The Melting Pot and the Color Line

1		According to Steinberg, the author of The Melting Pot and the Color Line, one explanation for mid-twentieth century sociologists’ rejection of the melting pot idea stems from their experiences as
			A)	assimilated second-generation immigrants nostalgic for their parents’ culture.
			B)	immigrants authentically steeped in ethnic culture.
			C)	scholars interested in promoting ethnic diversity.
			D)	all of the above
2		Which of the following describes the main argument of the influential book Beyond the Melting Pot by Nathan Glazer and Daniel Patrick Moynihan?
			A)	The melting pot was the most important phenomenon in shaping American ethnicities.
			B)	The melting pot could only partly explain the assimilation of immigrants.
			C)	The melting pot never happened.
			D)	The melting pot would damage the vibrant diversity that made America unique.
3		With which of the following statements does Steinberg agree in his article on the melting pot?
			A)	The melting pot theory is based on a static view of the original culture of an immigrant’s homeland.
			B)	Just because assimilation isn’t complete doesn’t mean it isn’t taking place.
			C)	The conditions in American society are promising for a genuine and lasting pluralism.
			D)	Ethnicity is not really an active force in the lives of Americans.
4		In recent research, many ethnic pluralists and opponents of the melting pot argue that
			A)	the melting pot worked for whites only.
			B)	assimilation theory provides the best perspective for understanding American ethnicity.
			C)	it is crucial to their survival that people of color assimilate into mainstream America.
			D)	none of the above
5		The loss of native languages within a few generations after immigrating underscores the idea that
			A)	culture endures despite influences from mainstream values.
			B)	culture is fragile in the absence of social institutions to maintain it.
			C)	second and third generations don’t care about maintaining their cultural roots.
			D)	the forces of assimilation are weak against cultural nostalgia.
6		Most people believed that the “new immigrants,” including Italians, Poles, Russian Jews, Ukrainians, Hungarians and others, who arrived in the United States in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, would quickly assimilate into the American way of life.
			A)	True
			B)	False
7		During the twentieth century, immigrants largely retained their original language and culture and the rate of ethnic and religious intermarriage declined.
			A)	True
			B)	False
8		Steinberg argues that today’s immigrants are assimilating into American society at an even faster rate than did earlier immigrants from Europe.
			A)	True
			B)	False
9		In Los Angeles, where official policy promotes multiculturalism, only about 25 percent of third-generation Latinos speak only English at home.
			A)	True
			B)	False
10		Steinberg concludes that America’s melting pot has been inclusive for all groups except blacks.
			A)	True
			B)	False
11		Outline the social and historical reasons why blacks have been excluded from the melting pot phenomenon in America.
12		Describe the differences between ethnic enclaves and the black ghetto in America.
13		How do right wing ideologues and left wing researchers promoting a utopian vision misunderstand and misuse melting pot theory, according to Steinberg?