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34 Cards in this Set
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be familiar with a key turning point in anti-miscegenation laws (what was it and when)??
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race relations in MID 20TH CENTURY, in 1967 Supreme Court struck down anti- miscegenation laws forbidding interracial marriage
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when and how did the U.S. Census make changes to how it measured race?
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in 2000 the US allowed people to select more than one race to describe themselves
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Loving v. Virginia case
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interatcial couple that got kicked out or Virginia
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the general historical trajectory in interracial partnership??
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from illegal to taboo to unusual to less unusual
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findings about interracial marriage in America??
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-15% of all marriages in US in 2010 inter. rac.
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findings about interracial marriage in America??(gender)
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-24% of black men vs. 9% of black female newlyweds in 2010
-17% of Asian men vs. 36% Asian women newlyweds in 2010 - white&hispanic don't differ by gender |
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findings about interracial marriage in America??(region)
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2008-10
22%West, 14%South, 13%Northwest, 11%Midwest, 42% in Hawaii |
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where does a person’s sense of self emerge from??
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from the perceptions of others
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why did Auma have to cancel her visit to America?(ch.7, pg. 137)
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their brother David had been killed, in a motorcycle accident
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Polygamy
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having more than 1 spouse
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polygyny
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a man has more than 1 wife
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polyandry
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when a woman has more than 1 husband
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common marriage practices in Africa??
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polygyny
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bigamy?
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the crime of being married to more than one person ??
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what did Maria’s case example pertain to?
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Step Parents, Step siblings
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what factors were related to perceiving stepparents as family members?
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co-residence, step-parets still in relationship with parents, step-parentlegally married to parent, strong feelings of family obligation, positive attitudes towards step family relations, early timing
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community organizer Marty Kaufman primarily worked with which groups in Chicago?
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trying to save manufacturing jobs with urban blacks and suburban whites.
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~ what news did Obama receive at age 21 about his father and from whom?
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That his dad was killed in a car accident, he heard it from Aunt Jane
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what things were emphasized about Obama’s father in stories he heard about him?
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How tough he was, confident, and seemed like he was so great and good
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unanticipated hardship faced by Obama’s mother when she moved to Indonesia(ch.2)
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loneliness, Lolo didn't talk to her much anymore,
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why did Obama return to the U.S.A. from Indonesia?
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Because his mom wanted him to get a better education
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how had Obama’s grandparents changed when he went to live with them?
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they weren't as active, boring, never went out, they saw no more destinations to hope for, just got old
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what did Obama feel bad about regarding his early interactions at Punahou Academy?
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He felt an act of betrayal with Coretta
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~what was the nature of tension that built in the family during Obama’s father’s visit when he was ten?
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The role of what a parent is
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~ circumstances around inviting friends Jeff and Scott to Ray’s party, and what happened??
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White mans world mentality
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~nature of conversations Obama had with his high school friend, Ray??
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about race and living in a white mans world
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~unspoken pact Obama had with his grandparents??
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black people aren't going to like whites, whites aren't going to like blacks
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~why did Obama get high in high school and college?
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he stopped writing to his dad, and his dad stopped writing to him. he got tired of the mess and learned to not care, pot helped with that
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how was Mary different from the other community leaders, and what was her story?
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mary 1 of 5 white women helping, married a black man, her family shunned her, black man left and she was left with 2 daughters on her own
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conversations with his mom in high school??
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didn't do any college applications, didn't care about his future, but his mom woke him up, told him he can and deserves better
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conversations with Frank in high school years??
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stay awake and keep your eyes open, told him college will train him but to stay himself
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Asante Moran—who was he, and what kind of work was he doing?pg. 258
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he is giving mentorship to black kids about their own culture instead of the white mans culture.
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know about the details of Obama’s visit with his brother Roy, (pg 266)
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Roy is now like his Old man, a drunk and having marriage problems. While Auma can forgive and forget Roy is haunted by the demons of his past
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~details of the sermon given by Rev. Jeremiah Wright the day Obama visited a Trinity Church service
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Pg. 293
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