Race and Ethnicity Write a brief answer to each of the following questions.
a. How would you describe yourself racially or ethnically?
b. How do you think others would describe you?
c. How important is your race or ethnicity to you personally?
d. Do you believe that race or ethnicity is a factor in how your friends relate to you?
e. Is your community (neighborhood) a reflection of your race or ethnicity?
f. Do you place much importance on race or ethnicity?
g. Do you think others put a lot of importance on your race or ethnicity?
h. Is race an important issue in society, or do we make too much of it?
Is ethnicity an important issue? After you have answered these questions, form a group with two or three of your classmates and share your responses to questions a–h. Do you believe their assessments were accurate?