As a group, mostly all of our thoughts and opinions were similar when discussing the topic of this paper; which was diversity and ethnocentrism. After reading the first section "In Group Bias", we all agreed that prejudice will arise when different communities are put together. This is simply because people tend to stick together based on their culture, religion, or lifestyle. Natalie mentioned that preferences for an alike group are based on everyone's upbringing; which happens to be the topic of the next section "Questions about Race in Biology and Upbringing". Concerning this section, we realized that multiracial children are often times placed into categories that they do not fully identify with, but they are obligated to identify as because it is how they make friends or meet new kids. When …show more content…
"A sense of Identity" and "Denying differences doesn't make them go away" sections go hand in hand when talking about accepting and staying true to yourself and your culture. Mayte noticed that it talks about taking "pride" in your people's struggles as to be prejudice to others, therefore changing these things or forgetting them cannot be done, we must simply embrace them. When it comes to the topic "Colorblind usually means conforming" Karen agrees that conforming to a certain way of life whether it be appearance, religion, or culture would make our society lose its sense of uniqueness. Everything would be almost lifeless and as the text mentions, monochromatic. The last and final section "An opportunity for support" we all agreed that we are better off being a diverse and multicultural society despite discrimination and racism. We must keep working toward acceptance and respect of all ages, races, religions, and so on. Our different traits, lifestyles, and outlooks on life gives each and every one of us something different to bring to the table or “our
We all need to accept each other and our differences.
A helpful resource for anybody looking to educate themselves and others about the important topics of race and racial identity, the book's simple and short writing style makes it accessible and interesting for a wide range of
The conceptualization of racial and cultural diversity, has taken
While some argue that race is a biological concept, many have rejected that view and instead view race as a social construct. This revised viewpoint stems from the
Fall 2015-Soc 100-35W 10/15 Week Seven Discussion Samantha Henry Sociologist argue that race is a social construct and not a part of our innate natural behavior. Then why is racial identification so prevalent in modern day society? That’s because at young ages we are taught by television, movies, books, newspapers, parents, teachers, friends and other sources what race is.
Citizens may choose to ignore the judgement placed on them from other people as they go about daily tasks due to a large amount of pride in themselves. Therefore, if the term ‘race’ becomes retracted, an enormous amount of the population would be upset that they are just another person rather than declaring their background. Along with upsetting people, ‘race’ highlights the amount of diversity present in this world which is another positive aspect of the
Race, nationality and ethnicity Race and ethnicity are seen as form of an individual’s cultural identity. Researchers have linked the concept of “race” to the discourses of social Darwinism that in essence is a categorization of “types” of people, grouping them by biological and physical characteristics, most common one being skin pigmentation. Grouping people based on their physical traits has lead in time to the phenomenon of “racialization” (or race formation), as people began to see race as more of a social construct and not a result or a category of biology.