Ethnicities ​within the​ United States

1. Define ​ethnicity​:
the fact or state of belonging to a social group that has a common national or cultu
tradition.

2. Define ​race​:
a grouping of humans based on shared physical or social qualities into categories
generally viewed as distinct by society.
3. Define​ racism​:
prejudice, discrimination, or antagonism directed against a person or people on t
basis of their membership in a particular racial or ethnic group, typically one that
minority or marginalized.
4. Why is the definition of​ racism​ in the book overly simplistic?
The definition does not address the problem of discrimination that usually comes
with racism.
5. Explain the following in terms of the concept of ​ethnicity ​vs​.​ race:
a. What is the “problem” with the way the US Census Bureau defines
“Asian Americans”​?
It has both "asian" races and ethnicities
b. What is the difference between the terms ​“African-American​” and
“black”​?
African American is an ethnicity while Black is a race
c. Who does the US Census Bureau consider ​Hispanic/Latino​? ​Chicano​?
Hispanics are considered an ethnicity so they are free to choose any race they w

6. What is “distinctive” about the ​distribution of ​African Americans and

Hispanics​ on the state scale? (pg. 229)
African Americans
7% of the population
Michigan

Illinois 85%
Hispanics
 California Nearly half of LA, and population in other cities is at the overall s
average.

Texas ⅓ and San Antonio & El Paso are half Hispanic.

Distribution ​of​ Ethnicities ​in the​ United States

7. In the table below, identify America’s three most numerous ethnic groups
(other than white-Europeans). Give the region within the US where most
people of the ethnicity live, and the shade areas on the map in which the
highest percentages are clustered. (Be sure to use ​color​.)

Ethnic US Region ​of

Group Predominance

13 %
African American
4%
Hispanics
4%
Asian.
 
Ethnic Clustering: Urban Scale

8. What ​percentages of African Americans and Hispanics live in ​urban areas

within the United States? How does this compare to all Americans?
It is ⅓ of the population.

9. Why did ​immigrants from Southern and Eastern Europe cluster in

Midwestern cities (Chicago, Cleveland, and Detroit) in the early 20​th​ century?
They wanted opportunities.

10. What impact did the ​clustering​ have on neighborhoods within these cities?
 They attracted ethnic groups primarily from S and E Europe to work in the rap
growing steel, automotive, and related industries.

11. Describe the ​ethnic concentrations​ in each of the US cities listed below.
White: 14.7%
Detroit Black or African American: 74%

45.0% White (31.7% non-Hispanic whites);

Chicago 32.9% Black or African American;

Hispanic or Latino (of any race): 47.5%

Los Angeles Non-Hispanic Whites:
29.4% Asian: 10.7% Black or African American: 9.8%