In the year 2040, the United States will experience a dramatic shift in its population. Fifty six percent of the people will be member of minority groups, and the rest will be Caucasians or Anglo-Americans. Given this demographic, the importance of racial and ethnic minority families has moved to the front of the academic discourse.
The myth of the monolithic Anglo-American middle class has been debunked and a diversity of families has emerged in our country. The pluralistic and democratic nature of our society demands a multicultural, and a multi-ethnic perspective that allows us to understand the diversity of families, their values, and their contributions to North American society.
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in a split world between Haiti and the United States. The exquisite details reveal her world outside of
our typical, her norm becomes our desperation. Danticat’s charm and calm narrative tone comfortably
invites us, as readers, to become immersed in our very own Haitian Family."
Japanese Americans/Immigrants
Family Circumstances of children in Immigrant families:
Looking into the future of America.
Contemporary structures of Inequality:
Class, Race, and Gender.
"Most cultures exhibit a particular configuration or style. A single value or pattern of perceiving the world often leaves its stamp on several institutions in the society. Examples are "machismo" in Spanish-influenced cultures, "face" in Japanese culture, and "pollution by females" in some highland New Guinea cultures. Here Horace Miner demonstrates that "attitudes about the body" have a pervasive influence on many institutions in Nacirema society" Read more about the Nacirema society by clicking on the icon to the right...
