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Assignment Instructions:

Federal data collection and grant sites designate individual identity based on their racial and ethnic categories (as stated in the document below). Review the following information - clearly examine the benefit and harm of such a classification in today's culture: Required Written Content:

Reference the provided link, explain/summarize the content covering race and ethnicity categories - individual identity based on racial and ethnic categories (one complete paragraph - five complete sentences)

• Describe the sociological relevance of Race and Ethnicity, as referenced in the chapter material - one complete paragraph
• Clearly state the "benefit" of designating individual identity based on their racial and ethnic categories - one complete paragraph
• Clearly state the "harm" of designating individual identity based on their racial and ethnic categories - one complete paragraph

Additional Resources:Racial and Ethnic Categories, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued the Revisions to the Standards for the Classification of Federal Data on Race and Ethnicity.

Definitions for Racial and Ethnic Categories

The Revisions to OMB Directive 15 defines each racial and ethnic category as follows:

• American Indian or Alaska Native. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America), and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
• Asian. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
• Black or African American. A person having origins in any of the black racial groups of Africa. Terms such as "Haitian" or "Negro" can be used in addition to "Black or African American."
• Hispanic or Latino. A person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin, regardless of race. The term, "Spanish origin," can be used in addition to "Hispanic or Latino."
• Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
• White. A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

The categories and definitions provide a common language to promote uniformity and comparability of data on race and ethnicity...