2006-10-03 14:58:06 · 19 answers · asked by donuell l 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Community Service
I have nothing to use to question the truth of your inherent statement, but likewise you offer nothing to support your significant supposition.
If it is reported as true, then we have to consider what is judged to be "volunteering."
Much, but certainly not all, volunteer work requires a significant monetary investment on the part of the volunteer. This will skew the statistics as blacks tend to have lower incomes (at least in the U.S.) If you do not see African-Americans in the volunteer groups that you are involved with, perhaps they are volunteering in a different subculture than you.
African-Americans, I perceive, to commonly be very active in their churches (highly segregated in general and thus largely invisible to European-Americans.) This could be a huge outlet for volunteer work that goes unrecorded by formal statistics as it is typically reported to no one.
I could go on and on. Consider the supposition in your question and the usefulness of any facts on which it is based.
2006-10-03 22:23:18 · answer #1 · answered by Nick â? 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
I would be very, very interested in where you got your facts from, first of all.
Second, I'd like to know what, precisely constitutes "volunteering" for the purposes of this question.
If you mean "volunteer" in the "run out and sign up to save the whales/hippos/tree frog" sense, that's one thing. To answer that question, I would suggest that you examine Maslow's Heirarchy of needs.
It is a fact that an absurd number of minorities live at or below the poverty line. Putting that into context with the heirarchy, the need to put food on the table takes precedence over saving the tree frog every time. End of sentence.
Now, if you're considering volunteering as doing something nice for someone w/o any expectation of repayment, my friend, you are sadly mistaken.
The African-American community is extremely kind, giving and generous. They will take care of their families, friends, fellow church members, simply because it's the right thing to do. It's been done for years.
2006-10-04 11:06:13 · answer #2 · answered by sylvia 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think if you did a slight more research, you may find the same ratio of these "non volunteering African Americans " equal to their white counterparts of the same regional area. This question makes a generalization that isn't true. Our military personnel as well as voluntarily contracted civilians working over seas in a war zone, are made up of many races and nationalities.
2006-10-03 22:11:28 · answer #3 · answered by Cinderella 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Whenever we make the dreaded mistake like volunteering we have to deal with whites and everyone else projecting their fears and insecurities onto us. And then comes the part where they are trying to "relate" to us so they ask a lot of stupid questions that make you really want to cut off their collective air supplies. By the end of the day we are telling ourselves that no matter what the cause is, and no matter what how much it is worth it to volunteer...we never will do it again...not ever.
Stupid planet we live on.
-Jax6213
2006-10-04 01:08:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
If you are trying to make people angry, congratulations - you've succeeded with me. Your comment sounds absolutely bigoted and ignorant. The worst part is that when people like you make such ignorant comments, a lot of people are simple enough to take for granted you are telling the truth.
2006-10-04 17:06:07 · answer #5 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
What is your basis for your 'theory'? I've known plenty of people of African descent who happily volunteer their time.
2006-10-05 16:02:12 · answer #6 · answered by Dragonfly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We volunteered enough, about 200 years worth!
2006-10-04 06:20:44 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
You have to give a subject in order to make a broad statement like that. I usually have no problem with generalizations, because like it or not, they are true a lot of the times (ie most mexicans are poor). But something like this doesn't cut it.
2006-10-03 22:07:57 · answer #8 · answered by true_skillzz 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
It is not a part of the culture, probably due to the fact that their ancestors were "involuntarily volunteered" for lifelong service, through being owned by someone else.
Many DO volunteer, predominantly through their church activities, that target their own cultural issues, if you really want to know, but that might upset your world view.
2006-10-03 22:07:05 · answer #9 · answered by finaldx 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I want to see some numbers on that. I don't believe what you're saying is true.
2006-10-03 22:01:54 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋