PREJUDICE, ASSIMILATION, AND DISCRIMINATION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT

Choose a country other than where you currently reside and examine its history of identity group interactions and the current challenges that have emerged from this history. Consider the impacts of colonialism, modernization, economic competition, labor demands, language, religion, ideology, and governmental policies. Understanding history informs understanding of how identity challenges are addressed in other parts of the world. Choose one of the following identity groups from the list below. You will analyze socio-psychological and sociological theories of prejudice that influence identity group issues and you will have an opportunity to propose new strategies for improving identity group relations in global society. Consider the impacts of colonialism, modernization, economic competition, labor demands, language, religion, ideology, and governmental policies. Understanding history informs understanding of how identity challenges are addressed in other parts of the world. PREJUDICE, ASSIMILATION, AND DISCRIMINATION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT

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Note: In the Week 3 and Week 4 Discussions, you are required to choose different identity groups to analyze. (In Week 3, use a group within the United States. In Week 4, use same group in a country other than the United States).

For your Course Project, you must use one of the groups you chose in either Week 3 or Week 4 to be the focus of your analysis.

• Native Americans
• African Americans

Sociology: Understanding and changing the social world. (2016). University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing. https://open.lib.umn.edu/sociology/

Chapter 10: Race and Ethnicity

10.1 Racial and Ethnic Relations: An American DilemmaLinks to an external site. (pp. 327–330) https://open.lib.umn.edu/sociology/chapter/10-1-racial-and-ethnic-relations-an-american-dilemma/

Chapter 10: Race and Ethnicity

10.3 PrejudiceLinks to an external site. (pp. 337–340) https://open.lib.umn.edu/sociology/chapter/10-3-prejudice/

Chapter 10: Race and Ethnicity

10.5 Racial and Ethnic Inequality in the United StatesLinks to an external site. (pp. 360–365) https://open.lib.umn.edu/sociology/chapter/10-5-racial-and-ethnic-inequality-in-the-united-states/. PREJUDICE, ASSIMILATION, AND DISCRIMINATION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT

Chapter 22: Conclusion: Understanding and Changing the Social World

22.2: Public Sociology and Improving SocietyLinks to an external site. (pp. 807–813) https://open.lib.umn.edu/sociology/chapter/22-2-public-sociology-and-improving-society/. PREJUDICE, ASSIMILATION, AND DISCRIMINATION IN A GLOBAL CONTEXT