United_States_Centric_Veiws

United States - Centric Views Comparison Comparing two completed tables the results were both tables were more similar in describing Christian Americans.  There were more differences in describing Muslim Arab Americans due to everybody's different personal opinion or over judgment of this group. In one of the tables some descriptors listed in the Muslim Arab Americans category were attributed to both groups category.  Both tables have descriptors placed in the Both Groups category, although they do not coincide. Both persons found either group to be family oriented, well educated, to have moderate political values, socially compliant, and have flexible moral values. One of the table’s results is an inclination to describe both groups as being sexist and devout, and use religious content in education. Thinking of a description that is a good identifier of Christian Americans it automatically reminded me of religious values carried on in politics. A true example is the Christian political activist Pat Robertson. As I have experienced myself, Christian Americans think they are not sexist, although even they in their subconscious categorize themselves as being sexist by the attitude to the opposed sex and behavioral manner.   The fact that Muslim and Arab Americans have strict moral values is obvious in the society and the descriptor which I agree with. I believe that moral values are imperative for them and also became common practice. These communities have rules for modest dress which apply to men and women equally. However, I don't agree with the association of Muslim and Arab Americans with terrorism and with the violence descriptor assigned to them. In my opinion it is an easy way for media, government and other sources to blame or to place responsibility to a specific group of people. Even though Arabs, Muslim and Middle East are connected to violent incidents, generalizations of the culture and religion by all these sources is an act of unfair judgment that leads to discrimination and even hate crimes.  But I can’t really blame them for this, but it still is unfair to the innocent ones whom have nothing to do with these acts. Since Americans tend to think that America is a Christian country, an average American that is supposed to be Christian would have a better understanding, knowledge and tolerance to his/her group. Some would think their perceptions are even understated, while for some it would seem exaggerated. As about observing Muslim Arab American group, most Americans are more disposed to judgment and under analyzing of how this group is looked at or viewed in a negative or positive way. The reason could be the lack of knowledge of the related group, as well as media and other sources' contribution to assign some bad qualities such as violence and terrorist connections intensified after 9-11incident. These acts were life altering for Americans on that particular day. Many innocent and hard working people died for an unjust cause. This alone makes others stereotype and think misleading thoughts about some of these groups that are indeed innocent to the acts of others.