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Ethnicity:

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• Debunk 1 stereotype
• Culture impacts on

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• 1 Struggle through

history

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Ethnicity: Group1- Middle Eastern Americans

Group Members

Define Ethnicity

Struggles Through History
You can mention September 11 attacks for example

Stereotype Debunked

Group Reflection
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References

Chapter 5

Racial and
Ethnicity

Video

u https://youtu.be/OLIKvHsVjgE

Learning Objectives

u Understand the meaning of race
u Learn classifications of race
u Understand the meaning of ethnicity
u Learn about classifications of

ethnicity
u Be able to distinguish between race

and ethnicity

Race vs Ethnicity

Review

u Race- a group of people who
have been socially categorized

u Basis of some distinctive
physical trait

u Skin color

u Facial characteristics

u Ethnicity or Ethnic group

u A group of people sharing the
same cultural characteristics

u Which have been acquired
(learned) through shared
social experiences

Race

u Race is a socially constructed
phenomenon

u Categories differ with different
societies and nations

u Within the United States is based
on physical features

How is race
used?
u How/where do we use

racial classification?

u Census

u Birth certificates

u Marriage Licenses

u College Applications

u Determines eligibility
for scholarships

Five
Recognized
Races in the
United
States

White (Caucasian/European
American)

Black/African American

Native American and Alaskan
Native

Asian

Native Hawaiian or other Pacific
Islander

What is Ethnicity

u Based on heritage

u The 6 primary ethnic groups* in the United States
are:

u Native Americans (American Indians)

u European Americans (Whites)

u African Americans (Blacks)

u Hispanic Americans (Latinos)

u Asian Americans

u Middle Eastern Americans

*ethnic subgroups exist within each

Ethnicity-
Native
Americans

u The only ethnic group that is truly American

u Roughly one-half of the names of the states in
America are from Indian languages

u Now comprise less than 1% of the entire U.S.
population.

u There are more than 550 tribes.

u Approximately 1,000 languages were spoken by
Native Americans before the Europeans arrived.

u Have a long tradition of respect for and
connection to nature

u Culture reminds us to balance the quest for
manipulation and control of the physical
environment with respect for nature

Ethnicity – Hispanic
Americans

u Hispanic heritage in the United States predates the
arrival of many European immigrants by many
years

u Colonies of Hispanic Americans have been
traced back to the early 1500s

u Puerto Rico was annexed in the United States in the
late 19th century and its citizens were granted
American citizenship in 1917

u Fastest growing minority population

u Based on a survey in 2008, Hispanic Americans
originate from:

u México (65.5%)

u Puerto Rico (8.6%)

u Central América (8.2%)

u South América (6%)

u Cuba (3.7%)

u Other origins (8%)

Ethnicity- African
Americans
u Vast majority were brought to the United

States against their will

u Legislation allowed

u Slave families only existed under the
slave master’s approval

u Slaves and their children were property
of slave owners

u Slave owners could break up the
marriage by selling the slave

u Jim Crowe laws

u continued to oppress African Americans

u After the abolishment of slavery
(segregated schools, denied right to
vote).

u Discrimination still exist

Ethnicity- Asian
Americans

u U.S. Census Bureau defined Asians as a
single race

u Similar to other minorities, individuals of
Asian descent were not allowed:
u To marry whites
u Own homes
u Obtain a formal education
u Restrictions on areas available to live

u Forced to create own
u Restaurants
u Businesses
u Housing areas “Chinatowns”

u Second fastest growing minority
population.

u The second most widely spoken non-
English language is Chinese

Ethnicity-
European
Americans

u Often referred to as white or
Caucasians.

u Expect to decline from 66%
(2008) to 46% by 2050.

u Discrimination was shown more
to ethnic subgroups

u Irish- drunk, violent, and
stupid (INNA- Irish Need
Not Apply)

u German and Italian- War
mongers due to WWI and
WWII

u Two spectrums of stereotypes
from inbred rednecks to silver
spoon privileged

u Often seen as racist just because
of skin color

Ethnicity-
Middle Eastern
Americans

u Includes descendants of Middle
East and North Africa

u Categorized as white in the U.S.
Census Bureau

u From 1.19 million (2000) to 1.80
million (2012) 51% increase

u Profiling, hate crimes, and more
began to rise in the 1970s due to
media and political portrayal of
people from the Middle East
being greedy, tyrannical,
oppressive, oil sheiks and
terrorist extremists.

u 9/11 caused further profiling and
acts of hate

Review

u What is race?
u What are the U.S. classification of

race?
u What is ethnicity?
u What are the top classifications of

ethnicity in the United States?
u What are the differences between

race and ethnicity?

References

Jerome, F., & Taylor, R. (2005). Einstein on race and racism. New

Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press.

Krogstad, J. (2014, March 24). Census Bureau explores new Middle
East/North Africa ethnic category. Retrieved May 22, 2015, from

http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/03/24/census-bureau-

explores-new-middle-eastnorth-africa-ethnic-category/

Schwartz, S.E. & Conley, C.A., (2000). Human diversity: A guide for

understanding. New York: McGraw-Hill.

Thompson, A., & Cuseo, J. (2014). Diversity: And the college experience

(2nd ed.). Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt.