All Things Considered, Is a Sense of Ethnicity (A Sense

question 51

Essay

All things considered, is a sense of ethnicity (a sense of identification with and loyalty to one's group) good or bad? Harmful or helpful? What would be lost if Americans lost their sense of ethnicity? What would be gained? How would the society be strengthened? Weakened?

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