Race and Ethnicity

Why did most white ethnic Americans come to the United States?

For a better life and To escape oppression

. Many Arab Americans face _______________, especially after 9/11.

Islamophobia

Which federal act or program was designed to allow more Hispanic American immigration, not block it?

The Bracero Program

What makes Native Americans unique as a subordinate group in the United States?

They are the only group that did not come here as immigrants.

subordinate group:

a group of people who have less power than the dominant group

dominant group:

a group of people who have more power in a society than any of the subordinate groups

scapegoat theory:

a theory that suggests that the dominant group will displace its unfocused aggression onto a subordinate group

minority group:

any group of people who are singled out from the others for differential and unequal treatment

prejudice:

biased thought based on flawed assumptions about a group of people

The first Asian immigrants to come to the United States in the mid-nineteenth century were __

chinese

There is no minority or majority group that fits easily in a category or that can be described simply, however white ethnic Americans are made up of many immigrants including:

german,Irish, Italian, and eastern european immgrants

racial profiling

he use by law enforcement of race alone to determine whether to stop and detain someone

stereotypes:

oversimplified ideas about groups of people

discrimination:

prejudiced action against a group of people

institutional racism:

racism embedded in social institutions

Slaveholders and their supporters had begun to view blacks as innately inferior, therefore, ________, which was a crucial factor for slaveholders and their supporters.

slaves were denied even basic rights of citizenship

After the establishment of the United States' government, discrimination against Native Americans was codified and formalized in a series of laws intended to

subjugate native americans and keep them gaining any power

expulsion:

the act of a dominant group forcing a subordinate group to leave a certain area or even the country

racial steering:

the act of real estate agents directing prospective homeowners toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race

colorism:

the belief that one type of skin tone is superior or inferior to another within a racial group

white privilege:

the benefits people receive simply by being part of the dominant group

genocide:

the deliberate annihilation of a targeted (usually subordinate) group

pluralism:

the ideal of the United States as a "salad bowl:" a mixture of different cultures where each culture retains its own identity and yet adds to the "flavor" of the whole

sedimentation of racial inequality:

the intergenerational impact of de facto and de jure racism that limits the abilities of black people to accumulate wealth

segregation:

the physical separation of two groups, particularly in residence, but also in workplace and social functions

redlining:

the practice of routinely refusing mortgages for households and business located in predominately minority communities

amalgamation:

the process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture

social construction of race:

the school of thought that race is not biologically identifiable

Theoretical Perspectives of Race and Ethnicityculture of prejudice:(

the theory that prejudice is embedded in our culture

culture of prejudice:

the theory that prejudice is embedded in our culture

intersection theory:

theory that suggests we cannot separate the effects of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and other attributes

Name the group whose ancestors did not come here by choice.

African americans

which subordinate group is often referred to as the "model minority?"

Asian Americans