Chapter 10: Race and Ethnicity

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/22/us/22census.html

This New York Times article provides reasonable insight into issues such as immigration, race and ethnicity.  The author sorts through census statistics and attempts to discover why Americans born in other countries no longer consider themselves white.  This is an extremely interesting article and it provides some eye-opening statistics that surprise the majority of readers.

Each arm in this picture represents a different race.  I found this picture perfect because it portrays the unity we can achieve through accepting other races.  Race and ethnicity are the main components of Chapter 10 and this photo is an example of five people, more importantly five races who are defying stereotypes and racial barriers.

Probably the most interesting I found while working on this blog.  Two Africans speak out about the use of the term "black".  They explain that "black" is a derogatory term used by Africans and Africans-Americans who are, for whatever reason content with being labeled as "black" or "colored".  The first speaker explains that Europeans are from Europe, Chinese are from China, Africans are from Africa, etc. but no country named Black exists and there's no reason for Africans or African Americans to receive the "black" label.




http://www.globalissues.org/article/165/racism

This website discusses racism as a whole and provides some information about the concept of race as most Americans look at it.  The website does a wonderful job of sub-categorizing race into different regions of the world and information is given about racism in every continent.  Links to articles and other pages about specific regions can also be found.

http://www.understandingprejudice.org/demos/

Where do you draw the line between something that's prejudiced and something that isn't?  Through this website teachers and students alike are able to become more educated with the causes and consequences of prejudice.  The website provides over 2,000 links to prejudice-related resources and provides interactive exercises that will further educate you about racism, segregation and discrimination. 


"We must learn to live together as brothers (and sisters) or perish together as fools.”

-Martin Luther King Jr.

I feel that this quote sums up the necessary adjustments Americans and people all over the world need to make to find an end to racism.  During the King's days this was much bigger of a problem but it undoubtedly applies to certain parts of the world in today's day and age. As brothers we must accept anyone we are acquainted with, regardless of their race, religion or ethnicity.



Race and ethnicity are two extremely fascinating topics to me and I chose Chapter 10 because of all the experience I've had with each topic.  Living in the San Francisco Bay Area for the majority of my life, I've had the chance to witness diversity on a daily basis.  I've learned an infinite amount of information about different races or ethnicity through friends, acquaintances and experiences.  I feel fortunate and chose to focus mainly on race because it seems to be something my fellow students here in Moscow don't always know much about.

I realize most parts of Idaho are limited when it comes to diversity, making it hard for residents to fully appreciate different races and ethnicity.  Unfortunately, I've seen numerous examples of racism since I moved to Northern Idaho for college and feel this is an issue that needs to be further addressed in this region of the United States.  As the world continues to globalize, it will continue to diversify.  Those who aren't as aware of this and those who fail to accept this will have to become educated to survive and succeed in this constantly changing world.  







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Affirmative Action- A method for opening opportunities to women and minorities that specifically redress past discrimination.	Racialization- A process whereby some social category, such as a social class or nationality, is assigned what are perceived to be race characteristics.
Discrimination- Overt negative and unequal treatment of the members of some social group or stratum solely because of their membership in that group of stratum.	Racial Profiling- The use of race alone as the criterion for deciding whether to stop and detain someone on suspicion of their having committing a crime.
Dominant Group- The group that assigns a racial or ethnic group to subordinate status in society.	Racism- The perception and treatment of a racial or ethnic group, or member of that group, as intellectually, socially, and culturally inferior to one's own group.
Ethnic Group- A social category of people who share a common culture.	Segregation- The spatial and social separation of racial and ethnic groups.
Minority Group- Any distinct group in society that shares common group characteristics and is forced to occupy low status in society because of prejudice and discrimination.	Stereotype- An oversimplified set of beliefs about the members of a social group or social stratum that is used to categorize individuals of that group.
Prejudice- The negative evaluation of a social group, and individuals within that group.