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For years,Jorge DelPinal’s job as assistant chief of the Census Bureau’s Population Division was to fit people into neat, distin
For years,Jorge DelPinal’s job as assistant chief of the Census Bureau’s Population Division was to fit people into neat, distin
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2015-09-26
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For years,Jorge DelPinal’s job as assistant chief of the Census Bureau’s Population Division was to fit people into neat, distinct racial and ethnic boxes: white, black, Hispanic, Asian or Native American. As the son of an Anglo mother and a Hispanic father,however,he knew all along that the task was not always possible.
The face of America is changing—literally. As President Clinton has said,within 30 or 40 years, when there will be no single race in the majority in the United States,"we had best be ready for it. " For his part, Clinton is preparing for that time by talking about racial tolerance and the virtues of multiculturalism. Others are debating immigration policy. Almost all discussion focuses on the potential divisiveness inherent in a nation that is no longer a predominantly white country with a mostly European ancestry.
But afoot behind the scenes is another trend that,if handled carefully,could bring the country closer together rather than drive it apart. This quiet demographic counter-revolution is a dramatic upsurge in intermarriage.
Veteran demographer Barry Edmonston’s study projected that by 2050, 21 percent of the U. S. population will be of mixed racial or ethnic ancestry, up from an estimate of seven percent today. Among third-generation Hispanic and Asian Americans, exogamy—marriage outside one’s ethnic group or tribe—is at least 50 percent,he and others estimate. Exogamy remains much less prevalent among African Americans,but it has increased enormously,from about 1.5 percent in the 1960s to 8 to 10 percent today.
Such a profound demographic shift could take place while no one was watching because, officially,no one was watching. Federal agencies traditionally collected racial data using a formula— one person,one race—similar to the time-honored voting principle.Thus,the Census Bureau could estimate that on census forms no more than two percent of the population would claim to be multiracial. In the absence of a more straightforward count, no one could know for sure what the demographics are.
Meanwhile,in the absence of official numbers,with the heightened tension surrounding racial issues,and with the mutual suspicion that exists among competing racial and ethnic interest groups, there’s little agreement on what intermarriage will mean for U. S. society in the future.
Some sociologists call Asian-white and Hispanic-Anglo intermarriage simply the latest addition to the melting pot that,since the start of tnis century,has fused so many Irish,Italian,German and other families of European origin. But despite the rise in black-white marriage, many doubt that African Americans will be included in this mix.
Ramona Douglass, President of the Association of MultiEthnic Americans, enthused, "We’re living proof that people with two different races or ethnic backgrounds can live together in harmony, that(interracial)families actually do function. " Douglass’s mother is Italian-American,and her father is a multiracial blend of African American and Native American.
Of course, many portray intermarriage as gradual genocide that will culminate in the disappearance of their particular group. That was the traditional view of the Jewish community,which throughout history closely guarded its small numbers from loss through assimilation. But the very high rate of Jewish out-marriage since World War II has caused an official rethinking among the progressive elements of American Judaism. These groups still encourage marriage within the faith, but instead of shunning those who do marry non-Jews, they are now courting these intermarried couples.
What will happen in future decades?
选项
A、The population of interracial Americans will be three times in 2050 as much as now.
B、There will be no dominant races in America.
C、The divisiveness of the nation is an inevitable problem to confront.
D、At least 50 percent of the third-generation African Americans will marry other ethnic groups.
答案
B
解析
细节题。本文第四段提到,到2050年,将有21%的美国人来自异族通婚家庭,而今天的比例只有7%。由此可知,虽然从比例上看是三倍的关系,但是美国人口总数在今天和2050年也是不同的。因此2050年异族通婚人数并不是现在的三倍,排除[A]。[B]与文中第二段最后一句Almost alldiscussion focuses on the potential diVisiveness inherent in a nation that is no longer a predominantly whiteCOUntry wilh a mostly European ancestry.相符,故人选。[C]对应第三段第一句But afoot behind thescenes is another trend that,if handled carefully,could bring the country closer together rather than drive itapart.由此可知,分裂并不是必然的,如果疏导合理,种族多元化不但不会使国家走向分裂,反而会使国家更加团结融合。[D]的内容在文中第四段提到了,但原文说的并不是非洲后裔而是拉美和亚洲后裔。
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