Cause and Effect
Henry Louis Gates
Identity
DNA Study
Vocabulary
100
Why do so many African Americans have no information about their ancestors?
Because their ancestors were slaves and didn't have written records of their family history.
100
Who was Henry Louis Gates?
He was a historian.
100
According to the lecturer, what two things make up identity?
Family/DNA/biology and life experience.
100
What did Gates do to find information about African American ancestors?
He used DNA samples in the databases.
100
The city keeps ___________ of all the people who are born and die here.
RECORDS
200
Why did Gates use DNA to find out about African American family history?
Because there aren't many written records of family history.
200
Where were some of Gates' ancestors from?
Ireland.
200
Why did some participants in Gates' study want to know what part of Africa their ancestors were from?
Because knowing their family history gave them a sense of identity.
200
What does it mean if two people have the same "marker" in their DNA?
It means they're related.
200
If you want to know more about your family history, you should ___________ the databases.
SEARCH
300
Why were some people uncomfortable when they found out they also had white ancestors?
Because they thought it might change how people look at them. It might change their sense of identity.
300
What percentage of Gates' ancestry is white?
50%
300
What example does the lecturer give to support his main idea that identity is not just about DNA?
He talks about Bliss Broyard who found out that she had black ancestors but did not consider herself black.
300
How did people feel about the results of the study?
They were surprised.
300
We don't really use written copies anymore. Now we have digital copies in huge electronic _________________.
DATABASES
400
Why does the lecturer say that identity is "not just a simple matter of DNA"?
Because he thinks life experience also forms our identities.
400
In spite of ancestry, is Henry Louis Gates white or African American?
He's African American.
400
What part of identity is inherited?
Physical appearance, personality, etc.
400
When people got their individual test results, how did they feel?
Some people were happy and interested, some people were a little uncomfortable.
400
Many people want to know about their ______________ because they want to feel a sense of identity.
ANCESTORS
500
Why didn't Bliss Broyard consider herself black even though she found out that she had black ancestors?
She thought that life experience was just as important as DNA, and her life experience has been as a white person.
500
How did Gates feel when he found out that he had white ancestors?
This is not mentioned in the lecture.
500
Would the lecturer agree or disagree with the following statement: It's necessary to know your family history to have a strong identity.
Disagree. He thinks that life experience is also important.
500
Did the test results tell people what part of Africa their ancestors were from?
It's not mentioned in the listening.
500
Many things contribute to one's sense of ______________.
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