Census 2000 Is person Spanish/Hispanic/Latino? No Mexican, Mexican American, Chicano Puerto Rican Cuban Other Spanish/Hispanic/Latino What is person’s race? white black/African American/Negro American Indian/Alaska Native Asian Indian Japanese Native Hawaiin Chinese Korean Guamamian or Chamorro Filipino Vietnamese Samoan Other Asian Other Pacific Islander Some other race

 Myth 1 - Idea That Any Race is Superior  All Races Have Geniuses and Idiots  Myth 2 - Idea that Any Race is Pure  Human Characteristics Flow Endlessly Together Race: Myth and Reality

 Race Refers to Biological Characteristics  Ethnicity Refers to Cultural Characteristics  Common Ancestry  Cultural Heritage  Nations of Origin Ethnic Groups

 Minority Group - People Singled Out for Unequal Treatment  Minority Group Not Necessarily Numerical Minority Minority and Dominant Groups

 Dominant Group - Group with Most…  Power  Privileges  Highest Social Status  Dominant Group Does the Discriminating Minority and Dominant Groups

Minority Group Occur Because of…  Expansion of Political Boundaries  Migration Emergence of Minority Groups

Table 14-3 The Social Standing of African Americans, 2001

Table 14-5 The Social Standing of Hispanic Americans, 2000

Table 14-2 The Social Standing of Native Americans, 2000

Race and Ethnic Relations in the United States