Assignment:
Defining Race and Ethnicity
• Post a 200- to 300-word summary that answers both of the following questions:
o What do the terms race and ethnicity mean to you?
o Why are these concepts important to United States society?
The Sociology of Race and Ethnicity
• Use Appendix B to match key terms with their correct descriptions.
6. Assignment: Journal Entry of a Subordinate Group Member
• Resources: Chapter in Racial and Ethnic Groups and U.S. Census Bureau American Fact Finder Web site
• Select any of the subordinate groups from, provided below. Because the chapter does not list all subordinate groups, you may select any other group that has a documented history in the United States.
Subordinate Groups: Native Americans, African Americans, Chinese Americans, Japanese Americans, Arab Americans, Filipino Americans, Korean Americans, Vietnamese Americans, Asian Indians, Hawaiians, Irish Americans, Polish Americans, Norwegian Americans, Jewish Americans, Cuban Americans, Mexican Americans, and
Puerto Ricans.
• Identify and describe which, if any, of these creation and consequence situations the group has faced:
o Creation: migration, annexation, or colonization
o Consequences: extermination, expulsion, secession, segregation, fusion, or assimilation
• Write a fictional, first-person account of the creation and consequence situations of a subordinate group in the United States in the form of a 700- to 1,050-word journal entry.
• Describe, as if you were a member of that subordinate group, where the group originated, how it came to the United States, and one or two locations in the United States where members of your group live. Be creative in your fictional descriptions, but accurate with your facts. Search through chapters of the text, the Internet, or the University Library for information about your chosen group. Of particular usefulness is the People section of the U.S. Census Bureau American Fact Finder Web site .
• Cite your sources according to APA requirements.