This chapter will help you do the following:

8.1 Distinguish between racial and ethnic groups.

8.2 Describe the difference between prejudice and discrimination.

8.3 Provide examples of dominant and minority group contact in the world today.

8.4 Outline effects of prejudice, racism, and discrimination on minority and dominant groups.

8.5 Describe efforts to reduce racial and ethnic inequality at the micro, meso, and macro levels of analysis.