*physical and genetic set of features

-doesn't have to do with culture

-based on: skin, color and hair texture, shape od eye and nose

*75% white, 12% AA, 4% Asian, 6% other, 1% NA, 2% mixed

*2000 Census

*identities itself and is identitifies by others, consituting a category

*perception of common heritage

*fluid and somewhat voluntary

*complex - can have many categories

*Hispanic - not race but often mistaken as

*70% overall

- Asian Highest

-African American lowest - 42%

* 30% of AA over 30 never been married

*discrimination not cause

*AA highes

*Puerto Ricans and NA high too

*Chinese lowest

*Koreans highest

*Vietnamese and Indian 2nd

*family responsibility and building captial

*can send kids for education

low marriage / high single parent families

African Americans

*lower employment and earning for male

*welfare

*southern background

*effects of post WW2 south to north migrations

-lost church and rural com support

*higher murder and incarceration rates for black males

*effects of slavery and discrminiation

*recent rise - more lower and working class origins

-less assests than white

*more obligations to poor relatives

*strong ties to church

*large Families

*extended families

*recent immigrants

*marry young

*married female labor participation

*still traditional sex roles

*NYC

*most mixed race - 20% interacial marriage

*high use of welfare

*high poverty rates

*single parents - similiar to AA

*large fam

*high premarital cohabitation

*went on welfare right away - set back

Cuban Americans

1959 Post Castro

-didn't assimilate

- conservative, small fam, wealthy

1980 Mariel boatlift

- dregs of cuban society

*cubans most likely to complete HS and college

*Olfer avg age

*highest fam income among hispanics

*hispanics highest

-mexicans and hawaiians tied high

-cubans lowest

*japenese lowest