Throughout most of U.S. history‚ in most locations‚ the majority race has been White/Caucasian according to the (US Census) 72% of the population were White‚ the ancestry is primarily of European decent including Germany‚ Ireland‚ England‚ Italy‚ Scandinavia‚ and Poland‚ with some in the Middle East and North Africa. The highest population of the White race is in the Midwestern states. I believe that the longer your ancestors live in America the degree of mixed heritage‚ will become increased
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University of Phoenix Material Appendix A Part I Define the following terms found in Week One and Week Two readings: |Term |Definition | |Diversity |Differences within the same group or organization. | |Ethnocentrism |The tendency to assume that one’s culture and way of life are superior
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Material Stereotypes and Prejudice Worksheet Please complete the following exercises‚ remembering that you are in an academic setting and should remain unbiased‚ considerate‚ and professional when completing this worksheet. Part I Select three of the identity categories below and name or describe at least 3 related stereotypes for each: • Race • Ethnicity • Religion • Gender • Sexual orientation • Age • Disability |Category
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Final Assignment By: Annell Delara September 12‚ 2013 ETH/125 Cultural Diversity Instructor: Keith Makedonsky The information that I have learned about diversity in the United States has helped me better understand our society and relate to different people. I think that diversity is a beautiful thing that we should embrace instead of looking at negatively. The United States has come a long way in terms of discrimination and prejudice against different people from different cultures‚ backgrounds
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Final Project: Race and Your Community Mel Morgan October 12‚ 2010 ETH/125 Instructor: Gail DeCina‚ L.C.S.W‚ C.A.P. I live in Charlotte North Carolina; I just purchased a home in a community called Ballantyne. This community is on what we consider the south side of Charlotte. In February of this year‚ members of my community were told that there was going to be a public housing development built on a seven acre lot that has been vacant for many years. An emergency community meeting
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ETH-125-Week 6 Appendix F University of Phoenix Material Appendix F Part I Define the following terms: |Term |Definition | |White privilege |White privilege is an immunity‚ right or privilege that is given to white people. | | |(Dictionary.com 2012)
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Using the information presented in Ch. 10 of your text and other scholarly sources‚ describes the attributes that are commonly associated with wise people. Identify a person you have known in your life or someone you have never met. Write a 700- to 900-word paper addressing the following: • What characteristics of wisdom does this individual possess? • What makes him or her wise? • Which of these attributes do you believe you have developed most fully? • Which do you believe you need to develop
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University of Phoenix Material Appendix A Part I Define the following terms: |Term |Definition | |Diversity |The concept of diversity covers an area of both acceptance as well as respect‚ this means | | |that it gives an understanding to each of us that every single individual is unique and | |
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Racial and ethnic groups ETH 125 Racial and ethnic groups Habeeb Akande (2013) said “Religious discrimination is not like racial discrimination. One you choose for yourself‚ the other God chose for you”. When a person is born into a group‚ like Hispanic‚ they make no choice. When a person joins a religion‚ like Jehovah’s Witnesses‚ it is by choice. Some people are brought to a religion by family‚ but at some point they make a choice to stay‚ or not to stay‚ involved. Whether it is religious
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University of Phoenix Material Appendix C Part I Define the following terms: Term | Definition | Discrimination | Discrimination is when you treat someone in a way that can be negative or positive( being in favor of) based on their group’s (race‚ religious‚ gender‚ ethnic‚ background‚ etc.) instead of their individual work. | Institutional discrimination | Institutional discrimination is when a company or a major dominant group promotes biased treatment to a certain group of people based
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