Ethnic Minorities in America

Minorities in the United States are in the United States, the term "minority" usually refers to minority or minority membership. However, this term also includes other groups lacking equality such as women, homosexuals, people with disabilities. By definition, the majority of hearings classified the hearing impaired as a minority. However, linguists and social scientists believe that the foundation as a minority of hearing-impaired people is not an obstacle but a cultural and linguistic minority (Lane, Hoffmeister and Bahan: 1996: 335- 6).

20, 2005 Sociology 3365-001: Systematic racial discrimination of Native American indigenous peoples One of the darkest themes in American history is the government's policy towards Native Americans. When European settlers landed in North America for the first time, they relied on Native Americans to provide food, change skin, and teach them how to collect food. Without the help of friendly Native Americans it is almost impossible for all colonies to survive, not to mention prosperity.

America's land includes Arabs who are growing fast, people with many Jews, and other ethnicities. But in the 1990s the term "minority" usually refers to four major races and ethnic groups, namely African American, American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian and Pacific Islander, and Hispanic It was. In some states and communities, this change in American race and national image is the most obvious. Four ethnic minorities account for at least half of Honolulu, Los Angeles, Miami, San Antonio, and several other major cities residents. After 25 years, California, Hawaii, New Mexico, and Texas will be "majority minority" nation, minorities will exceed half of the population. However, racial and ethnic diversity is rare in many parts of the country. For example, ethnic minorities account for less than 5% of the population of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and West Virginia.

The American elderly population is diverse both ethnically and ethnically, but the health status of ethnic minorities is far behind that of non-minorities. The burden of many chronic diseases and symptoms, especially high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer varies depending on race and ethnicity. Aging involves a complex network of interdependent genetic, biochemical, physiological, economic, social and psychological factors, some of which are better understood than others. The ability of society to reduce the burden of sickness in elderly people depends on the dynamics of aging and the understanding of how health is affected by environmental and lifestyle factors (NIA, 2010a)