Deck 7: Immigration Patterns and Issues

Question 1

The three-generation hypothesis suggests that

A) it usually takes three generations to complete the assimilation process.
B) religious intermarriage occurs by the third generation.
C) the third generation is most likely to experience prejudice and discrimination.
D) the third generation rediscovers its ethnicity.

Answer 1

the third generation rediscovers its ethnicity.

Question 2

An immigrant community whose country of origin has a stable or gradually changing culture is

A) more likely to promote retention of that ethnic culture.
B) more likely to attempt to leave that culture behind.
C) more likely to be discriminated against in the new culture.
D) more likely to retain its home language.

Answer 2

more likely to promote retention of that ethnic culture.

Question 3

According to Hansen's law, the process of assimilation is

A) dialectical.
B) one way.
C) permanent.
D) a myth.

Answer 3

dialectical.

Question 4

Ethnic identity is

A) an ascribed attribute.
B) found only among those living in ethnic communities.
C) not found among any racial groups.
D) a creation of a pluralistic U.S. society.

Question 5

After ____________year(s) of continuous legal residence in the United States, immigrants are eligible to become naturalized citizens.

A) 1
B) 5
C) 10
D) 20

Question 6

In 2012 the three leading countries of birth for new citizens to the U.S. were ____________.

A) Germany, Switzerland, Mexico
B) Mexico, Philippines, India
C) China, Cuba, Columbia
D) Vietnam, Germany, Columbia

Question 7

In his ecological model of Chicago's growth and development, Robert Park noted the linkage between social mobility and

A) family commitment.
B) spatial mobility.
C) popularity.
D) deviance

Question 8

A strong sense of ethnic identity is associated with

A) second generation immigrants
B) immigrant groups that have similar numbers to majority groups
C) segmented assimilation
D) ties to the homeland.

Question 9

More than one in four immigrant children who need English instruction lives in _____________.

A) New York City.
B) California.
C) a rural area.
D) a family where one parent speaks English.

Question 10

Which of the following is true of immigrant workers/

A) They take jobs away from American workers.
B) They adversely affect the earnings of other groups.
C) They use more social services than they pay for. .
D) They allow many goods and services to be produced more
Cheaply

Question 11

Public funding for bilingual education began in 1968, when Congress passed the

A) Bilingual Education Act.
B) Equal Opportunity Act.
C) Educational Accessibility Act.
D) English Language Learner (ELL) program

Question 12

Today, the largest number of newcomers to the United States is from

A) The Phillipines.
B) Colombia.
C) China.
D) Mexico.

Question 13

Federal legislation in 1968 established bilingual education for _____________ families only.

A) large
B) low-income
C) Hispanic
D) immigrant

Question 14

The largest minority population in the United States today is ____.

A) African Americans
B) Hispanics
C) Chinese
D) Germans

Question 15

The best word to describe the past, present, and future of the United States is ______________.

A) discrimination.
B) bilingualism.
C) diversity.
D) assimilation.

Question 16

The largest national lobbying group for "official English," called U.S. English, was cofounded by Japanese immigrant S.I. Hayakawa, a former U.S. senator from California.

Question 17

Robert Park noted that where one lives is as valid of an indicator of a group's upward mobility as is education, occupation, or income.

Question 18

New immigrants tend to shed their "cultural baggage" and choose to fully assimilate in their new home.

Question 19

Transnationalism refers to sustained ties of persons, networks, and organizations across national borders.

Question 20

Hansen's law assumes that the second generation perceives its ethnicity
as a disadvantage in being accepted in U.S. society.

Question 21

Contrary to popular stereotypes, most unauthorized immigrants are actually from China.

Question 22

Echoing xenophobic fears of earlier generations, current immigration opponents worry that U.S. citizens will lose control of the country to foreigners.

Question 23

If current migration and religious patterns hold, by 2050 the United States is likely to become mostly nonreligious.

Question 24

How does one generation make a difference in assimilation? Compare and contrast the insights and contributions of Hansen's law, and the concepts of the 1.5. and 2.5. generations.

Question 25

Define ethnic consciousness. Identify and explain three factors that are likely to impact ethnic consciousness.

Question 26

Discuss the value of symbolic ethnicity in people's lives and its relationship to the everyday ethnicity of newer Americans.

Question 27

Compare the claims and counterclaims about the impact of illegal aliens on American society.

Question 28

Define multiculturalism and discuss how it has changed since emerging in the 1970's.

Question 29

Drawing on your knowledge gained in this text, broadly discuss the minority and majority response patterns around immigration. Which of these patterns do you think is most likely to continue into the future and why?

Question 30

Name three census bureau projections for the mid-twenty-first century regarding race and ethnicity. Discuss your views of what America might be like in the mid-twenty- if Census Bureau projections become true.