Race 11

Question 1

Name the historical conflicts between blacks and whites in American history according to Perez et al. 2009.

Answer 1

1) 17th century project to equate blackness w/slavery 2) 18th century Declaration of Independence left slavery intact 3) 19th century struggle to abolish slavery that led to the Civil War 4) 20th century Civil Rights Movement that demanded America live up to its ideals.

Question 2

When did the census drop the mulatto category?

Answer 2

1930, consistent with the ideological triumph of the one-drop rule. (Perez et al. 2009)

Question 3

In 2000 what percent of Asian Americans were foreign born?

Answer 3

70 percent

Question 4

What does the term Hispanic refer to?

Answer 4

Descendants of older immigrant flows and persons of Spanish origin whose ancestors lived in the Southwest (and parts of Mexico) long before they were annexed by the US int eh mid-19th century. (Perez et al. 2009)

Question 5

What is hypodescent?

Answer 5

Mixed people are assigned to the lower-status of their (two or more) ancestral groups.