SOC 262 Week 1 Indivudual Definition of Race
SOC 262 Week 1 Indivudual Definition of Race
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper discussing the current view that race is a social construction supported by political realities. Include the following:
•How does this view compare with the biological view of race?
•How did the biological view justify unequal treatment towards racial and ethnic minorities?
•Which approach – assimilation, melting pot, fusion and/or pluralism – matches most closely to the new definition of race in contemporary America? Explain your answer.
•What evidence supports the view that race is a social construction?
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines, and include at least two sources in addition to the textbook.
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Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper answering the following:
Select either the Cherokee Nation or Navajo Nation and specifically answer these questions.
•Where are they located in the U.S. today?
•Were they forcibly removed from their ancestral lands? How?
•Do they have a reservation today?
•What is their legal standing with the U.S. government?
•How many enrolled members are there in the tribe?
•How is tribal membership defined?
•What form of government do they practice? Can both men and women be on the governing body?
•Do they have an official language other than English or Spanish? Is the language taught in Indian schools?
Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines and a reference list, if needed.
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Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper, including the following:
The Latino/Hispanic group is the only ethnic category counted separately by the United States Census. According to the U.S. Census, a Latino/Hispanic person can be of any race. Describe the variability within the category of “Latino” group, as defined by the U.S. Census.
Include in the paper:
• When this census category became official (the first time it was used in the United States Census)
• At least five distinctive subgroups that belong under this broad category
• How people from Africa, both slaves and freemen, became part of the Latino population in the U.S.
• How color is viewed within the Hispanic/Latino group today (i.e. a Mexican who is Black)
• The role (and variability) of language in defining groups as “Latino”
• The role (and variability) of religion in defining groups as “Latino”
• The role (and variability) of culture within the category of “Latino”
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