Exam 2: Assimilation and Pluralism: From Immigrants to White Ethnics

Which of the following is a critique Ngo made of Park and Gordon's assimilation theories?

Sojourners are immigrants who are committed to Americanization.

After a century, many descendants of immigrants from Europe migrated far from where their ancestors settled in the United States.

Racial minority groups have been largely excluded from the melting-pot model of assimilation.

Gordon recognized that in addition to intermarriage within religions, social class and race have also intersected, forming what he called ethclass.

Describe the differences between assimilation and pluralism. Explain why interest in pluralism has increased in recent years and how assimilation and pluralism might occur simultaneously.

______ exists when groups practice a common culture but do so with minimal interaction across group boundaries.

Structural pluralism exists when groups have not acculturated, and each maintains its own identity.

Which groups commonly experience what Gordon called acculturation without integration?

White ethnicity continues to be a significant social category that shapes access to resources and opportunities.

Kennedy studied multicultural intermarriage and described a phenomenon she called a triple melting pot, referring to the multicultural intermarriage within three separate groups: ______.

Which of the following theories argues that status attainment is a direct result of education, personal values, skills, and other individual characteristics and abilities?

Immigrants from Ireland and Southern and Eastern Europe were able to overcome barriers to assimilation due to their class status.

Chapter 1 discusses the two main defining characteristics of a minority group: visible distinguishing traits and experiencing a pattern of inequality. Apply this perspective to analyze the process of European immigrants transitioning from being "minorities" to assimilated into a combined "White" identity.

When integration into the primary sector becomes substantial, the basis for Gordon's ______ stage of assimilation is established.

From what group can a large percentage of immigrants between 1899 and 1924 be considered sojourners?

The experiences of White ethnic groups in the United States indicate that the United States desires for other racial groups to assimilate in similar pathways.

Movement from acculturation to integration was smoother for immigrants from ______ when compared to other groups.

A politician states in a campaign speech, "It is inevitable that our group differences will disappear as we grow and mature as a society." This statement echoes the thinking of ______.

It was a coincidence that European immigration, American industrialization, and the rise to global prominence occurred simultaneously.