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	lecture516 Washington, GEOG 245 Excerpt: ... Melting-Pot Suburbs May 16th In this lecture: Origins of suburbia Changing population geography of suburbs Post-suburbia? Origins of Suburbia Pre-WWII suburbs Cities have always had suburbs, but subordinate to central cities Elite suburban communities date to industrial era, rail transport Early suburbs often disorganized, many industrial, slum-like, or partly agricultural Post-WWII mass suburbia: Suburbs take on distinct demographic, political character Federal Government housing subsidies, highway building Cities less able to annex new neighborhoods Suburban lifestyles become popular, accessible but racially restricted Political and economic power shifts from city to suburbs: commerce and industry also suburbanize Melting Pot Suburbs Frey asks "are suburbs still "white citadels"? Focus on the largest metropolitan areas Definitions of central city, suburb and race: notice 7 different race categories Racial minorities contributed heavily to suburban growth 1990-2000 Mo ...
	Practice WSRP Potomac, RHETORIC 102 Excerpt: ... Name: _ Date: _ Source Worksheet HYPOTHESIS: Bilingual education has failed Latino students. Personal notes on source contents: Chapter Four is full of good information. On reserve in MacMurray College Library. World's Shortest Research Paper In his 2001 book, The New Americans: How the Melting Pot Can Work Again, Michael Barone addresses the issue of bilingual education, especially focusing on Latinos in California during the 1970s and 1980s. Barone, noted writer for US News & World Report and frequent PBS political commentator, reports that "studies as early as 1977 and 1978" revealed that many Latino students came out of these programs with such poor English language proficiency that, when entering the job market, they scored poorly on tests and were unable to master needed skills (172). Clearly, their bilingual education had not prepared them for the Englishspeaking work world awaiting them after high school. Entry for Works Cited Bar ...
	Anth+2A+Lecture+Notes++1+Feb+2007 UC Irvine, ANTHRO 2A Excerpt: ... ot" Race, ethnicity, nationalism, class, and even gender the cultural construction of identity Cultural constructs o Images the American melting pot , Manifest destiny, the triumph of civilization over savagery, etc. 2 ...
	2.24 American Studies 100 Penn State, AM ST 100 Excerpt: ... civilization Slavery - It is a separate issue to him - Does not attribute it to the American character - Blames Human nature, in general - Does not account for people enslaved - There is no melting pot in this situation, it is just exclusion ...
	13a_Ethnicity VCU, SOCY 101 Excerpt: ... ersity was recognized early in the United States, and the concept that became prevalent to describe this multiethnic sistuation was that of a " melting pot ." How does the book Beyond the Melting Pot (1974), by Nathan Glazer and Daniel Patrick Moynihan, diverge from the " melting pot " idea? Nathan Glazer's We Are All Multiculturalists Now (1996) extends the same theme. Why does Glazer favor multiculturalism? (Be sure to know the meaning of the term "multiculturalism.") CULTURAL GROUPS ARE SO DIFFERENT THEY SHOULD NOT BE BROUGHT TOGETHER, JUST RECOGNIZED. What is the meaning of the concept of primordialism (Glazer, Isaiah Berlin, Clifford Geertz) SUGGESTS THERE IS SOMETHING VERY BASIC ABOUT ETHNIC IDENTITY. PEOPLE CARE FOR THEIR OWN ETHNICITY ONLY. How does the idea of "instrumentalism" differ from that of primordialism (Yahya Sadowski, The Myth of Global Chaos)? For Sadowski, what is the primary social significance of ethnicity? ETHNICITY IS A FACTOR IN LIFE ONLY FOR PEOPLE TO BUILD UP THEIR OWN POWER, D ...
	Comm 122 Lecture 1 UCLA, COMM 122 Excerpt: ... g of localization and movement toward fundamentalism - Afghanistan Why is US fundamentalism so strong? Rural areas have media coming in - sex, drugs, . they want to become more active in politics to affect change The West and the rest "the West is unique not universal" - slogan of Huntington Western values very distinctive ("individualism, democracy, constitutionalism") West wants universalism - but there are return to roots West is being imperialist ex. Human rights (to china: are you really promoting human rights?) Countries want to keep their own values and don't want to change it The west is trying to bless the rest, but the people against western values - lack of unity, loss of purpose. (all cultures equal) Views of the melting pot - many diverse people come to American and in the end become America - melt into one - everyone is the same Huntington wants to go back to the melting pot , America is weak and we don't know what we want ...
	FINAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE Kentucky, SOC 101 Excerpt: ... SOCIOLOGY 101 STUDY GUIDE FOR FINAL EXAM FINAL: THURSDAY, APRIL 24 @ 3:30 room 247 CB Know and understand the following: 4 principles of social stratification Karl Marx's work pertaining to social stratification Gender Gender stratification Patriarchy Gender roles Sexual harassment Race Ethnicity Minority group Majority group Racism Prejudice Discrimination Stereotyping Vicious cycle Melting pot Assimilation Pluralism Separatism WASPs What the 13th Amendment says (abolished slavery) Family Nuclear family Kinship Extended family Descent Emile Durkheim's work on religion Liberation theology Religion Cult Sect Merton's typology about the relationship between prejudice and discrimination ...
	12. Multicultural Implications Old Dominion, ECI 301 Excerpt: ... 1 of 13 Multicultural Implications 2 of 13 Four thrusts of multicultural education teaching of values increased impact of diverse cultures on the mainstream 3 of 13 Four thrusts of multicultural education (cont.) support for alternative and emerging lifestyles encouragement of: multiculturalism multilingualism dialects 4 of 13 Service Denny and capenta fish 5 of 13 Dynamic force of example 6 of 13 What is "multicultural" From melting pot to salad Unity in diversity Debbie in Botswana 7 of 13 "The Way" and "A Way" 8 of 13 Limits of acceptable behavior 9 of 13 Equality Impossible and undesirable Fairness is the alternative 10 of 13 Scapegoating The Sneetches 11 of 13 Prejudice Harvard study of neighbors Ethnocentrism - what do we eat? Standards of unity in the society tolerance blindness appreciation identity 13 of 13 Remoteness (touchness Black hair) ...
	fredrickson_mosaics_and_melting California State University, Monterey Bay, FACULTY 232 Excerpt: ... Mosaics and melting pot s George M Fredrickson Dissent; Summer 1999; 46, 3; Alt-Press Watch (APW) pg. 36 ...
	Richard Alba article Maryland, GEOG 323 Excerpt: ... Rethinking Assimilation Theory for a New Era of Immigration Article by Richard Alba and Presentation by Stacy Terrell Past Assimilation theories Park Definition of assimilation isnt complete abandonment of first identity more of an integration Gordon 7 dimensions of assimilation and aculturation is the first Anglo-confromity, Melting Pot , and Cultural Pluralism are his 3 types of assimilation Past Assimilation theories Park Definition of assimilation isnt complete abandonment of first identity more of an integration Gordon 7 dimensions of assimilation and aculturation is the first Anglo-confromity, Melting Pot , and Cultural Pluralism are his 3 types of assimilation Past Assimilation theories Straight Each new generation is a further step away Residential mobility is the next step after acculturation towards assimilation line theory from the ethnic ground zero New generations are the catalyst for change Spatial Assimilat ...
	Lecture 6 Berkeley, 50AC Excerpt: ... ble distribution of landed property as the basis of American democracy Systematic exclusion 2 American contradictions: founding principles vs. inequitable realities Melting pot myth Forms of incorporation 1. Separatism: - Involuntary - Voluntary 2. Assimilationism: - Inclusionist - Universalist ( melting pot ) 3. Pluralism: - Cultural pluralism - Multiculturalism 3 4 ...
	main frameworks_ant N.C. State, PY 211 / 212 Excerpt: ... Some main frameworks used in anthropology in the study of cultural change 1. change typology a) innovation discovery and invention b) diffusion spread of cultural traits from one society to another, often with reinterpretation c) cultural loss 2) Acculturation changes in a culture due to intensive contact with a more dominant culture assimilation individuals or groups become members of another society and culture 3) modernization taking on characteristics of industrialized society sub-processes: a) industrialization = machine power, etc b) Technological development scientific technique c) Agricultural development from subsistence to commercial farming d) Urbanization = growth in number and size of cities 4) Globalization internationalization of economy and culture Diffusion spread of one cultural society to another " melting pot " is not about diversity it's about homogenization (like steel) Demoralization loose their faith in their culture Stress revitalization (religious movement, make ...
	Study Guide Diversity UMiami, MGT 307 Excerpt: ... MANAGEMENT 307 Study Guide, Exam 1 Diversity What is diversity? Distinguish between a melting pot approach and a cultural pluralism approach. Why is diversity attractive, that is, what is the business case for diversity? Distinguish among stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. Use one of the groups we discussed as an example to explain all three. Distinguish among the four layers of diversity. What's the difference between valuing diversity and managing diversity? Explain the glass ceiling and how one would break through it. What are the common barriers to implementing successful diversity programs? Think Questions: Explain how you could discover the importance of diversity in the culture of an organization? Be specific, that is, provide examples. (Hint: draw on Culture material as well.) 1. 2. Why is the stereotype about Arab-Americans important? (Or any other group, for that matter.) Include discussion of attribution, perception, self-fulfilling stereotypes, etc. 3. What do the succession of fi ...
	Jazz_Lec6 Arizona, MUS 231 Excerpt: ... 2/1/08 Jazz History Lecture 6: New Orleans Influence on Jazz o Birthplace of Jazz(?) o Melting pot o Source of Jazz popularity Performance Venues Port city The Cornet Kings Buddy Bolden Freddie Keppard Bunk Johnson Joe Oliver Buddy Bolden (1877 1931) First jazz musician (?) First cornet king Buddy Bolden Band o Most popular Black band o 1895 1907 Kid Ory (1886 1973) trombonist Exponent of the tailgate style Spikes Seven Pods of Pepper Orchestra (1922; Sunshine label) o Orys Creole Trombone New Orleans Jazz instruments Cornet (trumpet) Trombone Clarinet Bass/Tuba Guitar/banjo Drums Violin Piano Traditional instrumentation Frontline o Clarinet, cornet/trumpet, and trombone Rhythm o Tuba, String bass, drums, banjo, piano Storyville (1897 1917) North of the French Quarter in Bordello District Piano professors Jelly Roll Morton (1890 1941) Storyville profess ...
	Lectre_One Texas, CC 302 Excerpt: ... ifferent Modern - Quick accumulation of wealth C. The Romantic view: creative Greeks and Roman "imitators"; Greek and Roman temples Adapt Roman architectural ideas for there own use Greek Temple accessible, Roman temples are not D. The Romans as Stoics and decadents Example of Stoic, hard working people E. Rome as a melting pot ; ecumenical [from oikumene]; peculium peculiar They are mongrels or hybrid, culturally diverse Peculium household slave gets monthy allowance to buy freedmen, kids are automatically roman citizens F. Antiquity as inspiration: classicizing architecture, e.g. Disney HQ II. The tasks of the historian A. Documentation; modern vs. ancient B. Interpretation; revisionism (cf. historians on U.S. Presidents) III. Sources and evidence A. Literary: Greek and Roman historians, e.g. Plutarch (c. A.D. 50-120); his sources: 1. Official documents, e.g. Annales Maximi ["Greatest Annals"; from annus = year; cf. annual]; Gallic sack of Rome (390 B.C.) Documentation exists in stone Gals invaded al ...
	Who is an American Pierce College, ENGLISH 101 Excerpt: ... ns value their ethnic and cultural identity, and practice their traditions openly. A typical American may be a mixture of several ethnic and religious backgrounds. The present spirit of ethnic pride is quite different from the attitude that Americans had in the past. Before the late 1960s, Who is an American? immigrants were expected to become part of the mainstream of American culture; this was the idea of the melting pot . During the 20th century, people called the United States a melting pot of cultures. This meant that they looked at the country as a place where immigrant's customs and traditions came together to form one single American culture. In the early 1900s this seemed to be true. When new immigrants arrived, many of them tried to assimilate quickly because they wanted to fit into the new culture. Many often changed their family names to seem more American. They believed that to be successful, they had to take on American customs and leave their own customs behind; yet, by the end of ...
	Exam2Sp09 UCCS, GES 198 Excerpt: ... GES 198 Exam 2 (50 points) This is a takehome exam. You may use any notes, books or other available resources to complete the exam. You may discuss the questions with others, but you must compose your own, individual responses. FORMAT: Your responses must be typed, doublespaced and not exceed a total of 3 pages. Read each question carefully and answer the question asked! Be sure to include specific information to support your answers. If you use resources other than the textbooks and class notes, include a bibliography. Quoted material must be in quotation marks and cited; otherwise, it's plagiarism. To conserve resources, I encourage you to use 2sided printing if possible. DUE: No later than 8:00 a.m. Thursday April 9 1. Some experts have portrayed Russia as a "fragmented pot" rather than a melting pot a judgment that is reflected in President Putin's dark view of democracy: "one man, one vote, one war." How are these cynical observations reflected in the two regions within Russia known as ...
	Blacklisted Writers/Independent Film: Salt of t... Penn State, COMM 150 Excerpt: ... Communications 150 April 1, 1999 Announcements: None. Lecture Notes: I. Blacklisted Writers/Independent Film: Salt of the Earth This film was made by blacklisted personnel It was about a labor strike that was actually occurring at the time and place ...
	MUSC 106 - Class Notes - 11.15.07 SUNY Oneonta, MUSC 106 Excerpt: ... ge ensemble, with limited improvisation, used mostly for dancing. Freed slaves gravitated towards cities. New Orleans o " Melting pot " o Gospel music o Instrumental music Marching bands o Red Light District became Storyville Dixieland was 1st really popular style of jazz music. In early jazz, many bands had tuba or other brass instead of traditional instruments. Dixieland very popular in 20s and 30s. Still played today A lot of it is composed, but some songs (like "Hotter Than That") mostly improvised. 20s first time recorded music available. Radio, also, helped to bring about the development of pop music. Frontline players developed into sections of music. 1 trumpet became 3 trumpets. 1 clarinet became 3 saxophones, 1 of whom would double on clarinet. Good arrangers very sought after. (Bebop) Bop: a highly improvised, highly complex form of small ensemble (combo) jazz, more for listening than for dancing. Cool: more arranged jazz combo style, characterized by softer, smoother textures and slower tempos t ...
	050330 Davidson, ANT 265 Excerpt: ... eople, like the globalization of capital, has led to the increasing importance of ethnic identity not the homogenization of people, or the melting pot , but the increasing diversity Uyghurs, Kirghiz, Kazakhs, Jurchen Turkic Inner-Asian peoples, with a range that extends from northern China, Russia, all the way to Turkey of today; although a diverse group of people, there are some cultural similarities (i.e., linguistic origins, nomadic lifestyle, etc.) that persist today; many of these Inner Asian groups, the "-stans" share a common Islamic heritage today; historically, they played a pivotal role in dynastic politics, such as the historical use of Uyghur mercenaries, or in their assumption of the dynastic leadership of northern China; Example of Three families in Gladney (181-187) important to understand: issues of diaspora (marriage), transnational linkages of political and social organizations (including education), drive caused by "heritage" politics of segmentation in ethnicity this is the key point ...
	PS212 Intro. Lecture Kentucky, PS 212 Excerpt: ... Course Introduction Lecture Notes In the developing world, there is no such thing as a "band-aid" solution; it is typically not just one problem hindering a country but a fusion of problems. Example: Haiti When the French came into Haiti, they forced the indigenous people and imported slaves into dangerous work melting/stirring sugar cane. After many dying from the fatally hot melting pot s, the rest of the mistreated workers led a successful revolt in 1804, making Haiti the first free black colony. The rest of the world did not support this and put embargos on Haiti causing economic isolation. The colony had once been one of the wealthiest in world due to their exports in mango, sugar, bananas, and other goods. The inability to sell goods and the imminent problem of not being able to grow their own food began a poverty cycle. (The French did not know about sustainable agriculture - the trees were gone, mudslides were common, and the topsoil had depleted . The Haitians would soon not even be able to grow t ...
	Diversity in the classroom University of Iowa, HIST 016 Excerpt: ... Diversity in the classroom Who are the students in American classrooms today? 1 in 6 American children lives in poverty and 1 in 4 lives in extreme poverty. Almost 50% of African American children are poor. Children growing up in poverty are twice as likely to be held back a grade, drop out, or experience a violent crime. 18% of the population speaks a language other than English at home- half of these families speak Spanish By 2050, there will be no majority race or ethnicity in the United States. Teacher Diversity Classrooms are becoming increasingly diverse in race, ethnicity, language and economic level. Teachers on the other hand have not. The % of white teachers is increasing (now about 91%), while the percentage of Black teachers is falling ( down to 7%). It is important for all teachers to gain a better understanding and work effectively with all their students. Melting Pot or Salad Bowl? Traditionally the united states has been described as a melting pot where immigran ...
	Exam Four Notes LSU, MUS 2000 Excerpt: ... Exam Four: o American Music: A "Sonic Melting Pot " A Fertile Ground for American Music: Professional American performing groups - Instrumentalist, singings can have full time careers Educational opportunities, both here and abroad - Composers coming from Europe to teach here - And performers crossing the pond to study with the masters A sense of national identity and pride - National pride instead of regional An American listening public The American Composers Approach: ECLECTICISM (unimportant) Eclecticism: the approach the involves selecting what appears to be best from various doctrines, methods, and styles Aaron Copland (1900-1990) Fanfare for the Common Man Rodeo Hoedown - His music in a lot of ways is an attempt to inspire Americans, and American pride - What makes them American: o Woodwinds, brass, percussion o Raw sound o Folk music o Directness Born in Brooklyn (NYC) Studied composition in Paris Inspired by subject matter of rural/western America Modern and Populist wanted to brid ...
	Lectre_One Texas, CC 302 Excerpt: ... ifferent Modern - Quick accumulation of wealth C. The Romantic view: creative Greeks and Roman "imitators"; Greek and Roman temples Adapt Roman architectural ideas for there own use Greek Temple accessible, Roman temples are not D. The Romans as Stoics and decadents Example of Stoic, hard working people E. Rome as a melting pot ; ecumenical [from oikumene]; peculium peculiar They are mongrels or hybrid, culturally diverse Peculium household slave gets monthy allowance to buy freedmen, kids are automatically roman citizens F. Antiquity as inspiration: classicizing architecture, e.g. Disney HQ II. The tasks of the historian A. Documentation; modern vs. ancient B. Interpretation; revisionism (cf. historians on U.S. Presidents) III. Sources and evidence A. Literary: Greek and Roman historians, e.g. Plutarch (c. A.D. 50-120); his sources: 1. Official documents, e.g. Annales Maximi ["Greatest Annals"; from annus = year; cf. annual]; Gallic sack of Rome (390 B.C.) Documentation exists in stone Gals invaded all of ...
	turner_thesis University of West Georgia, ENGL 3300 Excerpt: ... an. Daniel Boone is the ideal model for the frontiersman / farmer / family man (28). For Turner, the frontier is fundamentally a social and domestic space. While others (hunters and traders) may lead the way, the social organization of the farmer / pioneer is essential. The Relationship of the Frontier to American History and Culture: Composite Nationality Industrial Independence American Political Affairs and Legislation Growth of Democracy Religion and Education Intellectual Characteristics (The American Mind) Composite Nationality The "crucible" of the frontier removes people from their original cultures and creates a melting pot where "immigrants were Americanized, liberated, and fused into a mixed race" (30-31). How does this compare with de Crevecoeur's idea of the " melting pot "? The frontier breaks down regional, ethnic and cultural divisions and creates a new national culture (35). Industrial Independence Ironically, technology and industry are not in opposition to the fron ...