Exam 15: The Ever-Changing Us Mosaic

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

An increasingly multiracial America requires that we create a new social construct. What is that new social construct?

With regard to interracial dating, __________.

Explain why the country of origin is a factor in understanding immigrant interaction patterns.

The __________ the residence in the U.S. for a group, the __________ the percentage of naturalized citizens.

After five years of continuous legal residence in the United States, immigrants are eligible to become __________, provided they are of good moral character and demonstrate a command of English and knowledge of U.S. history and government.

Native Americans who object to Columbus Day parades and Afrocentrists who assert that Western culture was merely derived from Afro-Egyptian culture are the examples of minority nationalism and separatist pluralism.

Between 1980 and 2009, the percentage of schoolchildren who speak a language other than English at home increased by __________ percent.

Which of the following constitute social capital?

In his ecological model of Chicago's growth and development, Robert Park (1926) noted the linkage between social mobility and __________.

The third generation, more secure in its U.S. identity and socioeconomic status through __________, often becomes interested in the ethnic heritage that the second generation neglected in its efforts to overcome discrimination and marginality.

__________ is a function of social capital.

One limitation of census projections is that __________.

Which country was among the top 10 sources of newcomers to the United States in 2012?

According to the text, what do Americans need to do in order to gain "greater appreciation and tolerance for one another"?

The three phases of acculturation in Asian Americans' political activities are the __________ phases.

Which of the following is a goal of the Official English Movement?

The 1.5 generation refers to __________.

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

With increased immigration comes the issue of __________.