Defining Race and Ethnicity The term race is defined as a racial group that is socially set apart because of obvious physical differences. Such as hair color‚ earlobe shapes‚ the color of one’s skin‚ the hair texture‚ and so on for the obvious. On the United States the skin color is another obvious difference the main obvious difference. People in the Unites States have learned informally that skin color is important and hair color is unimportant. Americans have traditionally classified and classify
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Race‚ Ethnicity‚ and Prejudice-Online Project At one point in time the U.S. Census defined someone as a "negro" if they were one-sixteenth black. That is‚ if one of your sixteen great-great grandparents was of African descent (and the other fifteen were of "white" European descent)‚ you were defined as "negro". In Jamaica‚ people believed to be of "pure" African descent are described as black. People who are bi-racial are usually described as "colored". In Brazil‚ there are even more differentiations
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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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What Causes Sexual Orientation Sexual orientation is a largely controversial subject in today’s society. And in the topic of sexual orientation‚ there is a question that is always asked. “What causes or determines the sexual orientation of a human being‚ and can sexual orientation be changed?” There is no set answer to this because there are multiple theories and components that contribute to sexual orientation. Almost all theories fall under the ideology category because of all the different
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Ethnicity & race are distinct from nationality‚ another term commonly used to describe a group of people with shared traits. Nationality is identity with a group of people who share legal attachment & personal allegiance to a particular country. RISE OF NATIONALITIES A nation or nationality is a group of people tied together to a particular place through legal status & cultural tradition. In principle‚ the cultural values shared with others of the same ethnicity derive from religion‚ language
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Identity is who a person is. Identity is a complexly layered subject that allows people to either distinguish one from others‚ or generally organize a group of people who have similarities. Identity is made up of a lot of factors‚ but the most influential factor has to be gender. Gender‚ traditionally‚ is being categories only to male and female. People tend to identify male as a person that has a male sexual organ and vice versa for female. Usually‚ male is more masculine‚ strong‚ work and tends
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Race and Ethnicity. The two terms have overlapping meanings and consequences‚ as both are group identities based on the concepts of: shared ancestry‚ shared culture‚ and often shared physical characteristics. On the first day of class we defined both (broadly). Race is a category based on similar physical appearance and social status where as Ethnicity is a category based on shared culture and/or heritage. While the definitions are different‚ the two are usually easily confused for one another. One
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Race vs. Ethnicity If we were to go out on the streets today and ask “what is the difference between race and ethnicity?”‚ most people would probably answer “I don’t know” or “ They are the same thing”. One of the most confused concepts of defining one another is the distinguishing of race and ethnicity. In the past‚ people either thought one was the other or there was simply no difference. Labeling people in the world is often done without proper knowledge and can lead to making a false accusation
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create enormous turmoil in our society. Gender plays a significant role in society‚ several groups experience harsher oppression than others‚ LGBT (Lesbian‚ gay‚ bisexual and transgender) individuals are highly discriminated against due to mistreatment and stereotyping from society. Judgement against anyone is morally wrong‚ and I feel
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NAME -ADESOLA ABODERIN MATRIC NUMBER- PAU/SMC/MSCFT7/140001 COURSE CODE -COM 606 COURSE TITLE- MEDIA‚ HUMAN PERSON AND SOCIETY A PAPER ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF GROUP IDENTITY IN THE MEDIA: RACE AND ETHNICITY. ABSTRACT The media is an industry where the competition is intense and it has been used by the government individuals‚ organizations‚ institutions‚ society‚ and family etc. for various purposes. However‚ due to the increasing competition in the industry‚ many at times the functions and
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