Assignment:
Address the following in relationship to the selected country, South Africa:
Marger, M. (2012). Race and ethnic relations: American and global perspectives (9th ed.). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth Cengage Learning:
1. Evaluate the cultures and behaviors of the country with respect to ethnic background and conflicts. Distinguish the racial and ethnic struggles using the criteria below.
Ethnic Inequality/Dimensions
Ethnic Stratification: Majority and Minority
Tools of Dominance: Prejudice and Discrimination
Patterns of Ethnic Relations: Assimilation and Pluralism
Building a New Society: Stability and Change
Note points of Similarity and Differences with the United States
2. Calculate how the country is assisting, or suppressing the racial and ethnic relations within their boundaries and the obstacles for successful assimilation as well as patterns of adaptation.
3. Compare and contrast the issues of the selected country for evaluation to those in the United States as they relate to U.S. racial and ethnic relations.
Textbook, Marger, M. (2012). Race and ethnic relations: American and global perspectives , and Scholar six resources.