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Analysis of the Advantages of a Multicultural Society and Labor Force

Kim Eschler

SOC315

May 19, 2011

Donald Ely

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Analysis of the Advantages of a Multicultural Society and Labor Force

We live in a fast paced, ever-changing, worldwide economy. With that growing

and changing economy the United States has no choice to embrace and take

advantage of the multicultural society and labor force we have mixed within our citizens.

Stereotypes

The Chinese people are really good at laundry and math. The Irish are quick

tempered and drunks. The Jewish people are rich and run Hollywood. These are all

stereotypes that have been classified with a specific group of people. These group

identities exist for every class, sex, religion, and race to enable people as a whole to

feel like they know a group. Stereotypes are not accurate. Chinese may be good at

laundry, but so are African Americans and Japanese. Maybe the Chinese encouraged

entrepreneurism in a field no one else wanted. It is best to view a person as an

individual and not as a whole group.

Prejudice

We use the concept of race to classify groups of people, mostly on superficial

characteristics, mainly color of skin. The brown people are lazy, the black people are

stupid, the yellow people will lie to you, the extra white people will cheat you. These are

all examples of the hurtful stereotypes that create prejudice behaviors. If these thoughts

are held true, even in one person’s mind, it will influence hiring for jobs, who children

can play with and limiting the true potential of a contributing member of society.

Prejudice goes from simple bigotry up to heinous acts of hate crimes, all unacceptable

and only able to be controlled by the individual.

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Behavior and Thinking Patterns

Looking from the outside at the class system that exists in India, many

Americans are appalled. How can someone be guaranteed a better way of a life just

because of the level of brown the color of their skin is. In America we have Upper Class,

Middle Class and Lower Class. It is based on income and income is based on

employment.

(Schaefer, R.T. (2001).)

Sadly because of prejudice and stereotyping, hiring (and consequently pay)

followings the same pattern of how people are trusted and viewed in American society.

Conclusion

America is growing and within the worldwide economy we have an opportunity to

shake off old prejudices and stereotypes of individuals and see what that person has

available to offer. Each group that has been studied in this lesson has strengths and

weaknesses, as does every human on the Earth. The sooner we stop looking at each

other for what is lacking, the sooner we can spend that time looking for what that person

will have to offer.

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United States (2000) p. 2 Retrieved on May 17, 2011

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/race/censr-28.pdf.

Reeves, Bennett,(2003). Current Population Reports. U.S. Census Bureau. 

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Schaefer, R.T. (2001). Racial and Ethnic Groups.