01:920:108 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Cultural Assimilation, Acculturation, Economic Capital
16 May 2018
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Final exam review in class today
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50 multiple choice questions-each 2pts
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Multiple choice questions only
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Not cumulative
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Some important concepts and theories will carry over
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Final Exam on Tues, May 8th: 8pm-11pm
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Acculturation→(cultural assimilation): members of minority group learn the culture of the dominant group (in U.S.--> acculturation to dominant
Anglo-American culture).
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The movement was about empowerment one’s own culture and traditions, and seeking their own of obtaining resources
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Exists when groups maintain their individual identities and groups live separately (ex: Amish)--> In a pluralistic society, groups remain
separate, and their cultural and social differences persist over time. Types of pluralism: cultural or multiculturalism (deals with culture→
each culture maintained their own culture), structural (groups occupy different locations but cultural differences are minimal→
different groups might practice common culture but do it in different ways→ex: Sunday mornings in churches), integration without
acculturation (group has material success (ex: wealth) but has not become Americanized→ex: enclave (in Chinatown→establish their
own neighborhood and rely on their small, local businesses) and middlemen minorities (relies on small shops but it is more dispersed all
over the country)--> ex: Jewish population.
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Pluralism→correct answer
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Types of assimilation→Melting Pot (when a common culture and a new, unique society, is created when groups contribute fairly equally
(based on egalitarian, and sharing & inclusion (all ethnic minority groups included). Issue: In the U.S., some groups were excluded from the
process) and Americanization (Anglo-Conformity→groups are pressured to conform to Anglo-American culture)
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Assimilation→process in which separate groups come to share a common culture and merge together socially (As society undergoes
assimilation, differences among groups decrease)--> ex: 1st wave of immigrants.
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Integration→(structural assimilation): minority group enters the social structure of the larger society (typically begins in secondary sector and
gradually moves to primary sector).
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Segregation
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The Black Power Movement was an important move towards:
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The prevalence of female-headed households in African American communities
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Fatalism→belief that events are predetermined and inevitable
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An orientation to the present rather than the future
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The desire for instant gratification
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All of the above→correct answer→asserts that poverty causes certain personality traits, such as need for instant gratification, perpetuate
poverty.
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The culture of poverty theory argues that poverty is perpetuated by which of the following characteristics?
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Social capital (network of relationships)--> it’s about who you know
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Cultural capital→education, speech, dress (what you know)
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Social capital over cultural capital→correct answer
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Cultural capital over social capital
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Economic capital (money, wealth) over symbolic capital
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Social capital over economic capital
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Royster, Deirdre. 2003. “Race and the invisible hand: How white networks exclude black men from blue-collar jobs.” The article emphasizes the
importance of what type of capital in shaping employment opportunities?
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Physical features are not considered cultural
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Cultural→refers to language, traditions, etc
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Acculturating to match physical features of dominant culture
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Physical→correct answer
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Submissive→false (physical features are not about being submissive)
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Sexual→nothing about sexuality
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The fact that some Asian American women decide to change the shape of their eyes and noses suggests there is pressure to acculturate on a ______
level.
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sexual behavior (what people do sexually)
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sexual orientation (gender or genders to which a person is sexually attracted to)
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sexual identity→correct answer
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Homosexuality (attraction to same sex→form of sexual orientation)
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The way people think about themselves as sexual beings is called:
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gender reform feminism→equal treatment of males and females
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Attempt to change traditional societal views on what constitutes positive societal norms (change legal and cultural view)
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gender resistant feminism→correct answer
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gender rebellion feminism→humans can choose their own productive work, relationships, etc w/o regard to gender, race, class, etc.--> and
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Attempt to change traditional views on what constitutes positive societal norms describes the philosophy of:
Questions we reviewed in class:
Lecture: Day 25
Wednesday, April 25, 2018
12:27 AM
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