The Race and Ethnicity Discussion

Answer to another classmate’s posting discussing your thoughts in a respectful and thoughtful manner. What stood out to you about their discussion? Can you empathize?post a response to another classmate’s posting discussing your thoughts in a respectful and thoughtful manner. What stood out to you about their discussion? Can you empathize?

• When responding to a classmate to a classmate, your response needs to be pertinent and of substance. Stating that you agree or disagree is not sufficient. You must substantiate your responses.
• Above all, they must be respectful and worthy of intellectual honesty, sincerity, and humility. Responses must be a minimum of 250 words .

Opinion #1

Race and Ethnicity are often seen as the same thing even though they are not. Race consists of skin color and or hair texture, while ethnicity is based on a groups beliefs, the language spoken, etc. The topic of race and ethnicity is very challenging to discuss with others as well as the concept of politics or religion. When my family and I have used the terms racism, sterotypes, prejudice, and discrimination we are referring to what most minorites recieve. Hispanics, African- Americans, Asians, Arabs, etc. recieve a lot of hate only because of their skin color and or culture group. I, myself, have talked about how my ethnic group always recieves the sterotype that we are too loud. This obviously does not apply to everyone that is Cuban and should honestly not be said. Unfortunately, this will continue to occur for people of all races and ethnicities, until people begin to understand things sociologically. Sociological Understanding uses the terms racism, prejudice, discrimination, and ethnicity in a completely different manner. Sociologists want to learn about all races and ethnicities and begin to comprehend who they are and what makes that group the way they are. People should begin to use these terms in a postive manner instead of hating on others for being different. These terms have honestly played a negative role in my life due to the fact, that people might see me differently when I go on vacation and I’m speaking Spanish with my family. People often will look at others weirdly when they cannot understand them or they don’t look the same physically. I don’t let anything affect me, however, since I have to live my life as I please to. From my perspective, if someone were to tell me I don’t look hispanic, I would ask them ” How do you expect me to look?”. How hispanics look is all sterotyped just as, if you speak spanish then your Mexican. Overall, everyone should be treated equally no matter what race and or ethnic group they belong to.

Opinion #2

Prior to the twentieth century, racial intermarriage was extremely rare, and in many places, illegal. In the later part of the twentieth century and in the twenty-first century, attitudes have changed for the better. While the sexual subordination of slaves did result in children of mixed race, these children were usually considered black, and therefore, property. There was no concept of multiple racial identities with the possible exception of the Hatians. Haitian society developed in the port city of New Orleans, where a mixed-race culture grew from French and African inhabitants. Unlike in other parts of the country, “Creoles of color” had greater social, economic, and educational opportunities than most African Americans. Regardless of skin color, Hispanic experiences with discrimination can differ from those of other groups. Even so, comparable shares of Hispanics with darker skin tones and black Americans say they have been subject to slurs or jokes. By contrast, Hispanics with a lighter skin tone have had experiences with discrimination that are similar to those of non-Hispanic whites. Even in one’s own family, everyone wants to be seen for who they are, not as “just another typical X.” But still, people put other people into groups, using that label to inform their evaluation of the person as a whole. A process that can result in serious consequences. This module focuses on biases against social groups, which social psychologists sort into emotional prejudices, mental stereotypes, and behavioral discrimination. You are an individual, full of beliefs, identities, and more that help make you unique. You don’t want to be labeled just by your gender or race or religion. But as complex as we perceive ourselves to be, we often define others merely by their most distinct social group.