Explain the Role of Individual Prejudice and Ideological Racism in the Creation

question 6

Essay

Explain the role of individual prejudice and ideological racism in the creation of minority group status for African Americans, Native Americans, and Mexican Americans. How do the dominant group stereotypes of each of these groups relate to the original contact situations and the nature of competition between these groups?

---

Definitions:

Characteristic

A distinguishing feature or quality of an organism or object, often used in the identification and description of species.

Closed Circulatory System

A type of circulatory system in which the blood flows through a continuous circuit of blood vessels; characteristic of annelids, cephalopods, and vertebrates. Compare with open circulatory system.

Mollusks

A diverse group of invertebrates that includes snails, slugs, oysters, and octopuses, characterized by a soft body, many with a hard shell.

Polyplacophora

A class of marine mollusks known as chitons, characterized by their eight-plated dorsal shells and grazing habits.