PRT 238 Exam 2 Study Guide Questions
And Answers
1924vImmigrationv(NationalvOriginsvAct)v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Setvlimitsvonvnumbervofvimmigrantsvfromvanyvonevcountry,vmadevAsiansvineligiblevforvcitize
nship
1953vImmigrationvandvNationalityvActv(McCarran-WaltervAct)v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Madevallvracesveligiblevforvnaturalization,vthusveliminatingvracevasvavbarvtovimmigration,vgav
evpreferencevtovpeoplevwithveducation,vskills,vorvrelativesvlivingvinvthevU.S.
1964vImmigrationvandvNationalityvServicesvActv(Hart-CellarvAct)v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Abolishedvthevnational-
originsvquotavsystem,vactvledvtovhugevincreasevinvimmigrationvfromvAsianvcountries,vcontin
uedvtovgivevpreferencevtovrelatives,vofvAmericanvcitizens
Culturalvvalues-Ethnicityvhypothesisv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Anvidentifiablevsetvofvminorityvgroupvactivitiesvstemsvfromvavdistinctvsubculture
Discriminationvandvsafetyvconcernsv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
LevelvofvAssimilationv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Processvinvwhichvanvindividualvorvgroupvtakesvovervthev(core)vculturevandvidentityvofvanothe
rvgroupvandvbecomesvpartvofvthatvgroup
Socioeconomicvstatus-Marginalityvhypothesisv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Differencesvbetweenvmajorityvgroupvandvminorityvgroupvleisurevarevduevtovdifferentialvacce
ssvtovrecreationvresources
TypesvofvAssimilationv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Cultural:vMinorityvgroupsvacceptancevofvthevdominantvculturalvpatternsvofvthevhostvsocietyv(
language,vreligion,vdiet,vdress,vleisurevpatterns)
Structural:vsocial,veconomic,vandvpoliticalvintegrationvofvminoritiesvintovmainstreamvsociety
WhatvarevthevculturalvvaluesvamongvAsianvAmericans?v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Generallyvcollectivistic,vRespectvauthorityvandvthevelderly,vValuevsocialvharmony,vCommitt
edvtovfamilialvresponsibilities,vStrivevinveducation,vDisciplinedvworkvethic
And Answers
1924vImmigrationv(NationalvOriginsvAct)v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Setvlimitsvonvnumbervofvimmigrantsvfromvanyvonevcountry,vmadevAsiansvineligiblevforvcitize
nship
1953vImmigrationvandvNationalityvActv(McCarran-WaltervAct)v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Madevallvracesveligiblevforvnaturalization,vthusveliminatingvracevasvavbarvtovimmigration,vgav
evpreferencevtovpeoplevwithveducation,vskills,vorvrelativesvlivingvinvthevU.S.
1964vImmigrationvandvNationalityvServicesvActv(Hart-CellarvAct)v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Abolishedvthevnational-
originsvquotavsystem,vactvledvtovhugevincreasevinvimmigrationvfromvAsianvcountries,vcontin
uedvtovgivevpreferencevtovrelatives,vofvAmericanvcitizens
Culturalvvalues-Ethnicityvhypothesisv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Anvidentifiablevsetvofvminorityvgroupvactivitiesvstemsvfromvavdistinctvsubculture
Discriminationvandvsafetyvconcernsv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
LevelvofvAssimilationv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Processvinvwhichvanvindividualvorvgroupvtakesvovervthev(core)vculturevandvidentityvofvanothe
rvgroupvandvbecomesvpartvofvthatvgroup
Socioeconomicvstatus-Marginalityvhypothesisv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Differencesvbetweenvmajorityvgroupvandvminorityvgroupvleisurevarevduevtovdifferentialvacce
ssvtovrecreationvresources
TypesvofvAssimilationv-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Cultural:vMinorityvgroupsvacceptancevofvthevdominantvculturalvpatternsvofvthevhostvsocietyv(
language,vreligion,vdiet,vdress,vleisurevpatterns)
Structural:vsocial,veconomic,vandvpoliticalvintegrationvofvminoritiesvintovmainstreamvsociety
WhatvarevthevculturalvvaluesvamongvAsianvAmericans?v-vCORRECTvvANSWER-
Generallyvcollectivistic,vRespectvauthorityvandvthevelderly,vValuevsocialvharmony,vCommitt
edvtovfamilialvresponsibilities,vStrivevinveducation,vDisciplinedvworkvethic