religious and ethnic groups
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 350- to 700-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)?
How has your selected religious group contributed to American culture? Discuss at least one example.
- What is 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 or ethnic groups (such as differences in ancestry, language, or culture)?
How has your selected group contributed to American culture?
- What is 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 course-level appropriate APA guidelines.
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