Part I

Select at least one religiousand one ethnic/racial group that is not your own from the followinglist:

• Religious groups (based onhttp://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 paperin which you consider the following regarding the religious group andethnic group you selected:

Religious group:

• How does your selected religiousgroup differ from other religious groups (such as in their beliefs,worship practices, or values)?

How has yourselected religious group contributed to American culture? Discuss atleast one example.

• What is an example of prejudice ordiscrimination your selected religious group has experienced?

• What was the source of thisprejudice or discrimination?

• Briefly summarize how yourperception of this group has changed as a result of your explorationof the selected religion.

Ethnic group:

How does yourselected ethnic group differ from other racial or ethnic groups (suchas differences in ancestry, language, or culture)?

How has yourselected group contributed to American culture?

• What is an example of prejudice ordiscrimination your selected ethnic group has experienced?

• What was the source of thisprejudice or discrimination?

• Briefly summarize how yourperception of this group has changed as a result of your explorationof the selected religion.

Provide citations for all thesources you use.

Format your paper consistentwith course-level appropriate APA guidelines.

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