Provide a brief history of immigration to the United States. Include the five "periods" of immigration, as discussed in the text.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. Early Colonial Period: Immigrants came primarily from England and from Africa in the form of slavery.
2. 1820-1885: Northern and western Europe, Chinese
3. 1885-1945: Southern and Eastern Europe, Mexico Nativist feelings; quotas (not a destination for persons fleeing Nazi Germany)
4. Post WWII-1968: At end of War Congress agreed to admit 185,000 per year, mostly Europeans. Very small number given the need.
5. Since 1968: Emphasis on family unification, Vietnam and Cambodia, Cubans, Haitians
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Refer to figure 12.7 on page 381. What does the table show, and what are the source and date? Which racial/ethnic category has the highest likelihood of unemployment, and which the lowest likelihood?
What is the relationship between education and unemployment? Which category has the most constant rate of unemployment, regardless of education, and for which category does education seem to make the most difference? As education increases, what happens to the racial/ethnic differences in unemployment? How do you interpret this? What will be an ideal response?
Statistics are to Berger
a. unreliable and usually misleading. b. what sociology is--in the end sociology is a tabulation of actions summarized statistically. c. a tool of the sociologist. d. not applicable to the sociological enterprise.
A population pyramid is a graphic depiction of a population's total fertility rate over a decade.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Chul Soo is Korean and currently lives in Seoul. He wants to move to Canada and become a permanent citizen. This is an example of
a. immigration. b. assimilation. c. emigration. d. racialization.