This document summarizes research on Mexicans living in Union County, North Carolina. The researchers interviewed 29 Mexican residents about their backgrounds, reasons for moving to the county, experiences with acculturation and socioeconomic status. Key findings include that most Mexicans moved to be with family or friends, intend to learn English, have plans to improve their economic status, and contrary to myths, are making efforts to adapt to American culture through actions like education and homeownership.
A “national” telephone survey of 8600 Latino residents of the United States, seeking a broad understanding of the qualitative nature of Latino political and social life in America
Hispanics of Puerto Rican Origin in the United States, 2009Alcance Media Group
According to the 2010 Census and data in the latest Pew Hispanic Report, there were 3.7 million people living in Puerto Rico, while in U.S., Hispanics of Puerto Rican origin increased from 3.4 million in 2000 to 4.6 million in 2010, surpassing Puerto Rico's Hispanic population.
A “national” telephone survey of 8600 Latino residents of the United States, seeking a broad understanding of the qualitative nature of Latino political and social life in America
Hispanics of Puerto Rican Origin in the United States, 2009Alcance Media Group
According to the 2010 Census and data in the latest Pew Hispanic Report, there were 3.7 million people living in Puerto Rico, while in U.S., Hispanics of Puerto Rican origin increased from 3.4 million in 2000 to 4.6 million in 2010, surpassing Puerto Rico's Hispanic population.
Today, we are confronted with a global refugee crisis of unprecedented levels,
a crisis that, as shown in this report, deeply affects the Western Hemisphere.
No one knows this better than those fleeing epidemic levels of violence,
including gender-based violence, in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.1
Research conducted over four months found that women face a startling degree
of violence that has a devastating impact on their daily lives. With no protection
at home, women flee to protect themselves and their children from murder,
extortion, and rape. They present a clear need for international protection.
Based on US Department of Homeland Security data covering FY 2015, of
the thousands of women and girls from these countries who expressed a fear
of being returned to their home country and were subject to the credible fear
screening process, US authorities have found that a large percentage have a
significant possibility of establishing eligibility for asylum or protection under the
Convention against Torture.2
A surging tide of violence sweeping across El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
forces thousands of women, men, and children to leave their homes every month.
This region of Central America, known as the Northern Triangle (“Northern Triangle
of Central America” or “NTCA”), is one of the most dangerous places on earth.3
Today, we are confronted with a global refugee crisis of unprecedented levels,
a crisis that, as shown in this report, deeply affects the Western Hemisphere.
No one knows this better than those fleeing epidemic levels of violence,
including gender-based violence, in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras.1
Research conducted over four months found that women face a startling degree
of violence that has a devastating impact on their daily lives. With no protection
at home, women flee to protect themselves and their children from murder,
extortion, and rape. They present a clear need for international protection.
Based on US Department of Homeland Security data covering FY 2015, of
the thousands of women and girls from these countries who expressed a fear
of being returned to their home country and were subject to the credible fear
screening process, US authorities have found that a large percentage have a
significant possibility of establishing eligibility for asylum or protection under the
Convention against Torture.2
A surging tide of violence sweeping across El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras
forces thousands of women, men, and children to leave their homes every month.
This region of Central America, known as the Northern Triangle (“Northern Triangle
of Central America” or “NTCA”), is one of the most dangerous places on earth.3
Life is a journey full of choices and changes. How can you prepare yourself better?
The "5Cs" can help you journey through life's choices and changes happily and successfully.
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By Faanda DesirNUR 3655—Culture in Nursing Practice Profess.docxRAHUL126667
By: Faanda Desir
NUR 3655—Culture in Nursing Practice
Professor: Eddie Cruz, RN MSN
BSN HC 0517
Culture and Socio-culture groups
1
Haitians are people who are living in Haiti. Their ancestors were slaves from Africa and were taken to the nation by Spaniards (Laguerre, 2016).
In the 1790s, the slaves decided to revolt against the French colonies and they fled to American seaports.
The immigrants were very determined to survive in the new land, United States of America.
African-Americans are particular ethnic group of Americans who are totally of partially having an ancestry from the Black racial group in Africa.
Most of them descended from the enslaved Africans (Fatma et al., 2013).
African Americans is the third largest ethnic group in United States of America after White Americans and Latino Americans.
History
Black-Americans
Haitian Heritage
African-American history is the part of American history that looks at the African-American or Black American ethnic groups in the United States.
According to the United States Census of 1990, there were about 290,000 people who claimed Haitian ancestry.
2
This is the reason why they are called the Haitian Americans (Jackson, Maurice & Jacqueline, 2013).
The history of the Black Americans starts when people from West Africa were being taken as slaves to Spanish America in the 17th century.
Some of them were freed after the Civil war in 1865.
History cont.
Black-Americans
Haitian Heritage
Most African Americans are the descendants of Africans forcibly brought to and held captive in the United States from 1555 to 1865.
It was then that the black populace of the island revolted against slavery and there was a panicked exodus.
3
The Haitian American have strong belief in their homeland culture and traditions.
They believe that illness are from supernatural origin and they are caused by angry spirits (Laguerre, 2016).
A Haitian American family is supposed to provide a niche that would allow their descendants practice cultural continuity.
The distinct identity of African-American culture is rooted in the historical experience of the African-American people.
The culture is both distinct and enormously influential on American culture as a whole.
The Culture of African American people is majorly rooted in the Central and West Africa (Wizdom, 2012).
Values and worldview
Black-Americans
Haitian Heritage
Elaborate rituals and ceremonies were a significant part of African Americans' ancestral culture. Many West African societies traditionally believed that spirits dwelled in their surrounding nature.
Through the medium of the family, which influences the behaviors of Haitian American family members through the mechanism of socialization.
4
Haitian Americans speak three languages; French, English and Creole.
A great number of them speak only Creole.
This is a language which developed when the Africans slaves were taken from various places to Caribbean island (Jackson, Maurice & Jacqueline ...
Chapter 26 TRENDS AND CHALLENGES OF CULTURAL DIVERSITYR. DONNA.docxcravennichole326
Chapter 26 TRENDS AND CHALLENGES OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY
R. DONNA PETRIE
We are born in families, whether small or large, with one or more parenting figures. These families are embedded in a web of other families, all of which are part of a particular society or culture. In the United States families share a common culture because they all live in one country, but they also share a family culture that may or may not be like the culture of the nation. It is virtually impossible to overemphasize the influence an individual’s family culture has on the day-to-day activities of any given person’s life. In this country it is also nearly impossible to overestimate the points of difference within cultures and between cultures. Diversity itself has historically represented a core component of the democratic fabric of that which defines American life. This position and role is as viable today in 2003 as it was during the past two centuries.
The purpose of this chapter is to broadly introduce the challenges of multicultural human service work. These challenges are threefold. First, human service professionals need to have an understanding of specific value areas wherein misunderstanding between cultures is likely to occur; second, workers need to understand different cultural models of healing and caring; and finally, human service professionals, whether they think of themselves as bicultural or as “American,” need to understand how they are seen as “agents” of mainstream American culture.
FUTURE POPULATION TRENDS
A decade ago the New York Times reported that the United States Census Bureau has had to recalculate population growth (Pear, 1992). The population of the United States, it appears, will continue to grow through 2050 rather than decline after the year 2038. To summarize, for the years 1990 to 2025 there will be more babies born, particularly to new immigrants, and the proportion of men to women is likely to even out, as the life expectancy of men appears to be rising faster than that of women.
Despite this overall increase in the number of people in the United States, whites will account for a declining share in the population. The numbers of black Americans, Asian Americans, and Hispanic Americans will grow appreciably. Using the 1990 census, the Bureau predicts a 412.5 percent population growth for Asian and Pacific Islanders; a 237.5 percent growth in numbers for Hispanic Americans; a 109.1 percent increase in the number of Native American Indians, Eskimos, and Aleuts; and a 93.8 percent increase for black Americans. These figures contrast significantly with the 29.4 percent projected growth of white Americans from 1992 to 2050.
The Census Bureau makes the future trends somewhat more complex by noting that immigration by itself will account for the expected growth in the Asian American population and not the number of births. Birth rates are increasing among the black and Hispanic populations. The birth rate of whites, however, is not expecte ...
Dynamics & Diversity of Families The History of the FamilAlyciaGold776
Dynamics & Diversity of Families: The History of the Family
in the U.S.
For Each Historical Period Describe…Families of production or families of consumption?Arranged or romantic love marriages?Family types and marriage forms?Group or individual focus?Change or decline?
Native American Families
1100s-1500s
Native American Families240 cultural/family typesBerdacheTolerance, diversity
Colonial Families
1600s-1700s
Colonial FamiliesLargely European based familiesInfluence of Puritanism/CalvinismProtestant work ethicNon-hedonismSexually strictBundling boardExtended/reconstituted
familiesFathers emotional base
Upper Class Bundling Board
Victorian Families
1800s
Victorian FamiliesIndustrializationUrbanizationImmigrationBreadwinner/HousewifeNuclear familiesMothers starting to be the
emotional baseArranged marriages
to romantic love
Companionate Families
early 1900s
Companionate FamiliesRelationships should be emotionally and sexually satisfying for womenMen should assist with household dutiesNotion of children and childhood changingBirth control, Margaret SangerAnthony Amendment (19th), 1920
Women’s Suffrage Movement (1848-1920)Agenda:Abolition of slaveryRight to voteProhibition
New JerseyNew Jersey granted women the vote (since married women did not own property in their own right, only unmarried women and widows qualified) under the state constitution of 1776.New Jersey women, along with "aliens...persons of color, or negroes," lost the vote in 1807, when the vote was restricted to white males.
The Golden Age
1950sWhy called “Golden Age?”WWII over, more affluentMuch govt. financial supportWomen left their jobs so
men could have jobs
“The Golden Age”Dramatic influence of televisionFamilies watched t.v. together in one roomAnd the shows they watched the most were shows about – FAMILIES!
Leave It To Beaver (1957-1963)
Father Knows Best (1954-1960)
Ozzie & Harriet (1952-1966)
2nd Generation Nelsons
The Way We Never WereStephanie Coontz, Ph.D.
Myths & Realities According to
Dr. CoontzMyths –
- traditional roles
- mother/child relationship intense
- families independent
- families can meet all the needs of the individual
- family related to values and morality
- women shouldn’t work
RealitiesRoles have been variesMother/child relationship not always intenseWomen in the workforceFamilies need govt. support, can’t go it aloneFamilies can’t meet all the needs of indiv.Family and values and morality not necessarily together
Momism and the Motherhood MystiqueMomism – over-attachment to Mother; blame Mom for everythingMotherhood Mystique - Women should want to be mothers and instinctively know how to be mothers; women are fulfilled by being mothers
Consequences of Motherhood MystiquePost-partum depression
InfanticideAndrea Yates
Why Would Moms Do This?Mother love not universalMoneyNo supportPsychological problemsEmotional immaturity
ht ...
SociologySEVENTEENTH EDITIONChapter 15Race and Ethnicity.docxsamuel699872
Sociology
SEVENTEENTH EDITION
Chapter 15
Race and Ethnicity
The Power of Society
Is our choice to cast a vote for a particular candidate a purely “personal” decision?
In the 2016 presidential election, 58 percent of non-Hispanic white people voted for Donald Trump.
If only white people had voted, the election would have been a Republican landslide.
But Hillary Clinton received overwhelming support from Asian Americans (65 percent), Hispanic Americans (66 percent), and especially African Americans (88 percent).
If only these categories of the population had voted, the election would have been a Democratic landslide of historic proportion.
The political choices people make when they vote in elections are not simply personal preferences, but they also reflect race, ethnicity, and other societal factors.
Source: Center for American Women and Politics (2016).
2
The Social Meaning of Race and Ethnicity (1 of 4)
15.1 Explain the social construction of race and ethnicity.
Race
Socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of a society consider important
Meanings and importance of race vary across time and place.
No society contains biologically “pure” people.
There is more genetic variation within each racial category than between categories.
3
Figure 15–1 The Coming Minority Majority
According to projections from the Census Bureau, the United States will have a minority majority in the year 2044, less than thirty years from now.
By that time, as the figure shows, the white, non-Hispanic population will actually decline, as the number of Asian Americans, African Americans, and especially Hispanic Americans increases.
What changes do you expect this trend will bring to the United States?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2014).
4
National Map 15–1 Where the Minority Majority Already Exists
Racial and ethnic minorities are now a majority of the population in four states—Hawaii, California, New Mexico, and Texas—as well as in the District of Columbia.
At the other extreme, Vermont and Maine have the smallest share (about 6 percent) of minorities. Why do you think states with high minority populations are located in the South and Southwest?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2016).
5
Figure 15–2 Bogardus Social Distance Research
The social distance scale is a good way to measure prejudice.
Part (a) illustrates the complete social distance scale, from least social distance at the far left to greatest social distance at the far right.
Part (c) presents the overall mean score in specific years (the average of the scores received by all racial and ethnic categories).
These scores have fallen from 2.14 in 1925 to 1.44 in 2001, showing that students express less social distance toward minorities today than they did in the past.
Part (d) shows the range of averages, the difference between the highest and lowest scores in given years (in 2011, for instance, it was 1.08, the difference between.
SociologySEVENTEENTH EDITIONChapter 15Race and Ethnicity.docxrosemariebrayshaw
Sociology
SEVENTEENTH EDITION
Chapter 15
Race and Ethnicity
The Power of Society
Is our choice to cast a vote for a particular candidate a purely “personal” decision?
In the 2016 presidential election, 58 percent of non-Hispanic white people voted for Donald Trump.
If only white people had voted, the election would have been a Republican landslide.
But Hillary Clinton received overwhelming support from Asian Americans (65 percent), Hispanic Americans (66 percent), and especially African Americans (88 percent).
If only these categories of the population had voted, the election would have been a Democratic landslide of historic proportion.
The political choices people make when they vote in elections are not simply personal preferences, but they also reflect race, ethnicity, and other societal factors.
Source: Center for American Women and Politics (2016).
2
The Social Meaning of Race and Ethnicity (1 of 4)
15.1 Explain the social construction of race and ethnicity.
Race
Socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of a society consider important
Meanings and importance of race vary across time and place.
No society contains biologically “pure” people.
There is more genetic variation within each racial category than between categories.
3
Figure 15–1 The Coming Minority Majority
According to projections from the Census Bureau, the United States will have a minority majority in the year 2044, less than thirty years from now.
By that time, as the figure shows, the white, non-Hispanic population will actually decline, as the number of Asian Americans, African Americans, and especially Hispanic Americans increases.
What changes do you expect this trend will bring to the United States?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2014).
4
National Map 15–1 Where the Minority Majority Already Exists
Racial and ethnic minorities are now a majority of the population in four states—Hawaii, California, New Mexico, and Texas—as well as in the District of Columbia.
At the other extreme, Vermont and Maine have the smallest share (about 6 percent) of minorities. Why do you think states with high minority populations are located in the South and Southwest?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau (2016).
5
Figure 15–2 Bogardus Social Distance Research
The social distance scale is a good way to measure prejudice.
Part (a) illustrates the complete social distance scale, from least social distance at the far left to greatest social distance at the far right.
Part (c) presents the overall mean score in specific years (the average of the scores received by all racial and ethnic categories).
These scores have fallen from 2.14 in 1925 to 1.44 in 2001, showing that students express less social distance toward minorities today than they did in the past.
Part (d) shows the range of averages, the difference between the highest and lowest scores in given years (in 2011, for instance, it was 1.08, the difference between.
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While the MOA lays down the company's fundamental principles, it is not entirely immutable. It can be amended, but only under specific circumstances and in compliance with legal procedures. Amendments typically require shareholder
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1. Life Choices and Life Chances: Intersections ofLife Choices and Life Chances: Intersections of
Acculturation and Stratification AmongAcculturation and Stratification Among
Mexicans in Union CountyMexicans in Union County
Nancy Horak RandallNancy Horak Randall
AndAnd
Seth AllenSeth Allen
Wingate University Department of SociologyWingate University Department of Sociology
2. BackgroundBackground
Union County, NC is not only the 24Union County, NC is not only the 24thth
fastestfastest
growing county in the nation, but is experiencinggrowing county in the nation, but is experiencing
a surge in Spanish-speaking residents.a surge in Spanish-speaking residents.
Union County’s 2003 population is estimated atUnion County’s 2003 population is estimated at
145,986.145,986.
The Census Bureau estimates that 6.2% of theseThe Census Bureau estimates that 6.2% of these
residents are “persons of Hispanic or Latinoresidents are “persons of Hispanic or Latino
origin.”origin.”
The Census Bureau estimates that 77% of LatinosThe Census Bureau estimates that 77% of Latinos
in Union County are Mexican (6970 persons).in Union County are Mexican (6970 persons).
3. Research QuestionsResearch Questions
Why have Mexicans moved to Union County?Why have Mexicans moved to Union County?
Do Mexican immigrants intend or plan toDo Mexican immigrants intend or plan to
acculturate?acculturate?
What choices are Mexican residents making whichWhat choices are Mexican residents making which
would improve their chances of socio-economicwould improve their chances of socio-economic
stability in Union County?stability in Union County?
Are structural barriers to success, such as a lackAre structural barriers to success, such as a lack
of transportation or an inflated housing market orof transportation or an inflated housing market or
the Immigration Reform and Control Act,the Immigration Reform and Control Act,
perceived by Mexican residents?perceived by Mexican residents?
Do Mexicans perceive discrimination in UnionDo Mexicans perceive discrimination in Union
County?County?
4. Source of DataSource of Data
Personal interviews of MexicanPersonal interviews of Mexican
residents were conducted in theresidents were conducted in the
summer of 2004 by Allen andsummer of 2004 by Allen and
Randall. Twenty-nine interviews wereRandall. Twenty-nine interviews were
completed. Seven persons declinedcompleted. Seven persons declined
to be interviewed. All respondentsto be interviewed. All respondents
provided informed consent.provided informed consent.
5.
6. Life Chances and Life Choices:Life Chances and Life Choices:
Intersections of Acculturation andIntersections of Acculturation and
Stratification among Union CountyStratification among Union County
MexicansMexicans
Acculturation-cultural integration into theAcculturation-cultural integration into the
larger society (e.g. learning English,larger society (e.g. learning English,
watching TV in English)watching TV in English)
Stratification-structured social inequalityStratification-structured social inequality
(e.g. laws and customs that rank people(e.g. laws and customs that rank people
on social characterstics such as language,on social characterstics such as language,
ethnicity that influence persons’ lifeethnicity that influence persons’ life
chances)chances)
7. InterviewsInterviews
Questions focused on choices made orQuestions focused on choices made or
knowledge of services/opportunitiesknowledge of services/opportunities
leading to acculturation (e.g. Englishleading to acculturation (e.g. English
classes) or socioeconomic stability (e.g.classes) or socioeconomic stability (e.g.
buying a home, opening a bank account)buying a home, opening a bank account)
Consisted of 27 questions concerningConsisted of 27 questions concerning
education, work, goals, form ofeducation, work, goals, form of
transportation, use of social services,transportation, use of social services,
perception of discrimination, reasons forperception of discrimination, reasons for
moving to Monroe, etc.moving to Monroe, etc.
8. How interviews were obtainedHow interviews were obtained
Dr. Randall and I began by findingDr. Randall and I began by finding
contacts in area churches, schools, andcontacts in area churches, schools, and
the Union County Public Librarythe Union County Public Library
In these cases, we agreed to meet withIn these cases, we agreed to meet with
individuals in a public setting or conductindividuals in a public setting or conduct
the interview via telephonethe interview via telephone
The most common source of interviewsThe most common source of interviews
were our frequent trips to local Mexicanwere our frequent trips to local Mexican
stores and restaurantsstores and restaurants
In most cases, we explained our intentIn most cases, we explained our intent
clearly and asked informants if they wouldclearly and asked informants if they would
participate, almost all didparticipate, almost all did
9. State of Origin of RespondentsState of Origin of Respondents
GuerreroGuerrero
38%38%
Mexico CityMexico City
21%21%
MichoacanMichoacan
10%10%
TamaulipasTamaulipas
7%7%
PueblaPuebla
7%7%
Vera CruzVera Cruz
3%3%
GuanajautoGuanajauto
3%3%
GuadalajaraGuadalajara
3%3%
ZacatecasZacatecas
3%3%
MorelosMorelos
3%3%
10. General ObservationsGeneral Observations
86% claimed to be Catholic86% claimed to be Catholic
Only 1/3 sent remittances monthly, the majorityOnly 1/3 sent remittances monthly, the majority
remitted less often or not at allremitted less often or not at all
3/4ths owned cars3/4ths owned cars
Vast majority consider themselves Mexicans;Vast majority consider themselves Mexicans;
however, 14% were uncertain of their nationalityhowever, 14% were uncertain of their nationality
Several participants used percentages whenSeveral participants used percentages when
describing aptitude in English, even when notdescribing aptitude in English, even when not
promptedprompted
Almost all spoke optimistically about theAlmost all spoke optimistically about the
opportunities in the U.S. and the ability to “saliropportunities in the U.S. and the ability to “salir
adelante,” or move up in American societyadelante,” or move up in American society
11. Why they come?Why they come?
62% migrated to Union County primarily62% migrated to Union County primarily
because of family, 1/5 came because ofbecause of family, 1/5 came because of
friendsfriends
1/3 lived in other parts of the U.S. (mainly1/3 lived in other parts of the U.S. (mainly
Chicago and Los Angeles) before movingChicago and Los Angeles) before moving
to Union Countyto Union County
1/5 cited “tranquility” of semi-rural Union1/5 cited “tranquility” of semi-rural Union
County as reason for living hereCounty as reason for living here
Only 1/3 moved to this area primarily forOnly 1/3 moved to this area primarily for
workwork
One respondent met her boyfriend online!One respondent met her boyfriend online!
12. Perception of DiscriminationPerception of Discrimination
Contrary to popular belief, few perceivedContrary to popular belief, few perceived
or were victims of discriminationor were victims of discrimination
Some respondents were denied jobs orSome respondents were denied jobs or
housing for lack of documentation andhousing for lack of documentation and
limited English proficiencylimited English proficiency
Others noted impatience when dealingOthers noted impatience when dealing
with Anglos, rude expressions, and refusalwith Anglos, rude expressions, and refusal
of host society to embrace Hispanics whenof host society to embrace Hispanics when
opportunities did existopportunities did exist
Respondents who had lived in the UnitedRespondents who had lived in the United
States for several years noticed increasedStates for several years noticed increased
tolerance and respect for Latinostolerance and respect for Latinos
13. Myth Vs. Reality: Union CountyMyth Vs. Reality: Union County
LatinosLatinos
Over 3/4ths intended to learn English at someOver 3/4ths intended to learn English at some
point, nearly 20% spoke it at least proficientlypoint, nearly 20% spoke it at least proficiently
Roughly 60% had 12 years of education or moreRoughly 60% had 12 years of education or more
35% own homes35% own homes
Over half came from middle class families inOver half came from middle class families in
Mexico*Mexico*
A substantial majority enjoyed English languageA substantial majority enjoyed English language
media as much as they did Spanish radio andmedia as much as they did Spanish radio and
televisiontelevision
Over 90% had plans for the next year (e.g.Over 90% had plans for the next year (e.g.
buying home, starting a business, learningbuying home, starting a business, learning
English, etc.)English, etc.)
14. ConclusionsConclusions
Contrary to popular belief, MexicanContrary to popular belief, Mexican
immigrants are making a consciousimmigrants are making a conscious
effort to adapt to North Americaneffort to adapt to North American
culture. These immigrants areculture. These immigrants are
maximizing their socio-economicmaximizing their socio-economic
well-being and subsequent successwell-being and subsequent success
through employment and financialthrough employment and financial
planning, e.g. opening bankplanning, e.g. opening bank
accounts, buying homes.accounts, buying homes.