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r Euro-Americans make up 71% of the United

States population
r Euro-Americans make up 90% of 14 states
r New England has the highest population of
Euro-Americans with 98% in Vermont, Maine
and New Hampshire
r The West has the lowest population of Euro-
Americans because it contains California, the
most diverse state in the nation
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r Education:
r 88% completed high school
r 28% bachelor¶s degree or more
r Educational levels the same for men and women
r Income: (adults 18 and over)
r $30,600 for the average man
r $15,900 for the average woman
r $24,572 for all with a high school diploma
r $45,678 for all with a bachelor¶s degree
r Average family income: $44,400
r Facts:
r Most religious group of people
r Greatest gross domestic product
r More autos per household - 18% have 3
r Largest homes
r Highest divorce rate
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½Whites are homogeneous;
they¶re not ethnic
As waves of immigrants from a particular European country arrived, some of them
gave up their ethnicity, because they are accepted as part of the dominant group
that holds most of the power.

½ Whites are more racist than

other groups
The existence of slavery in the South during the early American years. But it was
common in worldwide until the 19th century. Europeans also served as slaves in
times past.
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½Whites are rarely victims of
ethnic slurs or hate crimes
Statistics do indicate that Euro-Americans are less likely to commit hate crimes than
some of the other American groups.
½!Whites are privileged, so things
come easy to them
Among all the people in the United States who live below the poverty line, over half
are Euro-Americans. It is true that prior to the 1960s nearly all the better-paying,
higher-status positions in business and government were held by Euro-American
men, but that picture is changing. This group still at the highest levels of business
and government, but other groups are making process.
  

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r Making progress requires conquering nature.
r The physical world is material.
r Earth is not viewed as a living entity.
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r †rogress is highly valued.
r Belief that the basic problems of the world are technological.
r Being economically successful is desired.
r Most mobile society in the world, people are willing to relocate for
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r Everything has a cause-and-effect relationship, like a machine.
r Euro-Americans believe in the scientific method.
r Like practical action plans with visual and measurable results.
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r Love facts.
r Thinking and decision making process begins with facts and moves
forward.
r Continually organizing perception of the world into form that allows
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r †refer qualities that can be measured

r In business, use statistics heavily

r E.g. measuring success/failure, ability,
intelligence, job performance
r Stems from focus on externalized
achievement
r Belief in unlimited physical resources; enough for
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r Numerical cutoff points; no focus on subtle differences
r No tolerance for paradox or contradiction
r Nothing can be one way as well as the other
r Good for science, bad for relationships
r One worldview is right and others are wrong
r †eng¶s story of a mother-daughter conflict
r Ranking, Comparing, Taking Action
r Who¶s your best friend? What¶s your favorite color?
r †redisposition to action: simplifying prepares for action
r With respect to evaluating people, however, they don¶t see
things as black and white
 

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r Time is abstract, separate from self
r ³You¶ve got to keep up with the times´
r Time seen almost as physical thing ±
organize, schedule, use, and save
r Future oriented
r Improving the present to further improve your
future
r Hustling around is necessary for future progress

 

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r Individualistic & autonomous

-> ³what happens to me is up to me´
=> do not believe in luck

r Make their own choices

-> begin in childhood
=> †ersonal motivation

 

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r Achievement = first personal motivation

-> lead to competition
-> mostly about men but women's motivation is
evolving

r Work oriented
-> work hard to succeed
-> everybody can succeed by working
-> Work & play hard = personal achievement

 

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r Material comfort is almost a right

-> importance of private property
- big houses

r Staying young
-> the elderly don¶t want to be considered as old
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Relationship Value #1: Making Many Casual Friends
They have many personal relationships that are friendly and
informal. They form few deep and lasting friendships.

Relationship Value #2: †referring Arm¶s-Length Space

They prefer boundaries of about arm¶s length.
The use of space reflects a desire for privacy.
  

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Relationship Value #3: Fitting into Specialized Roles
Focus on specialized roles where technical skills and complicated
equipment are involved.

Relationship Value #4: Seeing †eople as Basically

Equal
Everyone is entitled to equal rights, but not everyone is presumed to
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Relationship Value #5: Cooperating and †laying Fair
Cooperation requires a considerable amount of coordination among
individuals and groups. They also believe you don¶t have to
accept other persons in totality to be able to work well with them.

Relationship Value #6: Communicating Informally and

Directly
They stress simple vocabulary and use of slang to show they are
part of the group. They quickly move to a first-name basis.
 

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r Fear of being considered a ³Sexist´ or
³Racist´
r Dealing with ³White Male´ stereotypes
r Having to constantly apologize for history
r Dealing with the perception that they have no
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r †erfectionism; No mistakes
r †rogress Means More
r High Sense of Decision
r Objectivity vs. Emotions
r Reality
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Are the following statements true or false? Why?
1. Euro-Americans are generally fortunate in that they rarely are the brunt of
ethnic slurs or hate crimes
2. Euro-Americans tend to be very aware of their particular ethnicity and how
it differs from others
3. Nearly 90% of Americans are Euro-American
4. A dominant Euro-American value is putting membership in an ingroup
ahead of self-interest
5. Most Euro-Americans tend to see situations in black-or-white terms
6. Euro-Americans value just ³being´ even more than doing
7. The dominant Euro-American view of humans and nature is that we must
live in harmony with nature
8. Euro-Americans in general tend to develop a few deeply committed
friendships rather than many friends