...University of Phoenix Material Appendix D Part I Define the following terms: |Term |Definition | |Ethnic group |People of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture. | |Anti-Semitism |People that discriminate against or are prejudiced to Jewish people. | |Islamophobia |Hatred of or fear of Muslims or their politics or culture. | |Xenophobia |The irrational fear of people from other countries. | |Persecution |The act of persecuting especially based on race or religion. | |Religious group |Individuals involved with or employed in religious denominations or organized religious groups such as | | |churches. | Part II Select at least 1 religious and 1 ethnic/racial group not your own from the list below. • Religious groups (based on http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/affiliations-all-traditions.pdf) o Christianity • Evangelical Protestant • Mainline Protestant • Historically Black Churches • Roman...
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...Race and religion Anthony James Wolf ETH/125 July 20 2014 Erica Willis Race and Religion Race and religion are two of the biggest topics and reasons for discrimination today. This is because people do not understand others beliefs and ways and instead of learning more about a person or group of people they make jokes about them or choose to hate those people. It is important to learn about different cultures so we have a better understanding of that culture. I chose to look at the religion of Hinduism because I have no first-hand knowledge of this religion and I wanted to learn something about the religion. Hinduism can be traced back as far as 1500 (bc). (The Columbia encyclopedia, 2013). Hinduism also has nine beliefs. Reverence for revealed scriptures, all pervasive divinity, three worlds and cycles of creation, the law of karma and dharma, reincarnation and liberation, temples and the inner worlds, yoga guide by a satguru, compassion and non-injury and genuine respect for other faiths. (Hinduism today, 2009). The one thing that differs from most religious groups is the belief in reincarnation, Christianity, for example believes that you only have one life and when that life is over, you go either to heaven or to hell. The one thing that Hinduism has brought to America is yoga, as it I has become very popular over the last few years. One example of where Hindus have been discriminated against is in Malaysia. According to the pioneer (2010), Hindus in this country...
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...“Religion and race differences have remained major sources of conflict since our nation’s founding” ( ix). This statement is true, and I think that in America that we love black vs white and religion vs religion. It’s the American way, I don’t think that I can’t see America any other way. Even though we all go to work, church, bank, restaurants and others together. There was a survey that was done by Pew research center that about “70%of Americans that “Angels and Demons are active in the world”(p.141). The thing that surprises me is that the people that don’t even claim to be affiliated or part with any particular religion. “These results show that Americans across a wide range of religious walks of life believe that paranormal entities or...
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...Trail of Tears In “Race, Religion, and the Trail of Tears,” Patrick Minges addresses the experience Native Americans, especially the Cherokee tribe, experienced before, during, and after the Trail of Tears. Minge points out that although the Native Americans appeared different from the whole population, they were actually similar in many ways and did not deserve the harshness they received. He views the topics of religion, slavery, and the trail of tears through the eyes of different races. Minge first discusses the relationship of African Americans and Native Americans in slavery. He goes on to state how the Native Americans were similar to African Americans when it came to how they are seen by the whites, as laborers. In fact, Minges declared...
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...She is from Great Britain, born on July 31, 1965 in her parents’ small home in Chipping Sodbury in England and is a female fictional writer in the twentieth century that has been writing stories since the age of five. J.K. Rowling, who grew up in a poor family, became a successful novelist of the Harry Potter series and is known for her controversial views on race and religion. Rowling grew up in poverty in England and was a teacher and a part time writer who traveled the world before her books were famously known . Her inspiration for writing came at an early age. They were as poor as they could possibly be. Rowling picked up writing as a hobby when she was just five years old (Jones 178). She wrote her first story about a family of rabbits. Later, the Rowling family had a new addition and Rowling became an older sister and liked to read her stories to her little sister, Dianne. Growing up, her family life was somewhat chaotic with a sickly mother and an unhappy...
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...Mixed race or family: Black Americans and the Okinawan In the modern society, interactions are based on the interaction compatibility of people rather than different social, economic or cultural affiliations. In an argument by Mori, social interactions in the modern society are based on the ability of one person to interact with the other and their ability to live a compatible life (34). This is dissimilar to previous centuries where interactions were based on the cultural and social beliefs one was affiliated to. Additionally, the skin color of a person held so much significance when it came to interactions. On an issue such as marriage, cultural affiliation was a great determinant as people preferred life partners of the same race and culture. However, the perception of different races over the other has change significantly as people are interacting with any person regardless of their skin color of cultural belief (Santrock 56). The versatility level of the modern society has been helpful to shape issues such as mixed marriages as people view the practice as a normal action in the society. This has significantly raised the level and ease at which interactions are governed in the society. This paper will analyze the cultural affiliations of the Black Americans and the Okinawan. Additionally, the paper will analyze the different provisions of the two races and their depth of interactions. The paper will also relate the comparison to the topic on mixed marriage race: the differences...
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...How would you define diversity? Open-ended responses from student-conducted survey, 28 April 2010 A wide range of interests, backgrounds, experiences. Differences among groups of people and individuals based on ethnicity, race, socioeconomic status, gender, exceptionalities, language, religion, sexual orientation, and geographical area. Diversity of experiences, viewpoints, backgrounds, and life experiences. Tolerance of thought, ideas, people with differing viewpoints, backgrounds, and life experiences. Diversity can be measured across many variables -- age, race, sex, economics, geography, religion, philosophy, etc. variation in race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, political leanings, professional and personal background Diversity in graduate school includes a group of people from different backgrounds (this can be many things not just racial). People with different skills and career interests and hobbies. People with different political points of view. Anything that sets one individual apart from another. However, often it is used to specifically reference gender, race, ethnicity, and more recently sexual orientation differences. Diversity is differences in racial and ethnic, socioeconomic, geographic, and academic/professional backgrounds. People with different opinions, backgrounds (degrees and social experience), religious beliefs, political beliefs, sexual orientations, heritage, and life experience. dissimilar My definition of diversity would include openness...
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...The American people associate labels to identify a race. Labels contains stereotypes and or expectation of how a character is supposed to portray. In the articles, "Just Walk On By", "The "Black Table" Is Still There", and video, "Why are Muslims So.." The culture of Muslims and African American have developed a stereotype in America's culture; based on past actions in history causing labels to be created, the label was passed down to children based on how the guardians respond to different scenarios. The stereotypes that are developed in the American culture for the Muslim religion and African American race is that Muslims and colored people are dangerous and or threat to the United States. A slam poem called, "Why Are Muslims So..", spoken...
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...against a race due to gender or ra. The book Night displbays the discrimination of different human rights based upon a characteristic or belef of another. In the novel Night by elie wiesel, there were three main violations of the universal declaration of human rights in the areas of religion, race, and gender. In the light of the violation of religion, race was also an important violation to realize. “Three days later, a new decree every Jew had to wear the yellow star.” (Wiesel, pg. 11) The jews were taken of their freedom because they now were being divided by their race. “People the did not not blonde hair and blue eyes were nt a part of the Aryan race, and therefore...
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...concept which is brought by the previous Malaysian leaders. The Prime Minister also states that the 1 Malaysia concept is the guideline on how to achieve bangsa Malaysia, which translates into English as a “Malaysian race”. Nowadays, certain of Malaysian citizens sort theirselves according by their races. Thus, it will lacerate the solidarity and create a gap between races. Furthermore, some of our people are only socialize with their own race and they were unlikely to be friendly to the other races. These factors are also adapted into our local economy sectors. For an example, The Chinese employer will only hire chinese employees to work in their company. As a result, Chinese are now dominating the commercial fields in Malaysia. Plus, it also caused other race such as Malay and Indian to have less opportunity to work in this field. Besides, it also causes our country become divisible and are not completely united. With this One Malaysia concept, it helps to terminate this bad perspective and reunite the human races in Malaysia. This idea consists of two aspects, the application of solidarity and the application of aspiration values. Firstly, the definition of the application of solidarity is to unite all of the Malaysia citizen to become a single race, called Malaysian. Secondly, the application of aspiration values defined to apply a certain values to Malaysian such as integrity, loyalty, determined etc. According to source, there are three core elements listed...
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...diversity? Why is diversity valued? Diversity is used to refer to many races, religion, gender, disability, and their sexual orientation. Diversity is valued because it gives all indiviuals a chance to recognized how different everyone is from one another. It also giver indivduals a chance to see the difference in peoples attutudes, where they live, and their ways of living 2. What is ethnocentrism? In what ways can ethnocentrism be detrimental to a society? Is the tendency for an particular individual to believe that a certain culture, race, or religions are more superior than others. Ethrocentrism is also a form of prejudice. Ethorocentrism can be detrimental to society because this is giving people the tendency to assume a judge that race or that religion just off of sterotype and what they’ve heard about that particular culture or race of people 3. Define emigration and immigration. Is the act of leaving a country and relocating to another to move permanenty. Immigration is the act of having citizenship in one country but moving and going to settle and live permanently in another country that is not native to settle there. The result of immigration could have been due to numerous reasons such as living environments, political reasons, or natural disaters. 4. What are some of the ways groups of people are identified? People are usually identified in groups of their race, ethnicity, religions and gender. This is what also make people fall into a minority groups...
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...University of Phoenix Material Appendix D Part I Define the following terms: |Term |Definition | |Ethnic group |People of the same race or nationality who share a distinctive culture. | |Anti-Semitism |The intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people. | |Islamophobia |Prejudice against Muslims. | |Xenophobia |A fear of foreigners or strangers. | |Persecution |The act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion) | |Religious group |A set of individuals whose identity as such is distinctive in terms of common religious creed, beliefs,| | |doctrines, practices, or rituals. | Definition of Ethnic Group, Anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, Xenophobia, and Persecution: WordNet. (2012). Retrieved from http://wordnet.princeton.edu/ Definition of Religious Group: The 'lectric law library. (1995 - 2012). Retrieved from http://www.lectlaw.com/def2/q028.htm Part II Select at least 1 religious and 1 ethnic/racial...
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...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 are the relationships formed on common ground by the students as they interact with one another and...
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... Religious And Racial Groups Religious And Racial Groups Have you thought about researching the signifigance of religion and ethnic groups other than your own? I am a African American who practice Christianity as a religion. I have choose to research Islam and Whites, which is the European descent. The information that you are about to read in this content is unique and will become familiar within your own religion and race. There are somethings that maybe slightly different as comparison to other religions. There are three major groups in this world that has been created. Islam happens to be one of the major groups. The other major groups are Christians and Judaism. Islam belief, is that there is one God. God is the higher power who created the world. Islam believe that we as people should surrender to the higher power, which is God. Islam is God. In the Islamic religion, if you follow God, you would be considered a Muslim. In Arabic, Muslim is defined as, one who surrenders to God. Allah is the Arabic name for God. Muslims are considered equal before God. Islam provide a sense of loyalty to God that connects their race, nationality, and differences with other religion. Islam is originated from Arabia. Islam begin to Syria, North America, Spain , India, and Egypt. In the 10th century they began to spread east, north, and the south. Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world. Islam is open to new members, so this is the reason why it grows rapidly. If you are a Muslim, when...
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...Race Discrimination Regardless of someone skin color or beliefs everyone should be loved and treated with respect and not be discriminated. These three stories show how despicable people can be to a person that is not the same race or have the same beliefs. Racial discrimination is not okay and no one should be judge for what they believe in or what they look like. Racism is a horrible thing and should not exist in the world today. In the story the Declaration of the Right of the Child its shows how people are judged based on their race, sex, and religion. “Without distinction or discrimination on account of voice, color, sex, language, religion, and political” (United Nations 195). No one should be judged based on their race and or religion...
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