American Social Problems Ch 8: The Ethnic Minorities

Chapter Overview I.Objectives II.Introductory Quiz III.What about next week’s lesson?

I. Objectives A.Identify and discuss major problems with American systems of physical health care. B. Identify and discuss major problems with American systems of mental health care C. Discuss the sociological perspectives of these problems and their solutions.

II. Introductory Quiz

1. Race and ethnicity do not mean the same thing. True

2. America is the “melting pot” of immigration. False

3. A little over half of Latinos finish high school in America. True

4. “Familism” (loyalty to family) is a cause of lower educational and economic achievement. True

5. Whites make up 75% of drug users in the U.S. True

6. Indians die young. True

7. The second largest ethnic group in the U.S. is the Hispanics. (White Europeans are the largest group.) False

8. Virtually all groups with ethnic diversity have experienced open conflict between the groups. True

9. The dominant group always creates ways of favoring its own members. True

10. The social class of Black people seems to be more important than current discrimination. True

11. Shared values and attitudes are the cement that holds a society together. True

III. What About Next Week?