Chapter 3: Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

Identify the reasons why deindustrialization affected Black families more negatively than families from other racial-ethnic groups.

Deindustrialization disproportionately impacted men with less than a college education. Deindustrialization disproportionately impacted old industrial cities.

Why does the percentage of Whites married to Blacks in the United States differ so significantly from the percentage of Blacks married to Whites in the United States?

Whites comprise a much larger proportion of the U.S. population.

Identify the factors that are important to the debate around undocumented immigrants and their families.

Factor(s) The flow of undocumented immigrants to the United States has slowed. Many adult undocumented immigrants have U.S. citizen children.

Identify the examples that show how race is socially constructed.

Example(s) A child who has one White parent and one Black parent identifies as Black rather than biracial. A Latina immigrant is identified as White in her country of origin, but non-White in the United States.

Identify the statements about acculturation and assimilation as either true or false.

True Statement(s) Learning the language of the host society is important for both processes. Acculturation can happen without assimilation, but not vice versa. Acculturation can happen without acceptance by the host society, but that is not the case for assimilation.

Most social science research supports the argument that elements of the Black family structure today, such as matriarchal households and children raised by extended family members, are inherited from African traditions.

False

Match each term to the group it most specifically represents: a race, an ethnicity, or a racial ethnicity.

Racial Ethnicity Correct label: Latino Correct label: African American Ethnicity Correct label: Italian American Race Correct label: White Correct label: Black

Identify the reasons why the proportion of Americans who identify as American Indian and one other race is high compared with the proportion who identify only as American Indian.

Reason(s) Many American Indian children were forcibly separated from their families, setting the stage for greater contact with members of other races. Becoming economically or socially successful in the United States often meant migrating away from one's tribe.

Identify the accurate conclusions that can be drawn from this figure regarding the racial-ethnic composition of the United States over time.

Accurate Conclusion(s) By 2050, Whites are no longer expected to outnumber non-Whites. The composition of the United States is becoming more racial-ethnically diverse over time. The racial-ethnic group that is expected to grow the most in proportional representation is Latinos.

Identify the statements that accurately describe how racial classifications still matter, even though they are socially constructed.

Accurate Statement(s) Racial differences are an important factor in how individuals are treated by others in society. Families still experience and reflect racial categories through a preference for endogamy.

Identify the term that describes the process of immigrant children adapting to a new culture more rapidly than their parents.

Dissonant acculturation