Brooklyn and the World: A Globalization Module

Professor Timothy Shortell
Sociology Department, Brooklyn College, CUNY.

Immigration
in New York City

See if you can correctly answer the following questions. You won't be completely on your own, though. One of the great sociologists of the twentieth century, Professor Emile Durkheim, will assist you.

 

1. Where does the NYC metro region rank in 2000 in terms of attractiveness to immigrants?
1
3
10
20

2. Which grew faster from 1990 to 2000, the central city or the suburbs?
Central city
Suburbs
Both grew equally rapidly.
You can't tell from the tables.

3. Which grew faster from 1990 to 2000, the native-born population in the central city or the immigrant population?
U.S.-born
Foreign-born
Both grew about equally rapidly.
You can't tell from the table.

4. What percentage of the foreign-born population in the metro region immigrated in the last ten years (relative to the table--that is, from 1990 to 2000)?
42%
33%
20%
14%

5. If English-language use is an indicator of assimilation, in which area were immigrants more likely to assimilate in 2000, the central city or the suburbs?
Central city
Suburbs
Both were equally likely.
You can't tell from the table.

Professor Durkheim says:

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