Access Millions of academic & study documents

SOC 120 week 2 Assignment Prejudice and Discrimination Article

Content type
User Generated
Type
Homework
Showing Page:
1/7
Prejudice and Discrimination Article 1
Running head: PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION ARTICLE
Prejudice and Discrimination Article
Dawnette Dunkley
Axia College of University of Phoenix

Sign up to view the full document!

lock_open Sign Up
Showing Page:
2/7
Prejudice and Discrimination Article 2
Prejudice and Discrimination Article
For some people, the mere mention of the country, Bosnia, brings to mind the ethnic
cleansing of Bosnian Muslims by former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic. For centuries,
Bosnia has had its share of volatile relations both among its local diverse groups; Serbs, Croats,
and Bosnian Muslims as well as with outside forces. However, for years, these three ethnic
groups managed to coexist peacefully until the politics of Milosevic during the 1990s, stirred
centuries of latent mistrusts, marking the beginning of his ethnic cleansing campaign and the
atrocities committed against Bosnian Muslims. Today, Bosnia may appear to be relatively
peaceful; however, it is incumbent upon anyone traveling to this country to exercise caution and
conduct thorough background research into the complexities of this nation. In addition to
political differences, ethnicity and religion are sensitive aspects of the Bosnian culture, as their
national identity is tied closely to their political, ethnic and religious identities. Therefore; the
aim of this paper is to provide a description of the races and ethnicities as well as the various
cultures within the country of Bosnia. Additionally, it will make a clear differentiation between
its race and ethnicity, and provide examples of discrimination certain ethnic groups face in this
country. Furthermore, it will explore the reasons behind these discriminations as well as explore
the consequences of these discriminations as they affect the Bosnian population.
Besides standard pre-travel information that people gather before traveling to other foreign
countries that include visa requirement and immunization; it is imperative that people also take
certain measures to ensure safety. With a country such as Bosnia; however, it will be essential to
have knowledge of its history, language, culture, politics, and its racial and ethnic makeup as
well. Knowledge of these different components within Bosnia will help visitors avoid

Sign up to view the full document!

lock_open Sign Up
Showing Page:
3/7

Sign up to view the full document!

lock_open Sign Up
End of Preview - Want to read all 7 pages?
Access Now
Unformatted Attachment Preview
Running head: PREJUDICE AND DISCRIMINATION ARTICLE Prejudice and Discrimination Article Dawnette Dunkley Axia College of University of Phoenix Prejudice and Discrimination Article For some people, the mere mention of the country, Bosnia, brings to mind the ethnic cleansing of Bosnian Muslims by former Serbian President Slobodan Milosevic. For centuries, Bosnia has had its share of volatile relations both among its local diverse groups; Serbs, Croats, and Bosnian Muslims as well as with outside forces. However, for years, these three ethnic groups managed to coexist peacefully until the politics of Milosevic during the 1990s, stirred centuries of latent mistrusts, marking the beginning of his ethnic cleansing campaign and the atrocities committed against Bosnian Muslims. Today, Bosnia may appear to be relatively peaceful; however, it is incumbent upon anyone traveling to this country to exercise caution and conduct thorough background research into the complexities of this nation. In addition to political differences, ethnicity and religion are sensitive aspects of the Bosnian culture, as their national identity is tied closely to their political, ethnic and religious identities. Therefore; the aim of this paper is to provide a description of the races and ethnicities as well as the various cultures within the country of Bosnia. Additionally, it will make a clear differentiation between its race and ethnicity, and provide examples of discrimination cert ...
Purchase document to see full attachment
User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following Studypool's honor code & terms of service.
Studypool
4.7
Indeed
4.5
Sitejabber
4.4