Minority Families In U.S.
The 3 dominant minority populations in the United States
What are African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans?
Sub groups that comprise the African American group
What is Haitian, Jamaican, Trinidadian, West Indian American
The strongest area of life for Mexican culture
What is family?
The roles of men have changed within this minority group. Men show traditional status and maintain authority by doing this
What is serving in the military?
An event that has caused gender separation between husbands and wives leading completely different lives
What is a split household?
The fastest growing and oldest minority group in the United States
What are Native Americans?
Sources of diversity found within the African American community
What is regional location, urbanization, socioeconomic status?
This primary concept is used to explain family structure and personality development
What is machismo?
Single, female headed households are prevalent and vary by tribes for this reason
What is different cultural values of tribes?
With mother-child ties strong, father-child ties are weaker due to this
Refers to the primary ties that bind individuals into groups by shared cultural history and common symbols
What is ethnicity?
Common links found in many family traditions
What is extendedness, sharing and exchanging resources, and overall support?
What is traditional, close-knit, and weathering adversity strongly?
What is the most significant and ubiquitous?
Contributing factors for feelings of isolation from larger society
What is little knowledge of English language and lack of friends and family support?
Four characteristics that are major determinants of varying family patterns and experiences
What is race, ethnicity, social class, and gender?
Immigration in this group is shaped by these factors
Members of tribes hold high respect for their elders and other authority figures by using this type of communication and skills
What is good listening skills and non verbal communication?
6 subgroups that comprise over 90% of the Asian American population
What is Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Asian Indian, Korean, and Vietnamese.
Characteristics ethnic groups have in common
Contributing factors to the shift in black family distribution
What is increase in separation/divorce rates, male joblessness, fertility rates in unmarried women?
These social changes have largely impacted Mexican origin families and individuals
What is the transformation of the United States economy, immigration, and the high demand for immigrant labor?
Elders of American Indian groups hold the role of making decisions regarding these things for the families and community
What is spiritual, social, and cultural needs?
What is obedience, cooperation, and minimal self expression?