Complete Appendix D.

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Part I

 

Define the following terms:

 

Term	Definition
Ethnic group
Anti-Semitism
Islamophobia
Xenophobia
Persecution
Religious group

 

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?