Assignment 3

I am a Caucasian with an ethnic background that consists of American, Italian, Czechoslovakian, Polish, and German.  I was born in Perth Amboy, NJ, where my mother was also born.  My father was born in Fords, NJ.  My Grandfather on my mother's side was born in Sicily, and my Grandmother was born in Czechoslovakia.  On my dad's side, my Grandmother was born in Poland, and my Grandfather was also born in Sicily.

On question number 8 on the Census I would answer that as "No, I am not of Hispanic, Latino, or Spanish origin".  For question 9 on the Census I would answer that as "White". 

What struck me the most about this video was that even the black children would automatically choose the white doll, without even considering that they were the same color as the black doll.  What also struck me was that 15 out of 21 children chose the white doll over the black, and the majority of the babies choosing were black themselves.  I think the children choose the dolls the way they do because it is only natural for people to relate "white" and light colors to "good", and dark, and "black" colors to bad. The larger social factor that influence the children's doll choice is that society tends too relate "good" things to white, and "bad" things to dark. For example when a commercial comes on television and they show the devil and angel on a persons shoulders, the angel is always dressed in white, and the devil is always dressed in black or red, but a darker color then the angel.  I believe that relating good and bad to white and black is a norm that our society follows.