Exam 11: Hispanic Americans

Linda, as a(n) __________, stresses that Hispanics are not a monolithic group even though non-Hispanic Americans tend to view them and stereotype them that way.

Under the __________ program, Mexican aliens could enter the state legally as contract laborers.

The Los Angeles __________ riot in 1943 began over conflicts between Mexican residents and some sailors on leave.

The participation of Hispanic women in the labor force seems to be related to __________.

Dominicans commonly co-exist in neighborhoods alongside those of the __________.

When trying to understand the Latin American experience in the United States, Raul continually stresses the dual pillars of residential segregation and economic inequality and exploitation. His views are in line with __________ theory.

The median family income for Latino families has traditionally been higher than for black families.

Apply the three major sociological perspectives to the Hispanic experience in the United States.

Hispanics generally have a more casual attitude toward time than do others in the United States.

Contrast prevailing racial attitudes in Latin America and in the United States.

U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service launched a program in the 1950s called "Operation Wetback."

Explain why Puerto Ricans have the highest poverty rate of any major racial or ethnic group.

According to interactionist analysis, Anglos __________.

A Hispanic male's felt responsibility to protect his family's honor might be identified by which term?

Which state was brought into the United States as a result of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at the End of the Mexican-American War?

Variances in the Hispanic experience in the United States are due to __________.

A Hispanic student who does not look her teacher in the eye is very likely doing so because she __________.

Puerto Ricans became U.S. nationals in 1898 when the Treaty of Paris ended the Spanish-American War.

What happened in 1990 that led an 11-year-long exodus of Nicaraguan refugees to subside?

Changes in the U.S. economy affect Puerto Rico because __________.