Reinforce ideas about race and ethnicity

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Question

1. In sociology, a dominant group is a group of people sharing an identity characteristic (in this case race and ethnicity) that holds more power, resources, and representation than other groups. For the United States, when discussing race and ethnicity, based on this definition, people that are perceived as white are considered the dominant group and people of color would be the minority groups. Explain the historic background between dominant and minority groups in the US in race and ethnicity. Include references.

2. Consider how the mass media has been used to reinforce ideas about race and ethnicity.

a. Summarize one recent news article that includes information about race or ethnicity (or mentions the race or ethnicity of a person in an article),

b. Discuss how the information presented might impact people's perceptions about race or ethnicity, and

c. Explain the connection to the material in this module. Remember to add source citations and reference.

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