PRT 238 Exam 2 Study Guide Questions And Answers

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