Creating A New Common Culture United States
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Creating A New Common Culture United States
Assimilation – process by which formerly distinct and separate groups merge and become integrated as one.
Melting Pot – creating a new common culture- United States
Secondary Assimilation- when different groups become integrated in public areas and in social institutions, such as neighborhoods, schools, the workplace and in government
U.S. predominant white Anglo-Saxon Protestant tradition
Secondary assimilation- Army, Navy, Marinas, and Air Force
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Primary Assimilation- occurs when members of different groups are integrated in personal, intimate associations, as with friends, family, and spouses
Secondary Assimilation- Students of CWU
Primary Assimilation- Marriage, dorm roommates
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Amalgamation (Marital Assimilation)- when different ethnic or racial groups become married or pair-bonded and produce children
Interracial marriages are more common today than in previous generations, although less than 5% of U.S. married couples in 2007 were interracial
One in five U.S. adults disapproves of Black-white interracial dating
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1790 – U.S. Census – population into four groups- 1. free white males, 2. free white females, 3. slaves, and 4. other persons (including free blacks and Indians)
1990 – U.S. Census- population into five groups-1. white 2. black or African American 3. American Indian or Alaska Native (Aleut or Eskimo ) 4. Asian and 5. Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
One-drop rule – to increase the size of the slave population- which specified that even one drop of “Negroid” blood defined a person as black and therefore eligible for slavery
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Mixed-Race Identity- About 4.5% of U.S. male-female married couples and 10% of unmarried couples are interracial
New Census option for identifying as “mixed race” to avoid putting children of mixed-race parents in difficult position of choosing the race of one parent over the other when filling out data on school forms and other forms
Avoids impairment of children’s self-esteem and social functioning that comes from choosing the racial category of “other”
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Ethnicity- a shared cultural heritage or nationality
Distinguished on the basis of language, forms of family structures and roles of family members, religious beliefs and practices, dietary customs, forms of artistic expression such as music and dance, and national origin
The largest ethnic population in the United States is of Hispanic origin
More than one in eight (13.3%) people in the U.S. are Hispanic or Latino and two-thirds (66.9%) of all U.S. Hispanics or Latinos are of Mexican Origin
1917 – The Immigration Act- required all immigrants to pass a literacy test before entering the U.S.
1921 – Johnson Act – introduced a limit on the number of immigrants who could enter the country in a single year – with stricter limitations for certain countries (Africa and Near East)
1924- Immigration Act further limited the number of immigrants allowed into the U.S. and completely excluded the Japanese
1943- Repeal of the Chinese Exclusion Act
1948 Displaced Persons Act – which permitted refugees from Europe
1952- Immigration and Naturalization Act – which permitted a quota of Japanese immigrants
1960s most immigrants were from Europe, but today most immigrants are from Central America (predominantly Mexico) or Asia
2007- More than 1 in 10 U.S. residents (11.7%) were born in a foreign country
Immigrants are less likely than U.S. natives to graduate from high school
The percentage of foreign-born residents (27.3%) with a bachelor’s degrees or more education is nearly equivalent to that of native-born (27.2%) population
Why?
Compared to the Native-born U.S. population, immigrants are more likely to be unemployed and to live in poverty
Almost 43% of immigrants work at jobs that pay less than $7.50 an hour, compared to 28% of all workers in the U.S.
Low-income immigrants are less likely than low-income natives to use benefits such as Medicaid, Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF), and food stamps
Noncitizen immigrants are ineligible for federal public benefit programs
State Funded Service- one time only $1500
9.3 million undocumented immigrants in the United States
One-fourth of the total foreign-born population
More than half of undocumented immigrants (57%) are Mexicans
Estimated 5% of U.S. workers are undocumented immigrants
Virtually all undocumented men are in the labor force
62% of undocumented women are less likely to be in the labor force – because they are more likely to be a stay-at-home mom
Undocumented workers often do work that U.S. worker are unwilling to do
Workers routinely work 60 or more hours per week and earn less than the minimum wage of $5.15 per hour
They are not paid overtime and have no benefits
Wal-Mart- hired undocumented immigrants to clean their stores- they worked 7 nights a week, 364 days a year, and were often locked in stores
In 2005 Wal-Mart agreed to pay a record $11 Million to settle charges that it used hundreds of illegal immigrants to clean its stores
1986 Congress approved the Immigration Reform and Control Act – which made hiring illegal immigrants an illegal act punishable by fines and even prison sentences
This Act also prohibits employers from discriminating against legal immigrants who are not U.S. citizens
To become a U.S. citizen, immigrants must have been lawfully admitted for permanent residence
Have resided continuously as a lawful permanent U.S. resident for at least five years
Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand basic English
Must show that they have “good moral character”
Applicants who have been convicted of murder or an aggravated felony are permanently denied U.S. citizenship
They are also denied if, in the last five years, they have engaged in any one of a variety of offenses, including prostitution, illegal gambling, controlled substance law violation, habitual drunkenness, willful failure or refusal to support dependents, and criminal behavior involving “moral turpitude”
Moral turpitude is a legal concept in the USA, which refers to “conduct that is considered contrary to community standards of justice, honesty, or good morals”.[1]
It is of great importance for immigration purposes, as only those offences which are defined as involving moral turpitude are considered bars to immigration into the USA.
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Naturalized Citizen- immigrants who applied and met the requirements for U.S. citizenship
Prejudice and Racism starts at HOME – we are not born to hate
Attitudes shape and control who we are
Stop the cycle- Only you can!!!
As young as three years of age – we pick up who to like and who to hate
Prejudice and Racism is learned from our parents
More than 1 in 10 hate crimes occur at colleges and universities
Creating A New Common Culture United States
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