Minority Group Relations

Summer, 2014

Assignment Schedule:

  1. Read the text and turn in Reflection Questions to Ferrante and Browne's, The Social Construction of Race and Ethnicity in the United States, Second Edition. (100 points)
  1. Write two papers(one for each of the two categories listed below).Papersshouldbe between 10 and 15 pages inlength and include a reference page of at least seven (7) referencesotherthanthe text.Write papers in APA or other recognized format.(150 X 2 = 300 points)
  1. Prepare aPower Point for presentation of each paper you write (see #2 above). (50 X 2 = 100 points)
  1. Write a position paper (4-5 pages) discussing your views regarding racial profiling toward persons of Middle Eastern descent today. Provide at least two references. (100 points)
  1. Define and illustrate each term (listed below under “Terms”). (100 points)

Topics for papers and presentations by Category

Category 1:Race/Ethnic group: this paper will take onerace/ethnic group (listed belowand discuss the following items as they relate to the group selected.

  1. Discuss the origin of the group's presence in the United States.
  2. Explain the group's strengths and contributions (i.e., language, cultural expressions, art, music, etc.) toward American society.
  3. State particular difficulties (prejudice, discrimination, oppression, etc.) the group selected has had in functioning in the dominant American culture.
  4. What policies have been implemented to address the discrimination of this group?
  5. What specific knowledge and skills are important to helping one be culturally competent in working with this group as a social worker, psychologist, teacher, nurse, business person, minister, etc.?

Choose one of the following:

Native Americans

African Americans

Hispanic Americans

Asian Americans (Vietnamese, Laotian, Cambodian, Hmong)

Indian Americans

Russian Americans

Japanese Americans

Chinese Americans

European Americans

Jewish Americans

Arab Americans

Category 2: Minority group: this paper will take a minority group (listed below) and discuss the following items as they relate to the group selected.

  1. Discuss the roots of discrimination with this group.
  2. Provide a history of how this group has faced discrimination and oppression.
  3. What forces are at work to maintain discrimination?
  4. What forces are at work to alleviate discrimination?
  5. What policies have been developed to help alleviate discrimination?
  6. Discuss your own views concerning discrimination of this group.
  7. What specific knowledge and skills are important to helping one be culturally competent in working with this group as a social worker, psychologist, teacher, nurse, business person, minister, etc.?

List of groups:

Women

Gays and Lesbians

Handicapped (physical, mental, blind, deaf)

Elderly

Obese

Religious groups (i.e., Mormons, Moslems, Jehovah Witnesses)

Terms to both “define” and “illustrate”:

Racism

Prejudice

Discrimination

Oppression

Powerlessness

Exploitation

Acculturation

Stereotyping

Assimilation

Integration

Amalgamation

Pluralism

Domination

Segregation

De jure segregation

De facto segregation

Genocide

Annihilation (ethnic cleansing)

Ethnicity

Minority group

Culture

Cultural pluralism

Ethnicity

Affirmative action

Sexism

Ageism

Separate but equal

Racial Profiling

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