Week 6 Assignment
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Week 6 Assignment 60 Points
Part I (20 points)
Define the following terms:
|Term |Definition |
|White privilege |Is a belief that a white person has an advantage over non-white people because of the color of their |
| |skin. |
|Racial profiling |Is the use of race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin by a law enforcement officer as a |
| |deciding factor on how they are going to handle a particular situation. |
|Racism |A belief that race is the primary determination of human traits and capacities and racial differences|
| |make one race more superior. |
|Reverse discrimination |Discrimination against the dominant or majority group. |
Part II (40 points)
Complete the following using the MySocLab Social Explorer Map: Income Inequality by Race located on your student website: • Select 1 racial group from the list below:
o African American o Asian American o Arab American o Hispanic American/Latino o White/Caucasian
• Write a 250- to 350-word summary of the economic, social, and political standings of that group. Use additional resources if necessary, from the University Library or your textbooks.
As you look at the Hispanic/Latino community over the past 20 years there have been enormous changes. Of course when you look at this community you can see that it has changed huge growth in population. Because of this large growth in population they have seen a growth politically most recently
Week 6 Assignment 60 Points
Part I (20 points)
Define the following terms:
|Term |Definition |
|White privilege |Is a belief that a white person has an advantage over non-white people because of the color of their |
| |skin. |
|Racial profiling |Is the use of race, ethnicity, religion, or national origin by a law enforcement officer as a |
| |deciding factor on how they are going to handle a particular situation. |
|Racism |A belief that race is the primary determination of human traits and capacities and racial differences|
| |make one race more superior. |
|Reverse discrimination |Discrimination against the dominant or majority group. |
Part II (40 points)
Complete the following using the MySocLab Social Explorer Map: Income Inequality by Race located on your student website: • Select 1 racial group from the list below:
o African American o Asian American o Arab American o Hispanic American/Latino o White/Caucasian
• Write a 250- to 350-word summary of the economic, social, and political standings of that group. Use additional resources if necessary, from the University Library or your textbooks.
As you look at the Hispanic/Latino community over the past 20 years there have been enormous changes. Of course when you look at this community you can see that it has changed huge growth in population. Because of this large growth in population they have seen a growth politically most recently