race, ethnicity, immigration

Question 1

race and ethnicity are both…

Answer 1

socially constructed

Question 2

race

Answer 2

a group of people believed to share common descent, based on perceived innate physical similarities

Question 3

ethnicity

Answer 3

a group of people with a common cultural identification, based on a combination of language, religion, ancestral origin, or traditional practices

Question 4

racial identity is more ____, whereas ethnicity is more _____

Answer 4

stabe, fluid

Question 5

racial ethnicity

Answer 5

an ethnic group perceived to share physical characteristics

Question 6

endogamy

Answer 6

marriage and reproduction within a distinct group

Question 7

exogamy

Answer 7

marriage and reproduction outside one’s distinct group

Question 8

ancestry of White, non-Hispanic Americans - top 5

Answer 8

German
English
Irish
Italian
Polish

Question 9

the white population is _____ dominant numerical status

Answer 9

losing

Question 10

what population has the greatest growth?

Answer 10

Latinos

Question 11

american indians

Answer 11

• prior to arrival of Europeans, population was several million
• reduced by 2/3 due to disease and war

Question 12

african americans

Answer 12

the oppression of slavery, and then discrimination in urban ghettoes, had devastating consequences for Black family life

Question 13

family resilience

Answer 13

in response to economic hardship, many Black women became leaders and workers

Question 14

familism

Answer 14

a personal outlook that puts family obligations first, before individual well-being

Question 15

what group has the most familism?

Answer 15

Latinos

Question 16

what is the fastest-growing minority group?

Answer 16

asian americans (7%)

Question 17

1965 immigration law

Answer 17

federal law reform allowed the immigration of spouses, children, and parents of US citizens; ended a country quota system

Question 18

acculturation

Answer 18

the acquisition of a new culture and language

Question 19

assimilation

Answer 19

the gradual reduction of ethnic distinction between immigrants and mainstream society

Question 20

assimilation is only successful when…

Answer 20

the host society accepts the new group

Question 21

intermarriage is the _____ test of racial and ethnic difference

Answer 21

litmus

Question 22

what group remains least likely to marry outside of their own race?

Answer 22

african americans

Question 23

social distance

Answer 23

the level of acceptance that members of one group have toward members of another