SOC 335 Chapter 3: Chapter 3 SOC 335
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Biology and race: darker skinned people resided near the equator as an adaptation for survival. What about whites: whites may or may not identify with european ancestry, minority group- a racial or ethnic group that occupies a subordinate status in society, the u. s population. American indians: tiny u. s population due to conquest, genocide, oppression, and perpetual struggle, traditional family life. Some practiced polygamy: on and off the reservations. African americans: couldn"t express family choices by slavery and then law, slavery"s legacy. Families were shaped by slavery, discrimination, and poverty more than cultural traditions: family resilience. It was poverty, lack of opportunity, and mortality that historically limited black family structure: urban poverty. Incarceration is dramatic: mexican, puerto ricans, and cubans, culture and diversity. Many came to new york and new jeresy. Can"t generalize latinos too much: familism. Familism- a personal outlook that puts family obligations first, before individual well-being. 2-3 times more likely to live with extended family.
