首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
When a member of an ethnic minority group acquires the behavior patterns, lifestyles, values, and language of the mainstream cul
When a member of an ethnic minority group acquires the behavior patterns, lifestyles, values, and language of the mainstream cul
admin
2013-01-15
68
问题
When a member of an ethnic minority group acquires the behavior patterns, lifestyles, values, and language of the mainstream culture we say that he or she has become culturally assimilated. Since the dominant group controls most of the social, economic, and political institutions in a society, members of ethnic minority groups must acquire its cultural traits to move up the social and economic ladder. When studying this concept, it is important to learn that although non-White ethnic minorities may become totally assimilated culturally, they will still be victims of discrimination and racism because of their different physical characteristics.
A widespread myth is that Mexican Americans and Afro-Americans experience discrimination because they often have meager educations and live in ghettos. Even though it is true that many Blacks and Mexican Americans are members of the lower socioeconomic classes, and that all lower-class individuals are treated differently than middle-and upper-class people, it is also true that Blacks and Chicanos with high educations and incomes frequently experience discrimination because of their color. Since American racism is based largely on skin color, no degree of cultural assimilation eliminates it.
Some discussion of forced assimilation and cultural genocide should take place when students study cultural assimilation. Assimilation often occurs when a minority group "voluntarily" acquires the behavior patterns and lifestyles of dominant group to attain social mobility and occupational success. I use the word voluntarily here somewhat reluctantly because without some degree of cultural assimilation, a group that is very different culturally may not be able to survive in a particular culture. However, in the history of the United States, some forms of cultural assimilation that took place were totally nonvoluntary and might be called forced assimilation because the cultures of certain groups were deliberately destroyed (cultural genocide). These groups were forced to acquire the language, lifestyles, and values of the dominant culture.
Individuals and groups who refused to accept the dominant culture were sometimes the victims of severe punishments, such as death. The cultures of African groups were deliberately destroyed by the slave masters. This cultural destruction began on the slave ships. It seems that systematic and deliberate attempts were made to destroy Indian cultures. These efforts were highly successful since many of the cultural elements of these groups now exist only in the pages of history, and sometimes not even there since they were often destroyed before they could be recorded.
Regardless of cultural factors, non-White minorities are ______ .
选项
A、still treated unfairly
B、still the victims of violence
C、accepted by the dominant group
D、having better education and happier lives
答案
A
解析
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/ys2O777K
0
考博英语
相关试题推荐
Themagnitudeoftheproblemofdisappearingspecies,viewedworldwide,dwarfsresourcescurrentlyavailabletoaddressit.Byt
Howefficientisoursystemofcriminaltrial?Doesitreallydothebasicjobweaskofit—convictingtheguiltyandacquitting
Theresponsetoourfinancialappeal______anythingweexpected.
Knowledgeofmicroscopicanatomywasgreatlyexpandedduringthe20thcenturyasaresultofthedevelopmentofmicroscopesthat
【66】Astateuniversitypresidentwasarrestedtodayandchargedwithimpersonateapoliceofficerbecame,theauthoritiessay,h
You’vebeentalkingwithDavidalleveningwhenyououghttobe______withotherguests.
Itisfrequentlyassumedthatthemechanizationofworkhasarevolutionaryeffectonthelivesofthepeoplewhooperatethene
Thebusinessofadvertisingistoinventmethodsofaddressingmassiveaudiencesinalanguagedesignedtobeeasilyaccessible
Thebusinessofadvertisingistoinventmethodsofaddressingmassiveaudiencesinalanguagedesignedtobeeasilyaccessible
Thisteachingmethodisa______ofmanymethodswhichhavebeenusedfordecadesinthecountry.
随机试题
经过报纸核查部门审核并公开发布的在一定时期内某一报纸的销售份数,被称为【】
如果相对人违抗海关监督管理或妨碍海关行使职能权,将受到相应的制裁,这是海关权力的()
电子现金
米开朗基罗的《创世纪》是()。
患者男性,58岁。患者半年前登山时出现心前区疼痛,为压迫样,持续1~2分钟并向左肩、左背放射,停止活动自行缓解。以后每当劳累和工作紧张均可诱发,含硝酸甘油可缓解。一月前心前区疼痛发作频繁并加重,发作时间较前延长,轻微活动就可诱发,含硝酸甘油效果欠佳。发现高
风痰的特征是
背景材料:某高速公路第五施工合同段地处城郊,主要工程为路基填筑施工。其中K48+010~K48+328段原为路基土方填筑,因当地经济发展和交通规划需要,经各方协商,决定将该段路基填筑变更为(5×20+3×36+5×20)m预应力钢筋混凝土箱梁桥,
根据企业破产法律制度的规定,在第一次债权人会议召开之前,管理人的下列行为中,应当经人民法院许可的有()。
家蚕细胞具有高效表达外源基因的能力。将人干扰素基因导入家蚕细胞并大规模培养,可以提取干扰素用于制药。问题:进行转基因操作前,需用__________酶处理幼蚕组织,以便获得单个细胞。
根据马斯洛的需要层次理论,下列选项属于缺失性需要的是()。
最新回复
(
0
)