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  • Essay / Race and Ethnicity - 2033

    In Globalization The Essentials, Ritzer asserts that all racial and ethnic statuses are the product of social definitions based on seemingly objective traits (Ritzer.p264). Markus and Moya make a similar proposition, that race and ethnicity are not things that people have or are, but rather actions that they do. they go on to say that race and ethnicity are social, historical, and philosophical processes that have been "done" for years. This idea is interesting in that it suggests that people who claim race or ethnicity are “making themselves race and ethnicity.” She also suggests that people who use these categories to identify groups, or as a basis for discrimination, are "doing" race and ethnicity. towards others. Stereotypes and other notions based on race and ethnicity are simply other ways people do this to each other (Markus.et.al.p140). While there have been many previous "scientific studies" that "prove" differences between races (such as the dubious study on measuring skull size to determine a race's IQ), we We now know that these studies were not accurate and were just ways to justify racism. Current studies have proven that there is actually no single biological marker. to a race or ethnicity (Markus.et.al.p144.). Unfortunately, as Ritzer quotes, if men define a situation as real, the consequences of those situations become real. (Ritzer.p265). We can see today that the consequences of imagined race and ethnicity have become very real. What are the effects of globalization on race and ethnicity? Some argue that globalization, particularly migration and integration, will lead to homogonized race and ethnicity, or at least a major decline in gender diversity. racial and ethnic identities. Senna suggests that ...... middle of paper ...... have migrated to and must accept whatever job is offered to them. Because many of them are not legal, they often end up in stereotypical jobs where they are treated poorly and have low wages, but cannot assert their situation without being deported. It's the same with sex trafficking, but also almost in reverse order. Traffickers typically pick up people who need work before they migrate and sometimes hold onto the visas those people need to return home so they can't leave. It is upsetting that these traffickers are able to exploit immigration laws so easily and I think something should be done about it. One solution could be online visa tracking, many airports or cities have computers at least in the main areas. This would allow people whose visas have been lost or stolen to migrate unhindered and could also help slow the trafficking of people with counterfeit visas...