Census 2000 Is person Spanish/Hispanic/Latino? No Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano Puerto Rican Cuban Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino What is person’s.

Census 2000

• Is person Spanish/Hispanic/Latino?

• No• Mexican, Mexican American,

Chicano• Puerto Rican• Cuban• Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino

What is person’s race?• white• black/African American/Negro• American Indian/Alaska Native• Asian Indian• Japanese• Native Hawaiin• Chinese• Korean• Guamamian or Chamorro• Filipino• Vietnamese• Samoan• Other Asian• Other Pacific Islander• Some other race

Myth 1 - Idea That Any Race is Superior

All Races Have Geniuses and Idiots

Myth 2 - Idea that Any Race is Pure

Human Characteristics Flow Endlessly

Together

Race: Myth and Reality

Race Refers to Biological Characteristics

Ethnicity Refers to Cultural Characteristics

Common Ancestry

Cultural Heritage

Nations of Origin

Ethnic Groups

Minority Group - People Singled

Out for Unequal Treatment

Minority Group Not Necessarily

Numerical Minority

Minority and Dominant Groups

Dominant Group - Group with Most…

Power

Privileges

Highest Social Status

Dominant Group Does the Discriminating

Minority and Dominant Groups

Minority Group Occur Because of…

Expansion of Political Boundaries

Migration

Emergence of Minority Groups

Table 14-3The Social Standing of African Americans, 2001

Table 14-5The Social Standing of Hispanic Americans, 2000

Table 14-2The Social Standing of Native Americans, 2000

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