ethnicity is important because the diversity of culture in the face of culture globalization

Ethnicity is important because

the diversity of culture in the face of culture globalization.

Shared emotions, shared attitudes, state symbols, common culture

Elements of nationalism

self-determination

The right to govern themselves

When a group of people in a state speak the same language

Example of a nation-state

Baseball, flag, network television, and the national anthem

Centripetal forces in the United States

Loyalty and devotion to a state

Nationalism

Geographic separation of races

apartheid

The only state in southern Africa to elect a black president during the 1990s

South Africa

Breakdown of a state due to nationalities

balkanization

What caused the breakup of Yugoslavia?

Rivalries among nationalities

Important centripetal force in Yugoslavia before the breakup

Unit of currency

Where were most African slaves sent?

Caribbean islands

After WWII why were millions of people forced to migrate?

changes of the boundaries of states

Triangular slave trade – ships bound for Europe carried

Rum and molasses

Forced migration in Ethiopia

Civil war with the Eritreans

Cause of large scale migration in South Asia after 1947

Separation of religious groups

Is race a element of cultural diversity?

no

Largest ethnic group in the United States

Latinos/Hispanics

Concentrations within cities, regional concentrations, concentrations in cities

Distributions of ethnicities within the United States

African Americans are clustered in the United States in

Southeast

Asian Americans are clustered in the _______________ U.S.

Western

Hispanics are clustered in the _______________ and _____________ U.S.

West and Southwest

Ethnic distribution in Los Angeles

clustered

Most Asian Americans are from

China

Percentage of Native American and Alaska Natives

one

Most Hispanics/Latinos in the U.S. are from

Puerto Rico, Mexico

Ethnic identity is preserved for European immigrants primarily through

religion and food

Most dramatic change in African American distribution

relocation to northern cities

1910 – 1950 population density for African Americans in ghettos

increased

race

Self-identification tied to biology

Ethnicity, religion, race

Self-identification

Racism is

Superiority because of racial identity , inferiority because of racial identity, and biological classification of people

Hispanic/Latino

Not considered a race by the census bureau

Plessy v. Ferguson

Established separate but equal

All people were restricted by covenants in deeds but

Caucasians

Emigration of whites from an area where blacks were anticipated to move

White flight

The promoting of blockbusting

Explains changes in neighborhood ethnicity

Nation or nationality

Group of people tied to a place through legal status

Formation of nation-states in Europe

By drawing boundaries

Widespread conflict in Africa

Colonial boundaries, numerous ethnic groups

What is shared by all Americans?

Nationality

tribe

Traditionally the most important unit in African Society

Primary centripetal force in the former Soviet Union

language

Nationality of the United Kingdom (best description)

British

Ethnicities from the same country come into conflict when

They have a tradition of self-rule

Ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka

Sinhalese Buddhists and Tamil Hindus

Strongest conflict for territory in the Middle East is for

Palestine

Before 2005 most of Lebanon was controlled by

Syria.

Lebanese civil resulted when

the country broke down because of changes in the majority between religious groups.

When one group forcibly moves another group

Ethnic cleansing

Ethnic war in Sudan is in

Darfur