7. What does acculturation mean at the individual level? Integrated/Bicultural (Stew) Separated/Segregated (“Barrio”) Marginalized (Invisible) Assimilated (Melting Pot) Majority Minority
24. Mexican Cuban Puerto Rican Central and South American Family Households by Type and Hispanic Origin Group: 2000 Source: Current Population Survey, March 2000, PGP-4 Female householder, no spouse present Married couple Male householder, no spouse present
It really depends on society how we classify racial groups. There are 5 racial categories that we invented .
1. Construction of a self based on the individual. 2. Kinship, extended family, obligations to family, etc. 3. Male-dominated.
Assimilation would argue that people are integrated and letting go of their home culture to become part of a new one. (Hispanic [East coast] vs. Latino [West coast]) Acculturation is regarding maintaining the home culture. (Video example: yolanda perez y don cheto estoy enamorada 1) [The dad is less acculturated, the daughter has adopted more of the host culture]
Marginalized category is mostly theoretical.
Melting pot: all come together, blend in, have the same cultural values. (Biculturalism: higher self-esteem, adjustment, etc.)
These create a distinction by race. Social class (example with the higher education chart) Prejudice/Discrimination (opportunities are jeopardized when prejudice/discrimination exist) Segregation (some communities have better resources than others, example regarding zip codes as a deciding factor for schooling)
Videos: Blue eyes/brown eyes test (“The Angry Eye” –part 1- Brown Eye-Blue Eye Experiment It impacted their cognitive abilities.
African Americans (Black in America – The Black Woman and Family
Skin tone matters because the darker you are, the more you’re discriminated. There’s a societal endorsement for lighter skin. They woulod thus attain higher levels of educational attainment, occupation, and income. This was perpetuated during slavery. They didn’t choose to come here so they were involuntary migrants.
It’s hard to trace your culture.
Still have disparities given the discrimination, transitions they’ve faced. These disparities affect self-efficacy, education, parenting outcomes/goals.
Re: Matricentric, could just be higher levels of cohabitation/not getting married. Re: Two-parent, example regarding the man in Black in America saying he just wanted to be a dad until he died.
Re: Hierarchical (parents have much more authority over children) Re: Harsh discipline (it doesn’t affect this population as negatively as much as it does other races) Economic conditions: unemployment, education, income Social prejudices and bigotry: Enforce strong values of racial identity, prepare their children for racial bias.
Both Asian and Latino populations have similar growing rates, interestingly.
Collectivism: baptisms/godparents, etc. Familism: Sense of responsibility, must maintain close connections to the family (example: older kids taking care of younger kids).
High levels of fertility rates Slight shift in terms of egalitarian roles Last bullet point: a given, seeing the high levels of familism
Value of education related to bien educado
Japanese: higher incomes, more likely to be in 2-parent homes with parents who have higher education levels Cambodian children have a difficult time in the U.S. If they were experiencing war in their home country, the first few generations were pushed out perhaps because of political asylum and being kicked out by those in political power.
Generally a young population.
Parenting: endorse honesty, filial piety, respect for elders and in general/in authority, doctrine value to learn, obedience Challenges: Highest acculturation (education, income, etc). Why can’t other minority groups be like that?
Term “American Indian” in current distinction
Higher proportion of suicides
Highly impacted by values on the reservation. They just give more power to the child within the parent-child relationship, it doesn’t lead to negative outcomes. Experience high levels of alcohol abuse as well as domestic violence.
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