We only belong because we think we do
What if the world was a big disappointment? What if the way the world we espied wasn’t that predictable? The hopes and dreams created to fulfill the emptiness has shifted and molded the perceptions of mankind to think that there is an innate ability to exist with the alliance of others, such as, with people of the same gender,age,interests and most importantly culture. Anthropologists and psychologists propose that Homo Sapiens are not born a self, rather the self is weakened by the surroundings the person is exposed to, known as the ‘significant other’.
The significant other refers to ‘nuclear family, in other words the family you were born into that consists of- in most cases – a mother, a father and sibling(s). Thus, external sources have an impact as well, for instance, the ‘modern self. The modern self incorporates ideas such as language, thoughts and status that will cause the ‘self to be ranked. Further elaborating the so called ‘modern self groups those around them into a hierarchy of the cultivated all the way through to the not so cultivates – savage.
Whether evolution occurred or not of apes transforming into humans, and whether e agree with it or not, many significant comparisons can’t be obtained from that theory. A significant concept of the human race regarding skin color can be directed to Edward Thorniness theory of trial and error’. What does this theory suggest? Repeated errors continue until success if reached. Error, mutation in the human body repeatedly occurred during the past couple of billion years until ‘success’ was finally reached; the current human body.
Yes very debatable, but we can simply take this teary and implement it into our lives. Failure, what does it mean? Most of the time titer depressing, right? However, if failure is viewed from the same angle it was viewed during the study of evolution, it can be life changing. Failure led to success. Which means, technically there is nothing wrong with failing, if you invested a sufficient amount of effort. Sander’s failure to be classified as White’ rather than ‘colored’ was a similar effect of trial and error theory. The back and forth classification of Sander’s ‘label’ is a motive of failure.
People such as Sandra that Todd up against the law leaded the ‘ in the time now. Through the hardships and discrimination that they faced helped those people in knows society to be respected and to be seen that they are Just the same as White’ people despite the being a different color. The two unlike ideas of the White’ and ‘colored’ society uniting failed, however, Sandra found it less complicated and easier to conform to the black society than the white race, regardless of the disadvantages she had to face throughout time.
Sander’s trial was the contrast between the white and black society. The error was being born with the genes she inherited from both white parents that carried black ancestry, which resulted in Sandra paying a price for it; rather then her parents. For many thousands of years the notion of belonging to somewhere or something was and still is a significant issue. The apartheid era in South Africa began in 1652, with the settlement of Jan Van Rebecca.
The natives were criticized for their language, which was mockingly referred as ‘Hottentots’, also they were describes to be the lowest of the low[that they adapted] a missing link between humans and pees’. This prejudging of natives exhibited, that the black natives of the country was a class whose weakness was inborn. When the foreigners arrived and observed the native black people they made a Judgment on their behavior that throughout their daily lives of working they were slow people that lacked energy therefore the foreigners concluded that their weakness was inborn.
Accepting the native blacks for the Dutch foreigners was a hard limit, because they viewed that blacks low and themselves superior. Becoming a part of a community that suffered with black and white skin color controversy meant a threat was adhered upon the individuals security, safety and shelter also incorporating that these factors are mentioned in Measles Hierarchy of Needs as the most important obligations for ones survival.
As the artificial barriers were removed between socioeconomic classes, society was encouraged to build biological barriers, which allowed status to be ruled by DNA. The most obvious roles of skin is the social label it has on the individual. Skin pigment is inherited from our genetic makeup, but those with the wrong genes are placed in an environment where it is nearly impossible to escape from; known as the apartheid era.
In most cases it is seen that ‘people with dark skins are, in most places, less successful, less healthy and – perhaps – less contented than those with light. Simply this statement was extracted from “In the Blood – God, Genes, Destiny’ by Steven Jones who stated the general public that thought this way. Thus, stating the obvious the black people are the ones who brought freedom’ into today’s society. Significant figures such as Muhammad All, Michael Jordan, Malcolm X, Nelson Mandela and
Susan Bolt have made the apartheid issue a national problem and brought it to the realization of other people to declare freedom. Belong to a group is a vital need to every individual. However, belonging doesn’t come with ease, it takes trial and error to succeed and keeping an open mind to changes. Throughout history it is evident to conclude that keeping an open mind and acceptance towards others around us will bring success and comfort. Thus, if we don’t learn from the past there will still be controversy and superiority amount groups due to unethical matters.
