The Ever Changing US Mosiac Material, sociology homework help
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Module 16 Assignment: The Ever Changing U.S. Mosaic
Answer TWO of the following questions;
- If you are the descendant of immigrants, how realistic or unrealistic is the three-generation hypothesis in your family? If you are an immigrant or the child of immigrant parents, how realistic or unrealistic is trans-nationalism in your family? If you are the descendant of migrants from the rural South to the urban North, do you find any relevance to these concepts in your family?
- What are some of the explanations for ethnic consciousness? Which seems most plausible and why?
- Discuss ethnicity as a social process, applying the concepts of assimilation and pluralism. What conclusions can you draw from this?
- Discuss the varying viewpoints about native language retention and English language acquisition. Why is this an important issue overall?
- Considering the information and material you read about all semester long write a response to the following information and the implications this may have for society at large. http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Society/2016/0910/The-resegregation-of-America
Then answer these 3 questions- few sentences each is fine
1. “Identify one important concept, research finding, theory, or idea … that you learned while completing this week’s module.”
2. “Why do you believe that this concept, research finding, theory, or idea … is important?”
3. “What question(s) has the activity raised for you? What are you still wondering about?” A one-word answer is not acceptable.