HDFS 28000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: White Ethnic
31 Oct 2016
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A nation of immigrants: european settlers arrived between 1607-1638, 1790 1st u. s. census. Emigration from england, scotland, wales, germany, and ireland. Adjusting to america: ethos of reception, stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. Intermarriage: what were the downsides to the assimilation of white ethnic groups, becoming (cid:498)white(cid:499) Who does (cid:498)white(cid:499) refer to now: according to u. s. census, (cid:498)people having origins in any of the original peoples of europe, the middle east, and north africa(cid:499) 75% of u. s. population identified as white, alone or in combination with other race. Change in white immigration: vermont: 95. 3, maine: 95. 2, indiana: 84. 3, district of columbia: 38. 5, hawaii: 24. 7% Does white culture exist: contemporary white americans give little thought to being white, studying whiteness. Rediscovering ethnicity: principle of third-generation interest (hansen, 1952) Ethnic interest and awareness increase in the third generation, among the grandchildren of immigrants. Ethnicity may be more reflective of living in the u. s. than cultural practices.
