11/02 Bellringer +5 sentences Do you think racism is the biggest problem facing the United States today? Why or why not? Turn in bellringers for the week!

Ethnicity Ethnicity – a constructed identity that is tied to a place … it is often considered “natural” because it implies ancient relations among people over time.

Ethnic Patterns & Processes Ethnicity is NOT the same as race, but it is as important. It is culture, NOT race, that dominates the world’s patterns today Ethnicity is more difficult to define Shared cultural traits Common history Treasured cultural landscapes Perceived threat to language or religion Quechuan woman at a sacred Incan site

Ethnic Mosaics “Welcome to Little Havana” Ethnic comes from the Greek word for people or nation “ethnos” Ethnic often used to describe a neighborhood or a cuisine. Ethnic enclaves are common in urban areas; “China Town,” “Little Italy,” or “Little Mexico.” Racial or ethnic identity often a matter of self perception. Examples: Slovenia became independent from Yugoslavia in 1991-justified it on “race”, the right to control its own domain. Northern Ireland-no racial distinction-2 ethnic groups with religion as the ethnic glue-Protestant versus Catholic. Belgium-a linguistic difference-Walloons versus Flemish Apartheid of South Africa homelands based on ethnic groups Popular American culture often erodes the ethnic neighborhood cohesiveness-e.g. Little Havana-old values such as family ties and church are eroded by the acculturation of the young-yet acculturation NOT resulting in rapid assimilation. “Welcome to Little Havana”

Ethnicities in Chicago Fig. 7-5: African Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans, and European Americans are clustered in different areas of the city.

Mandela – From Prison to President Very boring – find something different on ethnic cleansing or genocide based on race etc.