Question 1

Labor immigrants are:

Accepted Answer

A)  immigrants who move to start businesses and conduct trade. 
B)  people who move in search of low-skill and low-wage jobs that native-born workers will not fill. 
C)  highly trained individuals who help fill labor shortage for middle-class and skilled occupations. 
D)  people who have been forced to move beyond their national borders due to natural disasters, political or religious persecution, or violence. 
E)  migrants granted the right to work for a limited time but without long-term rights and privileges. 
A)  immigrants who move to start businesses and conduct trade. 
B)  people who move in search of low-skill and low-wage jobs that native-born workers will not fill. 
C)  highly trained individuals who help fill labor shortage for middle-class and skilled occupations. 
D)  people who have been forced to move beyond their national borders due to natural disasters, political or religious persecution, or violence. 
E)  migrants granted the right to work for a limited time but without long-term rights and privileges. B

Question 2

The largest group of people who immigrated to the United States in 2011 by country of origin were from:

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A)  South Korea. 
B)  China. 
C)  India. 
D)  Dominican Republic. 
E)  Mexico. 
A)  South Korea. 
B)  China. 
C)  India. 
D)  Dominican Republic. 
E)  Mexico. E

Question 3

Discuss what you deem to be the most important contemporary issues with regard to inclusion and social integration of immigrants in the United States. How much multiculturalism is appropriate? Construct an argument that explains what the balance should be between how much immigrants adapt to the dominant culture and how much American communities accommodate newcomers. Illustrate your argument by discussing particular immigrants groups and recent immigration controversies.

Accepted Answer

Students should develop an argument based on information available in the textbook on current immigration debates in the United States. They may discuss a variety of examples: the debates over animal sacrifice among Haitian and Cuban immigrants, debates over English-only legislation, cultural conflicts among Middle Eastern immigrants in Michigan, and Muslim taxi drivers in Minnesota. Students should clearly take a position that argues for accommodation on the part of American communities or shifts in behavior on the part of immigrants. Students may also review models of the melting pot or other models of inclusion as they compare them to the current climate.

Question 4

As a result of efforts to regulate international migration, the ________ border has become one of the most heavily guarded in the world.

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A)  Honduras-El Salvador 
B)  Switzerland-Italy 
C)  Brazil-Venezuela 
D)  Djibouti-Somalia 
E)  U.S.-Mexico 
A)  Honduras-El Salvador 
B)  Switzerland-Italy 
C)  Brazil-Venezuela 
D)  Djibouti-Somalia 
E)  U.S.-Mexico

Question 5

Significant numbers of female migrants, both documented and undocumented, work as domestic workers in the United States. Discuss the vulnerabilities they face in the workplace and how they are integral to economies at home and abroad, such as the role played by remittances. Explain how women who work in domestic labor subsidize middle- and upper-class lifestyles in the United States.

Accepted Answer

Students should discuss the crucial role

Question 6

Which of the following best describes how anthropologists conceptualize migration as a "gendered" process?

Accepted Answer

A)  Low-wage informal labor by Mexican women has virtually no effect on their families in Mexico. 
B)  Migration by women has forced family members to adjust to shifting gender roles and family patterns. 
C)  Men continue to make up the majority of immigrants in all receiving countries except Canada. 
D)  Without fail, women migrants are unable to enhance their economic and social status. 
E)  The second generation of migrants has more women than men due to selective reproductive strategies. 
A)  Low-wage informal labor by Mexican women has virtually no effect on their families in Mexico. 
B)  Migration by women has forced family members to adjust to shifting gender roles and family patterns. 
C)  Men continue to make up the majority of immigrants in all receiving countries except Canada. 
D)  Without fail, women migrants are unable to enhance their economic and social status. 
E)  The second generation of migrants has more women than men due to selective reproductive strategies.

Question 7

Which of the following statements about human migration is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  In 2010, the United Nations estimated that three in four people migrated to a new country. 
B)  Saudi Arabia sends more than two million people abroad to work each year. 
C)  Only 3 percent of the world's population moves beyond national borders. 
D)  The last thirty years has had one of the lowest rates of migration in human history. 
E)  People are pulled to migrate by poverty, famine, and natural disasters. 
A)  In 2010, the United Nations estimated that three in four people migrated to a new country. 
B)  Saudi Arabia sends more than two million people abroad to work each year. 
C)  Only 3 percent of the world's population moves beyond national borders. 
D)  The last thirty years has had one of the lowest rates of migration in human history. 
E)  People are pulled to migrate by poverty, famine, and natural disasters.

Question 8

Which of the following statements about long-term consequences of Japanese migration to Brazil in the twentieth century is accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  The surplus of workers in Japan increased pressure for migration toward Latin America. 
B)  The Japanese government embraced them warmly by offering them public services. 
C)  Many have returned to Japan but continue to embrace Brazilian culture. 
D)  Nearly 250,000 Japanese Brazilians have moved to Chile since the 1990s. 
E)  Japanese Brazilians abandoned cultural traditions of Brazil when they returned to Japan. 
A)  The surplus of workers in Japan increased pressure for migration toward Latin America. 
B)  The Japanese government embraced them warmly by offering them public services. 
C)  Many have returned to Japan but continue to embrace Brazilian culture. 
D)  Nearly 250,000 Japanese Brazilians have moved to Chile since the 1990s. 
E)  Japanese Brazilians abandoned cultural traditions of Brazil when they returned to Japan.

Question 9

One reason that refugees are forced to leave their communities is from:

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A)  high taxes. 
B)  lack of economic opportunities. 
C)  ethnic conflict. 
D)  lack of marriage opportunities. 
E)  low wages. 
A)  high taxes. 
B)  lack of economic opportunities. 
C)  ethnic conflict. 
D)  lack of marriage opportunities. 
E)  low wages.

Question 10

Which of the following was the only immigrant group to be legally excluded on the basis of national origin in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chinese 
B)  Mexicans 
C)  Palestinians 
D)  Russians 
E)  Ethiopians 
A)  Chinese 
B)  Mexicans 
C)  Palestinians 
D)  Russians 
E)  Ethiopians

Question 11

Economic resources that are transferred from migrants to their families or institutions in their country of origin are called:

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A)  brain drain. 
B)  social capital. 
C)  transaction costs. 
D)  duty-free goods. 
E)  remittances. 
A)  brain drain. 
B)  social capital. 
C)  transaction costs. 
D)  duty-free goods. 
E)  remittances.

Question 12

According to the author, in the 1990s, Soviet Jews left behind their minority status in the former Soviet republics:

Accepted Answer

A)  but refused to move to Israel. 
B)  and assimilated into the racial majority in the United States. 
C)  and experienced upward mobility immediately after arriving in New York and Los Angeles. 
D)  and migrated to Finland through settlement communities. 
E)  but were not considered refugees by the United States. 
A)  but refused to move to Israel. 
B)  and assimilated into the racial majority in the United States. 
C)  and experienced upward mobility immediately after arriving in New York and Los Angeles. 
D)  and migrated to Finland through settlement communities. 
E)  but were not considered refugees by the United States.

Question 13

According to the author, in addition to factories, the primary places where new immigrants find work in Los Angeles include:

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A)  suburban and urban homes where they work as nannies and housekeepers. 
B)  industrial farms where apples are being grown. 
C)  the defense industry in Southern California. 
D)  city government. 
E)  police forces. 
A)  suburban and urban homes where they work as nannies and housekeepers. 
B)  industrial farms where apples are being grown. 
C)  the defense industry in Southern California. 
D)  city government. 
E)  police forces.

Question 14

________ include hometown associations, religious communities, and refugee placement groups that help resettle newcomers in their destination communities.

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A)  Government immigration policies 
B)  Supportive organizations 
C)  Recruitment agencies 
D)  Colonial networks 
E)  Communication technologies 
A)  Government immigration policies 
B)  Supportive organizations 
C)  Recruitment agencies 
D)  Colonial networks 
E)  Communication technologies

Question 15

Although globalization has produced increased flows of money, information, and goods:

Accepted Answer

A)  governments regulate borders with passports and immigration inspectors. 
B)  the free movement of people is encouraged by border patrol agencies. 
C)  hometown associations attempt to block migrants from relocating to their communities. 
D)  governments place high excise taxes on migrants over the age of fifty-five. 
E)  international migration costs much less than ever before. 
A)  governments regulate borders with passports and immigration inspectors. 
B)  the free movement of people is encouraged by border patrol agencies. 
C)  hometown associations attempt to block migrants from relocating to their communities. 
D)  governments place high excise taxes on migrants over the age of fifty-five. 
E)  international migration costs much less than ever before.

Question 16

What are the unique challenges and opportunities faced by what the author calls the "1.5 generation"? Define this term, and compare and contrast how the experience of this generation compares to first- and second-generation migrants. Be sure to use concrete examples to explain how these generations become part of U.S. culture.

Accepted Answer

The 1.5 generation refers to individuals

Question 17

As wages have been creeping upward for Chinese workers, one recent trend has been:

Accepted Answer

A)  an influx of Egyptian workers. 
B)  decreasing income disparities between rural and urban workers. 
C)  a decline in foreign investment in China. 
D)  that factories are now shifting to Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos since they have cheaper labor. 
E)  lower production costs in China. 
A)  an influx of Egyptian workers. 
B)  decreasing income disparities between rural and urban workers. 
C)  a decline in foreign investment in China. 
D)  that factories are now shifting to Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos since they have cheaper labor. 
E)  lower production costs in China.

Question 18

According to the textbook, Muslim street vendors in New York City have long-standing ties that cross the Atlantic Ocean. Discuss how these merchants are an example of transnational entrepreneurial migrants. What is the importance of social networks in their experience?

Accepted Answer

Students should demonstrate that they co

Question 19

The ban on ________ was enacted in a Florida town after local residents and officials learned of the religious practices of Cuban and Haitian immigrants in the Santeria Church.

Accepted Answer

A)  cock fighting 
B)  wearing head scarves 
C)  homosexuality 
D)  bestiality 
E)  animal sacrifices 
A)  cock fighting 
B)  wearing head scarves 
C)  homosexuality 
D)  bestiality 
E)  animal sacrifices

Question 20

What are the effects of migrations on populations left behind? How has transnational migration reshaped the relationship that migrating individuals have with their sending communities? Explain how information technology and the ability to travel internationally have reshaped how people interact with family members in households with migrants, using evidence from the textbook.

Accepted Answer

Students should explain how the current

Labor immigrants are:

The largest group of people who immigrated to the United States in 2011 by country of origin were from:

As a result of efforts to regulate international migration, the ________ border has become one of the most heavily guarded in the world.

Which of the following best describes how anthropologists conceptualize migration as a "gendered" process?

Which of the following statements about human migration is true?

Which of the following statements about long-term consequences of Japanese migration to Brazil in the twentieth century is accurate?

One reason that refugees are forced to leave their communities is from:

Which of the following was the only immigrant group to be legally excluded on the basis of national origin in the United States?

Economic resources that are transferred from migrants to their families or institutions in their country of origin are called:

According to the author, in the 1990s, Soviet Jews left behind their minority status in the former Soviet republics:

According to the author, in addition to factories, the primary places where new immigrants find work in Los Angeles include:

________ include hometown associations, religious communities, and refugee placement groups that help resettle newcomers in their destination communities.

Although globalization has produced increased flows of money, information, and goods:

As wages have been creeping upward for Chinese workers, one recent trend has been:

According to the textbook, Muslim street vendors in New York City have long-standing ties that cross the Atlantic Ocean. Discuss how these merchants are an example of transnational entrepreneurial migrants. What is the importance of social networks in their experience?

The ban on ________ was enacted in a Florida town after local residents and officials learned of the religious practices of Cuban and Haitian immigrants in the Santeria Church.

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Exam 13: Migration

Labor immigrants are:

The largest group of people who immigrated to the United States in 2011 by country of origin were from:

As a result of efforts to regulate international migration, the ________ border has become one of the most heavily guarded in the world.

Which of the following best describes how anthropologists conceptualize migration as a "gendered" process?

Which of the following statements about human migration is true?

Which of the following statements about long-term consequences of Japanese migration to Brazil in the twentieth century is accurate?

One reason that refugees are forced to leave their communities is from:

Which of the following was the only immigrant group to be legally excluded on the basis of national origin in the United States?

Economic resources that are transferred from migrants to their families or institutions in their country of origin are called:

According to the author, in the 1990s, Soviet Jews left behind their minority status in the former Soviet republics:

According to the author, in addition to factories, the primary places where new immigrants find work in Los Angeles include:

________ include hometown associations, religious communities, and refugee placement groups that help resettle newcomers in their destination communities.

Although globalization has produced increased flows of money, information, and goods:

As wages have been creeping upward for Chinese workers, one recent trend has been:

According to the textbook, Muslim street vendors in New York City have long-standing ties that cross the Atlantic Ocean. Discuss how these merchants are an example of transnational entrepreneurial migrants. What is the importance of social networks in their experience?

The ban on ________ was enacted in a Florida town after local residents and officials learned of the religious practices of Cuban and Haitian immigrants in the Santeria Church.

Anthropology in a Global Age

Culture

Fieldwork and Ethnography

Language

Human Origins

Race and Racism

Ethnicity and Nationalism

Gender

Sexuality

Kinship, Family, and Marriage

Class and Inequality

The Global Economy

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Religion

Health and Illness

Art and Media

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