01:920:108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Complement Factor B
19 Dec 2016
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American indian ethnic renewal: american-indian (native american) self identification on census tripled between. Not possible for natural reproduction to have been the only factor: factors promoting renewal (nagel) Encouraged natives to move off reservations and into cities, which created a pan-american indian identity. New awareness of minority problems and federal resources addressing them. Ultimately, political action was responsible for heightened sense of. Benefit of being identified as a minority: participation in programs (including governmentally sponsored programs, sense of identity or community. Who determines minority status: government, members of minority group, members of majority group. Some want to be recognized as a separate group. Whites - doesn"t acknowledge discrimination against certain groups e. g. irish. Orientals - shortly after wwii and japanese internment. All likely to be subject to discrimination: policies and directives enforce dividing line even when they try to help.
