How has U.S. society used each group’s culture to construct the group identity

Summarize what you learned from this activity in a 350- to 700-word analysis of the advantages of a multicultural society and labor force. Use the

following questions to guide your writing:

Multicultural Matrix and Analysis

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 How has U.S. society used each group’s culture to construct the group identity? How has each group been stereotyped? How accurate are

these stereotypes?

 How does the social concept of race relate to each group? What prejudice has each group faced?

 How do the behavior and thinking patterns of U.S. culture apply to each group, especially regarding class systems and employment?

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Nationalism has been the concept identifying the different groups as being American in the U.S. As a result, American is viewed as a place where diverse races, cultures and ethnic groups can co-exist without conflicts based on the idealism that freedom must prevail about all individual beliefs and interests. More so, freedom has been incorporated into the democratic system as the government makes it a priority to protect this freedom………………….