Historical Report on Race Jim‚ it was great to hear from you after so many years of us not getting in touch with each other. You mentioned in your last letter that you were writing a research paper on the African American history in the United States‚ and you were hoping I could share some of my experiences and knowledge of my race for your paper. I would love to offer my insight to you for your research. You may be surprised to find out that the first Africans came to North America a full year
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When belief in the inheritance of behavior patterns is coupled with the feeling that certain groups are inherently superior to others it is called a. racism. b. ethnocentrism. c. prejudice. d. racial formation. 3. The hierarchical system for possession of wealth‚ prestige‚ or power is called a. ethnic groups. b. stratification. c. age. d. functionalism. 4. Assimilation tends to
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Course Syllabus College of Humanities Version 8 ETH/125 # AACL17GLZ5 2013-04-15 Cultural Diversity Copyright © 2013‚ 2012‚ 2010‚ 2009‚ 2007‚ 2006 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Course Description This course is designed to educate students about issues of race‚ ethnicity‚ and gender in the United States by presenting historical and modern perspectives on diversity. Policies Faculty and students will be held responsible for understanding and adhering to all policies
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Racial Diversity in Society Worksheet Part 1 Hispanic/Latinos are the fastest growing ethnic minority and the second largest ethnic minority in the United States. The Hispanic/Latino groups mostly live in one of nine states in the United States; as of 1996‚ controlled 75 percent of the electoral votes (Danelle‚ 1996). There are four groups of people that are known as Latinos and Hispanics and are from Mexico‚ Puerto Rico‚ Cuba‚ and other Latin American Origins (Danelle‚ 1996). “The Latino
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Hispanic American Diversity Eth/125 Cultural Diversity (Axia) Hispanic American Diversity Introduction The four Hispanic groups I am going to be writing about are Mexican American‚ Cuban Americans‚ Puerto Ricans‚ and El Salvadorians. The interesting part of these four groups is that they speak the Spanish language. When speaking Spanish‚ each of these four groups‚ have a different dialect; however‚ the spelling is the same‚ they are pronounced the same‚ the words have different meanings. In
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Final Project What information about diversity in the United States has helped you better understand or relate to others in ways that you may not have in the past? Have you learned something new about your own racial‚ ethnic‚ or cultural history? The diversity in the United States has helped me to better understand and relate to others in ways that I may not have in the past. I have learned much from this class and about myself that there is still discrimination and prejudice in the United
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information about diversity in the United States has helped you better understand or relate to others in ways that you may not have in the past? · Have you learned something new about your own racial‚ ethnic‚ or cultural history? · Trends in immigration will continue to shape the demographics of the United States. What will the U.S. population look like in the year 2050? Why do you think so? · What challenges does the United States face due to the diversity of its people?
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Appendix A ETH/125 Vanessa Lee University of Phoenix Part I |Term |Definition | |Diversity |Diversity has traditionally referred to categories like race and gender‚ but diversity | | |experts are increasingly considering a wide range of factors from
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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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How does poverty affect the aging population compared to other age groups? Poverty in men and women over the age of 65 has many different reasons; more women are affected by poverty than men‚ because for one women participate in the labor market differently than men. For the most part men work longer hours for more pay which results in a higher income from the government when they reach retirement. The affect poverty has on the elderly can be severe in some cases; individuals that require medication
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