Reading...
Play button
Play button
Use LEFT and RIGHT arrow keys to navigate between flashcards;
Use UP and DOWN arrow keys to flip the card;
H to show hint;
A reads text to speech;
50 Cards in this Set
- Front
- Back
|
How many religious groups are in the US today?
|
1500 groups
|
|
|
How many religious groups in the US have million or more members?
|
29 groups
|
|
|
How many more Hindu's live in the US in 2008 than did in 1970?
|
9 times as many
|
|
|
Miller says Americans are leaving mainstream churches to join which type?
|
mega churches and nondenominational churches
|
|
|
Did US Catholics face discriminatory laws during the colonial period? If so in how many colonies?
|
Yes, all 13 colonies
|
|
|
What was the name of the late nineteenth century anti Catholic organization with over 500,000 members?
|
Anti-Catholic American Protective Association
|
|
|
What issue caused the greatest conflict between Catholics and Protestants?
|
The subject of education
|
|
|
What is the largest single denomination in the US today?
|
Roman Catholic
|
|
|
Do jews have a political influence in the US in 2008? What percentage of legislators in the US congress are Jewish?
|
Yes, 8% are Jewish. 43 jewish legislators
|
|
|
Stereotypes justify discrimination. What were the Anti Jewish stereotypes?
|
Scoundrels, comic characters
|
|
|
Marriage is a sign of assimilation. What percent of Jews marry Christians?
|
50% intermarriage
|
|
|
Mormons follow a strict behavioral code. Which substances are forbidden among Mormons?
|
Smoking, drinking coffee, tea, soda, alcohol
|
|
|
Why did the Mormons migrate to the Great Salt Lake Valledy in 1847?
|
threat of extermination or forced assimilation
|
|
|
Which worldwide religion is second to Christianity in membership numbers?
|
Islam
|
|
|
Islam incorporates many beliefs and practices of what other religions?
|
Christianity and Judaism
|
|
|
Muslims are concerned about which social issues/problems that interfere with their ability to maintain the integrity of their way of life?
|
abortion, alcohol, drug abuse, pornography and divorce
|
|
|
Do the Amish permit adolescent rebelliousness prior to adult church membership?
|
yes, Rumspringer
|
|
|
Rastafarian's believe themselves to be descendants of which group?
|
black israelites
|
|
|
Describe Santeria religion and its followers in the US today
|
Very secret religion, multi ethnic, multi racial, does animal sacrifices, becoming more widespread
|
|
|
Creationists support for literal interpretation of the Bible puts them in conflict with which theories that are supported by scientific research?
|
Evolution, big bang, isotope decay, carbon dating
|
|
|
Do women fit minority-group characteristics, and if so how?
|
Yes, less political power, earn less money, easily identifiable as a group, self identify
|
|
|
Congress gave women the right to vote by which Amendment? WHen?
|
19 Amendment, 1919, ratified in 1920
|
|
|
What did Mead's study of the Arapesh, Mundungamor, and Tchambuli find about cultural cariation in sex role behavior
|
Arapesh- feminine traits
Mundungamor- Masculine traits Tchambuli- roles are switches |
|
|
How does the media including television address sex role stereotypes?
|
they promote the stereotypes such as woman as objects, or the cook/clean role
|
|
|
What are the special concerns of minority women?
|
Higher infant mobility rates, poor housing
|
|
|
what is the label given to the growing number of femaled-headed households living in poverty
|
feminization poverty
|
|
|
what fields of study, in college, do females select today
|
traditional female pink collar jobs. home economics, theology, dentistry
|
|
|
in 2006 which fields have the largest number of femail bachelors degrees earned
|
health sciences and home economics
|
|
|
what does the text call occupations that are overwhelmingly filled by women
|
pink collar jobs
|
|
|
demeanor
|
(n) the way a person behaves, overall impression made by comportment, manner, etc.; facial appearance, mien; syn: conduct, behavior, bearing, carriage
|
|
|
which group of working women has increased the most since WW2
|
working women marry which children under the age 6
|
|
|
second shift
|
having a normal job and still doing most of the household jobs
|
|
|
how do womens earning compare to mens?
|
less than mens in every occupation
|
|
|
how do black and white women, with equal educational levels, compare on income and number of hours worked
|
blacks work longer but earn the same amount of money
|
|
|
mommy track
|
put family ahead of their career. family slows their upward mobility
|
|
|
what if the percent of women in federal,state, and local government?
|
low percentage in all levels of government
|
|
|
who is the sex researcher that estimated in 1948 that 10% of Americans were homosexual?
|
Kinsey
|
|
|
How many Americans use sign language as their primary means of communication
|
11 million
|
|
|
What is the third largest minority group in the US
|
people with disabilities
|
|
|
why has public awareness of senior citizens increased in recent years?
|
demographic changes in population
|
|
|
which modern country had the highest fertility rate in 2007
|
United States
|
|
|
which age groups suicide rates was the highest in 2004?
|
people over the age 85
|
|
|
How can todays immigrant groups maintain contact with their country of origin?
|
telecommunications, rapid transportation, continued arrival of newcomers
|
|
|
How do fuckA and fuckB criticize the three generation hypothesis
|
it doesnt work
|
|
|
list and define the components of social capital
|
Income, Education, Networking
|
|
|
What factors play an important role in segmented assimilation
|
country of origin, settlement area, social class, race, and education
|
|
|
in his ecological model of Chicagos growth and development, Robert Park noted what linkage with social mobility
|
social mobility is linked to spacial mobility
|
|
|
According to Alba, what helps sustain a strong sense of ethnic identity
|
ethnic neighborhoods and organizations nearby
|
|
|
how did Gans define symbolic ethnicity
|
identifying ones heritage through ethnic foods, holidays, or political and social activities
|
|
|
What do studies show about how immigrants affect on American workers jobs, the earning of other groups and/or the financial burden on serivce
|
NO EFFECTS. immigrants build jobs, work in less desirable jobs, start buisnesses, and pay more into social security and federal taxes
|
