Wk3assign.extension race.docx PSYC 3005 Perceptions of Social Class Bachelor of Science

Wk3assign.extension race.docx  PSYC 3005  Perceptions of Social Class  Bachelor of Science in Psychology,   Walden University   PSYC 3005: Racial and Ethnic Identities   Perceptions of Social Class  The tri-racial system of race and ethnicity is a system that is new to the United States. It was not until the twentieth century that the bi-racial order emerged into a tri-racial system which meant that whites vs non-whites were no longer. As the United States became more diversified with inclusivity of Latinos and Latin Americans the system shifted from a bi-racial into a tri- racial system which included a system of whites, honorary whites, and lastly collective blacks. Latin Americans became apart of the United States population heavily and in fact the blacks had surpassed by Latinos as the largest minority group, and it was noted in the 2001 Census that Hispanics were 12 per cent of the population and blacks 12 per ce