Question 1

Gordon denied the influence of subsocieties in assimilation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Recent immigration patterns to the United States have taken on a transnational character.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

All of the following are factors relating to assimilation or straight-line theory,except:

Accepted Answer

A)  highly controversial 
B)  assumes that most look backwards not forward 
C)  assumes that each generation reaches higher social and economic standards 
D)  assumes that the longer a group has been in America, the more successful they become 
A)  highly controversial 
B)  assumes that most look backwards not forward 
C)  assumes that each generation reaches higher social and economic standards 
D)  assumes that the longer a group has been in America, the more successful they become

Question 4

The most powerful group in a society is called the ________ group.

Accepted Answer

A)  minority 
B)  subordinate 
C)  all powerful 
D)  majority 
A)  minority 
B)  subordinate 
C)  all powerful 
D)  majority

Question 5

Thomas Jefferson and Strom Thurmond share a common experience.Which is it?

Accepted Answer

A)  They both ran for president with Black vice presidential candidates. 
B)  They both were divorced in their twenties. 
C)  They both were injured in wars. 
D)  They both fathered children with a Black woman. 
A)  They both ran for president with Black vice presidential candidates. 
B)  They both were divorced in their twenties. 
C)  They both were injured in wars. 
D)  They both fathered children with a Black woman.

Gordon denied the influence of subsocieties in assimilation.

Recent immigration patterns to the United States have taken on a transnational character.

All of the following are factors relating to assimilation or straight-line theory,except:

The most powerful group in a society is called the ________ group.

Thomas Jefferson and Strom Thurmond share a common experience.Which is it?

Together or Apart Some Competing Views

The Rise of Anglo American Society

The Golden Door

Nativism and Racism

African Americans: From Slavery to Segregation

African Americans: Protest and Social Change

Mexican Americans: From Colonized Minority to Political Activists

Puerto Ricans and Mexican Americans: Identity and Incorporation

Native Americans: the First Americans

The Japanese Experience

Chinese, Asian Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, and Middle Eastern Arab Americans

Vietnamese Americans, Arab Americans, and Resurgent Racism

The Future of Ethnicity

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Exam 1: Natives and Newcomers

Gordon denied the influence of subsocieties in assimilation.

Recent immigration patterns to the United States have taken on a transnational character.

All of the following are factors relating to assimilation or straight-line theory,except:

The most powerful group in a society is called the ________ group.

Thomas Jefferson and Strom Thurmond share a common experience.Which is it?

Together or Apart Some Competing Views

The Rise of Anglo American Society

The Golden Door

Nativism and Racism

African Americans: From Slavery to Segregation

African Americans: Protest and Social Change

Mexican Americans: From Colonized Minority to Political Activists

Puerto Ricans and Mexican Americans: Identity and Incorporation

Native Americans: the First Americans

The Japanese Experience

Chinese, Asian Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, and Middle Eastern Arab Americans

Vietnamese Americans, Arab Americans, and Resurgent Racism

The Future of Ethnicity

Filters