What Is George Frederickson's Model Of Ethnic Relations

Ethnic relations are described by George M. Frederickson as something that exists prominently in just about every society today. His introduction of each of the four models of ethnic relations, which are ethnic hierarchy, one-way assimilation, cultural pluralism and group separatism, describes each societies way of either accepting a race or coinciding with them. In the movie Crash and the excerpt “From Rez Life: An Indian’s Journey Through Reservation Life,” by David Treuer, each story relates to the next through ethnic relations. The model that Frederickson developed that is apparent in both stories is cultural pluralism, also known as the salad bowl.
In the movie Crash, each character has their own set of morals and formalities that they have grown up with. Even if someone does not mean to be portrayed as a racist person, the attacker will see them as such due to how they

Each set of tribes hold various sacred rituals and speeches dear to them, for this is something that they were raised with. As years pass, more and more Indians are feeling that they are losing their native tongue due to cultural pluralism. For instance, as the government treads on each reservation, removing precious land and lying to these people that they will have better lives if they assimilate into the ways of Americans, many ancient practices are being lost. This use of promises of riches and higher population ties into another of Frederickson’s ethic relations, which is one way assimilation. The government was not trying to work with the Indians to make their culture prosper again, they were just trying to take land that they needed. This is also true in that the government did not try to preserve the land or make the assimilation process two-way, basically forcing the dominant group to learn the Natives