Learning about Culture History Donnie Brownlee ETH/125 11/25/2012 Jennifer Gipon

There were many things about diversity in the United States that took place many years ago. People of different races, religions, and culture backgrounds were not treated fairly. Groups of people are identified by being put into groups, racial groups and ethnic groups. And from these groups they are put in subgroups, such as minority and majority. A minority subgroup has five characteristics about how they were treated. They were not treated equal to other races and it was easy to tell that the physical and cultural traits were different. They stayed within their race and never married outside of their race. You can tell the difference between Ethnic minority groups from the dominant group based on cultural differences such as language, attitudes toward marriage and parenting, and by the food that they ate. The cultural traits that make groups different usually come from their natural home land. After entering the United States the immigrant group may still maintain their culture practices by associations, clubs, and worship. Having to look at my own culture history I have discovered that the white race has done some things to other cultures and been prejudice. They have discriminated against others and were not willing to learn from these cultures. The study of race relations in sociology has a long and valuable history. Although it has not always gone the way we wanted it to, it has reflected the prejudices of society. There have been some important