Examining ethnic differences in achievement 1. The definition of an ethnic group is a group of people of the same race or nationality that share the same cultural norms and values. 2. Three ways in which the education system may encourage separation between children of different ethnic backgrounds are: Labelling and teacher racism‚ many teachers label their students and studies by interactionist sociologists found out that many teachers labelled black children as disruptive and they didn’t
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Ethnic Conflicts are a very important issue that can affect a whole country/state. Ethnic conflicts within a state belong to identity conflicts that are a type of internal conflicts. Sometimes the term ethnic conflict is used to describe a large range of internal conflicts .Before talking about ethnic conflict‚ it is important to know the meaning of ethnicity. . Ethnic groups usually have collectivity or psychological communities who share a combination of historical experience and valued cultural
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2. Discuss the effect that modernization has had on ethnic identification and ethnic conflict. The effect modernization has had on ethnic identification and ethnic conflict is not a great one. Early modernization theorists‚ who were quite optimistic about the positive effects of literacy‚ urbanization‚ and modern values‚ clearly underestimated the extent to which these factors might mobilize various ethnic groups and set them against each other (Handelman‚ 2011‚ p. 113). Modernization challenged
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religions‚ languages‚ economic groups‚ and other cultural groups. In order to be a successful manager in today’s very diverse society a manager needs to be open and understanding of cultural differences‚ different ethnicities‚ and gender differences among employees. Diversity is the presence of people from a wide range of backgrounds all possessing different traits. Some possible contributors to diversity include but are not limited to differences in age‚ race‚ ethnic origin‚ culture‚ physical abilities
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Part I Define the following terms: Term Definition Ethnic group Anti-Semitism Islamophobia Xenophobia Persecution Religious group Part II Select at least 1 religious and 1 ethnic group not your own from the list below. • Religious groups (based on http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/affiliations-all-traditions.pdf) o Christianity • Evangelical Protestant • Mainline Protestant • Historically Black Churches • Roman Catholic • Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)
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Ethnic Identity is an Interactional Identity: The Instrumentalist Approach. This paper will discuss about the concept of ethnic identity as interactional identity by looking at the instrumentalists approach. In order to make sure that this paper is well – discussed‚ organized and easy to be understood‚ it will be divided into three section; introduction‚ core assumptions and arguments before we can sonclude the discussion. In the introduction section‚ we will examine the definition of ethnic identity
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to race and ethnicity in sentencing decisions. Empirical data demonstrates vast disparity and reveals a juxtaposition of conflicting theories pertaining to race‚ ethnicity‚ and sentencing outcomes. For many years‚ people of different racial and ethnic backgrounds have been over-represented throughout the criminal justice system. Walker (2003)‚ Spohn (2000‚ 2002)‚ Kault (2002) and DeLone (2000‚ 2003) have researched extensively on this topic and theorise that there are several facets of what they
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Name: Garfield The Relationship between Language and Ethnic Identity in China: A focus on the Tibetan Language To begin with‚ according to the background history of the Tibetan language‚ it is not mere a language like modern English with a wide extend of speakers who can comprehend each other easily depending on familiar vocabulary‚ grammar. As an old linguistic proverb states: “a dialect is a language without an army and a language is a dialect with an army‚ and Tibetan can be considered
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The Power in a Name The term “ethnic” when in conjunction with the word “literature” in the academic discourse community of students‚ often brings out mixed feelings of excitement and dread. On the one hand‚ students understand that they will be getting away from the canonical American literature – which can equal boring in their eyes; on the other hand‚ students interpret the term “ethnic literature” to mean distinctive – which can equal confusing or ambiguous – and perhaps at times not relatable
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D. (1991) Practical Ideas for Multicultural Learning and Teaching in the Primary Classroom. London: Routledge Hicks‚ D Hill‚ D. and Cole‚ M. (2001) SCHOOLING and Equality: fact‚ concept and policy. London: Kogan Page Limited. Jeffcoate‚ R. (1984) Ethnic Minorities And Education. London: Harper & Row‚ Publishers Klein‚ G Modgil et al (1996) Multicultural Education: The Interminable Debate. London: The Falmer Press Nehaul‚ K Parker-Jenkins‚ M. (1995) Children of Islam: A Teacher’s Guide to Meeting
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