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My aunt Thavia, who is married to blood uncle was born Jamaica. Before I conducted my interview I asked for consent and as expected she was skeptical at first asking me what this was for, so I told her that I was taking a class to study human societies and cultures and their development and that I was doing an assignment that interviews immigrants as I act as an anthropologist.

My first question was why she and her family decided to come to America. Her answer was that she was the only one in her immediate family who migrated to America, her family stayed behind as they owned land and owned a sugar farm that grew other crops as well. She stated that when she turned 12 she was sent to live with a relative in Baltimore city to receive better education from private schools. She says that the move to America was different and scary, the plane ride by herself was scary and new as she wasn’t used to stuff like this living in Jamaica. She said when she arrived she had to adjust to new mental maps of reality like going to school, she couldn’t go to school in Jamaica due to work on her parents sugar farm so not having to wake up as early as 5am was different even though she still had to wake up early for school. Also she didn’t have to take care of 5 other siblings as they were still in Jamaica being raised by her parents, she was able to wake up go to school come back and focus on her homework without worrying about making money or looking after someone. She explained to me that she didn’t know that she was being sent to America until about 3 months before she did. She said that her parents have been planning it for a while and would’ve sent her sooner if they could, she was cautious and didn’t tell me much about the immigrant process and the legal process and I’m not sure why but I respected her boundaries. She also explained to me that coming to America was one of the best decisions her parents could’ve made for her because working on a sugar field would’ve resulted in 0 success for her and at least she got the opportunity to come here and find a better life. She still talks and visits her family but she said that sometimes it can be hard to visit due to visa issues. That basically sums up my interview, I didn’t get as much information as I wanted but I was still grateful that she opened up a little bit to tell me her story.

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https://www.investopedia.com/terms/w/working-class.asp

This article illustrates Marx’s theory of social class. Starting with the topic sentence it asks “What is working class?” and the article begins to explain that working class is what is used to describe people in a social class which is determined by their jobs which is similar to Marx’s theory that classes are defined by work, possessions and ownership of properties, and labor.

A Deep Dive Into Party Affiliation | Pew Research Center

I chose this article to represent Weber’s theory of social class because he believes that social class is defined by party affiliation and affiliation with political order. For example in the article it talks about how parties stand in different places or against each-other due their parties.

9.5E: Education - Social Sci LibreTexts

Lastly, this article explains that education is a major importance to social class, similar to Bourdieu’s theory of social class. An example that was given by the article was that, an individual from a higher social class have access to more prestige’s schools which lead you to a higher education, and a good paying job and so fourth.

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My mother was born in West Baltimore Maryland along with her two brothers (my uncles). After graduating high school my mom didn’t attend a 4 year university right away but later she went to a community college and earned a degree in social work. My first uncle joined the military after high school and later became a Baltimore city police officer, he has 2 kids one girl and one boy which are my parallel cousins. My mothers second brother went to college to earn a business degree and now owns several businesses, he has 2 kids as well which are my cross cousins.My father was born in Washington D.C with his sister. My aunt joined the army after high school and was able to retire a little earlier than most people, she likes to travel now that she has settled. She has 2 daughters which are my parallel cousins.

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The series “When They See Us” tells us the story of the story of Korey Wise, Raymond Santana, Yusef Salaam, Kevin Richardson and Antron McCray, the five boys who were wrongfully convicted of the brutal 1989 rape of a woman known simply as the Central Park Jogger. she was white, and she had been sexually assaulted and left for dead. The group of teenagers who were between the ages of 14-16 were coerced into confessing to the assault. Donald Trump who at the time was not a president, paid for ads and newspapers to bring the death penalty back in order to apply it to this case. DNA testing in 1981 done by the FBI proved that the five boys did not it commit this crime but New York Police Department and New York district attorney proceeded with the prosecution anyway. I think this clearly shows racism because everyone believed that the boys were guilty just because they were black, everyone who was around them was white, the victim, the prosecutors, and although the people in the jury weren’t all completely white, there was only 4 black people in that jury. This led to them being heavily influenced to believe these young men were guilty.

“The Watson’s Go To Birmingham” portrays white supremacy as it follows a family who visits Birmingham, Alabama during the civil rights movement. During the movie it briefly talks over or shows the Alabama 16th Street Baptist Church bombing. On September 15th, 1963 the church was knocked to the ground, after the desegregation in Birmingham in May of 1963, white supremacists and white segregationist opposed desegregation which caused violence to enter the city. Eventually the church found justice when the FBI conducted an investigation to revealed the suspect of the bombing was apart of the KKK.

I chose this picture for microaggressions because the quote “you’re not like the other black people I know, you speak so well” is a hostile insult which was unintentional. This quote is something that a lot of black people here on a daily basis, it’s derogatory to us and is often times not seen as aggressive by the other person but it’s still derogatory and can be seen as insults.

This picture of an article shows how miscegenation was once illegal in earlier times. In order for an interracial couple to get married was to move to a state where it was already legalized and in some cases such as this one, you would be arrested when you returned.

I chose the series “Dahmer” on Netflix to represent systematic racism or in other words institutional racism. It shows systematic racism because it shows how one of his victims who was at the time 14 years old was led back to police after Dahmer lied to them. I believe the victim was led back because he was a person of color and Dahmer is white, not to mention the women who complained was a black women. Also Dahmer was arrested for a previous crime on a 13 year old boy and was let of by the judge. He only served a week in jail after he made bail.

Lastly, I think the movie “Princess and The Frog” shows white privilege throughout the film. In the movie it shows unintentionally shows how Tiana was lesser than her white sidekick. Tiana worked in the kitchen while her sidekick or best friend Charlotte was the product of a wealthy family, her father was one of the most wealthiest and powerful men in New Orleans, she was given everything she wanted and this gave her the shallow and spoiled personality shown throughout the movie, whereas Tiana is hardworking and is often absorbed into her work environment, she shows how working hard will eventually lead you to where you want to be and in her case that was opening her own restaurant.

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After completing this assignment I realized that I’m more of a materialistic person. I also realized that a lot of the items on my list are wants instead of needs and by not knowing this at the time I took for granted what I had. I also find the fact that mostly the wants take up more space in your room rather than your needs, for example my mirror, lamp, and shopping bag are all wants and take up the most room on my desk, while the school supplies takes up a little space. I know now to ask myself if I need or just want something before I purchase it.

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Making soap unfamiliar. Soap dates all the way back to 2800 BC. The Ancient Babylonians created knowledge that led us to having soaps and detergents that we still use to this day. Archeologists found evidence that Egyptians bathed regularly, they found documents to prove that they combined animal and vegetable oils with alkaline salts to create a soap like substance which was used to treat skin diseases and bathing. The Ancient Babylonians wasn’t the only civilization that used early forms of soap. The word soap comes from the ancient Roman legend Mount Sapo. Rain would wash down the mountain combining with animal fat and ashes which created a clay like substance which made cleaning easier. In the 7th century soap making became an art in Italy, Spain, and France. These countries were quite early to the soap making process because they already had a supply of oils. During the 12th century the English began making soap, and in the 1600’s American households made soap as a chore but it was not yet a profession.

I chose 3 different soaps. The first soap as you can see is dove. The dove beauty bar soap was first created in Cambridge, Massachusetts in 1957. Dove is now a global brand and is manufactured in locations worldwide. Some of the locations include Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Brazil and etc. Dove is now owned by a British multinational consumer goods company Unilever.About 148,000 people across the world work for Unilever , Unilever has a rating of 3.9 out of 5 based on reviews left by anonymous employees leaving them with a 92% recommendation rate. The second soap I chose was the method brand which is currently being manufactured in the Pullman park district in the south side of Chicago. They have about 200 to 500 employees and have a 3.6 rating out of 5 leaving them with a 70% recommendation rate. And lastly bath and body works soaps are being manufactured in the USA, Europe, South Korea, and china. Bbw has a 3.7 out of 5 rating which leaves them with an 86% recommendation rate from employees.

Soap has a very large impact on my life, and I’m sure it’s making large impacts in other’s lives as well. Not only is soap made for your body but you should being using soap to wash your hands as well. Germs and bacteria are everywhere and move very quickly, and one of the ways we illuminate those germs is by using soap, soap to wash are hands, soap to wash our body, and soap to clean dishes, surfaces, and other household areas. Without soap we would be led to more germs and diseases. For example at this time when we are in the middle of a pandemic it is important to wash your hands with soap and water to help not spread unwanted germs.

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I chose this picture to represent uneven development because it shows how globalization makes the rich richer and the poor more poor. As you can see in the picture there is a large city that seems to be doing well, while there is a broken down poverty area.

I chose this picture to represent flexible accumulation because often time companies will build factories in other countries and have child workers or adults working with very little pay in order to maximize their profit.

This picture represents the increase of migration. As shown in the picture there are people rapidly moving away from on region to another and they seem to be doing it quick and in a hurry.

I chose this picture to represent time-space compensation. Rapid innovation of transportation technologies has transformed our perception of time, this picture represents to me how timelines have changed and gotten faster and distances have gotten shorter by showing a car going faster due to technology advances.