SOCI 1010 Chapter Notes -American History X, Racial Profiling, Verstehen
5 Apr 2014
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For being one of the most widely known countries for immigration, one cannot seem to describe what characterizes someone to be canadian because of its diversity. It seems as though stereotypes have grown to describe what it is to be canadian. Some say you need to be white, or speak french and/or english; others say that the asians are taking over because of their intelligence and technology. Some say this is an idea of racism, discrimination, prejudice, or even a sense of the vertical mosaic. One can interpret the relation of american history. X to the symbolism of what is being questioned. American history x, directed by tony kaye (1998), demonstrates how concepts such as alienation, alterity, intersubjectivity, hegemony, and verstehen are inherent in our society which creates racism and discrimination between races and cultures. Contrary to our beliefs, with the amount of diversity.
