Eth125 Week 5 Assignment 1

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Appendix E

Part I

Define the following terms:

|Term |Definition |

|Racial formation |Is the process by which these socio-historical designations of race are created and manipulated. |

|Segregation |Is the seperation of people based on race, religion, ethnic group, sex, or social class. |

|De jure segregation |Is segregation that is imposed by law. |

|Pluralism |Condition in which minority groups participate in society, yet maintain their distinctions. |

|Assimilation |Is when one group of people are absorbed into a larger group of people. |

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 most of the U.S history in almost all locations the race which has been the majority is the “White race” which comprises both Hispanic Americans which has the highest proportion of the population in the Middle Western side of our country around 85 percent, and the Non-Hispanic which make up 79 percent of our population. “White” people usually refers to those individuals who carry a very light pigmentation of their skin however defining and reinforcing a very straightforward denotation of ethnicity and race, it is important to understand the origin of these individuals and most historical background research links them back to the Europe, Middle East or North Africa this portrays what a multicultural society we are, diverse individuals immigrated from different countries to make up what we are today encompassing different cultures, different...