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11.1 Racial, Ethnic, and Minority Groups

Explore aspects of race and ethnicity at PBS’s site, “What Is Race?”.

11.2 Theoretical Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity

Are you aware of your own or others' privilege? Watch this TED Talk on White privilege to explore the concept.

11.3 Prejudice, Discrimination, and Racism

How far should First Amendment rights extend? Read more about the subject at the First Amendment Center.

Learn more about institutional racism at the Southern Poverty Law Center's website.

Learn more about how prejudice develops by watching the short documentary "Eye of the Storm"

11.4 Intergroup Relationships

So you think you know your own assumptions? Check and find out with the Implicit Association Test

What do you know about the treatment of Australia’s aboriginal population? Find out more by viewing the feature-length documentary Our Generation.

11.5 Race and Ethnicity in the United States

Are people interested in reclaiming their ethnic identities? Read the article The White Ethnic Revival and decide.

What is the current racial composition of the United States? Review up-to-the minute statistics at the United States Census Bureau.

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