Q# 1Do you think the time will ever come when racial
classification system will no longer be used? Why or why not? What arguments
can be made for discontinuing racial classification? What arguments can be made
for continuing it?
Your answer :
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2 Is it possible to convert a negative stereotype into a positive image? If so,
how might this be accomplished? If not – why not?
Your answer
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Comment #1
13 | Do you think the time will
ever come when racial classification system will no longer be used? Why or why
not? What arguments can be made for discontinuing racial classification? What
arguments can be made for continuing it?
No because we like to monitor and
assess our country along with the many different cultures and races it
contains. If we got rid of that little box on the forms we fill out our
government wouldn’t be able to access information about the different race
groups along with keep a general population. People are not only grouped by
their racial background but by their religion, material status and many other
little boxes to check.
The augment for discontinuing is
justified and based off perceived biological and background indicators. The
argument is there is no real scientific background for this kind of grouping
because race is a social idea. If scientist don’t believe that race is a
logical avenue for grouping a population than why does medicine use it as a
heighten risk factor for diseases?
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14 | Is it possible to convert a
negative stereotype into a positive image? If so, how might this be
accomplished? If not – why not?
Generally I don’t like stereotypes so
to create a positive image from a negative stereotype seems impossible. The
opposite actually makes more since to me. As an American I stereotyped by
others and a few of the ideas are quite negative (materialistic, racist,
violent and reckless) but we are also seen as hardworking, confident and
caring. So yes, but there will always be a negative connotations with the
positive image. I am pretty sure that PR gurus could do wonders!
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Comment #2
13. Do you think the time
will ever come when racial classification system will no longer be used? Why or
why not? What arguments can be made for discontinuing racial classification?
What arguments can be made for continuing it?
Race is a classification system that
is used to categorize us into large and distinct populations by anatomical,
cultural, ethnic, genetic, geographical, historical, linguistic, religious,
and/or social groups. I don’t think there will ever be a time that racial
classification system will no longer be used in this country since it is used
for many different reasons, for example it’s being used for disease research,
profiling people for safety, employment; assign individuals to different ethnic
groups and etc. I think it should be discontinued because we should count
humans as humans not as different ethnic backgrounds, or where they are from
and further more employment should be based on who is more qualified for the
job not because the company needs to hire someone from a different ethnic
background to meet their quota. Research should be based on genetic. If racial
classification system were to be removed and people start respecting each
other, I believe racism would also be removed from this country.
14. Is it possible to
convert a negative stereotype into a positive image? If so, how might this is
accomplished? If not – why not?
I do believe that in many cases it is possible
to convert negative stereotype into positive image. It would take a lot for
this negative image to change into a positive. We stereotype everyone and
everything, for example we stereotype movie stars based on the movies they
play, we do the same when we meet someone for the first time, we stereotype
different countries, different religions, different cultures, and etc. The only
way we can accomplish this change is by education. We need to educate people
not to stereotype, not to judge people based on their color, ethnicity,
religion, or culture, because stereotype often leads to prejudice and
discrimination.
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