Theory 3 Flashcards
1
Q
In 1960, in 24 metro areas with greater that 1 million, __% of blacks lived in these central cities.
A
85% (Clark 2007)
2
Q
Who defined the sociological concept of assimilation generally as “a process of interpenetration and fusion in which persons and groups acquire the memories, sentiments, and attitudes of other persons and groups and, by sharing their experience and history, are incorporated with them in a common cultural life.”
A
Park and Burgess (1921)
3
Q
Who built on the assimilation perspective proposed by Park and Burgess?
A
Gordon 1964
4
Q
How many stages were in Gordon’s formulation of the assimilation theory?
A
7
5
Q
For Gordon, what phase was the most important stage assimilation?
A
structural assimilation
