multiracial societies

(noun)

In multiracial societies such as the United States, racial groups differ greatly in regard to social and cultural factors, such as socioeconomic status, healthcare, diet, and education.

Related Terms

Examples of multiracial societies in the following topics:

  • Race and Ethnicity

    • In multiracial societies, such as the United States, racial groups differ greatly in regard to social and cultural factors, such as socioeconomic status, healthcare, diet, and education.

  • Race and Health

    • In multiracial societies such as the United States, racial groups differ greatly in regard to social and cultural factors such as socioeconomic status, healthcare, diet, and education.
    • Apart from the general controversy regarding race, some argue that the continued use of racial categories in health care, and as risk factors, could result in increased stereotyping and discrimination in society and health services.

  • Influences of Culture and Gender in Psychotherapy

    • As our society becomes increasingly multiethnic and multiracial, mental health professionals must develop cultural competence, which means they must understand and address issues of race, culture, and ethnicity.

  • Segregation

    • Racial segregation has appeared in all parts of the world where there are multiracial communities.
    • In the years since, African Americans have played a significant role throughout society, as leaders, public officials and heads of state.
    • In many areas, the United States remains a residentially segregated society.

  • Race Relations in Mexico: The Color Hierarchy

    • Mexican society still shows traces of the racial and ethnic caste system that was instituted by the Spanish during the colonial period.
    • The term "mestizo" is not widely used in Mexican society today, and it has been dropped as a category in population censuses.
    • In the Mexican post-revolutionary period, mestizaje was a racial ideology that combined ideologies of white superiority with the social reality of a postcolonial, multiracial setting.

  • Feminist Theory

    • Radical feminists believe that women are oppressed by our patriarchal society.
    • They seek a fundamental reorganization of society because our existing political, scientific, religious, and social organization is inherently patriarchal.Separatist feminists, like radical feminists, believe that women are oppressed by our patriarchal society.
    • Some believe this is a temporary stage while others see this as a permanent goal.Cultural feminists, like radical feminists, believe that women are oppressed by our patriarchal society.
    • Black feminists believe that many inequalities are important in society today, not only gender.
    • This perspective is sometimes referred to as multicultural feminism, multiracial feminism, or womanism.

  • Social Construct or Biological Lineage?

    • Pardo or Brown (42.3%): usually a Multiracial Brazilian of mixed-race features who considers himself or herself to be "Pardo".
    • Race and race-related issues continue to impact society.

  • Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the U.S.

    • Finally, multiracial are those who check off or write in more than one race.
    • There is no actual option labeled "Two or more races" or "Multiracial" on the census and other forms; only the foregoing six races appear, and people who report more than one of them are categorized as people of "Two or more races" in subsequent processing.

  • Men and Women in Society

  • Society Under the Qing