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9. In your opinion, which group had the easiest time coming to this country? Which group had the hardest time? Why? 10. Which group has made the most socioeconomic gains? Why do you think that group has had more success than
others?
Further Research
11.1 Racial, Ethnic, and Minority Groups
Explore aspects of race and ethnicity at PBS’s site, “What Is Race?”: http://openstaxcollege.org/l/PBS_what_is_race (http://openstaxcollege.org/l/PBS_what_is_race)
11.2 Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination
How far should First Amendment rights extend? Read more about the subject at the First Amendment Center: http://openstaxcollege.org/l/first_amendment_center (http://openstaxcollege.org/l/first_amendment_center)
Learn more about institutional racism at www.splcenter.org (http://www.splcenter.org)
Learn more about how prejudice develops by watching the short documentary “Eye of the Storm”: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjSHOaugO-0 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjSHOaugO-0)
11.3 Theories of Race and Ethnicity
Do you know someone who practices white privilege? Do you practice it? Explore the concept with this checklist: http://openstaxcollege.org/l/white_privilege_checklist (http://openstaxcollege.org/l/white_privilege_checklist) to see how much of it holds true for you or others.
11.4 Intergroup Relationships
So you think you know your own assumptions? Check and find out with the Implicit Association Test: http://openstaxcollege.org/l/implicit_association_test (http://openstaxcollege.org/l/implicit_association_test)
What do you know about the treatment of Australia’s aboriginal population? Find out more by viewing the feature-length documentary Our Generation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcq4oGL0wlI (https://www.youtube.com/ watch?v=Tcq4oGL0wlI)
11.5 Race and Ethnicity in the United States
Are people interested in reclaiming their ethnic identities? Read this article and decide:
The White Ethnic Revival: http://openstaxcollege.org/l/ethnic_revival (http://openstaxcollege.org/l/ethnic_revival)
What is the current racial composition of the United States? Review up-to-the minute statistics at the United States Census Bureau here: http://www.census.gov/ (http://www.census.gov/)
References
11.1 Racial, Ethnic, and Minority Groups
Caver, Helen Bush, and Mary T. Williams. 2011. “Creoles.” Multicultural America, Countries and Their Cultures, December 7. Retrieved February 13, 2012 (http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Bu-Dr/Creoles.html (http://www.everyculture.com/multi/Bu-Dr/Creoles.html) ).
CNN Library. (February 22, 2014). "Trayvon Martin Shooting Fast Facts." CNN US. N.p., Retrieved October 9, 2014 (http://www.cnn.com/2013/06/05/us/trayvon-martin-shooting-fast-facts/)
Dollard, J., et al. 1939. Frustration and Aggression. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press.
Graves, Joseph. 2003. The Emperor's New Clothes: Biological Theories of Race at the Millennium. New Brunswick, NJ:
Rutgers University Press.
Omi, Michael, and Howard Winant. 1994. Racial Formation in the United States: from the 1960s to the 1990s (2nd ed.). New York, NY: Routledge.
Wagley, Charles, and Marvin Harris. 1958. Minorities in the New World: Six Case Studies. New York: Columbia University Press.
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