Miguel Ramirez
Sociology 1300
10:00 AM
9/25/15
Written Terms Assignment 1. Migration (Chapter 12) a. Definition: movement from one part of something to another. b. When I was younger I use to migrate all over Texas with my parents and family members staying in a single apartment/condo no more than 4 months at a time. 2. Immigration (Chapter 12) c. the action of coming to live permanently in a foreign country d. My parents immigrated to the United States in order to provide a better life not only for themselves but also for my sister and I. 3. Emigration (Chapter 12) e. to leave one's place of residence or country to live elsewhere f. My parents Emigrated from Mexico and El Salvador in order to seek a better lifestyle for my sister and I than they had in their respective countries. 4. Sending Countries (Chapter 12) g. Host or destination countries for immigrants h. My father left Mexico, the leading sending country in the world, in order to come to the United States of America to provide from my sister and I. 5. Receiving Countries (Chapter 12) i. Countries from which migrants originate j. All of my family came to the United States, the leading Receiving Country in the world, in hopes of living a better life than they had in their original countries 6. Visa (Chapter 12) k. an endorsement on a passport indicating that the holder is allowed to enter, leave, or stay for a specified period of time in a country l. In order to come into the united states much of my family had to qualify for a Visa, otherwise they would have not been able to enter the country legally 7. Gender (Chapter 11) m. the state of being male or female (typically used with reference to social and cultural differences rather than biological ones) n. I am and identify myself as a male but many people were born as a male and identify themselves as a female which is why gender and sex have different definitions. 8. Stereotypes (Chapter 11) o. Beliefs about a group that are often untrue or exaggerated as a description of the group. p. All throughout Middle school and High school I was plagued as a “wetback” and an illegal immigrant because of the fact that I was Mexican, despite the fact that I was born and raised in Houston, TX. 9. Race (Chapter 10) q. A group of people thought to share certain distinctive physical characteristics, such as facial structure or skin color. r. I identify my race as Mexican but my ethnicity is Hispanic which is a much broader group of people. 10. Income (Chapter 9) s. Money received on a regular basis from work or through investments. t. When I began to work I realized the struggles my parents went through making very low income and having to raise two children. I thank them every day because they provided a good life for me which is why I am here in college today. We beat the odds.