...equality for peoples of all races’ (Crenshaw 1988). In spite of this however, there remain deeply entrenched processes of discrimination resistant to legal and political interventions throughout society (Solomos 1993). This essay will discuss the claim ‘there ain’t no Black in the Union Jack’ in relation to these processes of discrimination which have encouraged the mis representation and exclusion of Black people within British society. The first part of the essay will outline the meaning of race and racism in the 21st century. It will then go on to discuss processes of exclusion, which are reinforced by the media and politicians representation of black migrants and the existence of so called ‘White spaces’. These exclusions of black people can be seen to prevent them from identifying as British thus excluding them from being part of ‘the Union Jack’. Whilst the concept of racism has been restricted by the notion of ‘colour’ as it has concealed the full range of ways in which racism has operated in Britain, including against Jews, Gypsies and the Irish (Jewesbury 2008), throughout this essay the term will only be discussed in the political sense to ‘denote people who self- identify, originate or have ancestry from global majority populations (i.e. African, Asian, Middle Eastern and Latin America) and Indigenous and Bi-racial backgrounds (Nagarajan 2013). Essentialism forms the backbone of what is meant when geographers investigate...
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...Racism Still Exist in the 21st Century Many are oblivious that racism still exists today. We are often taught that racism is a thing of the past. In school we study the notorious figures of Martin Luther King Jr. and Rosa Parks. The concepts of segregation and inequality are often taught in a historical context. However, if you take a look around racism is very present in today’s society and can be found by looking at the achievement gap, and mass incarceration system. Another representation that racism exists today is the concept of white privilege, which is deeply immersed into society. The achievement gap is a major aspect when we think of racism in the twenty-first century. According to the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP), there are large gaps in test scores between African American students and White students (Vanneman, A., Hamilton, L., Baldwin Anderson, J., and Rahman, T. 2009). At the age of nine and thirteen students are given a test in both reading and mathematics to determine the level at which they are performing (Vannerman, et al., 2009). The results are then translated to a scale by the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP). From this scale experts have gathered valuable information that confirms the achievement gap is still present today. Many say that the achievement gap is due to various reasons. One main reason that seems to be associated with achievement gap is the stability of the parents (Vannerman, et...
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...Final Exam At the turn of the last century, WEB Dubois wrote, “The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color-line, --the relation of the darker to the lighter races of men in Asia and Africa, in America and the islands of the sea. Every study has come to the same conclusion that biologically, there are no 'races', yet the social construction of race as a category is alive and well today. The classification system, which radicalized different groups - typifying them according to their skin color and/or other defining features has a long history. With the advent of colonialism, racism underpinned the different and negative valuations attached to skin color. The racism of today is much more subtle and is no longer the blatant discrimination based on the color or your skin. It exists within the institutions of our society. It is the combination of government, corporate and media institutional racism that is largely responsible for the inequities of today. Unfortunately, these divisions impact the way in which we live our life and how we advance socially. Race has always been a complicated subject and is inevitable. Although we have made tremendous strides to dismantle the foundations of racism, it is clear and evident that racism still persists within the institutions of our society. I believe that America is one of greatest countries on the earth and it is a land of opportunity for everyone. The American dream is alive and well and many...
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...simplistic approach to the idea of struggle between natural races, with the strongest surviving and thus contributing to the advance of evolution. As the 19th century scientists were converted to evolution, they were thus also convinced of racism. They were certain that the white race was superior to other races, and the reason for this superiority was to be found in Darwinian theory. The white race had advanced farther up the evolutionary ladder and, therefore, was destined either to eliminate the other races in the struggle for existence or else to have to assume the "white man's burden" and to care for those inferior races that were incompetent to survive otherwise. Charles Darwin himself, though strongly opposed to slavery on moral grounds, was convinced of white racial superiority. He wrote on one occasion as follows: "I could show fight on natural selection having done and doing more for the progress of civilization than you seem inclined to admit.... The more civilized so-called Caucasian races have beaten the Turkish hollow in the struggle for existence. Looking to the world at no very distant date, what an endless number of the lower races will have been eliminated by the higher civilized races throughout the world." The man more responsible than any other for the widespread acceptance of evolution in the 19th century was Thomas Huxley. Soon after the American Civil War, in which...
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...Theoretical or Conceptual Framework Cultural Diversity within the 21st Century Workplace and Its Effect on Globalization Conceptual Framework This qualitative phenomenological study was based on the aspects of the conceptual framework which incorporates two areas of knowledge, inclusive of (a) cultural diversity, which details the relationship between ethnic background, racism, sexism, and class oppression (Finch-Lee & Mabey, 2010) and (b) the glass ceiling theory, which applies to the affect on various cultural backgrounds and the advancement of future globalization (Kefela, 2010). This framework will provide an empirical structure that will serve as an analysis for the understanding of perceived cultural dimension as seen by a diverse knowledge-based workplace within the 21st century. The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between ethnic or racial diversity as it relates to the 21st century organizational workplace and the outcome on future globalization. Opportunities to advance within the 21st century workplace for qualified employees of various cultural background has presented to being more difficult and often those who progress are less experienced and are the majority counterparts within the organization (Kefela 2010). Traditionally, managerial practices and problems have been articulated and documented from the White man’s perspective (Billing, 2011). Perceived cultural dimension consists on how employee view the...
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...that young any more, but Annabel that is a good question”. Then she began to explain what is was like in her time as a kid. “The 21st century was, and still is full of crime, weird dance crazes, supposed racism, and weird Internet videos”. The weird dance crazes know as the “nae-nae”, “hit the quan” and all of them other dance moves. I remember when they...
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...To Kill a Mockingbird; Racism Then and Now Here in the 21st Century, some may think that maltreatment towards certain minorities are uncommon or not nonexistant compared to the 20th Century. However, this is not the case for either the present or the past. Harper Lee’s book To Kill a Mocking Bird argues against in-court racism set back in the 1930s, which is still found today. Lee’s usage of Scout as narrator helps readers see the social injustice of racism happening inside Maycomb. In the book, Scout was a very naive child and often asked a lot of questions about what took place around her. When Cecil Jacobs told Scout her father defended Negroes (in a negative connotation), Scout was confused why that was bad. She asks Atticus, “Do all...
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...According to (Henslin, JM, 2015) racism can be defined as the discrimination towards someone based on their race. Statistics from the ABS revealed that Indigenous Australians are victims of imprisonment high unemployment, low income and more (ABS, 2008). A study from (Yin Paradies & Joan Cunningham, 2009) connected these statistics with a long history of racism towards indigenous. Furthermore, in 2016 BeyondBlue released a video illustrating how Australians display ‘casual’ racism towards Indigenous Australians and how this form of racism can lead to depression. For example, in the video a young girl is discriminated against, being described as “un-reliable” because she was Indigenous Australian. This example ties in with conclusion that a history of racism has caused these disadvantages for indigenous Australians, as it connects high unemployment rates. To summarise alcohol, drug abuse and racism are some issues indigenous Australians face in the 21st Century as both issues contribute to additional issues. For example, poverty, imprisonment and more. These issues are simply steps towards closing the gap between indigenous and non-indigenous...
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...Research Paper Racism and Immigration Rémi Drapeau Student ID: C3623 Mailbox # SH649 Work presented to Kimberly Cook, course professor Social Problems & Their Impact on the Workplace BA Organizational Management, OM3413 Degree Completion Program Crandall University April 12th, 2016 Introduction 5 What Is Racism and who does it affect? 6 Challenges in the labour market 8 Who are the Muslims in Canada? 10 Aboriginals in Canada 11 References 13 Introduction Racism, immigration and exclusion are topics that seem to go hand in hand. From what I have learnt in the past few weeks, they are all far more present than I had realized. We see it in schools, justice system, job market etc. In the next few pages I will explain how they correlate in Canada today. More specifically relating to aboriginals and Muslims. Canada is home to more than 200 ethnic groups, with 16% of its population (over five million individuals) identifying as a visible minority. Information from the Census showed that Canada’s visible minority population grew 27% from 2001 to 2006, five times faster than the population as a whole. The diversity of Canada’s population is expected to continue to increase over the next two decades. According to projections by Statistics Canada up to 14.4 million Canadians (or about one-third of the population) will be members of a visible minority by 2031. The religious composition of the country is also changing, with some of the largest...
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...again, for fear that the places I decide on are not a representation of whiteness. Thirdly, I have found that in connection to my normalcy number two, I tend to order relatively the same foods that my white friends order, instead of ordering something that I really want; my order to the waitress is more on the accepted sociological belief of what whiteness constitutes. (11) – Though it might be strange to think about Racism in two different spectrums or categories, the reality of the matter is that indeed, Racism can be divided into two sections. When we think about racism, the first image that comes to our mind is that of another...
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...Hispanic Americans for centuries have a significant role of contribution to society in the United States bringing diversity to the customs and cultures of Americans. Hispanic Americans impacted areas such as politics, public service, scientific, cultural foods and entertainment. Most historians have no knowledge or will acknowledged these impacts Hispanic Americans made on United States history therefore has entrenched anti-Hispanic racism in America. Mexican Americans have the largest population title of Hispanic groups here in the United States and for more than four centuries they have been a major part of history. In the past 30 years the population of Hispanic Americans grew dramatically within the United States. Hispanic Americans include 11% of the U.S. population of which 3.6 million reside in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Dioceses 2012). Many may say that there is racism towards Hispanics but truth is Hispanic is actually not a race but an ethnic classification. Hispanics are individuals that have been in the United States for a long time dating back when settlers where taking over the land of native Indians. Hispanic Americans have different features of their heritage there are distinct differences of Hispanic cultures depending from the country of origin. There are unique immigration waves from each part of the countries of origin that Mexican Americans have the most unique pattern of them all. In the mid 1800s the result of the Mexican War in 1846 to 1848 this...
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...Racism Racism is a big problem in life today. It shouldn’t matter, but in school, life and even relationships it’s a more of a problem than it should be. People discriminate against black people. Racist people think that they are not good people. And they have a lot of bad stereotypes about them. Racism hurts feelings and it’s mean and unfair. It’s wrong to hate on someone or make fun of them, because they are a different color or a different race. In school, people who are racist are mean to black people and others. Everyone has feelings and sometimes people don’t think about other people. They just think about themselves, and what they want. If two people are happy and in love with each other; and they are a different race and a different color from each other. Then let them be happy together. It’s not like they are hurting anyone, and why would anyone want to talk away someone’s happiness. It’s the 21st century, things are changing and some people need to accept it. The stereotypes people have about black people and others are that they steal, or they are dirty. But really if you think about it, white people steal and some white people are dirty. So when people say that about the, and have that stereotype, then they should think about other people in society who are committing crimes; and they are white. Racism is all around the world. People discriminate against people of a different race and it’s not right. It’s hurtful and mean, and no one would want to have...
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...Cybercrime Name Institutional Affiliation Date Cyber Crime a 21st Century Problem Abstract Subsequent research has focused in establishing Cybercrime as an activity only for computer programmers. However, Cybercrime has recently expanded to appear as a full capital offense since it integrates multiple forms of criminal activities. Per se, Cybercrime has proved to be a social, economic, and political form of disturbance, or in other words, a mother of 21st century crimes. The commencing research will endeavor to prove that Cybercrime should be managed in a more responsive method since it encourages the development of other crimes. The research is defragmented into three main sections, firstly, a background establishing the crude nature of Cybercrime. Secondly, the research will provide a critical review of forms and the extent of crime. Thirdly, the research will provide the authors opinion on what should be done in relation to Cybercrime. Background Half a decade ago, when computers were evolving to their current state, little was known of any criminal activity, which could have been associated with the process. However, with time, Cybercrime grew leading to the introduction of malicious activities that attempts to swindle the information wealth of the user. In recent times, most countries, even in the developing world are processing laws, which should mitigate or even extinguish Cybercrime. Cybercrime is one of the most sophisticated crimes since the attacker is remotely...
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...utilized the violent and blood covered approach. He spoke the words of truth and even used multiple sources as his evidence. With all said, how could one not hold his honor even after his death. His goal was to see segregation and racism towards African Americans be completely obliterated, in a non violent way, out of the United States of America. While even in this generation racism is still a problem, although not as extreme as...
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...Racism. A word that we would like to lay in the dark and avoid but a word that is buried deep in our souls and history. Racism can be defined as a statement you make about another person, without knowing the person but judging it because of the skin color, language, or birthplace. You judge a person’s social background because of biological characteristics. It is the fear of the unknown that draws us to racial conclusions. It still exists in our daily life, on the streets, in schools and elsewhere. Though it still exists to a limited extend, if we look decades ago it had a whole other meaning. Though that people may be more aware of the consequences of using labels, it can offend one’s sense of equality in the society. A study developed by the Journal of Experimental Social Psychology shows that the racial labels can have a tremendous impact on how a person is met by other people. The study explains that the racial label “black” makes people think of a person with lower socioeconomic status, compared to the racial label “African- American”. It is rather disturbing that a peoples racial label, can have such a big impact on people’s opinion about one another. It is directly saying that a black labeled person is less worth than an African-American. This can also mean that when a man is going to a job interview, he will be situated less ambitious compared to another. The differences in words can play a large role in how persons are perceived by one another. It is important...
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