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    ETH 125: Quiz 4 *Ethnicity and Religion* **Please highlight the correct answer. Once completed‚ save and rename the file with your first name and then upload to the Assignment tab which is due next Sunday.** The following materials are based on Schaefer’s Chapter 5: Ethnicity and Religion 1. The largest ancestral group of European Americans is a. French. b. Irish. c. German. d. Norwegian. 2. Which of the following groups has always been considered White by the English

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    “ethnic differences in educational achievement are primarily the result of school factors”  Most studies found that overall ethnic minorities tend to do less well than other members of the population when it comes to educational achievement. The government sponsored “Swann report” found that “Asians” did almost as well as “Whites” however not as well‚ one Asian group in particular the “Bangladeshi’s” did particularly badly and “West Indians” preformed considerably worse than “Whites”. Many factors

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    Police Corruption and Ethnicity Gretchen Conwell CJA/344 Stephen Humphries On July 16‚ 2009‚ Henry Louis Gates‚ Jr. a Harvard professor was returning home from a trip to the Republic of China. Exiting the rented limousine the University provided from him‚ he approached the front door to his home. While struggling with the door trying to gain entrance to his home his driver proceeded to help by trying to force the door open. Police that were in the area proceeded to arrest Gates and spurned

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    EFFECT OF ETHNICITY ON THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OF NIGERIA CHAPTER 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION Nigeria is by far the most populated of Africa’s countries‚ with more than one-seventh of the continent’s people. The people belong to many different ethnic groups. These groups give the country a rich culture‚ but they also pose major challenges to nation building. Ethnic strife has plagued Nigeria since it gained independence in 1960. Officially known as the ‘Federal Republic of Nigeria’‚ she has a federal

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    Race Homework After taking the quiz‚ it gives me a deeper impression of what race really is‚ and provide me a clear‚ new‚ and accurate understanding about how we are different. From the previous study I knew that human DNA can be traced back to Africa population‚ we have the same ancestry. But I have never further my thought to think about why there are differences among us. The differences and variation of us such as skin color‚ height‚ and susceptibility to disease is because changes in genes

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    roles and vice versa‚ so it’s very hard to just convert a culture into practicing something totally different. Nolen‚ Stephanie. "The limits of freedom for educated girls in Malala’s Pakistan." Globe and Mail. (2012): n. page. Web. 9 Jan. 2013. Ethnicity The world has a very complex history with

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    McCracken Ethnicity Discrimination in the Workplace This essay discusses ethnicity discrimination in the workplace‚ more specifically language discrimination on the basis of national origin. National origin discrimination in the workplace occurs when a company makes employment decisions based on a person’s origins‚ birthplace‚ culture‚ surname‚ language or accent. The Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits workplace discrimination based on religion‚ national origin‚ race‚ color

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    Race and ethnicity are important concepts in the field of sociology and are ones that are studied a great deal. Race plays a large role in everyday human interactions and sociologists want to study how‚ why‚ and what the outcomes are of these interactions. Sociologists look at many questions related to race and ethnicity‚ including what is the difference between race and ethnicity. Within sociology‚ the terms raceethnicity‚ minority‚ and dominant group all have very specific and different meanings

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    Running Head: POLISH ETHNICITY AND DISCRIMINATION Polish Ethnicity and Discrimination Bobbie Walker Axia College at University of Phoenix Polish Ethnicity and Discrimination I was born to parents who come from an extensively varied ethnic background‚ most of which consists of European descent. However‚ my parents have a large amount of Polish background coming from both of their sides of the family. Nearly all that I recall comes from many stories and conversations that were

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    Gary K. Bradley Jr. University of Phoenix Instructor: Diana Mitchell WK 2: Ethnicity and the Police Outline Part 1 Option 2: Speech CJA/334 3/30/2015 Public Opinion of Police by different Ethnic group. Today I am here to talk to you‚ the citizen of our great community about the police that serve us. Let me make this clear‚ I’m not here to talk about the performance of the police that serve our community. Today I’m here to see and understand where public opinion of police stands. During my study

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