1 WHAT IS ETHNICITY? An ethnicity‚ or ethnic group‚ is a social group of people who identify with each other based on common ancestral‚ social‚ cultural‚ or national experience. Membership of an ethnic group tends to be associated with shared cultural heritage‚ ancestry‚ history‚ homeland‚ language (dialect)‚ or ideology‚ and with symbolic systems such as religion‚ mythology and ritual‚ cuisine‚ dressing style‚ physical appearance‚ etc. The largest ethnic groups in modern times can comprise hundreds
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Using material from Item A and elsewhere assess sociological explanations for ethnic differences in educational achievement. As well as social class‚ ethnicity also plays an important part in educational achievement. Just as we can think of everyone as belonging to a social class‚ we can also see individuals being part of an ethnic group. Lawson and Garrod (2000) define ethnic groups as ‘people who share common history‚ customs‚ language and religion‚ and who see themselves as a distinct unit’
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Associate Program Material Diversity Worksheet Answer each question in 50 to 150 words. Provide citations for all the sources you use. 1. What is diversity? Why is diversity valued? Diversity is the range of different things‚ it includes important and interrelated dimensions of human identity such as race‚ ethnicity‚ gender‚ gender identity and expression‚ socio-economic status‚ nationality‚ citizenship‚ religion‚ sexual orientation‚ ability and age. Diversity is valued because‚ it is associated
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The ethnic majority in a particular place are‚ not necessarily those with the largest numbers‚ but those with social and political power. It is also the case that often terms describing race are fairly meaningless. People from the ‘British race’ for example originate from many other cultures and countries‚ depending on how far back you trace their family trees. 2. Prejudiced language Language can be used to make certain ethnic groups appear to be outsiders‚ or different from the ethnic majority
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The contemporary Caribbean society is comprised of various forms of culture and ethnic backgrounds. The main influential force behind this cultural diversification is due to slavery and Indentureship. Indentureship is the state or period of being a servant bound to service for a specified time in return for passage to a colony. The Indentureship system lasted from 1838 to 1917. This system consists of a variety of ethnic groups such as east Indians‚ white labourers and Chinese. Indeed this system
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or involving of various races (pluralism). ❖ Minority and majority are able to maintain their separate identities‚ yet freely participate in the country’s social institutions‚ from education to politics. ❖ A condition in which members of diverse ethnic‚ racial‚ religious‚ or social groups maintain their traditional cultures or special interests within a common (shared) culture. In this type of a society‚ no particular group is demanded to forgo their lifestyle; in fact they are allowed to practice
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success of being one of the most popular tourist destinations in the world. Singapore is a multi-ethnic society comprising of different racial groups such as Indian‚ Malay‚ Chinese and Westerners. As a result‚ the country embraces a cosmopolitan culture and this also serves as a key attraction for tourists. The Singapore Government has always stressed on the importance of social harmony of the various ethnic groups hence‚ that ethnicity has created a base to the tourism development in Singapore. An
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freedom? A.Black Codes B.the Emancipation Proclamation C.the Magnuson Act D.Executive Order 8802 Answer Key: B Question 6 of 25 1.0 Points Symbolic ethnicity occurs when members of which group identifies with an ethnic group? A.mixed-race Americans B.ethnic minorities C.racial minorities D.whites E.B & C Answer Key: D Question 7 of 25 1.0 Points A government accountability study found that the Indian Health Service was pushing
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Religion and Ethnic Diversity By Joseph Dillon For the first part of my paper I have chosen Roman Catholic as the religion I want to discuss in my report. The Roman Catholic religion differs in several ways from other religions‚ but some have the same values as the Roman Catholic religion. The chief teachings of the Catholic Church are: God’s objective existence; God’s interest in individual human beings‚ who can into relations with God (through prayer); the Trinity; the divinity of
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forge fellowship with those who share the same interests‚ passion as well as similar moral and religious values. Thus‚ it is not surprising to observe that in some Asian country‚ mature students at the upper secondary level have friends of the same ethnic and religious backgrounds. At the university level‚ it is even more apparent. Even the Ministry of education has voiced concern over this phenomenon where polarization is prominent. The Indians‚ Chinese and Malays hardly mix with each other and are
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