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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.
Which of the following can be inferred from intermarriage?
选项
A、It can be accepted by Jewish to some extent.
B、It tends to arouse divisiveness of the nation.
C、The amount of it among African Americans grows slower than that in other ethnic groups.
D、Traditionally speaking,children from interracial families are assigned to mothers’ races.
答案
A
解析
推理题。[A]提到Jewish的态度,对应到本文最后一段。文中提到Jewish虽然起初对于异族通婚嗤之以鼻,但现在他们已经不再反对与族外人通婚,并与异族婚姻夫妇保持良好关系,故[A]正确。文中第三段提到异族通婚可以使多种族国家更加团结,而不是走向分裂,故[B]错误;[C]提到的非洲裔美国人通婚问题在原文中的第四段,由原文可知,非洲裔美国人通婚比例虽然低但是增长速度很快,至于与其他种族的比较则并没有提到;[D]的内容在原文中第一段开始部分提到了,但文中只提到过去来自异族通婚家庭的孩子在填各种表格时必须要选一个种族,并没有具体写到底是选择父亲还是母亲的种族,故排除。
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