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TEN THINGS EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT RACE
Our eyes tell us that people look different. No one has trouble distinguishing a Czech from a
Chinese, but what do those differences mean? Are they biological? Has race always been with
us? How does race affect people today? There’s less – and more – to race than meets the eye:
1. Race is a modern idea. Ancient societies, like the Greeks, did not divide people according to
physical distinctions, but according to religion, status, class, even language. The English
language didn’t even have the word ‘race’ until it turns up in 1508 in a poem by William
Dunbar referring to a line of kings.
2. Race has no genetic basis. Not one characteristic, trait or even gene distinguishes all the
members of one so-called race from all the members of another so-called race.
3. Human subspecies don’t exist. Unlike many animals, modern humans simply haven’t been
around long enough or isolated enough to evolve into separate subspecies or races. Despite
surface appearances, we are one of the most similar of all species.
4. Skin color really is only skin deep. Most traits are inherited independently from one
another. The genes influencing skin color have nothing to do with the genes influencing hair
form, eye shape, blood type, musical talent, athletic ability or forms of intelligence.
Knowing someone’s skin color doesn’t necessarily tell you anything else about him or her.
5. Most variation is within, not between, “races.” Of the small amount of total human
variation, 85% exists within any local population, be they Italians, Kurds, Koreans or
Cherokees. About 94% can be found within any continent. That means two random Koreans
may be as genetically different as a Korean and an Italian.
6. Slavery predates race. Throughout much of human history, societies have enslaved others,
often as a result of conquest or war, even debt, but not because of physical characteristics or
a belief in natural inferiority. Due to a unique set of historical circumstances, ours was the
first slave system where all the slaves shared similar physical characteristics.
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7. Race and freedom evolved together. The U.S. was founded on the radical new principle
that “All men are created equal.” But our early economy was based largely on slavery. How
could this anomaly be rationalized? The new idea of race helped explain why some people
could be denied the rights and freedoms that others took for granted.
8. Race justified social inequalities as natural. As the race idea evolved, white superiority
became “common sense” in America. It justified not only slavery but also the extermination
of Indians, exclusion of Asian immigrants, and the taking of Mexican lands by a nation that
professed a belief in democracy. Racial practices were institutionalized within American
government, laws, and society.
9. Race isn’t biological, but racism is still real. Race is.
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Human diversity is a significant factor in working with all people. It is not only a determinant of individual and social functioning; it also affects every aspect of practice in human service. Only when human service workers are sensitive to differences among people, knowledgeable about their causes and effects, and skillful in recognizing and working with them will practice be effective. Although dealing with diversity has always been a part of education for practice, its importance has become increasingly obvious in the last half century. his increased awareness has been sparked by major historical changes. he civil rights movement of the 1960s forced into the forefront of U.S. consciousness awareness of the existence of groups of people within the society who, because of their differences, were denied access to many of its benefits and were subject to personal and institutional discrimination. Changes that came as a result of this movement are reflected in laws and institutions, and minority people themselves have learned that as groups they possess strength, can effect social change, and can demand their rights to full participation in society. A second factor is what has been called the “new immigration” of people fleeing from economic and ecological disaster, civil unrest, wars, starvation, lack of opportunity, violence, and oppression. Earlier immigration had, for the most part, been invited and welcomed when the country was young and needed settlers and workers. However, the country is growing older and no longer needs workers, except in those instances where immigrants can be exploited, as in migrant farm or household workers. In spite of its affluence, the United States faces major problems—unemployment, poverty, crime, violence, drugs, and homelessness. Such problems most strongly affect those Working
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without a stable place in the social structure, and newcomers are particularly vulnerable. Because of the destructive experiences they have undergone, newcomers may also bring physical and emotional problems, a history of malnutrition, and lack or loss of schooling. We seem to be moving toward a more pluralistic society wherein sharply different ethnic groups exist side by side, sharing in its benefits and enriching it by their diversity. Such changes do not come easily, and there will always be conflict where there are different interest groups and varying loyalties. However, the inherent strength of a democracy lies in its ability to reconcile them. People carry with them down through the generations vestiges of their original ethnicity, but as they are exposed to different cultures, adaptation takes place, and all of the people and institutions involved are changed by the process. History indicates that this adaptation can be successful until and unless populat.
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Countless volumes have been written trying to explain the mystery of three persons in one true God, leaving us to resort to metaphors such as the three-leaf clover to try to comprehend the Divinity. Many of us grew up with the quintessential pyramidal Trinity structure of God at the top and Son and Spirit in opposite corners. But what if we looked at this ‘mystery’ from a different perspective? What if we shifted our language of God as a being towards the concept of God as love? What if we focused more on the relationship within the Trinity versus the persons of the Trinity? What if stopped looking at God as a noun…and instead considered God as a verb? Check it out…
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In Jude 17-23 Jude shifts from piling up examples of false teachers from the Old Testament to a series of practical exhortations that flow from apostolic instruction. He preserves for us what may well have been part of the apostolic catechism for the first generation of Christ-followers. In these instructions Jude exhorts the believer to deal with 3 different groups of people: scoffers who are "devoid of the Spirit", believers who have come under the influence of scoffers and believers who are so entrenched in false teaching that they need rescue and pose some real spiritual risk for the rescuer. In all of this Jude emphasizes Jesus' call to rescue straying sheep, leaving the 99 safely behind and pursuing the 1.
2. “It is imperative that Americans
understand how we benefit from diversity
and that we learn more about previous
and current contributions of diverse
groups in our society because the real
threat to our nation is not diversity but
ignorance.”
p. 150
3. Attitudes about Diversity
Anglo Conformity
Rejects diversity in favor of homogeneity
Concept of “Americanization”
Melting pot, Stews, and Salads
Color blind
Separatism
4. 10 things to know about race
1. Race is a modern idea.
2. Race has no genetic basis.
3. Human subspecies don’t exist.
4. Skin color really is only skin deep.
5. Most variation is within, not
between, “races.”
5. 6. Slavery predates race.
7. Race and freedom were born
together.
8. Race justified social inequalities as
natural.
9. Race isn’t biological, but racism is
still real.
10.Colorblindness will not end racism.
6. Cultural Pluralism
Right to preserve cultural heritage
Diversity as a positive attribute of society
Appreciation vs. tolerance
Despite significant research and efforts,
cultural pluralism continues to be
overshadowed by Anglo conformity
7. 5 reasons to support pluralism
Failure of Anglo conformity
Impact on self-consciousness and self-
determination
Necessity of human interdependence
Recognition of diversity as an ideal
Current existence of diversity
8. “diversity alone is not pluralism. Pluralism
is not a given but must be created.
Pluralism requires participation and
attunement to the life and energies of one
another.” (Ecks, 2001)
10. “It is NOT POSSIBLE to claim to
have pluralistic attitudes and be
passive because passivity
perpetuates social
injustice.”
Editor's Notes
Everyone should conform to values, norms, and standards determined by the Anglo founders of the country and modified by a continuing white majority; eliminate differences based on assumption that a homogeneous society will be a harmonious society Reject other language, clothing, traditions; assimilate to Anglo culture asap Goal was to become as much like American anglos as possible—forced people of color to conform but they could never get over the disadvantage of skin color Melting pot—ethnic differences could blend into a uniquely new identity; reality is that the melting pot is highly selective; forces people give up ethnic identification, history, traditions; de-emphasized differences; disregard diversity; ignore differences to avoid problems arising from differences Colorblind—people ignore a person’s skin color; “When I look at you I don’t see color, I just see my friend.”; deny that privileges exist, also deny the importance of culture Separatism—belief that differences are irreconcilable and will ultimately result in hostility; differences will never disappear and will always cause conflict
Ancient societies, like the Greeks, did not divide people according to physical differences, but according to religion, status, class or even language. The English word "race" turns up for the first time in a 1508 poem by William Dunbar referring to a line of kings. Not one characteristic, trait or even gene distinguishes all the members of one so-called race from all the members of another so-called race. Unlike many animals, modern humans simply haven’t been around long enough, nor have populations been isolated enough, to evolve into separate subspecies or races. On average, only one of every thousand of the nucleotides that make up our DNA differ one human from another. We are one of the most genetically similar of all species. The genes for skin color have nothing to do with genes for hair form, eye shape, blood type, musical talent, athletic ability or forms of intelligence. Knowing someone’s skin color doesn’t necessarily tell you anything else about them. Of the small amount of total human variation, 85% exists within any local population. About 94% can be found within any continent. That means, for example, that two random Koreans may be as genetically different as a Korean and an Italian.
Throughout much of human history, societies have enslaved others, often as a result of conquest or debt, but not because of physical characteristics or a belief in natural inferiority. Due to a unique set of historical circumstances, North America has the first slave system where all slaves shared a common appearance and ancestry. The U.S. was founded on the principle that "All men are created equal," but the country’s early economy was based largely on slavery. The new idea of race helped explain why some people could be denied the rights and freedoms that others took for granted. The “common sense” belief in white superiority justified anti-democratic action and policies like slavery, the extermination of American Indians, the exclusion of Asian immigrants, the taking of Mexican lands, and the institutionalization of racial practices within American government, laws, and society Race is a powerful social idea that gives people different access to opportunities and resources. The government and social institutions of the United States have created advantages that disproportionately channel wealth, power and resources to white people. Pretending race doesn’t exist is not the same as creating equality.
Encourages people to identify themselves in terms of their heritage as well as American; up to each individual how much of the customs, traditions, and language of an ethnic heritage to maintain
Matrix for Oppressive and Anti-Oppressive Behaviors Actively assert and promote prejudices People are prejudiced without expressing those ideas or behaving in ways that obviously reflect prejudice Reject prejudiced ideas and sympathize with victims of social injustice, but do not express their views; say and do nothing to make a difference People must reject prejudiced ideas, articulate pluralistic attitudes, and act on a new consciousness of human differences