What makes native americans unique as a subordinate group in the united states?

Week One Assignment ETH/125 Journal Entry of a Subordinate Group One often wonders where the Native North Americans originated from. Some theories have been discussed about the peopling of the Americas. Early theories involving lost tribes and continents were based purely on speculation instead of actual scientific facts. Discoveries made during many archeological expeditions have helped shape the always changing interpretations by adding more questions and more theories. There have been genetic and linguistic studies which raised more understanding and brought new questions. It is theorized that during the latter part of the Cenozoic era, also known as the age of mammals that the Wisconsin glaciation caused enough of the planet’s water…show more content…
In the first years of the twentieth century, the Dakotas also known as Tetons began the process of adapting to their new way of life. They still had strong faith in their own traditions, but realized that the old way was gone forever. Numerous changes with the economy and politics were forced on my people by the government. The people strived to establish a life for themselves that used both new changes, but still remained true to their values and beliefs. During the rest of the twentieth century, all of the reservations for the Dakotas, Lakotas, and Tetons lost more land due to ownership passes and inheritances. Division between rural dwellers and people who live in town have grown bigger. Rural residents tend to retain their use of native language, and be involved in cultural events, when townspeople adapt other aspects of the American culture. Most of the Sioux nation and other groups of American Indians live in South Dakota, Oklahoma, New Mexico, and North Dakota at present time on privatized land created by the government many years ago. Wendy Coghill ETH/125 Text Citations: Bonvillain, Nancy. "'Seeking a New Way'." Teton Sioux, Indians of North America, Heritage Edition. Philadelphia: Chelsea House Publishers, 2004. American Indian History Online. Facts On File, Inc. //www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp? ItemID=WE43&iPin=INATS06&SingleRecord=True (accessed May 22, 2011). Text Citations: Waldman,

1.

The racial term “African American” can refer to:

  1. a Black person living in the United States
  2. people whose ancestors came to the United States through the slave trade
  3. a White person who originated in Africa and now lives in the United States
  4. any of the above

2.

What is the one defining feature of a minority group?

  1. Self-definition
  2. Numerical minority
  3. Lack of power
  4. Strong cultural identity

3.

Ethnicity describes shared:

  1. beliefs
  2. language
  3. religion
  4. any of the above

4.

Which of the following is an example of a numerical majority being treated as a subordinate group?

  1. Jewish people in Germany
  2. Creoles in New Orleans
  3. White people in Brazil
  4. Black people under apartheid in South Africa

5.

Scapegoat theory shows that:

  1. subordinate groups blame dominant groups for their problems
  2. dominant groups blame subordinate groups for their problems
  3. some people are predisposed to prejudice
  4. all of the above

6.

As a White person in the United States, being reasonably sure that you will be dealing with authority figures of the same race as you is a result of:

  1. intersection theory
  2. conflict theory
  3. White privilege
  4. scapegoating theory

7.

Speedy Gonzalez is an example of:

  1. intersection theory
  2. stereotyping
  3. interactionist view
  4. culture of prejudice

8.

Stereotypes can be based on:

  1. race
  2. ethnicity
  3. gender
  4. all of the above

9.

What is discrimination?

  1. Biased thoughts against an individual or group
  2. Biased actions against an individual or group
  3. Belief that a race different from yours is inferior
  4. Another word for stereotyping

10.

Which of the following is the best explanation of racism as a social fact?

  1. It needs to be eradicated by laws.
  2. It is like a magic pill.
  3. It does not need the actions of individuals to continue.
  4. None of the above

11.

Which intergroup relation displays the least tolerance?

  1. Segregation
  2. Assimilation
  3. Genocide
  4. Expulsion

12.

What doctrine justified legal segregation in the South?

  1. Jim Crow
  2. Plessy v. Ferguson
  3. De jure
  4. Separate but equal

13.

What intergroup relationship is represented by the “salad bowl” metaphor?

  1. Assimilation
  2. Pluralism
  3. Amalgamation
  4. Segregation

14.

Amalgamation is represented by the _____________ metaphor.

  1. melting pot
  2. Statue of Liberty
  3. salad bowl
  4. separate but equal

15.

What makes Native Americans unique as a subordinate group in the United States?

  1. They are the only group that experienced expulsion.
  2. They are the only group that was segregated.
  3. They are the only group that was enslaved.
  4. They are the only group that is indigenous to the United States.

16.

Which subordinate group is often referred to as the “model minority?”

  1. African Americans
  2. Asian Americans
  3. White ethnic Americans
  4. Native Americans

17.

Which federal act or program was designed to allow more Hispanic American immigration, not block it?

  1. The Bracero Program
  2. Immigration Reform and Control Act
  3. Operation Wetback
  4. SB 1070

18.

Many Arab Americans face _______________, especially after 9/11.

  1. racism
  2. segregation
  3. Islamophobia
  4. prejudice

19.

Why did most White ethnic Americans come to the United States?

  1. For a better life
  2. To escape oppression
  3. Because they were forced out of their own countries
  4. a and b only

Which federal act or program was designed to allow more Hispanic American immigration, not block it?

  1. The Bracero Program
  2. Immigration Reform and Control Act
  3. Operation Wetback
  4. SB 1070

1.

The racial term “African American” can refer to:

  1. a Black person living in the United States
  2. people whose ancestors came to the United States through the slave trade
  3. a White person who originated in Africa and now lives in the United States
  4. any of the above

2.

What is the one defining feature of a minority group?

  1. Self-definition
  2. Numerical minority
  3. Lack of power
  4. Strong cultural identity

3.

Ethnicity describes shared:

  1. beliefs
  2. language
  3. religion
  4. any of the above

4.

Which of the following is an example of a numerical majority being treated as a subordinate group?

  1. Jewish people in Germany
  2. Creoles in New Orleans
  3. White people in Brazil
  4. Black people under apartheid in South Africa

5.

Scapegoat theory shows that:

  1. subordinate groups blame dominant groups for their problems
  2. dominant groups blame subordinate groups for their problems
  3. some people are predisposed to prejudice
  4. all of the above

6.

As a White person in the United States, being reasonably sure that you will be dealing with authority figures of the same race as you is a result of:

  1. intersection theory
  2. conflict theory
  3. White privilege
  4. scapegoating theory

7.

Speedy Gonzalez is an example of:

  1. intersection theory
  2. stereotyping
  3. interactionist view
  4. culture of prejudice

8.

Stereotypes can be based on:

  1. race
  2. ethnicity
  3. gender
  4. all of the above

9.

What is discrimination?

  1. Biased thoughts against an individual or group
  2. Biased actions against an individual or group
  3. Belief that a race different from yours is inferior
  4. Another word for stereotyping

10.

Which of the following is the best explanation of racism as a social fact?

  1. It needs to be eradicated by laws.
  2. It is like a magic pill.
  3. It does not need the actions of individuals to continue.
  4. None of the above

11.

Which intergroup relation displays the least tolerance?

  1. Segregation
  2. Assimilation
  3. Genocide
  4. Expulsion

12.

What doctrine justified legal segregation in the South?

  1. Jim Crow
  2. Plessy v. Ferguson
  3. De jure
  4. Separate but equal

13.

What intergroup relationship is represented by the “salad bowl” metaphor?

  1. Assimilation
  2. Pluralism
  3. Amalgamation
  4. Segregation

14.

Amalgamation is represented by the _____________ metaphor.

  1. melting pot
  2. Statue of Liberty
  3. salad bowl
  4. separate but equal

15.

What makes Native Americans unique as a subordinate group in the United States?

  1. They are the only group that experienced expulsion.
  2. They are the only group that was segregated.
  3. They are the only group that was enslaved.
  4. They are the only group that is indigenous to the United States.

16.

Which subordinate group is often referred to as the “model minority?”

  1. African Americans
  2. Asian Americans
  3. White ethnic Americans
  4. Native Americans

17.

Which federal act or program was designed to allow more Hispanic American immigration, not block it?

  1. The Bracero Program
  2. Immigration Reform and Control Act
  3. Operation Wetback
  4. SB 1070

18.

Many Arab Americans face _______________, especially after 9/11.

  1. racism
  2. segregation
  3. Islamophobia
  4. prejudice

19.

Why did most White ethnic Americans come to the United States?

  1. For a better life
  2. To escape oppression
  3. Because they were forced out of their own countries
  4. a and b only