(Chapter 1) What examples of social distance can you think of from your own experiences and/or observations with family, friends, or neighbors, on campus or at work? What is ethnocentrism? Why is it important in relations between dominant and minority groups? Why is objective study of racial and ethnic minorities difficult? What is the Dillingham Flaw? Have you ever heard comments from anyone about other minorities that would illustrate this flawed thinking? What is the relationship among culture, reality, and intergroup relations? (Chapter 2) How does language affect our perception of reality? How does the Thomas Theorem help us understand problems in intergroup relations?
Do you belong to, or interact with, any subcultures? What have been your experiences with them? Discuss the major theories of minority integration. Answer the question, “Is there a white culture?”
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