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Religious and Ethnic Groups Paper Instructions
Part I
Select at least one religious and one ethnic/racial group that is not your own from the following list:
· Religious groups (based on http://religions.pewforum.org/pdf/affiliations-all-traditions.pdf)
· Christianity
· Evangelical Protestant
· Mainline Protestant
· Historically Black Churches
· Roman Catholic
· Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)
· Jehovah’s Witnesses
· Orthodox (Greek, Eastern)
· Judaism (Orthodox, Conservative, or Reform)
· Buddhism (Theravada or Mahayana)
· Islam (Sunni, Shia, Sufism)
· Hinduism
· Ethnic groups (found in Ch. 5, 11, and 14 of Racial and Ethnic Groups.)
Part II
Write a 700- to 1,400-word paper in which you consider the following regarding the religious group and ethnic group you selected:
Religious group:
· How does your selected religious group differ from other religious groups, such as in their beliefs, worship practices, or values?
· Identify one experience of your selected religious group with other groups that do not share its beliefs or practices?
· Identify one way the religious group you selected contributed to American culture?
· Identify an example of prejudice or discrimination your selected religious group has experienced.
· What was the source of this prejudice or discrimination?
· Briefly summarize how your perception of this group has changed as a result of your exploration of the selected religion.
Ethnic group:
· How does your selected ethnic group differ from other racial/ethnic groups, such as differences in ancestry, language, or culture?
· Identify one experience of your selected ethnic group with other groups that do not share its beliefs or practices?
· Identify one way the ethnic group you selected contributed to American culture?
· Identify an example of prejudice or discrimination your selected ethnic group has experienced.
· What was the source of this prejudice or discrimination?
· Briefly summarize how your perception of this group has changed as a result of your exploration of the selected religion.
Provide citations for all the sources you use.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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