Question: Religious and Ethnic Groups Paper Instructions

Select one religious group and one ethnic/racial group to which you do not belong from the following list:

1. Religious groups

• Christianity

2. Evangelical Protestant

3. Mainline Protestant

4. Historically Black Churches

5. Roman Catholic

6. Latter-Day Saints (Mormons)

7. Jehovah's Witnesses

8. Orthodox (Greek, Eastern)

• Judaism (Orthodox, Conservative, or Reform)

• Buddhism (Theravada or Mahayana)

• Islam (Sunni, Shia, Sufism)

• Hinduism

Note: Religious group list based on information from the Pew Research Center's Religious Landscape Study

• Ethnic groups (found in Ch. 5, 11, and 14 of Racial and Ethnic Groups)

Write a 450 word paper in which you address the following questions regarding the religious group and ethnic group you selected:

Religious group:

1. How does your selected religious group differ from other religious groups (in beliefs, worship practices, or values)?

2. How has your selected religious group contributed to American culture? Provide at least one example.

3. What is an example of prejudice or discrimination your selected religious group has experienced? What was the source of this prejudice or discrimination?

4. How has your perception of this religious group changed as a result of your exploration? Provide a brief summary.

Ethnic group:

5. How does your selected ethnic group differ from other ethnic groups (differences in ancestry, language, or culture)?

6. How has your selected ethnic group contributed to American culture? Provide at least one example.

7. What is an example of prejudice or discrimination your selected ethnic group has experienced? What was the source of this prejudice or discrimination?