"Black vs. White" is not a story only seen in the United States of America. It is a problem which has, and still continues to plague many sections of the world. This problem, in many instances, goes beyond a stereotypical belief that the battle is fought due to cultural differences. What does this mean? Factors which unite such as religion, culture, and political beliefs, play no actual part in unity in this scenario. Cultural differences do play a certain part, but does not take 'center stage.' Now, what happens when you add a third "color" in there? In the United States people of color are many times classified as a group, minorities. In other countries, colors play parts rather than a stringent line of division. A country which can bring this problem into a closer scrutiny is the Dominican Republic. The Dominican Republic is a small country which shares an island, in the Caribbean, with Haiti. 95 percent of the Dominican Republic is Roman Catholic, the other five is made up of Santeria, Episcopal, and Voodoo. Three color groups which people fall into, in the Dominican Republic are white, tan, and black.
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More so, the study of a cultural, racial, or social is even younger, and untouched due to controversy. An interesting point brought up by this 'study' is the fact that blacks belong in Haiti. Now that I am a grown man, can't I?"
This form of prejudice (three color prejudice among same culture) does not only exist in the Dominican Republic. Again, the groups could know nothing of each other, but could possibly be so discriminatory just to boost up their self esteem. There is a statue of Christopher Columbus in the center of the Dominican Republic's capital, Santo Domingo, which get vandalized frequently by angry meztizos (Taino, or any Native Indian descendants). People live there the same way they would in the Dominican Republic due to color. The adults were of various different colors. Brehm and Kassin's Social Psychology Third Edition give the concept of Ingroup Favoritism. " This was a description given when an Englishman noted the color of a child conceived of a black woman and white men. An example of an instance that coincides with this idea is found in James Jones' Prejudice and Racism. Dasgupta has an article entitled 'Skin Tone.
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