The unit we have covered in the book and in class over the past few weeks has been one of the most interesting to me. Some of the topics we covered were very familiar to me, while others I had never given much thought to. The first area I focused on in this article is the transition Jews have had from minority to white, which I haven't paid much attention to. The second was the idea of ​​white privilege and its implications. The third is rape culture and how we can fight it. Both of these topics I am more aware of and are things that have interested me for some time. I hope to deepen my understanding of these issues by learning from outside sources and using the book and lecture materials. I had some prior preconceptions about the different topics I chose. My family is Romanian-Jewish, however, I have never experienced any discrimination because of this and have always considered myself white, further demonstrating how Jews are assimilated into the “white” group. I was somewhat aware of the concept of white privilege and was aware that I was unfairly benefiting from it. I knew it was wrong and a symptom of the larger problem of racism in America, yet I never thought about the extent of it. The third topic, rape culture, was something I had more information about, as it was something I had researched on my own and had known about since high school. Because I know the problem so well and had already studied its many examples, I decided to focus more on how to combat it. The first topic I thought was interesting was how Jews were assimilated into being white. The book Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Selected Readings by Joseph Healey contained an article that spoke extensively about how the… middle of paper… acquaintance with white privilege and rape culture. All of these issues have affected my life personally and it's been really interesting to explore them further. I think it's important to be educated on all these aspects to be self-aware and know how to have a more positive impact on society. Works Cited Healey, Joseph F., and Eileen O'Brien. Race, ethnicity, and gender: Selected readings. Thousand Oaks, CA: Pine Forge, 2004. Print. Second edition.Moore, Deborah Dash. "Assimilation in the United States: Twentieth Century." Jewish Women: A Complete Historical Encyclopedia. March 1, 2009. Jewish Women's Archive. ."What is "rape culture?"." Marshall University. Women's Center and Web. 18 November. 2013. .