Race

Appendix E

Amber Mainville

ETH/125

06/28/2012

Diana Pittman

University of Phoenix Material

Appendix E

Part I

Define the following terms:

|Term |Definition |

|Racial formation |A sociohistorical process by which racial categories |

| |Are created, inhibited, transformed, and destroyed. (Education, 2012) |

|Segregation | The physical separation of two groups, often |

| |imposed on a subordinate group by the dominant group. (Education, 2012) |

|De jure segregation |Children assigned to schools specifically to |

| |Maintain racially separated schools. (Education, 2012) |

|Pluralism |Mutual respect for one another’s culture, a respect |

| |that allows minorities to express their own culture without suffering |

| |Prejudice or discrimination. (Education, 2012) |

|Assimilation |The process by which a subordinate individual or |

| |Group takes on the characteristics of the dominant group. |

Part II

Answer the following questions in 150 to 350 words each:

• Throughout most of U.S. history in most locations, what race has been the majority? What is the common ancestral background of most members of this group?...