ETH 125 week 4 Appendix D ( ETH/125 week 4 Appendix D ) - 30858

ETH125 week 4 Appendix D (***** All Part I,II,III,IV ) + APA Format + References + as discussed *****)

ETH 125 week 4 Appendix D

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/racial group not your own from the list below.

 Religious groups (based on http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/affiliations-all-traditions.pdf)

• Christianity
• Evangelical Protestant
• Mainline Protestant
• Historically Black Churches
• Roman Catholic
• Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)
• Jehovah’s Witnesses
• Orthodox (Greek, Eastern)

• Judaism
  (Orthodox, Conservative, or Reform)
• Buddhism
  (Theravada or Mahayana)
• Islam
  (Sunni, Shia, Sufism)
• Hinduism

• 
  Racial/Ethnic groups (based on divisions in U.S.
  Census Bureau documents)

• Asian
  (Asian descent)
• Black
  (African descent)
• Hispanic
  and Latino (South or Central American descent)
• Pacific
  Islander (Polynesian descent)
• White
  (European descent)

Part III

 Answer the following questions in 150 to 250 words each about the religious group you selected:

• 
  How does your selected religious group differ from other religious groups (such as in their beliefs, worship practices, or values)?

• 
  What has been the experience of your selected religious group with others that do not share its beliefs or practices?

• 
  In what ways has the religious group you selected contributed to American culture?

• 
  Provide specific examples of prejudice or discrimination your selected religious group has experienced.

• 
  What were the sources of this prejudice or discrimination?

• 
  Does what you’ve learned about this religious group help you understand it? In what ways?

Answer the following questions in 150 to 250 words each about the racial/ethnic group you selected:

• 
  How does your selected racial/ethnic group differ
  from other racial/ethnic groups (such as differences in ancestry, language, or
  culture)?

• 
  What has been your selected group’s experience
  with other groups?

• 
  In what ways has the racial/ethnic group you
  selected contributed to American culture?

• 
  Identify some specific examples of prejudice or
  discrimination that your selected group has experienced historically.

• 
  What were the sources of this prejudice or
  discrimination?

• 
  Does what you’ve learned about this racial/ethnic
  group help you understand it? How?

Part IV

Answer the following questions in 150 to 250 words each:

• How are the prejudice and discrimination experienced by your selected religious group and racial/ethnic group similar?

• How are they different?

• Can you draw any conclusions about discrimination from this comparison?