The barriers to upward mobility for European immigrants fell away more rapidly than the barriers for immigrants from Asia. Why?
What will be an ideal response?
Varies. Students should discuss that some importance differences between the two immigrant experiences are clear, the most obvious being the greater racial visibility of Asian Americans. Whereas the cultural and linguistic markers that identified Eastern and Southern Europeans faded with each passing generation, the racial characteristics of the Asian groups continued to separate them from the larger society.
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a. True b. False
Which of the following groups of U.S. college students has the lowest drinking rate in the United States?
A. Asian and black B. American Indian and white C. white and black D. Asian and white
What is positive sociology?
What will be an ideal response?
Large, impersonal groups with minimal emotional and intimate ties are referred to as ______.
A. secondary groups B. principal groups C. reference groups D. primary groups