Advantages of a multicultural society and labor force
The diverse races in the U.S. society show aspects of each group’s culture to construct the group identity of the nation. The Natives, Africans, Mexicans, Muslims, Chinese, and Jewish are just a few of the thousands of ethnic groups in the world that were chosen to research upon. Having a culturally diverse nation helps to have a country that is united as a whole group, because everyone’s ideas, regardless of race, are implemented as a team for the good of the country. The diversity of ethnicities in the nation help people to understand that even though we are all brought up with different customs, attitudes, behaviors, ...view middle of the document...
This research has shown the willingness of people to assign positive and negative traits to entire groups of people, which are then applied to particular individuals†(Schaefer, 2011).
Schafer is stating that all the stereotypes are general statements about an individual that is then applied to all individuals in a group. Just because one person of an ethnic race has a certain character, or loves a certain food does not mean it is true for the whole race. A generalization is merely a general statement that can apply to any individual versus a race.
The social concept of race relates to each ethnic group in which all races use a classification system used to categorize humans into large and distinct populations or groups by, cultural, ethnic, genetic, geographical, historical, linguistic, religious, and/or social affiliation. Prejudice will always play a factor in the world, since everyone is brought up differently. All ethnic groups faced some sort of prejudice and discrimination. The Natives are thought of negatively as “savages†for years, in which they were portrayed as not living civilized. Africans are subjected to racial slurs that demean them, such as “Nigers. Mexican’s are thought of as “wetbacks†when passing the borders...
