University of Phoenix Material

Appendix A

Part I

Define the following terms found in Week One and Week Two readings:

|Term |Definition |
|Diversity |The state of being diverse; variety |
|Ethnocentrism |belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group. |
|Melting pot |A place where different peoples, styles, theories, etc., are mixed together. |
|Minority group |A minority group is a smaller subset culture within a larger culture |
|Emigration |migration from a place (especially migration from your native country in order to settle |
| |in another). |
|Immigration |The action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country. |
|Culture |The arts and other manifestations of human intellectual achievement regarded collectively.|

Part II

Answer each question in 250 to 350 words:

1. What are some of the ways groups of people are identified?

There are four main ways groups of people are identified and they are by race, ethnicity, religion, and gender. In each group there is a minority and even though they are considered the minority in many places the minorities constitute the numerical majority. The term racial group is reserved for minorities and the corresponding majorities that are socially set apart because of obvious physical differences. The definition of racial