The Influence Of Race And Ethnicity On My Life

Sociological imagination is the ability to see socially how things interact with each other. Unemployment is the most prominent example of sociological imagination. A person facing unemployment may feel depleted, discouraged and defeated. This person will likely look in the mirror to say, “You didn’t work enough.” You didn’t work hard enough …’ It was not you.

Symbolic interactionism, a school of sociology that studies social behavior using symbols to explain it, is an approach to understanding social structure.

The main problem in the Muslim community is education. Despite many educational reforms being implemented over the years in order to improve education, there is still much racial injustice because of how legislators impact people of color. My family was a middle-class, educated family. I grew up in a middle-class family of educators. Racial discrimination in America is more common than anywhere else. People subconsciously make decisions based on their racial group. Individuals prefer to be with people of their ethnicity than people from other ethnicities. My faith has made me vulnerable to hate. I haven’t been able to find a job since then. While I plan to become a Nurse, in my heart of hearts I feel the insecurity that my race will prevent me from getting a job. I know that other people have had to face similar situations as me.

Based on these experiences and other past experiences, I can see that my ethnicity and race have had an influence on the choices made. It will be difficult to achieve progress if we continue to make choices that satisfy us by choosing people of our kind over qualified people. Everybody deserves equal opportunities, regardless if they are of a race. This is what I believe will make us all successful individuals and communities.