Race and Discrimination - Paper
Introduction Races are all around us. Whether we are Black, White, Latino, or Asian, people are still categorized into a particular race just by looking at them. Whites have been the dominant race, with Latinos leading the population of minorities. With all of the diversity in the United States history, there is also discrimination. Discrimination comes in many forms, and there have been laws placed to enforce it. Although it is now illegal, it may not be intentional to continue to discriminate, and other acts and laws are enforced to end it.
Majority Race Whites have been the majority race in most United States locations throughout U. S. history. Although White people have been the largest race, there were still many ethnic backgrounds that classified some people as minorities. Germans, for example, were once considered a minority and have encountered prejudice and discrimination. After many years of anti-German attacks, and later into the twentieth century, the Germans slowly but surely considered American and were eventually identified as part of the White race. German ethnicity is the most common ancestral background for members of the White race. According to Schaefer (2012), most of today’s White American population has some German ancestry, and the country of Germany is the largest single foundation of their ancestors (ch. 5). Today, with the current mixtures of ancestral backgrounds in the United States, the cultures of all ethnicities are also mixed. Some of the cultural traditions are fading, including a few of the German traditions. However, with the third-generation principle, ethnic paradox, and symbolic ethnicity, some of these customs are still kept alive.
Minority Races On the opposite end, minority races include many different types of people. A couple of the larger minorities include Blacks and Asians. Hispanic Americans, or Latinos, are currently the largest United States minority race. Latinos consist of many different cultural
Majority Race Whites have been the majority race in most United States locations throughout U. S. history. Although White people have been the largest race, there were still many ethnic backgrounds that classified some people as minorities. Germans, for example, were once considered a minority and have encountered prejudice and discrimination. After many years of anti-German attacks, and later into the twentieth century, the Germans slowly but surely considered American and were eventually identified as part of the White race. German ethnicity is the most common ancestral background for members of the White race. According to Schaefer (2012), most of today’s White American population has some German ancestry, and the country of Germany is the largest single foundation of their ancestors (ch. 5). Today, with the current mixtures of ancestral backgrounds in the United States, the cultures of all ethnicities are also mixed. Some of the cultural traditions are fading, including a few of the German traditions. However, with the third-generation principle, ethnic paradox, and symbolic ethnicity, some of these customs are still kept alive.
Minority Races On the opposite end, minority races include many different types of people. A couple of the larger minorities include Blacks and Asians. Hispanic Americans, or Latinos, are currently the largest United States minority race. Latinos consist of many different cultural