Uopx Eth/125 Appendix

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Appendix A

Part I

Define the following terms found in Week One and Week Two readings:

|Term |Definition |

|Diversity |Term used to describe an abundance of different features, races, ethnicities and people. |

|Ethnocentrism |Term used to describe when people think that their ethnicity is superior to someone |

| |else’s. |

|Melting pot |Term used to describe an area that is assimilated or mixed with people of various |

| |backgrounds, religions, race and etc. |

|Minority group |Term used to describe people who have little to no control over their own lives. |

| |(Typically African Americans, Hispanics, Elderly, Women and Disabled) |

|Emigration |Term meaning when an individual departs one country to settle in another country. |

|Immigration |Term meaning coming into a new country to live here permanently. |

|Culture |Term used to describe the customs, traditions and beliefs of various peoples. |

Part II

Answer each question in 250 to 350 words:

1. What are some of the ways groups of people are identified?

a. Some of the ways groups of people are identified are race, ethnicity, culture, religion, beliefs and class. Groups of people are identified by things that they have in common. Grouping is how people identify others like them and therefore they find a place to...