Religious and Ethnic Groups Paper due

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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.