Essays on Ethnicity

1. What does Critchley mean by ethos and ethnos? (i) According to Critchley, Ethos can be described as the concept that links people to their culture, place of residence, their character and how they...

According to Kendall (2009), ethnocentrism entails where an individual perceives his/her culture more redefined and exotic compared to other cultures. The term was coined in 1906 by William Graham Sumner focusing on all cultures; most sociologists focus on the term as a way of understanding all cultures. However, most people...

Multiculturalism Multiculturalism is a situation where all different cultures or racial groups in society receive and enjoy equal rights and opportunities without any forms of discrimination or disrespect. Ordinarily, multiculturalism comprising of various aspects of religion, cultural and cultural groups manifest itself in the thinking, customary behaviors, values and cultural presumptions....

The act of ethnic communities and migrants retreating to self-segregated enclaves has been fostered by the failure of multiculturalism to achieve pluralism and representation of the society. The multiculturalism was aimed at integrating people from all races and ensuring respect of different cultures, but the result has been the isolation...

Latino Population in America Latino population has grown and its presence is felt in America. Pan-ethnic identities are formed whenever people find themselves living in-between and hence the people might be misunderstood by others who are on either side of the divide. Ruben Martinez article ‘At the Crossroads, Latinos in the...

There is a difference between Buddhist and Christian with respect to religious beliefs that is detaching them from each other. The attitude towards Buddhist in America is not acceptable because of the religious differences. The difficulties faced by Western Buddhist Sangha’s as they had faced racism in the society (McNichol,...

The Influence of Ethnicity, Race, and Culture The influence of ethnicity, race, and culture on people raises controversial discussions that have never had amicable solutions. Individuals perceive and judge one another based on where they come from and what their culture dictates as well as their ethnic origin. People around the...

Cabramatta is a suburb found in the southwest of Sydney and is part of the government area of the Fairfield city. Cabramatta hosts a large volume of the Vietnam community. A Census carried out by the Census of Population and Housing in 2011 found that about 6,330 persons there were...

In the Mursi community there are no terms for colors colors are named and distinguished based on the patterns manifested in the cattle they keep. The Mursi speakers have the ability to distinguish every color whether natural or artificially occurring by their habitual use of cattle patterns. Therefore, the perception of...

The Central Concept of the Readings: Ethnicity and Race The central concept of the readings is on ethnicity and race. The readings also emphasize on appreciating anthropology. Given the aspect of cultural identity, members of an ethnic group share specific values, beliefs, customs, and norms which is attributed to their common...

Cultural differences between China and America as elaborated by Hessler and Hsu River Town: Two Years on the Yangtze is a book published in 2001 by Harper and written by an American journalist and writer, Peter Hessler to describe his adventures in Fuling, China. The author wrote the book to describe...

An ethnic group known as the Malayali An ethnic group known as the Malayali can be found primarily in Kerala, a mountainous area of India. There are reportedly 35 million people who know Malayalam as their first language. Their history can be traced back to the 16th century, when they first...