Question

Pick any 2 concepts related to race and ethnicity, such as, prejudice, privilege, racial steering, stereotyping, multiple identities, and redlining, and explain the benefits of understanding those concepts.

Answer 1

Race and ethnicity:
Prejudice:
Prejudice has an inflexible and irrational attitude from one group to another. Prejudice negative forms cause discrimination. Prejudice against racial and ethnic minorities for mistreatment and persecution. Many prejudices come from parents to children like ethnic minorities, gays, women, elders, and disability. Prejudice brings support from others, when rejecting prejudices it leads to loss of social support. It increases economic benefits when a group of people focuses on competition for jobs. It brings out an authoritarian personality that comes from parents to children. Ethnocentrism helps to evaluate other cultural norms and values which involve in stereotypical thinking. Prejudice benefits with group closure with clear boundaries for many processes. Conflicts theory hold their social states, powers, privileged groups that no competition from a minority group.
Privilege:
Many majority cultures in the united states having links to privilege are not having a common experience, having their own privileged status. For their racial identity, it makes uncomfortable and makes social and political changes throughout the years. Privilege associated with wealth and economic status. Privilege among athletes, individuals with higher education and attraction in the same religious group make advantages in social relationships when they have special knowledge, they receive deference and higher comfort level makes more social interaction. Privilege makes life simple the way things are. Privilege is a part of reality helps to feel others experience, it brings self-awareness and discipline among schools and colleges. disciplinary practice helps to evaluate their own cultural values, norms, collaboration with students and staff. cultural knowledge supports the students. It address individual inequities in society, it makes awareness and honest, personal perspective and contributes against poverty, violence, isolation, and inequity.