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Racialprofilingisanotherwaytodiscriminatepeoplebecauseoftheirrace,ethnicity,or
nationalorigins.Lawenforcement,governmentofficials,etc.,useracialprofilingby
assumingthatsomeonewhofitsacertaindescriptionofaraceorethnicityismostlikely
goingtocommitacrimewhichleadstothemsearchingthepersoneveniftheydidnot
commitacrime.ArizonapassedtheSupportOurLawEnforcementandSafe
NeighborhoodsActtobeabletocatchanyillegalimmigrantsfromMexicointhestate
ofArizona.Thiscausedalotofmoneytobelostforthestatebutresultedinpressuring
otherstatestocreatestricterlawsaboutimmigration.Thecontacthypothesiscanhelp
stopracialprofilingbecauseitstatesthatpeopleareseenasindividualsandnot
stereotypedbytheirrace,cultureorethnicity.
2. Ahistoricallyethnocentricpracticeissegregation.Peopleinpowerseparatestudentsor
peoplebyhavingdifferentschool,restrooms,busses,andfountainsforthosewhoare
differentbecauseoftheyareconsideredaminoritygroup.
3. Socialconstructionofraceislookingbeyondbiologyandtryingtounderstandhowwe
cancreatecategoriessocially.Asymbolicinteractionistperspectiveisbeingidentifiedby
yourskincolororhair.Butpeoplebegantorealizethatithairandskincolorcanbe
changedwhichhelpsunderstandthatthereismoretoaperson.Thisconceptcanbe
appliedtomultipleracialbackgroundsbecausepeopleareableidentifyalloftheirraces
notjustbeingknowntobeonlyonespecifically.
4. Modelminorityiswhenagrouphassucceededsocially,economically,andeducationally
evenafterbeingprejudicedanddiscriminated.AsianAmericansarerecognizedforbeing
amodelminoritygroup.Anadvantageforbeingmodelminorityisthateventhoughthere
aredifferenttypesofbeingAsianslikeKorean,Japanese,Chinese,Filipino,etc.,theyare
allknowntobesuccessfulevenifoneislesssuccessful.Adisadvantagecanbethateven
ifaAsianhasagreateducationandiseconomicallywell,thepersoncanstillbeaglass
ceiling.

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