Essays on Ethnic Identity

Introduction

Canada is known internationally as a peacekeeping nation that does not take part in larger imperialist agendas and is a haven for refugees and immigrants. This has caused the country to adopt multicultural state policies meant to provide a safe and progressive environment for its diverse society. However, the country has a history of indigenous colonization, slavery, white settlement policies, and racialized immigration policies meant to settle people of color. Despite the multicultural policies being in place, Canada’s history has influenced racism in the nation with the Canadian minorities being marginalized socially, politically, culturally and economically. This essay ...

Question 2

Forms of slave trade resistance Resistance to the slavery act was put in a number of ways, all of which led to the abolition of the slavery as an institution in the American system during the second half of the 19th century. The slavery resistance was confronted on two main arms of resistance. The first arm is the slaves themselves. The second arm consisted of the abolitionists, who persistently called for the slave trade to come to an end in a more louder and forceful way within the last two decades of the 18th century. The Africans showed resistance ...

QUESTION(1)

The article predicting positive well- being in older men and women by Erin Waddell shows the different aspects in older adults’ lives that helps acquire a deep sense of well-being in their old age. Different variables are presented and they interact to act as contributors of a more positive well-being. It has closely looked at how these variables are linked to the affective state and the life satisfaction people aim to acquire in their old age in order for them to experience full positive well-being. The variables that tend to affect the affective states may include socioeconomic factors. These ...

In their coauthored article, Kim Tallbear and Deborah A. Bolnick write about a relatively new practice of determining ancestry by employing DNA tests. As of 2004, there are at least fourteen companies that provide Native American DNA tests, reflecting the growing trend of people using this method in order to validate their ancestry (Bolnick, Tallbear). In their article, the two scientists discuss several negative implications of these tests as well as their harmful effects on Native American tribes. The one prevailing motivation for taking these tests seems to be their supposed power to validate people’s ethnic identity and ...

Immigrant Parents Analysis

The behavior of immigrant parents is unique and stands out in comparison to other groups of adults. Their traditionally high expectations of children and increased respect for education or professionalism are acute, and can be noticed greatly throughout American society. The attitudes and demonstrated abilities of their children therefore are adapted to a variety of circumstances and influences, creating unique patterns of psychological and social development. In this essay, the specific ways that being part of an immigrant family influences a child will be explored. Through theoretical and practical research, evidence of the positive as well as negative influences ...

According to the State Department of Education, minority students are classified as those from Native Hawaiian, African-American, Pacific Islander, Asian-American and American Indian dissent (Bartolomé & Lilia 7). The students that belong to at least one of these groups are usually affected by the race of the teacher who teaches them. Studies have shown that students from minority groups learn better from minority groups’ teachers. This demonstrates that the racial dynamics in schools contribute to the ever-persistent gap in performance of students of different races (Coleman & Bobbie 20). This essay discusses how the race of a teacher can influence the ...

The controversy over the understanding of ethnicity and ethnicity unfolded in America and Europe in the early 1970s following the collapse of the colonial system. Many foreign and domestic scientists are engaged in the consideration of the complexity of inter-ethnic relations that has arisen within countries (the so-called “ethnic paradox of our time”). Most of them in their studies refer to the concept of social constructivism (Berger, & Luckmann). This approach allows one to display the natural multiplicity of ethnic identity. Supporters of this trend claim that the ethnic consciousness can have multiple layers; it can be forked and split ...

Ethnicity and cultural identity is a major issue caused by cultural differences in our society today. Ethnic and cultural differences arise when people from different ethnic and cultural backgrounds interact with each other. Culture is reflected through traditional ideas as well as values, and our response to various situations in life . Culture is deeply rooted in race and, as a result, different races have different ways of reacting to various situations such as parenting. This paper will examine the African American community in relation to our values, norms and beliefs and the role played by my immediate environment and ...

Cultural Representation in Native America

According to chapter four, Native American religion has become a commodity today because people have taken advantage of the practice of shamanism in order to capitalize on the potential monetary benefits that come from it. People are assigning themselves “leadership roles” but are really just vying for control and exercising their hidden agendas (Sutler-Cohen 45). Knowledge and spirituality are thus transformed into profitable commodities run by businesspeople instead of true natural healers. By saying “You can own grandma’s songs,” Sutler-Cohen is referring to the practice of taking Native symbols and religious icons and transforming them into trendy or ...

ARTICLE REVIEW

Introduction The main research questions posed by the authors in the research paper are whether there is age difference in susceptibility to stereotypes, how positive and negative stereotyping affects academic performance in children and whether children become susceptible to stereotypes at some certain age. In his paper, the authors describe a work by Aronson, Quinn, and Spencer (1998) claiming that if a person experiences negative stereotyping based on a social group, where he or she belongs, such person will show much worse performance results than the control group. Another mentioned work conducted by Shih and his colleagues in 1999 ...

The Institutional Affiliation

No matter how far life takes us, our heart still belongs to the place where we were born and raised. Times and events force people to move, change continents and countries, find a new home and, therewith, change traditions, lifestyle, themselvesNevertheless, each and every person tries to remember and find out their roots and origin. How you ever tried to imagine your family couple of hundred years ago? How would it look like, what language would you speak, what country would you live in, how would you celebrate holidays, and so on? Have you ever thought about how all ...

Introduction

The developmental psychological is the study of changes that occur in the bodies of human beings during their lifetime and mainly deal on the part of the children and the infants. The premature birth and the development of ethnicity identity are part of the fields studied in science and fall over the course of development psychology.

Development of ethnic identity

Reason for choosing the topic I have chosen the topic of identity because it relates to the behavior and thinking which is observed in the society. Development of social identity is a significant problem as enables one to understand the identity as related ...

For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology

Unpublished Work All Rights Reserved _____________ For the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Psychology Alcohol abuse is a psychiatric diagnosis characterized by the excessive and recurring use of alcohol despite the negative consequences experienced, and it can be categorized as mild, moderate, or severe (American Psychiatric ...

Humanity has to shift its approach of dealing with prejudices and discriminations as wrongs committed against the rights of minorities, but should cast the challenges as affecting the interests of all, for instance gay, straight or otherwise. The past century saw the rise of activist groups that sought to fight for the rights of particular groups in the societies, the gay, lesbians, the disabled, minority ethnic groups among others. Intellectuals now realize the approach may be detrimental in the end as it creates divisions instead of fostering equality. Those who consider themselves to belong to the mainstream are known ...

Culturally Sensitive Counseling of Asian Americans

Abstract Culturally sensitive counseling is integral especially in a multicultural and multilingual society such as the United States. Scholars and researchers alike have been trying to identify the reasons for the underutilization of psychological services and premature discontinuation of therapy among ethnic groups in the U.S., particularly Asian Americans, and one of the major reasons they found out is the lack of available Asian American counselors and culturally sensitive mental health providers and staffs. This paper therefore explores these issues and provides an explanation of the importance of culturally sensitive counseling. The analysis focuses on the common psychological issues ...

Most of the text is already on the slides, but there are some slides that need further explanation, they are listed below.

Introduction

In addition to listing everything on the slides, it is important to discuss the preference for counselor ethnicity point and the point below: “Only one study on Mexican Americans reported that students prefer counselors with the same ethnicity as themselves whereas other studies found that students prefer counselors who share similar attitudes and have a similar personality as themselves. Therefore, the preference for counselors from the same ethnic group could actually indicate that those students who preferred ...

Introduction

An individual first begins forming her self-identity based on the characteristics of her immediate family. She has nothing else to refer to except what she knows; that is her immediate family’s ethnic identity, religious/spiritual identity, and socioeconomic identity. As she begins to interact with the world outside her immediate family, the individual begins to notice discrepancies between the identities of her immediate family and those outside of it. An individual can choose to explore and assimilate outside identities, but she remains tied to her first impressions of identity. Margaret Walker’s “Lineage,” Robin D.G. Kelley’s “The People ...

Hate crimes may be influenced by economic competition and even resentment towards a particular group rather than a generalization about a particular group of people. It is the case that hate crimes are a result of prejudice on the part of the offender against the victim of hate crime. In this paper, we argue that the economic strain and the concomitant resentment that may be felt towards certain minority group as the African-Americans in our case here are mostly based on false generalizations (Stewart). This is to mean that most of the reasons that attend the commission of this crime are predicated on ...

‎Introduction

Literature tackles significant themes that relate to social issues and situations. Some of them are relevant in helping us understand human nature or explore life during specific periods in history. Nadine Gordimer's "Country Lovers" and Patricia Smith’s "What it's like to be a Black Girl” illustrate both concepts, such that they are different types of literature but an analysis of these two focuses on human nature in relation to the influence of a specific period of history, specifically during the decades that racism was prevalent in different parts of the world. Moreover, both literary works show the impact of racism ...

Hate crimes may be influenced by economic competition and even resentment towards a particular group rather than a generalization about a particular group of people. It is the case that hate crimes are a result of prejudice on the part of the offender against the victim of hate crime. In this paper, we argue that the economic strain and the concomitant resentment that may be felt towards certain minority group as the African-Americans in our case here are mostly based on false generalizations (Stewart). This is to mean that most of the reasons that attend the commission of this crime are predicted on ...

Racial and ethnic differences have for a long time been blamed for the existence of social and economic discrimination and inequalities in the United States. This is especially prevalent as a result of a belief that the white Americans enjoy more social and economic privileges and benefits as compared to the people from colored ethnic groups. The existence of such ethnic inequalities in the American history has resulted to aggression and hatred between people from different racial and ethnic identities. It has also increased perceptions that some ethnic groups are more superior as compared to other ethnic groups. This indifference has existed ...

The contact of the society in a particular community makes language be interested when investigated in sociolinguistics. The aftermath of this investigation results to new languages, those are Creole and Pidgin language. The languages emerge when two people have a conversation, and they do not speak each other’s language. It is all clear that people from different tribes, nations and ethnic groups can meet for various objections such as business, trade, sports, or plantation work. This calls for a quick means of communication. Pidgin and Creole languages have their characteristics that are capable of being used in differentiate between the two ...

Abstract

The subjects of the stages and the definition of crisis will be explored in this research paper. A type of crisis and an interventions strategy will be applied. The story of Mark who is a student that is having problems with binge drinking will be applied. The multicultural perspectives that are applied in crisis intervention and the ethical considerations will be explored. These perspectives will be explored from the contributions of Baldwin (1978), Beck (2010), Fairchild (1997), Flannery and Everly (2000), Gilliland and James (1993), Hendrix et al. (2003), Hendrix- Ferguson (2000), James and Gilliland (2013), Roberts (2000), Rueveni (1979) ...

A close analysis of the United States demonstrates that there exists a significant proportion of Asian American immigrants. Worth noting is the fact Asian American immigrants comprise of different ethnic groups including the Japanese, Indians, Chinese, Koreans, and Filipinos. The immigration history of the above connoted ethnic groups exhibits certain differences. As such, the Chinese are hypothesized to have been the first lot of Asian Americans to come into the United States. However, it is of the essence to note that a significant proportion of the Japanese Americans occurs as the descendants of Japanese who immigrated into the United States as ...

Introduction

Trying to Find Chinatown is a one-act play position on New York City streets. The play has only two characters, Ronnie and Benjamin. Chinatown seems to be racial or ethnic identity. The central of conflict observed in the play is about the definition of ethnic identity. While Naked Lunch is a narrative that is hard to describe in terms of plot this is because, the book commences with the adventure of a Mr. William Lee, his journey begins with him running from the police in the US. Finally he moves to Mexico where he his directed to Dr. Benway not knowing what ...

English

The message of Frankenstein has played a significant role in describing the role of the language in the society. In Frankenstein, it is explained that language is one of a special gift to the mankind awarded by the God. It is the language that helps in delivering the thoughts, in communications, in mediations, prayers, and in maintaining the relations in the society (Agha). Moreover, language is also a source of the expression and thinking. As it is described in Frankenstein “I’ve been telling you all along about the importance of language as a theme in this novel, but this is really where ...

The movie Malcolm X (1992) is a seminal cinematic work by the director Spike Lee. The film portrays the journey of Malcolm as he transforms as a man, delving deep into his racial and ethnic identity in the society. One of the best attributes of the film is the director’s achievement in the portraiture of Malcolm’s progression of thinking. The audience can very well comprehend the chronology of incidents and reasoning that led to his stance on the issue of racism. Malcolm faced a lot in life right from a tender age. His father, a minister, was killed, in all probability ...

Global Communication

Introduction According to Berman and Francis (2010), Census Bureau defines family as a group of two people or more (one of whom is the householder) related by birth, marriage, or adoption and residing together. Family is the most important social institution for a human being. For a new born child, it is the first interaction to human world and societal ways of living. A family influences a human’s behaviour in multiple ways. But family, as a societal unit, has undergone a lot of changes in the recent decades due to the impact of globalisation and technological advancements. The paper attempts to discuss the ...

It was in the year 2004 when Paul Haggis, the eminent director, made the film, Crash, which went on to win the Oscar. The film is fundamentally a drama about the races of humans, and the effects of racial prejudices on the people in the city of Los Angeles. The film portrays many harsh realities on the screen, and makes one introspect about the evil of racism in the society. The film goes on to spread the word in favor of racial awareness. The film has the portraiture of characters which come from various ethnicities. There are African American ...

Human beings are inherently social. “We are wired to connect”, said Goleman, (2006). Human beings grow and develop throughout life. Growth is observable and measurable unlike development. There are various aspects of development like physical, intellectual, moral emotional and social. The aim of education is to promote holistic development of students. Social development is the foundation of all kinds of development. The way a person behaves and succeeds in personal and public life in adulthood depends upon his sound social development in childhood. There is massive research in the field of social development. There are a number of theories that attempt ...

Question No. 5: Living Culture –

Gender, Sexuality, and Race Gender, sexuality, and race are less biological facts than the outcome of contextually specific discourses and discursive practices. Explain with reference to no more than two aspects of identity.

Living Culture –

Gender and Race Introduction Gender, sexuality, and race are less biological facts of how human identity develops than the outcome of contextually specific discourses and discursive practices connected to ethnicity and cultural interchanges. The following scholastic exercise defines how social science prods the ethnic and cultural interchanges of humans in their discourse and discursive practices. In turn, the following describes how this affects ...

Throughout this class, I have learned many different things about the aborigines and their history. When I began learning more things about them, it was hard to believe how much I did not know. Of course, I was at a relative disadvantage to other students because I am not an Australian native, nor was I born anywhere near Australia. I am an Asian student, studying internationally. Though I am learning more about the world every day, through my studies and through my life experiences, the Australian aborigines were one portion of history that otherwise would have gone unknown to me, ...

Diversity and differences among the groups of people is one reality in this earth. The world is composed of people with distinctive traits, culture, tradition and physique. How these differences will be respected in the sense of providing equal rights and privileges despite the differences remains a challenge for many nations and even for many institutions. M. A. MacConaill defined the difference between ethnicity and race. According to him, race refers to the physical characteristic of the group of people. A good example is the comparison of the characteristics of Caucasians and Asians. Caucasians have white skin, usually round ...

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The effects of bilingualism in a minority language on third language acquisition

Abstract In the area of language acquisition, bilinguals differ from monolinguals in several ways. It is accepted that previous language knowledge is facilitative in developing proficiency in a new language and both the learner’s native and non-native languages can be sources of influence in acquiring a new language. Given the evidence that in some social situations knowledge of a second language is facilitative in learning a third, the paper investigates to what extent knowledge of a widely-spoken but non-official local language can be shown to be facilitative in this way. The students in this study are ...

Abstract

Ethical and racial identity is a very important part of a total framework of collective and individual identity. Looking at the minority group in countries like the United States, ethical and racial identities are demonstrated in extremely cognizant ways. This demonstration is mostly generated with two contradictory cultural and social influences. To begin with, deep conscious immersion into cultural values and traditions through educational, neighborhood, familial, and religious communities instills a positive logic of confidence and ethnic identity. Secondly, individuals repeatedly must sieve ethnic identity via media messages and negative handling from others for their ethnicity and race. The information above affirms ...

Interview Guide

Basic Information Age Gender.. Nationality..

Ethnicity.

Education What is your highest level of education? Where did you do your elementary education? Was it a multi ethnic/racial school? If YES. How did you interact with students from: - Other races

Where did you undergo your high school education?

Was it a multi ethnic/racial school?

If YES. How did you interact with students from:

- Other races

In which college did you study?

What was your area of study? Why did you choose it? Was there any racial influence towards the choice of your career? Social Interactions and Experiences What is your religion? If Christianity, specify your denomination? What is the race of your ...

A class is a setup of people with similar status, who have comparable wealth and power. Sociology describes class as a form of social stratification. Different studies have identified race, gender and class as centered in a pattern of intersectionality (Gail, 2003). This is because; these facets have an ideological basis that forms social classes. The current American society is not only stratified using socio economic classes, but using different concepts, including color, race, gender, sexuality, and ethical issues. An inquiry into gender and race seeks to articulate the concepts involved. An analytical approach to this would require us to define ...

The largest subtype of Hispanics in the United States is Mexican Americans. As stated by Bureau of Census 1991, Mexican Americans are 13.3 million of the 20.8 million Hispanics. Mexican Americans have their own culture and values and they do share a discrimination experience with other minorities. They normally use the Spanish language for communication. According to an estimate, nearly half of the American Mexicans speak Spanish language. Chicanos are also American Mexicans and they usually speak Spanish as well. Mexican Americans prefer to live as a combined family including the extended relatives. Cooperation with each other is in the values ...

Question 1: What is the value of cultural awareness and sensitivity training for psychologist? Discuss

Globally, psychologists interact with clients who emanate from a background characterized by diversity in terms of ethnicity, linguistic orientation and cultural establishment. They work in varied environments and under different conditions. Generally, their experiences differ considerably. Their effectiveness is dependent on a host of factors. These range from the skills and knowledge that they have to experience in this particular field of specification. To knowledgeably and acceptably perform their duties, it cannot be disputed that psychologists have to endow themselves with sufficient knowledge and skills. However, of great importance in the current, diverse work environment is their ability to deal with ...

Racism in the United States is not a thing of the past as earlier claimed by some government officials. In fact, it has taken another form which is a disguise to the original form of racism. To begin with, racism can be defined as the act of judging people in regard to a certain vice. In most cases, racism occurs when one race of people discriminate against another mainly in regard to skin color or superiority complex. As an example, in the United States, the racial discrimination (racism) that exists is due to skin color. In the US, there are the black ...

On Social Identity?

Introduction When a person talks about language, it is generally referred to as a mode of communication between people. However, different cultures and countries have languages that are vastly different from each other. If these societies spoke only their own local languages, communication would have become very difficult as people, even from different states from within a country in some cases, simply would not understand each other. This is where having a common language becomes a convenient mode of understanding, conserving individual social identity while promoting stronger social bonds based on a common identity . However, speaking a common language does not take away from the ...