Assignment: Race & Ethnic Relations
A. What was the Indian removal act? Explain how this act was justified by President Andrew Jackson.
B. Discuss the role of the of the mass media in transmitting and perpetuating ethnic stereotypes. Provide some examples from current television and motion pictures.
C. Select an American ethnic group and discuss the extent to which its members have been assimilated. Discuss various social dimensions in which this group has displayed strong, mild, or weak assimilation.
D. Explain why blacks rather than other groups were chosen to be slaves in American society
E. Explain how a European-based racist ideology was developed to support the slave system.
Format your assignment according to the give formatting requirements:
1. The answer must be double spaced, typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the course title, the student's name, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.