Monday, November 14, 2011

Political Cartoons






There are many factors that effect us in the United States and some of those things are controversial cartoons. Look over these cartoons and discuss your opinions and feelings of one or more of them.

Wednesday, November 9, 2011

The New Second Generation: Segmented Assimilation and Its Variants

The article “The New Second Generation: Segmented Assimilation and Its Variants” discusses three types of assimilation that immigrants to the United States undergo: complete assimilation, selective assimilation or minimal assimilation.

1. List advantages or disadvantages for each category of assimilation.

2. Examine one of the groups from the article and discuss the assimilation specific to that group.

3. Have you experienced or encountered any of these forms of assimilation in your life?