Saturday, June 12, 2010
A nation of none and all the above
The race section in the census should not be considered to be discrimatory in any way. There is a question of history of identity, we should pride ourselves in who we are and remember. I agree that a person is a person no matter what color, but there is a lot of cultural differences between color that shouldnt be forgoten. Also in our UGC 211 course we read a lot of material that has been based on racial statistics, if it wasnt for the census and these statistics we wouldnt be able to learn about ourselves and come to certain conclusions. Not to mention the medical importance of recording race, the genes of races differ in a medically important way that helps conclude who is more suscpetible to what. There is much statistical advantage to having such records.
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You give several good examples as to why the census should ask respondents to disclose racial information. Perhaps, though, it would make respondents feel better if they were told exactly why it is that the government is collecting this information. Also, while you are correct to point out that there are often medical conditions associated with particular races, I would like to add that this is often due to shared environmental and social factors as opposed to strictly biology or genetics.
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