Are Ethnic-Themed College Dorms Racist? (Draft 3)
Ethnically-themed
housing is a throwback to the racism of the Jim Crow laws, when
schools, and practically every other aspect of daily life was firmly
segregated. To force a student to live in a certain dorm because of
their religion or race is despicable, and to try and pass this practice
off as creating ethnic-themed dorms is even more so. The proponents of
ethnic housing claim it creates a home away from home (Parker, 2002, Stanford Daily Staff, 2007),
however this is untrue. Ethnic housing results in segregation, and
encourages racial profiling, creates tensions on campus, and hampers a truly diverse student body. Ethnic theme housing promotes the idea that people of other races are "different" (Robert Jr., 2002), and as such they should be treated specially. Bizarrely enough this policy of racial segregation is done under the guise of "encouraging diversity", when in fact, the practice enforces racial divisions (Padore, 2007, Davis, 2001), and worsens race relations. When the school itself sanctions racial segregation, the students are bound to follow suit. This policy of segregation is a step back in racial relations, and diminishes diversity, by preventing the students from mixing, and encountering other viewpoints. Another negative impact of ethnic themed housing is that it increases racial tensions on campus. This is clearly seen in the case of the University of California Irvine, which has had "numerous racial and religious intolerance problems", (Padore, 2007). It is understandable that such problems would arise, when the school itself encourages racial segregation. These racial intolerance issues hamper a truly diverse student body, as the students continue to follow the school's policy of racial segregation, even when outside the dorms. Ethnic housing encourages racial profiling, and has a very negative affect on student relations. Students begin to segregate themselves, not only in the dorms, but around the campus as well. It is up to the colleges to encourage a diverse student body, instead of segregating the students into groups. If ethnic-theme housing becomes widespread, college campuses are taking a major step back in race relations. Davis,
D. S. (2001). College housing policies should avoid ethnic and
religious balkanization. In L.G. Kirszner & S.R. Parker. R. (2002). Why special housing for ethnic students makes sense. In Laurie G. Kirszner & Stephen R. Mandell, Patterns for college writing: A rhetorical reader and guide (pp.551-555). Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's. Padore, M. (2007). Do racially segregated activities deny lessons in diversity? OCRegister, Opinion. The Stanford Daily Staff. (2001). PRO: Should freshmen live in ethnic theme dorms? The Stanford Daily, Opinions. Robert, S. Jr. (2002). The balkanization of college campuses. Retrieved October 30, 2008 from http://www.enterstageright.com/archive/articles/1202/1202campus.txt Ethnically-themed
housing is a throwback to the racism of the Jim Crow laws, when
schools, and practically every other aspect of daily life was firmly
segregated. To force a student to live in a certain dorm because of
their religion or race is despicable, and to try and pass this practice
off as creating ethnic-themed dorms is even more so. The proponents of
ethnic housing claim it creates a home away from home (Parker, 2002),
however this is untrue. Ethnic housing results in segregation, and
encourages racial profiling, creates tensions on campus, and hampers a truly diverse student body. Ethnic theme housing promotes the idea that people of other races are "different" (Robert Jr., 2002), and as such they should be treated specially. Bizarrely enough this policy of racial segregation is done under the guise of "encouraging diversity", when in fact, the practice enforces racial divisions (Padore, 2007), and worsens race relations. When the school itself sanctions racial segregation, the students are bound to follow suit. This policy of segregation is a step back in racial relations, and diminishes diversity, by preventing the students from mixing, and encountering other viewpoints. Another negative impact of ethnic themed housing is that it increases racial tensions on campus. This is clearly seen in the case of the University of California Irvine, which has had "numerous racial and religious intolerance problems", (Padore, 2007). It is understandable that such problems would arise, when the school itself encourages racial segregation. These racial intolerance issues hamper a truly diverse student body, as the students continue to follow the school's policy of racial segregation, even when outside the dorms. Ethnic housing encourages racial profiling, and has a very negative affect on student relations. Students begin to segregate themselves, not only in the dorms, but around the campus as well. It is up to the colleges to encourage a diverse student body, instead of segregating the students into groups. If ethnic-theme housing becomes widespread, college campuses are taking a major step back in race relations. Reference List separate each reference with a space - I did it for you. Use hanging indent - I did the first one for you. Davis,
D. S. (2001). College housing policies should avoid ethnic and
religious balkanization. In L.G. Kirszner & S.R. Parker. R. (2002). Why special housing for ethnic students makes sense. In Laurie G. Kirszner & Stephen R. Mandell, Patterns for college writing: A rhetorical reader and guide (pp.551-555). Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's. Padore, M. (2007). Do racially segregated activities deny lessons in diversity? OCRegister, Opinion. The Stanford Daily Staff. (2001). PRO: Should freshmen live in ethnic theme dorms? The Stanford Daily, Opinions. Robert,
S. Jr. (2002). The balkanization of college campuses. Retrieved October
30, 2008 from http://www.enterstageright.com/archive/articles/1202/1202campus.txt you used only 3 sources in your paper - 2 short - but what you did was correctly done.. Grade 80/100 Are Ethnic-Themed College Dorms Racist? (Draft 1) Ethnically-themed
housing is a throwback to the racism of the Jim Crow laws, when
schools, and practically every other aspect of daily life was firmly
segregated. To force a student to live in a certain dorm because of
their religion or race is despicable, and to try and pass this practice
off as creating ethnic-themed dorms is even more so. The proponents of
ethnic housing claim it creates a home away from home (Parker, 2002),
however this is untrue. Ethnic housing results in segregation, and
encourages racial profiling, creating creates -Jenna Magness 11/7/08 2:33 PM tensions on campus, and hampering hampers -Jenna Magness 11/7/08 2:33 PM a truly diverse student body. Ethnic theme housing encourages you already used encourages -Jenna Magness 11/7/08 2:33 PM thinking of people of other races as "different" (Robert Jr., 2002), and as such they should be treated specially ha i dont think specially is a word... maybe differently instead? -Jenna Magness 11/7/08 2:34 PM . Bizarrely enough this policy of racial segregation is done under the guise of "encouraging diversity", when in fact, the practice encourages racial divisions (Padore, 2007), and worsens race relations. When the school itself encourages racial segregation, the students are bound to follow suit. This policy of segregation is a step back in racial relations, and diminishes diversity, by preventing the students from mixing, and encountering other viewpoints. Another negative impact of ethnic themed housing are replace "are increased" with "is it increases" -Jenna Magness 11/7/08 2:35 PM increased racial tensions on campus. This is clearly seen in the case of the University of California Irvine, which has had "numerous racial and religious intolerance problems", (Padore, 2007). It is understandable that such problems would arise, when the school itself encourages racial segregation. These racial intolerance issues hamper a truly diverse student body, as the students continue to follow the school's policy of racial segregation, even when outside the dorms. Ethnic housing encourages racial profiling, and has a very negative affect on student relations. It is up to the colleges to encourage a diverse student body, instead of segregating the students into groups. If ethnic-theme housing becomes very delete very -Jenna Magness 11/9/08 3:31 PM widespread, college campuses are taking a major step back in race relations. good essay overall. my only complaint is you use encourages too often. -Jenna Magness 11/9/08 3:31 PM Reference List Davis,
D. S. (2001). College housing policies should avoid ethnic and
religious balkanization. In L.G. Kirszner & S.R. Mandell (Eds), Patterns for college Parker. R. (2002). Why special housing for ethnic students makes sense. In Laurie G. Kirszner & Stephen R. Mandell, Patterns for college writing: A rhetorical reader and guide (pp.551-555). Boston: Bedford/St. Martin's. Padore, M. (2007). Do racially segregated activities deny lessons in diversity? OCRegister, Opinion. The Stanford Daily Staff. (2001). PRO: Should freshmen live in ethnic theme dorms? The Stanford Daily, Opinions. |