SOC 101 Lecture 19: Lecture 19
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Which best describes the united states: anglo-conformity: a+b+c=a. Job scarcity? expectation that immigrants will assimilate: melting pot: a+b+c=d allows for ethnic diversity, while expecting cultural solidarity, pluralism: a+b+c=a+b+c embraces ethnic diversity and allows each to exist without meshing. Assimilation (milton gorden): cultural assimilation learn the culture (like the language) the laws, cultural expectations and behaviors, structural assimilation, secondary: joining the institutions, primary: creating relationships, marital assimilation. They take our jobs: stephen colbert works as a farm laborer for one day, ufw"s national take our jobs campaign invites us citizens to replace immigrant farm workers, only 16 people took the opportunity. Social change: how does it happen? generally starts as an idea based on a social problem, and it builds local government makes more change than federal government. Is social change a good thing? in general, yes: examples of good social change? same-sex marriage, bad social change? vaccination arguments (require a certain amount of population to be vaccinated)
