Sociologists describe patterns of interaction among racial and ethnic categories in a society in terms of three models: Pluralism, assimilation, and segregation.
Pluralism: a state in which people of all races and ethnicities are distinct but have equal social standing.
Assimilation: the process by which minorities gradually adopt patterns of the dominant culture
Segregation: the physical and social separation of categories of people.
Please discuss the three terms above, and go beyond (in your own words) the basic textbook definition and provide a critique of each.
Which of the three terms best describes race and ethnicity in the U.S. Please Explain!
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