Ethnicity Studies Essay Examples and Topics

The idea of a child according to Montgomery and Kellett refers to a representation of a whole category of young people that are identified by their age and intellectual development and also their social maturity [...]

The community speaks the Kikuyu language. Kenya's Kikuyu people are the most popular and largest ethnic group.

In an effort to understand ethnocentrism which is defined as, the tendency to believe that one's cultural beliefs and their culture's ethnic values to be superior to others.

The mass migration of people leads to the fact that the population of the country is constantly growing, new nations come, and cultures are mixed, forming the so-called "melting pot".

The book ends with the author claiming that the purpose was to enlighten the reader about the life and beliefs of the tribe without being judgmental and one feels that the author has succeeded in [...]

Nevertheless, the actual realities of Caribbean living point out to the fact, unlike what the proponents of a strong 'Caribbean identity' would like us to believe, the natives in the Caribbean proper continue to think [...]

The main social behavior identified in George's work is ethnicity under which the 'inferior' ethnic groups are fighting to gain power.

The article by Gino Del Guercio "The Secrets of Haiti's Living Dead" tells the story of a man who comes to the village l'Estere to a woman named Angelina Narcisse, and introduces himself as her [...]

This practice encourages more individuals to support and follow the teachings of the religion. The above practices make it possible for members of this culture to have a sustainable lifestyle.

By examining how learning takes place between Asian Americans, it emerges that we are more intelligent than the rest of the population, in addition, it also emerges that the environment has something to do with [...]

Through the whole story, the readers may see that under the pressure of life in Chinatown, and especially under the pressure of financial struggles, the members of Ona's family engage in practices that are disapproved [...]

The Reservation of the Blackfoot Indians is the place of residence to over 17 thousand members of the given nation and spans 1,5 million acres.

Italian Americans are defined as Italian immigrants living in the United States of America or someone born in the United States with an Italian heritage.

The characteristic that makes this short story stand out among Morrison's other works is its novelty, which is expressed in the descriptions of the two main characters or rather the intentional avoidance of certain of [...]

Another difference between the two terms is that genocide is the systematic and widespread destruction of particular segment of the population or specific group of people, ethnic cleansing on the other hand is understood as [...]

The dynamics of the Yanomamo people involve receiving and giving girls during the process of marriage. Kinship in Yanomamo culture has a number of influences and impacts on the people's way of life.

The Nacirema, who have managed to live under exotic customs, have devoted themselves to the rituals of the body, where the emphasis has been put on the appearance and health of society.

They were located in the regions covering the Yucatan Peninsula, modern-day Guatemala, Belize, parts of the Mexican states of Tabasco and Chiapas, and the western parts of Honduras and El Salvador.

The studies ought to apply distinctive and appropriate analytical techniques that assist in studying of specific circumstances that captures and accounts for experiences of all the major societies of the African Diaspora especially outside the [...]

The conflict, which threads through the short story, is caused by Fyodorov's sense of dissatisfaction with his life and a desire to achieve more.

As a result, the population of the country was forced to adapt to rapid cultural changes and flow of expatriates who came to the country to study and work.

In conclusion, the understanding of the term "leisure time" depends on the individual point of view and attitude of the person rather than on the type or the location of the activity.

For the population of favelas as portrayed in the City of God, the isolation from the rest of the city is a default condition normal in the context of their daily lives.

Isfahan on the other hand is a smaller city with a population of just 500,000. Furthermore the traditional culture is still alive in this city and most of the people here are very religious.

In the state of Louisiana, it refers to the French-speaking people of French or Spanish descent whose ancestors were upper class whites, many of whom served as officials during the colonial reign of the French [...]

In this presentation, I will discuss the indigenous and English settlements in Australia and how these affected the state's culture and the national holidays.

Much of what we know of ancient culture is brought to us in the form of stories, either the stories of the descendants or the stories of the conquering outsiders.

Scott has focussed on the condition of people living in the mountainous region of Zomia and the reasons behind their choice to stay away from the state.

In her study What is ethnicity and does it matter, Kachan Chandra attempts at defining the phenomenon, and she does so very successfully by introducing the religious influence onto the process of ethnicity shaping into [...]

It is important to note that the role of ethnicity as the significant factor of the individual's development associated with the person's identity can be discussed from several different perspectives which are the personal identity, [...]

The very sick patients in the community are taken to the Latipso where they are expected to receive treatment from the most famous medicine men.

The main reason is that the abundance of the deadly ingredient meant and translated into the availability of food. Similarly, the relationship between women and men among Indigenous tribes was significantly more equal than that [...]

The selected group included white and Latinos living in the United States, Ashkenazim and Mizrachim, and Jews and Arabs in Israel.

In assuring innovation in the makeup of African American women, designers must aim to comprehend the significance and comprehension of the African art culture.

Therefore, the primary strategy, in this case, is to study the cultural characteristics of the representative of the Spanish ethnic group and to impose interest in this aspect.

Integration is the process through which immigrants become a member of their new community and is a delicate and crucial transition from outsider to insider.

Frederick II was an Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire who had a complicated relationship with Jews and Muslims. The article focused on how Frederick II treated Jews and Muslims differently to maintain a balance [...]

Hence, the concept of race as a social construct it is human-invented and was also created to identify physical differences between people.

The ethnic diversity of the Middle East is mirrored in the number of languages spoken. Due to the large number of Arabs in the Middle East, Islam is the most popular and widely practiced religion, [...]

Cultural differences in the Middle East are primarily reflected by the languages and, more specifically, the existence of their numerous dialects in the area.

Constant exposure to the discrimination of their origins puts a threat to the proper preservation of the authentic culture of the M ori due to the unwillingness of other people to understand, accept, and celebrate [...]

The voice of Afro-Peruvians is extremely weakly expressed in the political and social space - in particular, the majority of representatives of this ethnic group are not able to receive basic medical care.

I mention in my work that LGBT people among Asian Americans are more commonly referred to as 'Americans.' I found confirmation of this when I read reviews and reviews of the film.

The view of the Department on nature seems utterly instrumental and mechanistic for the tribe, and they do not understand it; in addition, such a view contradicts their tradition significantly and can even lead to [...]

In the article of Michelle Daigle, "he juxtaposes the spatiality of colonial governance reproduced through recognition-based strategies with the relational geographies lived through everyday practices of self-determination that are rooted in place-based Indigenous ontologies".

According to Reynolds, not only is race a central element of history and culture, but it also determines the writing and reading of history.

The history of American society is long and complex, including the struggles of Latinx and Mexican communities against discrimination, unequal interpersonal relationships and educational restrictions, and the ways how to share feelings and intentions.

Furthermore, outside the perspectives of the UK, the article raises the questions of collective social identity in relation to race and ethnicity.

The traditional residency of the Blackfoot people was in Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada and in the northern parts of Montana in the United States.

The Navajo have been living in the Southwest of the USA for thousands of years. To modern Navajos, ancient traditions still determine their attitude to life: they follow the "Way of life," declaring harmony with [...]

Diversity also brought out in “Fresh off the Boat” through comparison of Asian-American family values and Caucasian-American ones.

The categorization of individuals in terms of ethnicity is based on a combination of primary or inherited aspects, such as race and genetics, and secondary or acquired ones, including language, dialect, culture, religion, tradition, and [...]

The studies of the human genome in the past led to a belief that race is a constant that defines a set of characteristics to which an individual of this race will be predisposed.

A stereotype is a common or popular belief about certain people or behaviors of certain individuals. People from different cultures have different stereotypes.

However, with the recent protests and the emergence of the Black Lives Matter movement, more and more people start to believe that discrimination exists.

In addition, it illustrates the experiences of black people and their effect in the society. The African need for importance and recognition led to the formation of the black history month, which is still celebrated [...]

The author of this essay believes that the cause of the difference is in these states' usage of the institutions left behind by the colonizers.

The article "The Domestication of Amazonia before European Conquest" attempts to provide evidence of the density of population on the territory of Amazonia despite the current determination of its sparsity.

The relevance of Hegel's philosophical and psychoanalytical approach is seen through his effectiveness in addressing the themes, connected with perennial problems of human thought.

Urban told the people that Jerusalem was covered with blood of Christians and that this war would free the land that was rightfully theirs and that it must be taken back in the name of [...]

Overall, the play Peach Blossom Fan and the film The Last Emperor shed much light on the important events in the history of China including the fall of emperorship and the historical developments that occur [...]

In the following paper, the nature of the Mexican-United States border and the way it affects human identities will be discussed on the basis of Tommy Lee Jones' film "The 3 Burials of Melquiades Estrada" [...]

This is a tradition to them and it is done by the Hopi women. The Hopi basketry is a symbolism of tradition connecting the past, present, and future and specifically reflects their religion and agriculture.

The influence of these factors on the cuisine development is analyzed to understand how Hokkaido's cuisine was in the past and will be in the future.

The Asian-American culture for instance, emphasizes on values such as loyalty to the family and respect for adults and people in positions of leadership.

Such were the Aztec and Mayans in the Americas; such were the Indian tribes and the many native tribes of Australia.

The Transnational Tamils in Sri Lanka are a section of Tamilians pushing for the creation of an independent Tamil-dominated nation in the north and east of the country.

Green Gift group; why are the locals against or in support of the plan; what are the issues in conflict between the locals and the council, the green Gift and the council, the locals and [...]

The Hourani are also known as Aucas; a term which means "the people of the jungle" Since a higher percentage of the population were fearless warriors, the Hourani are war-like people.

The major theme of this ethnography was to come out with factors that were possibly contributing to the wiping out of the Ainu and their culture.

Touching issues of morality and self-justification are distinctive features of Chinese literature."Suspicions of immorality or amorality are hard to dispel in discourses devoted to the delineation and judgment of beauty", outlines Wai-Yee Li in his [...]

In this novel, the young energetic people move to the city to look for work that is not available in the villages they were born.

The article also seeks to give a detailed elaboration of the concepts and methodological approaches that can be taken in the quest to address the issue of interethnic systems while putting emphasis on the critical [...]

In order to fulfill my interests, I always ensure that I make good use of every opportunity I get by interacting a lot with the people I meet.

This paper will focus on the basic advantages and challenges faced by ethnography today, and on the ways in which the book by Narayan discloses the fundamentals of the modern ethnography.

In the Jewish culture - both in the classical and the ancient time - the family formed and still is a basic unit of the society and whose role in the sustenance and development of [...]

This facts of his biography that cover this participation include organizing the branch of the American Indian Movement in Cleveland, the participation in costumed protests in Plymouth, a symbolic demonstration in Mount Rushmore, the protests [...]

Much of what we know of ancient culture is brought to us in the form of stories; either the stories of the descendants of the stories of outsiders.

The Japanese learned to view the world from the perspective of traditional versus modern values after the Meiji Restoration in 1868 following the opening of Japan's doors to the world.

The main contribution of the book is that it tells us about the style of life of African people, about their rituals and traditions by the very participant of that life, not by the side [...]

The Euro-Americans ignored reservation boundaries; they used the weakness of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, which was not able to defend the sanctity of the reservations.

The purpose of current essay is to provide the analysis of Thanksgiving Day's historical cultural patterns of celebration in the past and now.

According to the analysis in these countries majority of these people are catholic, that is 70 %, the Protestants are 23%, and 6% have no affiliation.

It borders the Pacific Ocean on the west and south, on the north is the United States; on the east, it borders the Gulf of Mexico.

The videos I watched made me change the way I saw the relationships between Europeans and Aboriginal peoples in Canada and understood the peculiarities of their cultures, issues, and existing stereotypes.

After sovereign tribes were resettled by the US government and the reservations' boundaries became ultimately fixed, Native Americans were exposed to the influence of the western culture.

The editor attempts to inject the element of Christianity in addressing the ill effects of racism. The presence of several cultures and the dominance of just a few of these cultures culminated in the practice [...]

In the chapter, the author lists a number of different approaches to studying the position of women in society. This is a very interesting application and extension of the ideas expressed in Peggy Macintosh's article [...]

Now, by reading the article "The Cult of Ethnicity, Good and Bad" we are asked to maintain the same open-mindedness as the article begins to highlight the struggles of ethnic groups within our borders and [...]

Women are supposed to submit to their husbands and to play the role of a mother, house wife and caregiver. Congenital malformations and genetic disorders are known to cause a significant high number of deaths [...]

Due to this, there are several fine arts centers that bear witness to the influence of art in the State, for instance, the High museum of art, Telfair Museum of Art, among others; moreover, the [...]

The Tarai people are traditionally from the plains in the South of Nepal. The overthrow of the Rana dynasty in 1951 opened Nepal to the outside world, allowing Western missions into the country for the [...]

The traditions and cultures of people that make up the populations of the United States and Canada are filled with unique experiences and events that have changed the norms of the past and present.

The discussion of the ethnicity was quite eye-opening the adolescents noted that they were proud of being Native Americans and were ready to reveal and emphasize their cultural heritage.

That said, if a location was primarily inhabited by the people of one race, then the newcomers belonging to other races would inevitably become a minority because they do not have a strong presence and [...]

The primary goal of this essay is to discuss the contribution of Muslim Americans, Mexican Americans, and Greek Americans to the social, economic, and cultural growth of the country while introducing innovations, values, and cultural [...]

The most popular of the two dialects is the Kurmanji, it is the language of communication for most of the Kurds today.

This ambiguity results in the variety of issues ranging from the lack of the standard results and conclusions on any given study to the degradation of the quality of the research and the emergence of [...]

In line with understanding the origins of the Adinkra, the aim of this paper is to trace the evolution of the Adinkra and determine its connection with the African-American quilt.

This paper's objective is to examine the peculiarities of the cultural and religious background of the Armenian ethnic minority, history of its development, and features of the cultural events inside the community.

The civilization of these people faced strong influences from the people in the non-Maya cultures which include the Olmecs of Mexico and the Izapa cultures of people who lived in the Pacific coast.

The experiences of people living in ethnic enclaves have long attracted the attention of many scholars, journalists and writers because they want to understand how these communities are formed, and how the residents of these [...]

Hence, the minority groups adopt the norms and the traditions of the locals so that the latter are enabled to preserve the habitual environment.

The failure to recognize the impact of the ethnic conflict phenomenon is the main reason for the slow response of the Western World in general and the United Nations, in particular to the Rwandan and [...]

According to The Mayan culture, the human body was viewed as a combination of the body and the souls. This means that the blood could communicate to the inner and the outer environment of the [...]

The conversion of the Indios into Christianity, introduced a change in the native language used by the Indios to a Telos language which the Christians opted as the medium for Christian practice.

In this region, the oppression of the poor is evidenced by how the rich treat the poor. This is due to the anthropologists' inability to relate the archeological materials created, used and disposed by the [...]

The story is preserved in myths and is recounted in the ceremony known as 'blessing way' which is the foundation of the Navajo way of life.

Many people see the core of the conflict in the period of European colonization of Africa and especially the first part of the 20th century, when European nationalism spread all over the world.

In spite of the claims of the Chinese government about distributing equal rights and recognition to all the ethnic minorities of the Country the tension between the Han people and the other nations never goes [...]

The author will rely on the writings of Chandra to illustrate the points of departure from a common definition of ethnicity.

The law stated that the condition of the offspring of a white and black couple should be decided on the basis of the mother's lineage.

Practically, the modern mass media are helping create a negative collective image of an Afro-American woman and feed a list of destructive stereotypes, which influence the lives of women, a human mind can have no [...]

To find out what kind of influences and ideas the mass media may create on the minds of adolescents and children, I have viewed several cartoons made in different countries, but aired in English and [...]

In the treaty, the British acknowledged the existence of the local community and promised to respect its norms and regulations. In this regard, the historian was in support of treaty making between the government and [...]

Young people from minority communities need to be empowered to make them well prepared to compete for all economic opportunities in the country.

The conflict between the Sinhalese and the Sri Lankan Tamil people The Sinhalese are a majority ethnic group, native to the island of Sri Lanka where they constitute more than 70% of the population.

Of all the Hispanic Americans ethnic groups in the US, the Mexican is the largest, followed by Puerto Ricans, and then Cubans. The population of the Hispanic Americans has increased rapidly and is now the [...]

The Mexican war which resulted in the independence of Mexico from Spain in 1810 was the cause of annexation of a large territory of Mexico.

8% of the people in the US are whites, but the figures entail a diverse group of the citizens in terms of the social values, religion wealth, political perspective, level of education, and ideologies to [...]