Immigration(Unit 1) Flashcards
Culture is…
All the features of a society’s way of life
Learned and passed down from generation to generation
Culture includes…
All of a society’s shared values, beliefs, institutions, and technology
Culture gives…
Roles to individuals and establishes relationships within groups in a society
Culture traits
Activities and behaviors that people repeatedly practice
Assimilation
One culture group adopts to the attitudes, belief systems, and ways of life of another culture
Innovation
New ideas that are accepted into culture
Diffusion
The spread of an innovation or other culture trait into another culture region which then adopts that element into its own culture
Acculturation
When one culture changes a lot through meeting with another
Reasons people immigrated
Over population Lack of jobs Government tyranny Crop failures Land shortages Rising taxes Famine Persecution
How did they get here
Steamships
2-3 week trip
Birds of passage
Single male workers who came for a shoe time to earn money then return home
Steerage
Large open area beneath ship deck Cheap Limited toilets No privacy Poor foods
Ellis island
Gateway to America
Processed within hours or days
Medical checkups and legal interviews were given
Angel island
San Francisco
Horrible conditions
Processed within weeks or months
Chinese exclusion act
Prohibited immigration of Chinese workers for 10 years
Prevented Chinese from becoming citizens
