Monthly Archives: May 2011

There’s always something to fight about, whether its over power, religion, politics or land, it seems there’s a never ending parade of disagreement and conflict. On the news we hear about conflicts between countries, but if we look at our … Continue reading →

Disagreements, arguments and conflicts are bound to happen in any type of community; whether it be of the same ethnic group or a very diverse neighborhood. Conflicts are inevitable, and in a way, shape a community. However, how the conflict … Continue reading →

Ethnic pride and identity often creates certain situations that may be conflicting to various members of a community. As seen in our readings such conflicts can result in violence and protests that in the end harm both groups of people … Continue reading →

It seems that everywhere we go we are confronted by conflicts and violence. Every morning, multiple forms of media including television, newspapers, and tabloids inform us of the conflicts taking place around the world between religious, ethnic, and political groups. … Continue reading →

I think we all understand that each of this weeks readings dealt with the theme of conflict within a community.  Like many stated in their posts, many of these conflicts have to do with differences in color, social class, “turf”, … Continue reading →

Like many have already mentioned, the readings of this week were definitely based on tension between groups, whether the conflicts were between rival neighborhoods and politcal groups to racial groups. In Five Points, Anbinder describes the riots that occurred in … Continue reading →

Although I can still see racial violence happening in New York City, I feel like people are less likely to protect their “turf” and react like they did in Sciorra’s memoir, and Five Points.  I believe that most people living … Continue reading →

While reading “Italians Against Racism” by Anthropologist Joseph Sciorra, which incorporated his anthropological exploration of Italian-Americans and personal experiences in his telling of the events which occurred on August 23rd 1989 and his involvement in the public response following four … Continue reading →

From this week’s readings, it seems that conflict, of any sort, is bound to exist in a community. Be it political, racial, social, economic, or whatever else, people will find that which is different in the other inhabitants of the … Continue reading →