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Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 - ANS-First human embargo by the US government
toward a particular race of immigrants, scale of immigration was not the real factor,
perceived threat as economic predators
Looking-Glass Self - ANS-What you think other people think about you is how you
identify: we imagine how we appear to other people, we imagine how others judge the
appearance we think we present, if evaluation is favorable our self-concept is
enhanced, if not, it's the other way around
Double Consciousness - ANS-The sense of always looking at one's self through the
eyes of others: being black and American at the same time.. a contradictory experience
Ethnic Options - ANS-People may "simplify" or "selectively forget" their ethnicity: they
may change their identification at times, ethnicity is an option for some white Americans
How is racism manifested in popular culture? - ANS-1. Dehumanizing images from
slavery (historical images)
2. Protests in Present-Day Realities (corporations, athletic organizations, etc)
3. Contested Images (brands like Aunt Jemima)
4. There aren't many black people in TV shows like there are white people
5. Race in film
What are the issues in the use of racial stereotypes in popular culture including product
labels? - ANS-1. The stereotypes are not consistent
2. They can serve as visual reminders of the subservient occupational positions that
they carry
3. Makes stereotypical images stay with us in today's world
Symbolic Ethnicity - ANS-Invoked at will by the individual, when ethnicity does not have
material consequences on people's lives
Gordon's Classic Model of Assimilation - ANS-Separate, distinct phases of adjustment
to America: cultural assimilation, martial, identificational, structural. Assimilation as a
linear, evolutionary process
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Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 - ANS-First human embargo by the US government
toward a particular race of immigrants, scale of immigration was not the real factor,
perceived threat as economic predators
Looking-Glass Self - ANS-What you think other people think about you is how you
identify: we imagine how we appear to other people, we imagine how others judge the
appearance we think we present, if evaluation is favorable our self-concept is
enhanced, if not, it's the other way around
Double Consciousness - ANS-The sense of always looking at one's self through the
eyes of others: being black and American at the same time.. a contradictory experience
Ethnic Options - ANS-People may "simplify" or "selectively forget" their ethnicity: they
may change their identification at times, ethnicity is an option for some white Americans
How is racism manifested in popular culture? - ANS-1. Dehumanizing images from
slavery (historical images)
2. Protests in Present-Day Realities (corporations, athletic organizations, etc)
3. Contested Images (brands like Aunt Jemima)
4. There aren't many black people in TV shows like there are white people
5. Race in film
What are the issues in the use of racial stereotypes in popular culture including product
labels? - ANS-1. The stereotypes are not consistent
2. They can serve as visual reminders of the subservient occupational positions that
they carry
3. Makes stereotypical images stay with us in today's world
Symbolic Ethnicity - ANS-Invoked at will by the individual, when ethnicity does not have
material consequences on people's lives
Gordon's Classic Model of Assimilation - ANS-Separate, distinct phases of adjustment
to America: cultural assimilation, martial, identificational, structural. Assimilation as a
linear, evolutionary process
