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Appendix D
Part I
Define the following terms:
|Term |Definition |
|Ethnic group |Ethnic group is the origin, classification, characteristic of a group such as culture, religion, etc. |
|Anti-Semitism |Anti-Semitism is a discrimination or hatred towards the Jewish. |
|Islamophobia |Islamophobia is prejudice, hatred, or fear of the Muslims. |
|Xenophobia |Xenophobia is dislike or fear of other people who are from other countries |
|Persecution |Persecution is the mistreatment of people who are from another group of beliefs |
|Religious group |Religious group is a group of people who have beliefs or worship for example churches and -temples |
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)
o Christianity
• Evangelical Protestant
• Mainline Protestant
• Historically Black Churches
• Roman Catholic
• Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)
• Jehovah’s Witnesses
• Orthodox (Greek, Eastern)
o Judaism (Orthodox, Conservative, or Reform)
o Buddhism (Theravada or Mahayana)
o Islam (Sunni, Shia, Sufism)
o Hinduism
• Racial/Ethnic groups (based on divisions in U.S. Census Bureau documents)
o Asian (Asian descent)
o Black (African descent)
o Hispanic and Latino (South or Central American descent)
o Pacific Islander (Polynesian descent)
o White (European descent)
Part III
Answer the following questions in 150 to 250 words each about the religious group you selected:
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