Eth 175 Appendix F

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Appendix F

John Padgett

Part I

Define the following terms:

Term | Definition |

White privilege | Is the belief that just because you are white you are above persons of color and are entitled to have preference over others. |

Racial profiling | Where the use of an individual’s race or ethnicity by law enforcement personnel, when trying to decide whether to engage in enforcement |

Racism | Is defined by views, practices and actions reflecting the belief that humanity is divided into races and that members of a certain race share certain attributes which make that group as a whole less desirable, more desirable, inferior or superior. The exact definition of racism is controversial and not exactly defined. |

Reverse discrimination | Is the unfair treatment of members of majority groups resulting from preferential policies, as in employment, intended to make the majority group treated unfairly because they are the majority group? |

Part II

Complete the following using the MySocLab Social Explorer Map: Income Inequality by Race located on your student website:

* Select 1 racial group from the list below:

* African American

* Asian American

* Arab American

* Hispanic American/Latino

* White/Caucasian

* Write a 250- to 350-word summary of the economic, social, and political standings of that group. Use additional resources if necessary, from the University Library or your textbooks.

I’m selecting the African American group and from what I see in the chart is that the median size income of the African American in nineteen ninety nine they were about ten thousand dollars less than the White alone house holder. This is significantly smaller and can be a huge difference as to where they would live and what kind of lifestyle they would have. The social standings would be different because they could be living around the people who have the same amount of income or less, which would...