HDFS202 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Immigration Act Of 1924, Kinship, Ethnic Group
30 Mar 2020
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Basis of marriage- from economics to emotional satisfaction and companionship. Between 1940-1946 - highest possible marriage rate ever (16. 4 in population) Led to baby boomer generation - more than 3 children per woman (highest in this century) Family comes to be seen as root of gender inequality. Racial group: socially defined group distinguished by selected, inherited physical characteristic (today- race not biologically possible) Ethnic group: sense of people hood based on a common national origin, religion, or language. Minority group: subordinate to majority in terms of power and prestige (not numbers) Racial majorities are increasing faster than the majority population. Immigration now accounts for large share of population growth. Allowed only a few based on a country based quota system and forbade all immigration from asia. Legal immigration determined by family preferences for immigrant visas. 1965 hart-celler act: abolished national origins quota (immigration opened up again) 1990 immigration act: no limitations on family members- new form of chain migration.
