Question 1

The "melting pot" model of immigration overly simplifies the way that migration actually took place in U.S. history for all the following reasons, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Irish fleeing the potato famine faced severe discrimination when they arrived on U.S. soil. 
B)  that within two generations, most European immigrants became part of the racial majority. 
C)  many people came to the United States as slaves. 
D)  immigration to the United States was highly destructive for indigenous people living in North America. 
E)  Chinese immigrants were perceived as the Yellow Peril, resulting in the Chinese Exclusion Acts. 
A)  Irish fleeing the potato famine faced severe discrimination when they arrived on U.S. soil. 
B)  that within two generations, most European immigrants became part of the racial majority. 
C)  many people came to the United States as slaves. 
D)  immigration to the United States was highly destructive for indigenous people living in North America. 
E)  Chinese immigrants were perceived as the Yellow Peril, resulting in the Chinese Exclusion Acts.

Question 2

Yo-yo migrants are:

Accepted Answer

A)  immigrants who continue to travel back and forth between destination and origin countries. 
B)  the process by which immigrants decide to leave the country they migrated to and relocate "home." 
C)  assets and skills such as language, education, or social networks that complement financial resources. 
D)  the maintenance of active participation in political, religious, social, and economic spheres across national borders. 
E)  migration that takes place within borders. 
A)  immigrants who continue to travel back and forth between destination and origin countries. 
B)  the process by which immigrants decide to leave the country they migrated to and relocate "home." 
C)  assets and skills such as language, education, or social networks that complement financial resources. 
D)  the maintenance of active participation in political, religious, social, and economic spheres across national borders. 
E)  migration that takes place within borders.

Question 3

Discuss how migration is not often an individual choice, but one that occurs at the household level. How and why do households and families contribute to individual migrations? How do economic processes surrounding remittances influence the migration patterns and possibilities for migrant families?

Accepted Answer

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Question 4

The ________ generation of young Dominicans studied by Ana Aparicio in New York have been able to negotiate their identity situationally, often shifting between categories of black, Latino, Dominican, and people of color.

Accepted Answer

A)  second 
B)  first 
C)  1.5 
D)  "lost" 
E)  third 
A)  second 
B)  first 
C)  1.5 
D)  "lost" 
E)  third

Question 5

Scholars call the generation of migrants who left their home countries as adults the ________ generation.

Accepted Answer

A)  first 
B)  second 
C)  "lost" 
D)  "1.5" 
E)  "motivation" 
A)  first 
B)  second 
C)  "lost" 
D)  "1.5" 
E)  "motivation"

The "melting pot" model of immigration overly simplifies the way that migration actually took place in U.S. history for all the following reasons, EXCEPT:

Yo-yo migrants are:

Discuss how migration is not often an individual choice, but one that occurs at the household level. How and why do households and families contribute to individual migrations? How do economic processes surrounding remittances influence the migration patterns and possibilities for migrant families?

The ________ generation of young Dominicans studied by Ana Aparicio in New York have been able to negotiate their identity situationally, often shifting between categories of black, Latino, Dominican, and people of color.

Scholars call the generation of migrants who left their home countries as adults the ________ generation.

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Exam 13: Migration

The "melting pot" model of immigration overly simplifies the way that migration actually took place in U.S. history for all the following reasons, EXCEPT:

Yo-yo migrants are:

Discuss how migration is not often an individual choice, but one that occurs at the household level. How and why do households and families contribute to individual migrations? How do economic processes surrounding remittances influence the migration patterns and possibilities for migrant families?

The ________ generation of young Dominicans studied by Ana Aparicio in New York have been able to negotiate their identity situationally, often shifting between categories of black, Latino, Dominican, and people of color.

Scholars call the generation of migrants who left their home countries as adults the ________ generation.

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

Politics and Power

Religion

Health and Illness

Art and Media

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