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American Culture ANTH 3101 - Exam 1" The South," "Dixie," and "The Deep South"
The region's unique cultural and historic heritage is a result of: - ANSWER-- The
Antebellum period and the legacy of the Confederacy after the Civil War
- Native American influence
- Early European settlements of Spanish, English and French heritage
- Importation of African slaves and reliance on slave labor
- Growth of African American population
1st Wave of Migration - ANSWER-during the 17th century
2nd and 3rd Wave of Migration - ANSWER-during the 19th century
4th Wave of Migration - ANSWER-during the late 19th century and early 20th century
America as the Melting Pot - ANSWER-- symbolic of the way in which people of
different cultures, races, ethnicities and religions combine to develop a multi - ethnic
society
- Synonymous with cultural assimilation
Archaeological anthropology - ANSWER-the study of artifacts, the material remains of
past human activity. Prehistoric archaeologists specialize in studying the artifacts of
peoples without written records; historical archaeologists study the artifacts of peoples
with written records.
Assimilationists - ANSWER-view the melting pot as advantageous, creating one
national identity. This view is largely opposed to programs that accommodate minorities.
binary opposites - ANSWER-idea that people think about the world in terms of
oppositions—such as high and low, dark and light, closed and open, life and death—
and that every culture can be understood in terms of these opposites.
Causes of The Great Depression - ANSWER-- Debt
- Decline in international trade
- U.S. Federal Reserve and money
- Excesses of big business
- Lack of government deficit spending
- Inequality of wealth and income
Compromise - ANSWER-a view that attempts to reconcile some of the differences
between multiculturalists and assimilationists, suggests that immigrants need not
completely abandon their culture and traditions in order to reach the goal that the
melting pot theory seeks.
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