Analyze the following issue regarding the perceived existence of a "white" culture in the U.S. Use the questions below to guide your analysis. Remember, this analysis should be 1 -2 typed pages in length (not including the cover and reference pages) and follow the paper guidelines as indicated. Be sure to cite your sources throughout this essay formatted paper as needed using at least two or three academic sources. Write essay using introduction, body, and conclusion concerning this Issue:

Issue:

While it is true that each individual responds to circumstances differently based on their personality and past experiences, sociologists also recognize that minority groups tend to exhibit some of the same response patterns, suffer some of the same consequences, and use some of the same coping strategies over time and from one society to another. One such response pattern is the formation of a group identity (Parrillo, 2014). This identity may be based on ethnic ties, race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, or disability, and may vary over time. At the same time, individuals within a group may vary in terms of how strongly they identify as part of the group and the strategies they elect to use since these identities may provide us with certain advantages or disadvantages. With this in mind, consider the following questions to examine your own group identity more closely.

Questions: Answer and relate these questions to the group identity of an African- American male

What group identity do most closely identify with? What, if any, advantages or disadvantages do you feel your group identity? Do you feel your group identity provides you with? And why do you think they exist (or not exist)? How do you feel these advantages/disadvantages compare with members of other identity groups in terms of life chances? Do you feel this group identity has played a role in your own life chances? Why or why not?