Complete Appendix D.
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Part I
Define the following terms:
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Definition
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Ethnic group
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Anti-Semitism
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Islamophobia
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Xenophobia
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Persecution
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Religious group
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Part II
Select at least 1 religious and 1 ethnic/racial group not your own from the list below.
· Religious groups (based on http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/affiliations-all-traditions.pdf)
o Christianity
· Evangelical Protestant
· Mainline Protestant
· Historically Black Churches
· Roman Catholic
· Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)
· Jehovah’s Witnesses
· Orthodox (Greek, Eastern)
o Judaism (Orthodox, Conservative, or Reform)
o Buddhism (Theravada or Mahayana)
o Islam (Sunni, Shia, Sufism)
o Hinduism
· Racial/Ethnic groups (based on divisions in U.S. Census Bureau documents)
o Asian (Asian descent)
o Black (African descent)
o Hispanic and Latino (South or Central American descent)
o Pacific Islander (Polynesian descent)
o White (European descent)
Part III
Answer the following questions in 150 to 250 words each about the religious group you selected:
· How does your selected religious group differ from other religious groups (such as in their beliefs, worship practices, or values)?
· What has been the experience of your selected religious group with others that do not share its beliefs or practices?
· In what ways has the religious group you selected contributed to American culture?
· Provide specific examples of prejudice or discrimination your selected religious group has experienced.
· What were the sources of this prejudice or discrimination?
· Does what you’ve learned about this religious group help you understand it? In what ways?
Answer the following questions in 150 to 250 words each about the racial/ethnic group you selected:
· How does your selected racial/ethnic group differ from other racial/ethnic groups (such as differences in ancestry, language, or culture)?
· What has been your selected group’s experience with other groups?
· In what ways has the racial/ethnic group you selected contributed to American culture?
· Identify some specific examples of prejudice or discrimination that your selected group has experienced historically.
· What were the sources of this prejudice or discrimination?
· Does what you’ve learned about this racial/ethnic group help you understand it? How?
Part IV
Answer the following questions in 150 to 250 words each:
· How are the prejudice and discrimination experienced by your selected religious group and racial/ethnic group similar?
· How are they different?
· Can you draw any conclusions about discrimination from this comparison?