Essays on Race and Ethnicity

Education is taught on the basis of race. In modern time, schools have gone through profound changes compared to the schools in the 1800’s or 1900’s. To illustrate this point, an analyzation on history in terms of race is appropriate. If we look at the 1860`s, the ending of the Civil War brought about the…

The disadvantages of being from an ethnic background are prevalent in today’s society. These ethnic groups have serious challenges in every aspect of life. These aspects include: jobs, health, education, civil rights, and immigration among other things. The obstacles faced by these racial groups in today’s society impact and shape the way these minorities behave,…

For the purpose of completing this assignment I select African immigrants residing in the US as protagonist to my thesis. Although of the same race and identic appearance, many of African Americans like myself refrain from identifying ethnically with our African compatriots. The reasons of the ethnic detachment are evident; different mother tongue, upbringing, cultural…

When we look at social construction, we are viewing how we have created our society, our social norms, our traditions; essentially what we have interpreted to represent our social reality. There are many factors that have shaped the socially constructed society we live in today. Looking at history; the path that the founders of North…

Introduction Walt Disney is one of the biggest entertainment companies to exist with an annual revenue of $59.43 billion (Statista). Yet, some would find it a bit shocking that racism and stereotypes would exist in their films. Because in most homes Disney’s movies are a beloved collection. Though, a lot has changed since the early…

After searching for and reading several articles relating to race and ethnicity in education, I chose to critique an article I found in ASCA’s School Counselor Magazine. The article is titled “Serve All” and was published in the May/June 2017 issue. I found this article relevant to my practice as a future school counselor because…

Healthcare, as it is defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, means the maintenance and improvement of physical and mental health, especially through the provision of medical services (Merriam-Webster). When someone provides health care to a patient, they do not only help with the physical ailment, but they must also attend to the person as a whole….

In “Do the Right Thing” directed by Spike Lee (1989), we introduced to numerous characters taking on the hottest day of the year in a seemingly low-income neighborhood in New York. The film takes us through the different lives of people trying to get through this extremely hot day, while also giving the audience little…

Introduction Inequality and social injustices in today’s society are issues that most communities or ethnic culture or races face globally. This issue has drawn the attention of most global bodies like the UNESCO to help in tackling the uncertainty caused by these issues in the society by developing and building network of municipalities across the…

This paper will reveal the hardships that individuals face when managing white privilege in schools, how it keeps on being developed in the public eye, and how we as a general public can turn out to be increasingly mindful to this issue. As a human person who isn’t white and is seen more on the…