...representation of the blurring of racial lines; in essence people of all colors and races transcending these differences and coming together as one. Anna Deavere Smith’s intention in Twilight is to explore race relations on a grander scale as in her eyes, “Los Angeles shows us that the story of race in America is much bigger and more complex than a story of black and white”(xxi). She further complicates the issue of race in Los Angeles by highlighting that the Latino population was equally involved in the 1992 riots. This only serves to emphasize the intricate nature of the relationships between people of different ethnicities. Smith has enlisted the power of theatre to explore the underlying processes of the problem while simultaneously serving as her “call to community” (xxiv) to join her in this journey. On the other hand, Walter Mosley in the chapter “History” from his novel Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned explores the transformative effect of the knowledge of his cultural history on the character Socrates Fortlow. Mosley suggests that the widespread ignorance of African American history has resulted in people like Socrates not knowing the history of his own roots. Only by knowing where he comes from can Socrates understand himself in a more profound manner. While Anna Deavere Smith attempts to use her artistic work as an argument for people to move beyond the superficial boundaries of race to become more multidimensional – an example is her one-woman theatrical impersonation...
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...South Africa Have you ever wonder if there is another person just like you in another country. Are that someone may be doing the same exact thing that you are doing at that moment or even like the same things you like. We would never know the answer to that question, unless we get out and explore the world of choices. I want you to lay back and close your eyes and dream of a place you would love to explore. As you do that I want you to keep in mind the following the different cultures you may come in contract with. See if discrimination still exists in that country you are visiting and what are the problems. What ethnic groups are in this country? South Africa is a country that is located at the top of Africa as you look at it; it put you in the mind of a guenia pig. It has diverse cultures and languages. Majority of the ethnic groups are black African. South Africa has many problems with discrimination that is widely spread around the world. I am here today to give you a bit of information of the things I have stated in this paragraph. As a child I always wonder about other cultures in countries, the different racial groups, and if discrimination was still going on in the world all over. Now I am able to explore the different things that may occur in other countries. Cultures Food: One of the cultures that caught my eye was the food that they eat. South African cuisine reflects the indigenous population and the country's many settlers. One of the most popular influences...
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...University of Phoenix Material Appendix A Part I Define the following terms found in Week One and Week Two readings: |Term |Definition | |Diversity |The concept of diversity encompasses acceptance and respect. | | |It means understanding that each individual is unique, | | |and recognizing our individual differences. These can be along | | |the dimensions of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, age,| | |physical abilities, religious beliefs, | | |political beliefs, or other ideologies | |Ethnocentrism |The tendency to assume that one’s culture and way of life are superior to all others | |Melting pot |Diverse racial or ethnic groups or both, forming a new creation, a new cultural entity | |Minority group |Is a subordinate group whose members has significantly less control or powers over their | | ...
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...Art has this phenomenal way of making people think beyond the barriers that their mind has set for them. Whether that art form is a painting, a theater show, or a dance performance people have a changed viewpoint of the world after watching art in motion. Alvin Ailey didn’t just create art, but he embodied art. He not only influenced millions of people, but he impacted the African-American community through his art and his voice. By creating Alvin Ailey© American Dance Theater he opened up doors for an entire community of people. According to Ailey and Bailey, (1999), the goal of the company was to take African-American roots and embed them into modern dance. Alvin Ailey wanted to celebrate dancers that weren’t just technical dancers but had something different about them. He uplifted the black community by creating a new image of what it meant to be a dancer. He showed young black children that a ballet dancer could have an afro and wide hips. He didn’t speak in front of large crowds or become a politician to be an effective leader, but he made a change within communities around the world. He changed people’s perception of what it meant to be a black woman or man in art and in society....
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...Stephanie Snyder, Jessica Johnson, Sarah Haddox Abercrombie EDUC 2312.01 19 October 2013 Culture Diversity in the Classroom What is culture? Culture is “the quality in a person or society that arises from a concern for what is regarded as excellent in arts, manners, and scholarly pursuits.” (Dictionary.com) What does culture look like in the classroom? When viewing culture from a teacher’s perspective, it can be broken down into four different categories such as, religion, ethnicity, language, and economic status. These categories can help to define a classrooms culture. Our goal is to examine how culture, broken into these four categories, is viewed in the classroom. Race and Ethnicity(Sarah): In a classroom, a teacher will come across a variety of different races and ethnicities. Race refers to the physical attributes associated with certain groups, such as Caucasian, Asian, Hispanic, African American, etc. Ethnicity is the specific groups within a race. For example, within the Caucasian race, you will find the Irish, French, German, etc. Also associated with ethnicity are the societal characteristics for each group within a race such as language and religious beliefs. In a classroom with multiple races and ethnicities, comes a wide range of religious backgrounds, languages, holidays, and customs. This can prove to have both positive and negative aspects within a classroom environment. Positive things that can come from a large collection of racial and ethnic diversity...
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...------------------------------------------------- Religion and Ethnic Diversity Culture Diversity June 2, 2013 June 2, 2013 Religious Group Jehovah Witness The religious group Jehovah’s Witness was founded in the 1870s by Charles Taze Russell; he believed that hell did not exist. Jehovah’s Witness also believe in the end of times and Armageddon. Jehovah’s Witness reject the cross because to them the cross represents a fertility symbol; they do not wear crosses nor print the cross on their bibles. “Although Jehovah’s Witnesses identify themselves as comprising a Christian denomination, other groups regard them as a cult that stands outside orthodox Christianity.” (Sharpe, 2010, p. 1) There are other religious groups like the Roman Catholics that believe in forgiveness of sin with a church ritual through confession with help from a priest, the Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) believe that Jesus Christ is the savior of the world; he is the only way to return to the heavenly Father. Mormons believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for the sins of the world. Hinduism believe in reincarnation and Karma which tells a person’s destiny in the life they are living now and in the next life. The beliefs and views of the Jehovah’s Witness is not shared by everyone. “In the precedent-setting 1944 Prince v. Massachusetts decision, which involved a Jehovah's Witness, the court ruled that a child's welfare trumps the religious beliefs of the parents.”...
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...------------------------------------------------- Religion and Ethnic Diversity Culture Diversity June 2, 2013 June 2, 2013 Religious Group Jehovah Witness The religious group Jehovah’s Witness was founded in the 1870s by Charles Taze Russell; he believed that hell did not exist. Jehovah’s Witness also believe in the end of times and Armageddon. Jehovah’s Witness reject the cross because to them the cross represents a fertility symbol; they do not wear crosses nor print the cross on their bibles. “Although Jehovah’s Witnesses identify themselves as comprising a Christian denomination, other groups regard them as a cult that stands outside orthodox Christianity.” (Sharpe, 2010, p. 1) There are other religious groups like the Roman Catholics that believe in forgiveness of sin with a church ritual through confession with help from a priest, the Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) believe that Jesus Christ is the savior of the world; he is the only way to return to the heavenly Father. Mormons believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for the sins of the world. Hinduism believe in reincarnation and Karma which tells a person’s destiny in the life they are living now and in the next life. The beliefs and views of the Jehovah’s Witness is not shared by everyone. “In the precedent-setting 1944 Prince v. Massachusetts decision, which involved a Jehovah's Witness, the court ruled that a child's welfare trumps the religious beliefs of the parents.”...
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...traits as abnormal and inferior. Janine M. Schall, Cultural Exploration Through Mapping (2010). Ethnocentrism is detrimental to society because, such generalizations -- often made without a conscious awareness can be way off base and cause us to misjudge other peoples. Ethnocentrism can lead to cultural misinterpretation and it often distorts communication between human beings. Southern Nazarene University (2010). This can best be described as making statements, like: “We are better at driving then Asian Americans, they don’t see as well and cannot maneuver a vehicle through traffic. 3. Emigration is leaving your native country and settling in another. Immigration is coming into a new country. Exploring Race and Ethnicity Chapter 1 (2012) There are many reasons why people might choose to emigrate; the reasons can be divided into "pull and push” factors. Better economic opportunity is an example of a "pull" factor Fears of poverty or of religious discrimination are "push" factors. Seeking refuge from conditions not directly of one's making is a reason for emigration....
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...Lyssa Castrodad M00-04-3488 What is cultural diversity? Diversity is nothing more than a difference from the majority. In any culture there is a majority and many minorities. Culture is a set of norms that set standards for a society of what is acceptable behavior. Culture is a cultural makeup of many things like ones kind of music, food, language, art, religion, tradition, values and many more things. In a society such as ours, during a new millennium, culture and lifestyles vary to the extreme. All across the world, there are many different cultures, and many of these people with different cultures live in the United States. Sometimes, I think we catch ourselves being close-minded about other religions and cultures, because of the way we believe or the way we've been raised by our parents. In most cases the values and beliefs that are held by ones parents have an impact on their children's values and beliefs as well. Cultural diversity makes our country richer by making it a more interesting place in which to live. Just think how boring a meal would be without Chinese, Mexican, Japanese, Italian, German, French or Indian food! Cultural diversity makes our country stronger and better able to compete in the new global economy. People from diverse cultures bring language skills, new ways of thinking, and creative solutions to difficult problems and negotiating skills. Cultural diversity makes the United States a much more interesting place in which to live...
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...Associate Program Material Diversity Worksheet Answer each question in 50 to 150 words. Provide citations for all the sources you use. 1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued? Diversity can be defind as “ to refer to many demographic variables, including, but not limited to, race, religion, color, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, age, education, geographic origin, and skill characteristics..” (u.s department) Diversity is valued because things would not be they way it is today if we did not have it. It make everyone different. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Ethnocntrism can be defined as “the preferencing of an individual’s culture over the cultures of any other group.(wisegeek)” Ways that ethnocentrism can be determed in society is by the way that someone looks, or dresses. It can so be determed my the way they do things or the food that they cook. We know this day and time that we all judge people in these ways and make them stand out. 3. Define emigration and immigration. Immigration can define as have citizenship in another country but going to another country to live permanent (Immigration). Immigration is also where you once lived some where then moved to the other country to live. Emigration is almost the same thing, but it is not living in the coutry permanent. These two words are the most missed used words. (immigration) 4. What are some of the ways groups...
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...can be also be with dimension of race,ethnicity,gender,sexual orientation,secio-economic statues,age,physical abilities, religious/political beliefs. They are the differences in a safe,positive, and subsistence environment. The value of diversity comes from noticing the separation between people and accepting that there are differences in valued resources. We must also remember nobody is completely the same. 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimentalasociety? According to Dictionary.com Unabridged (n.d). It is the tendency to look at the world primarily from the prospective of one’s own culture. Ethnocentrism has its positive and negatives aftermath. It can encourage socities to advance their technology researches. But on the other hand it can also make socities refuse to accept an idea or concept because they came from a totally different society. 3.Define emigration and immigration. According to Online Etymology Dictionary n(n.d) Emigration is the act of leaving one’s country or region with the intent to settle pemanetly in another Immirgration basically the same but from the perspective of the orgin. Today plenty people emigrate for many reason such as, a chance of employment or a better improving quality of life. 3. What are some of the ways groups of people are identified? Race, Ethnicity, Religion, and Gender. Mainly race is determined by the color of some’s skin and their bone structure. Ethnicity is basically determined by where...
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...Art Midterm Review Visual Elements are generally considered to be line, color, shape, texture, space, and value Principles of Design are generally considered to by unity, variety, harmony, balance, rhythm, and emphasis. REVIEW ALL QUIZZES AND POWERPOINTS Vocabulary 1. Heritage: what we have inherited from a specific sociocultural group’s history and utilize in our lives 2. Personal cultural identity: aspects include: age, gender and sexuality, social and economic class, exceptionality, geographic location, religion, political status, language, ethnicity, and racial designation. Influenced heavily by the surrounding culture. The individual’s role in these groups depends on the individual’s power and acts of discrimination. There is no such thing as African American culture, Jewish culture, or Native American culture. Key Concepts: Understand why we can only have a partial/temporal understanding of a cultural group. Understand and be familiar with the concept of personal cultural identity. 3. Indigenismo: a Latin American idea and movement pressing for a greater social and political role for the Indigenous peoples of the Americas, and the revindication of indigenous rights and including compensation for past wrongdoings of the colonial and republican states. “the search for indigenous roots.” 4. Los Tres Grandes: They all share the common art form of Mural painting; they are Diego Rivera, Jose Clemente Orozco, and David Alfaro Siqueiros. “Los...
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...the book and the online classroom to find relevant information. Part IV. Reflection Connect what you have observed to larger cultural and societal influences. (review Module 2: Biocultural Foundations for help) Consider who was present (and who was NOT present) at your activity/observation and discuss how social, cultural and environmental factors may have influenced this. For example: You observe children at dance lessons. Do all children have the opportunity to take dance lessons, or may it be easier for some children to participate than others? (SES-socioeconomic status, work obligations of parents, value of physical activity and the arts, genders represented in the dance class) Consider the behaviors you observed and discuss how the home and cultural environments may influence these behaviors Consider the gender/class/race/ethnicity/etc. of participants and typical gender roles and discuss how...
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...For this report I am selecting a race, and a religious affiliation in which I do not belong. Our country is great on the fact it was formed by those of differing faiths, and ethnicities. I have chosen to write about the Hispanic and Latinos for my ethnic group, and Hinduism for my religious group. The Hindu religion is based around karma, and dharma. Karma is believed to be the actions, and intent of a person as an individual factor in the outcome of their future. An example of this is those who do good deeds, and help others will be rewarded positively in life for those deeds. Dharma in the Hindu faith is like Karma, but it is more of a concrete set of rights/duties, laws, virtues, etc. promoting in their eyes the right way of living. The followers of the Hindu faith differ from other religions as the perception of a God, or Gods is quite complex, and differs based on the beliefs of each individual. The perceptions of those who follow the Hindu faith are tolerant when met with others of a differing faith. In fact Hinduism itself has evolved throughout the years with various sub-faiths based on others religions. Hindus for the most part are an accepting, and peaceful religious group. They understand that others will have differing opinions, and are ok with that. Hinduism has contributed more than most will think to America. The practice of Yoga is one instance of something that has come from the Hindu faith. Vegetarianism comes from the art of Yoga, although not everyone...
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...When I think of the term race, the first thing that comes to mind is skin color. As young children, we are taught that race is solely related to color because it is easier to explain. We are often classified by race. Even though we may be of different nationality, we are classified by the color of our skin (e.g. black, white, red, etc.). As a child growing up, people of the same race generally lived in the same community. What defines a community? Webster defines a community as a group of people with common characteristics or interest living together within a larger society (Merriam-Webster, 2010). The common characteristic in this case was race. As a child, I did not know anything about the importance and affect that race played in the state and city I lived in. This paper will provide an overview of my experiences within my community and focus on ethnicity and the way race and ethnicity has shaped my personal life view and a few of the problems that it faced when it comes to race relations. The community that I belong to or associate with would be the African American community. I am an African American black female and I reside in Atlanta, Georgia. Atlanta has a population around 61% African American, 33% Caucasian American and 6% other nationalities (Census, 2009). However, the entire state of Georgia has a population around 28% African American, 65% Caucasian American and 7% other nationalities (Census, 2009). Atlanta was one of the major cities that played...
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