Appendix E

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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. |

|Segregation |The physical separation of two groups often imposed on a subordinate group by the dominating group.|

|De jure segregation |Children assigned to schools specifically to maintain racially separated schools. |

|Pluralism |Mutual respect for one another’s culture, a respect that allows minorities to express their own |

| |culture without suffering prejudice or discrimination. |

|Assimilation |The process by which a subordinate individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant|

| |one |

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? Throughout history the majority of race in many locations has been dominantly “white”. “White” meaning both Caucasian and non-Caucasians (Hispanics/Latino) mainly anyone with a lighter pigmentation to their skin color, with 79% of the general population being from Hispanic origin. The common ancestral background for many Americans comes from Europe and the Middle East. Many of the ancestors who homesteaded here came to the northern states now known as Massachusetts,...