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ETH 125 Week 3 Religion and Ethnic Groups Paper

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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)

o	Christianity

•	Evangelical Protestant 
•	Mainline Protestant 
•	Historically Black Churches
•	Roman Catholic 
•	Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)
•	Jehovah- Witnesses
•	Orthodox (Greek, Eastern)

o	Judaism (Orthodox, Conservative, or Reform)
o	Buddhism (Theravada or Mahayana)
o	Islam (Sunni, Shia, Sufism)
o	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.