The average American perceptions about Muslim Arab Americans and Christian American groups seem to vary in the United States Centric Views table. I first, believe the table answers are similar in which both individuals view Christian Americans as good neighbors, family orientated, well educated, peaceable, socially compliant, open to both sexes, strict moral values, patriarchal society, moderate political values, conservative political values, view women as homemakers and are a law abiding group. Muslim Arab American groups are seen as oppressive to women, undereducated, violent, governed by the Qur’an, socially oppressed, religion part of government, strict moral values, male-dominated political environment, and devout, fanatically religious, socially exclusionary and religious content in education.
In addition, I believe both tables are a bit different as one individual views Christian Americans are oppressive to women, immodest dressers, law abiding, who go to work patriarchal society and political environment is open to both sexes. Muslims and Arab Americans are viewed as good neighbors and have a religious content in education. In contrast, I believe Christian Americans are good neighbors, not oppressed to women and dress modestly. Muslim Arab Americans are male dominated environment, secular content in education, strict moral values, and not good neighbors and are feminists.
In conclusion, both tables’ list descriptors in both group categories and some seem to view Christian Americans and Muslim Arab Americans in a better light in contrast to the other table. I believe there are two descriptors that I think represents true facts about each group that is Muslim Arab Americans have strict moral values and both are good neighbors. I believe the two descriptors that are false are; Christian Americans dress immodestly and women are oppressed. The average American perception of each group are created how the media and government perceive these groups to be,...