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Review Exam #2
Cross Cultural Perspectives
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emigrate
when a person leaves one country to settle in another
primogeniture
eldest son receives entire estate of parents
1940
125,000 Japanese lived in the U.S
Pearl Harbor
Japan attacked the U.S in 1941
Hostility towards Japanese
any little bit of ancestry were removed from homes and placed in concentration camps
Endo v. United States
brought an end to the forcible detention
Japanese education
they perfom above avg. because of self control and aspiration
Japanese Immigrants
3 in 5 are born in the United States and have the highest percentage of graduates
Japanese Assimilation
they are the mist assimilated of all the Asian Americans, and first to merge biologically
Japanese Religion
Buddhism
1898
the Philippines became a possession of the U.S, but were not citizens
Filipino Marriage
several western states passed laws banning marriages between Filipinos and Whites
Filipino Americans
placed themselves by different languages, out of 100 coming to the U.S 93 were males
January 1942
legislation enabled Filipino residents to become naturalized citizens
Filipino Religion
Roman Catholics
Filipino Assimilation
mostly assimilate and about 50% speak only English
WWII
Philippines became an ally to the U.S
U.S. Census defined poor as
families with incomes less than 23,000 for a family of 4
Which city has the highest poverty rate?
Atlanta, 50% below
Severe Poverty
is an income below half the poverty line
Texas in Poverty
has the highest percentage of low income and uninsured children
school attendence in Poverty
41% of homeless children attend 2 or more schools each year
Homeless Children
higher rates of learning disabilites, emotional and behavioral disorders
average homeless family
is headed by a single mother with 2 children under the age of 6
U.S residents
12 million of adults have been homeless at least once in their life
chronic Poverty
people over 65 have high poverty and lower exit rates
potato famine
Irish immigrated
who came from Ireland
mostly men, small farmers, indentured servants, and Convict transportees
Great Famine of 1840
brought in about 1.5 million, Irish Catholic immigrants to the U.S (mostly women)
Irish Family System
bilateral, marriage uniting 2 families
Irish law
all land must be split equally between sons
patriarchal system
father is the head of household, one son inherits property, led to third emigration
Irish Family
very Independent and loyal
The Catholic Church
provided members with education, recreation, entertainment, social support, friendship,
and spouses
Second Vatican Council
latin no longer spoken, they could eat meat on fridays, more relaxed
Irish Health
suffering, they don't deal with pain
Two techniques to endure pain
relaxing and fighting the pain
Irish Self Esteem is related to
physical ability and self efficacy
Irish Care of Elderly
first look to children for help, the childless or sisters as support
Refuge Relief Act
end of Korean war did Koreans emigrate
Korean Religion
70%, Christianity: Presbyterian and Methodist
Korean Ethnic Churches
identity and belonging
Korean Work
highest self employment rate
Koreans and Hispanics
learn their language first
Asian Indian Americans
seen as menace
Asian Indians
3rd largest asian population
Asian Indian Marriage
Arranged , ethnogenisis
Asian Indian Work
60% managers, own enconomy lodging in the U.S
Vietnamese Americans
"boat People" only 200,000 admitted
Vietnamese Beliefs
predestination
phuc duc
amount of good fortune that comes from self sacrificing actions
china heirs
boys are preferred over girls b/c sons are responsible to take care of parents when elderly
chinese festivites
spring festival: like christmas
ghost fesitval
the deceased are believed to be visiting the living
chinese tradition
last name, first name