Exam 3: Status Section A: Race and Ethnicity

"Globalism's Discontents" by Joseph E. Stiglitz Stiglitz sorts out the different meanings of globalization. He maintains that globalization has brought large benefits to a few with few benefits to the many. The author further argues that issues of control/management and globalization ideology play crucial roles in determining whether globalization is beneficial or detrimental. -What does Stiglitz mean when he says globalization is "volatile" and what are the consequences of this volatility?

From Multiple Origins, Uncertain Destinies by the National Research Council This chapter from the National Research Council examines four aspects of the Hispanic experience-family and living arrangements, schools and education, employment and economic well-being, and health status and access to care. Overall, trends indicate that Hispanics' integration experiences are as diverse as the eclectic subgroups subsumed under the panethnic identity, but some trends are discernible. Generally, Cubans are in a more stratification-favorable position than either Mexicans or Puerto Ricans. -Characterize the reasons that "familism" is on the decline among Hispanic families. What are its consequences?

"A Threat in the Air: How Stereotypes Shape Intellectual Identity and Performance" by Claude M. Steel Steele discusses the dynamics of "stereotypical threat," which is the internalization of negative stereotypes that pose achievement barriers among women in advanced quantitative areas and blacks in school. The author discusses how identification with school and its subdivisions can produce inferior performance pursuant to societal pressures that make domain-identified students conscious and activate the stenotypes. -How is stereotypical threat related to "self-rejection"?