Eth125 Week 5 Appendix E

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Appendix E

Part I

Define the following terms:

|Term |Definition |
|Racial formation |Is the process by which economic, social and political forces determine the content of importance |
| |of racial categories, and by which they are in turn shaped by racial meanings. |
|Segregation |The physical and social separation of categories of people. |
|De jure segregation |Is the separation of individuals on the basis of race as required by law. |
|Pluralism |This is a state in which people of all ethnic as well as racial categories have about the same |
| |overall social standing. |
|Assimilation |This is the process in which minorities gradually adopt cultural patterns for the dominant majority|
| |of the population. |

Part II

Answer the following questions in 150 to 350 words each:

• Throughout most of U.S. history in most locations, what race has been the majority? What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group?

Throughout most of US history in vast locations, the white race has been known to be the majority. The common ancestral background of most members of this group is European. The White race has been the majority of the population throughout most of U.S. history. The reason for this is that many immigrants came from Europe and began forming the colonies in what is now called the United States. The common ancestral background of White Americans is of European