Assignment 3

Exercise 18 Matching activity
Write in the letter representing the correct word or words to complete these
statement.
1.Meri Nana-Ama Danquah’s home country was I. Alien.
2.Danquah emigrated to the city of l. Washington, D.C. in the 1970s as a child
3. Danquah made many tries to construct a new a. identity.
4. Danquah now lives in n. Los Angeles
5. Danquah saw America as a c.temporary.
6. Recently, Danquah has begun to feel that America is her h. permanent home.
7. In her eating habits, she tried to become a j. vegetarian.
8. Eventually, she returned to being a k. meat eater in her eating habits.
9. People knew she was a m. newcomer because of her accent, hairstyle, and
clothing.
10. Danquah felt comfortable with other o. immigrants
11. to fit into America. Danquah learned to speak without an b. accent
12. Because of a situation with her daughter,Korama, she began to e. accept
herself.
13. Korama wanted to know if Meri Danquah was a f. alien
14. Korama didn’t know that one meaning of the word “alien” is to be from
another d. country
15. Korama’s questions led Meri Danquah to consider becoming an g. American
16. Danquah considers herself a citizen of p. the world
Exercise 19 Answering discussion questions.

1. What is the story gives us details of Meri Nan-Ama Danquah’s cultural
background?
This story gives us her new country’s or old country’s culture difference and
live development.
2. What characteristics yof her minority group are mentioned in the story?
3. How does her detailed description about eating fit into the rest of the
story? Why does she include that information?
4. What group solidarity does Danquah describe?
5. How did Danquah experience segregation and subjugation in America?
6. What kinds of responses did she have to these forms of repression?
7. In paragraph 5, Danquah tells us her parents “tried to fan the flames of
culture within me, in hopes that it would grow into a raging fire and burn
fully any desire I had to become an American “Why would immigrant
parents want to discourage their children from assimilating in America?
8. In the reading, Danquah considers becoming an American. If she does take
that step, will her joining American society be an example of the melting
pot or the salad bowl? Give reasons for your response.
Exercice 20 Reviewing academic vocabulary
Scan Reading Selection 3 for AWL words with the dotted underlines in the
same way you did for selection 2. Write the paragraph number next to the
word the first time it appears. The first two are done for you. As you work with
these words, keep a list of those that are new for you in your reading journal.
In chapter 3, you will learn about making word cards. You will come back to
these and other words to make study cards. Words that you study and use are
words that you will remember.
1. Adult - 1
2. Assume -3
3. Temporary-3
4. Integral-3
5. Shifted-4
6. Survive-6
7.distinct-6
8. constantly-7
9. encountered-12
10.commitment-13
Exercise 21 Reviewing comprehension
Prepare a response for each item. Distribute the items among group members
to prepare, and then take turns explaining each one. Work together.
1. What makes sociology a social science?
In short Sociology is about human. Human lives in society. That’s why without
doubt, Sociology are covered by social science.
2. Why are sociologists interested in race and ethnicity?
Because race and ethnicity both are in social
3. Are minority groups always numerically smaller than majority groups in
society? Why or why not? Give examples to support your answer.
4. How does dominant society repress minority groups? Give examples from
the text or from the current situation in the world.
5. What are the three ways minorities have responded to repression? Give
examples.
6. What are two models for assimilation? How are they similar and different?
7. How is Meri Nana-Ama Danquah representative of other immigrants who
are members of minority groups?
8. Would Danquah’s experience be different if she were of a different racial
group?
Exercise 23 Reviewing academic vocabulary
Here is a multiple-choice quiz on some academic vocabulary you found in this
chapter. Take the quiz and check your answer on the website for this book.
Review any words you missed. Keep the AWL words in your reading journal.
Circle the correct answer:
1. The social group that sets the rules for society is called the c. dominant
group.
2. Facts and studies are example of a. data sociologists use when building
support of a theory.
3. National origin, religion, language, and norms and values are examples of
B. cultural factors used to identify ethnic groups.
4. Black and white American children I the 1950 used to attend different
schools. This was an example of d. segregation.
5. When members of a minority group do not accept the treatment of the
dominant group, the minority group members might c. withdraw, which
means they would avoid contact with the dominant group members.

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