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Race and Ethnicit
CHAP
ent 1
n 1: Studying Sociology for Breadth and

ent 2 Race and Et

Academic focus:
n 2: Understanding Race and Ethnicity

ent 3
n 3: Life as an Alien
 Getting Ready to Re
sociologists is to observe how individuals
arious groups of people. Two of these gro
re racial and ethnic minorities.
ed on “Physical differences among peopl
based on “cultural factors”
READING ASSIGNMENT 1
Look at the pictures on the page 2 of the
textbook and think and write about how you
would group these individuals.

C
at the pictures, what kinds of differences did you
Exercise not
1 (pa
ilarities did you find?
ve that race is based on “physical differences amon
the pictures on page 2.

y is based on “cultural factors.” How would you def

nicity in your own words? How are they different fr

eople shown in the pictures are of the same race, but

roups?
Write your opinion about the following questions related to
 Exercise 2 (pa

Academic Word List

Here are some academic words which will appear over and over again in your
reading materials. So, they are important words to learn and remember. You may
already know some of these words, but others may be new. You have to have a little
notebook or flashcards for your new vocabulary and record the new words, their

(AWL)
definitions and example sentences from your reading selections.

1. Minority 7. Norms 13. Traits 19. Categories

2. Sociologist 8. Structure 14. Traditionally 20. Available
3. Aspect 9. Majority 15. Migration 21. Culture
4. Military 10. Discrimination 16. Accurately 22. Trends
5. Dominant 11. Identified 17. Data
6. Established 12. Ethnicity 18. Uniform
 23. Comprise
24. Diverse
25. Retain
26. Generation
29. Factors
30. Participate
31. Respond
32. Ranging
33. Transferred Academic Word
34. Estate
35. Maintaining
41. Status

45. Unique
43. Process
36. Targeted

38. Negative

42. Distinctive
37. Responded

40. Withdrawal
39. Submission

44. Acknowledges
 Purpo
Reading f
Previewing
Becoming a good reader means acquiring the
skill that effective readers have.
- To read selections more than one time
- Every time you read a selection, read for a
different purposes
- Look for an overview of the topic, do not
read it line by line.
- Try to understand the general subject area
and main idea.
ead the headings and subheadings

Using a prerea
ead the first or last sentence of each of the three
s strategy
se any knowledge you have about the subject to h
predictions about the main idea of the paragraph
 on page 6
Selection 1
Read the Reading

A Dictionary Definition
of Sociology

e study of human social

avior, specially the study of the
gins, organizations, institutions,
development of human society.

Studying Sociology fo
Breadth and Depth
READING SELECTION ONE
 Exercise 4 (pa

choosing the
Answer these

1 by circling or
questions about

correct response.
Reading Selection

hat is academic major?

It is a subject area of concentration for students
It is one of the distribution requirements.
It is a requirement to be completed before entering college.
Demonstrating Com
It is all the distribution requirements together.
ow do students gain depth of study in college?
By studying only subjects of personal interest.
By taking a number of distribution requirements.
By studying academic major.
By meeting all the requirements for entry into college.
 the following is an example of a subject that
sts might study?
s of child development.
ical systems of Asian countries.
igration to the US in the 1800s
hips within groups.
s the purpose of this selection?
uce students to the subject of sociology.
uce students to American colleges and universiti
n how sociology can be studied for breadth and
ce students to major in sociology if they attend
ited States.
 paragraph.
longer than a
longer than a
requests. Your

sentence but no
Respond to these

answer should be

e your own words to define depth and

in colleges and
th of academic study Writing short
rsities.
respons
fine distribution requirements, and give
ples of classes you might take from at lea
areas of study. You may want to look at a
e catalog for ideas

Exercise 6 (page 10)
READING ASSIGNMENT 2
Study these key sociology terms
to prepare for reading the
second selection and complete
the sentences on page 11.
Getting Ready to R
sociologists n. People who study and research in the field of
sociology.
norm n. A standard, model, or pattern regarded as typical.
power n. A person, group, or nation having great influence
or control over others.
dominant group n. The group of people in a society that has
the power.
minority group n. The group of people in a society that
doesn’t have power.
characteristics n. A major feature of a culture or group that
is used to define or describe that culture or group.
repressed v. To hold back one group in order to favor
another group.
 Purpo
Reading f
Scanning
Scanning is a skill that readers use to find specific
information quickly. When readers scan, they look for
the keywords or parts of the text that stand out.
Readers want to find out the key information for a
specific purpose. Sometimes readers just want to find
a telephone number, for example, and thus they look
in a telephone book for just one number.
 Exercise 7 (pag

the passage. Scan Reading Selection 2 to find these indicators o

Write the paragraph number where the indicators can be found.

Scanning for supporti

Practice scanning to find numbers, words, or phrases that supp
Paragraph Number
1. In actual practice, the Census Bureau invites people……….... ………
2. Numbers - “… there were about 60 different racial …………….” ………

3. In the United States, about 30 percent of the population …... ………

4. Dates - “If current trends continue, by 2050 almost half of …..” ………
5. Example - “Asian Americans comprise a minority group that ..” ………
6. In fact, the term ethnic comes from the Greek word ethnos,… ………
 Race and Ethnicity
Understanding
READING SELECTION TWO

Subheadings
1. Racial and Ethnic Groups
2. Dominant Groups
Read the Reading 3. Minority Groups
Selection 2 4. Racial Groups
on page 14 5. Ethnic Groups
6. Characteristics of Minority Groups
7. Patterns of Repression and Response
8. Assimilation – Melting Pot or
Cultural Salad
 ead the whole text again and make a note o

o the exercises 9, 11, 12 on pages 20-24 an

ark the sentences or paragraphs which you
Homewo
emorize all the new words and terms.
ot understand or translate accurately.
ocabulary with definition.
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