Deck 8: Immigrant Families and the Shifting Color Line in the United States

Question 1

The influx of African immigrants since 1960 has meant that ______.

A) immigration from other parts of the world has also increased
B) Black Americans have less diversity than ever
C) there are more Black Americans who are not descended from slaves
D) Black Americans are now the largest racial minority group in the United States

Answer 1

C

Question 2

What is endogamy?

A) the concept of ending all marriages
B) a term used for divorce in many cultures.
C) the custom of only marrying within a local community, racial group, clan, or tribe.
D) an arranged marriage.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

According to Pyke, what factor does NOT affect the acceptance for interracial marriage?

A) cultural preferences for different races
B) cultural tradition around age of marriage
C) size of the immigrant group
D) ratio of men to women within an immigrant group

Answer 3

B

Question 4

As of 2000, which of the following makes up the largest racial minority group in the United States?

A) Hispanics
B) African Americans
C) Asians
D) American Indians

Question 5

What are the impacts of the United States laws that marginalize undocumented families?

A) permitted access to proper higher education, appropriate healthcare, but unable to travel
B) lacking healthcare, denied the right to have children and receive birthright citizenship
C) constant fear of arrest and deportation, unable to send children to elementary school
D) constant fear of arrest and deportation, lacking access to healthcare and police services, and denied the benefits of citizenship

Question 6

Which of the following statements about the demographic shift in the United States is NOT true?

A) Despite the influx of immigrant families and the birth of second-generation immigrants, White Americans are still the majority in all 50 states.
B) It is estimated that by 2030, non-Hispanic whites will be a minority.
C) Hawaii is the only state that is majority Asian.
D) Young White Americans are growing up in more racial diverse schools, offices, and neighborhoods.

Question 7

Describe how gender and race intersect to impact stereotypes of Asian men and women in relation to marriage. What does Pyke see as a consequence of these stereotypes?

Question 8

According to Pyke, because white adoptive parents regard Asianness as ______, many white adoptive parents engage in a kind of cultural tourism, which can lead to ______ among transracially adopted children.

A) more ubiquitous than Blackness; great cultural curiosity
B) closer to whiteness; stronger ethnic identities
C) less confusing than Blackness; weaker cultural curiosity
D) more racially flexible than Blackness; weaker ethnic identities

Question 9

Explain what Pyke means by "honorary whites." What is the history of this concept? How does Pyke and other scholars see this concept playing out in the United States today? What are the benefits and the negative impacts of being seen as an "honorary whites?"

Question 10

Why are daughters of immigrant families often pressured more than sons to adhere to traditional values, such as arranged marriage?

A) Females are often valued more than males in immigrant families.
B) Women are seen as primary transmitters and gatekeepers of culture.
C) Males are considered as lacking the necessary personality to sustain traditional values.
D) They are not; sons are more pressured to adhere to traditional values.