cuba have gone through with
It is through a connection to traditions that allow the Navajo the ability to adapt to these issues and continue to survive as a culture and society. Although the new internal challenge they face is the effects of the Euro-American belief system that has altered the culture and poses many concerns among the elder community. With the influence of the English language and the loss of teaching the Dine language in the communities, many Navajo elders believe the younger generations are unable to fully understand the meaning of the origin stories. The consensus among them is the, “Navajo cultural identity is contingent on the ability to speak the language. They believe that a Navajo person should and must know how to speak the Dine language and that language helps a person have a strong connection to their identity”, (Lee, 2006, p.10).