Ethnicity and Race Relations

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Matza's theory of Delinquency and Drift

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Instructables Art education: A connected learning community

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Beloved

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Rowena's Cultural Diversity Map

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Conclusion: The concept of optional ethnicity is primarily available to White Americans of European ancestry, allowing them to choose their ethnic identities without significant social costs. In contract, non-Whites face socially enforced ethnic identities that significantly impact their life choices and opportunities.

Ethnicity and Race Relations

Research Question: What are the implications of White Americans of European ancestry and enforced ethnic identities of non-White Americans, for social interactions and identity formation?

Learned stories from ancestries

Stories learned from ancestries contribute to a view of ethnicity that is highly individualistic and voluntary for White Americans.

Optional Ethnicities

Relations on college campuses

Heightened awareness of students backgrounds as they interact with people from diverse ethnicities, classes, religions, regions and races.

Ethnicities are an option for individuals

The choice exists for White Americans because of social changes

Misunderstandings arise from different perspectives on ethnic identity

Symbolic Ethnicities for White Americans

Ethnicity is not something that influences their lives unless they want it to.

Irish American neighborhoods

St Patrick's Day