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    1. The largest ancestral group of European Americans is a. French. b. Irish. c. German. d. Norwegian. 2. Which of the following groups has always been considered White by the English? a. Irish. b. Germans. c. Swedes. d. none of these 3. The principle of third-generation interest states that a. the grandchildren of the original immigrants would have an increased interest in their ethnicity. b. the grandchildren of the original immigrants would have a decreased interest in

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    assumed to share common inborn biological traits, such as bone structure, hair type, skin, or eye color. These distinctions have been used to the detriment or advantage of American groups over time. Whereas ethnicity is associated with culture factors. It is often tied to nationality of origin and characterized by a person’s ethnic traits, customs, and/or associations. Race and ethnicity in some ways go hand in hand and in other ways differ. Although the similarities are not quite the same they still have

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    and ethnic groups, each of which had their own background. In The Kite Runner, Hassan was from the Hazara group and Amir was from the Pashtun group. Normally, these two groups were on polar opposite sides of the scale when it came to social status, where in most cases Hazaras tended to be servants to the Pashtuns. It is true that Hassan was born into a servant family that worked for Amir and his father, but these two boys did not seem to let the stereotypical ways of the Afghan ethnic groups stop

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    Which groups do the authors identify as being the most successful economically? Indian-Americans, Iranian, Lebanese, Chinese-Americans and Mormons. 2. What is one explanation given for the success of these groups? One explanation for the success of these groups is linked to high social classes, believing that richer parents pass on advantages to their children or of immigrants with high skills and education levels. 3. Which black and Hispanic groups outperform some white and Asian groups? Immigrants

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    several sociological theories about why prejudice, discrimination and racism exist. Prejudice and discrimination are two similar terms that deal with negative misjudgments and disrespect. Prejudice is unreasonable feelings and attitudes toward a social group based on preconceived preference without any knowledge or facts about that group’s race or ethnicity. There have been

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    The Ethnic Relation and Culture in Malaysia. By just looking at the title above, you know what I am going to talk about. Yes, you are right, the culture of our magnificent country. Our country is actually envied by many foreigners. Why? Well, one of the main reasons is because of how we Malaysians can live in harmony for many years, even though we consist of many different races and ethnic groups. The culture of our country started out with the unique combination and amount of ethnic groups

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    English colonizers and the ghost of great famine still lingering on and on in their lives, made this ethnic group be convinced that home was longer a home anymore. They descended in United States of America in large numbers. James R. Barrett in his book notes that these people were the first group of immigrants to settle in America. According to him, there were a number of several ethnic groups that have arrived in America. It was, however, the mass exodus of Irish people during and after the great

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    Multiracial adolescent identity. Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology, 16(2), 144-151. doi: 10.1037/a0018668 (a) Contextual information about the purpose/intention of this study: Throughout the history of United States, race has been one of the biggest problems, despite the fact that everyone that lives within United States is a descendent of an immigrant. As a result, researchers have been doing studies for decades on racial-ethnic identities, to understand how race and ethnicity is understood

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    Summary The purpose of the Research is to explore the relationship between ethnic identity’s relationship between Chlamydia and Gonorrhea and its infections among detained African American female adolescents. This study pursues to answer if rates of chlamydia and gonorrhea are higher among detained females than the general population. The hypothesis of This study is that the authors believe “rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among detained adolescent females were disproportionately

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    first name and then upload to the Assignment tab which is due next Sunday.** The following materials are based on Schaefer’s Chapter 5: Ethnicity and Religion 1. The largest ancestral group of European Americans is a. French. b. Irish. c. German. d. Norwegian. 2. Which of the following groups has always been considered White by the English? a. Italians. b. Germans. c. Swedes. d. none of these 3. The principle of third-generation

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