Question 1

________ refers to an unfavorable attitude and perhaps an unfavorable action toward people who are members of a particular racial or ethnic group.

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnocentrism 
B) Stereotypes 
C) Racism 
D) Sexism 
A) Ethnocentrism 
B) Stereotypes 
C) Racism 
D) Sexism

Question 2

The Immigration Act of 1924 modified the Immigration Act of 1917 in all of the following ways except:

Accepted Answer

A) changed the base year 
B) made the annual quotas set at 165,000 
C) raised annual quotas for all countries 
D) began National-Origins principle in 1929 
A) changed the base year 
B) made the annual quotas set at 165,000 
C) raised annual quotas for all countries 
D) began National-Origins principle in 1929

Question 3

The authors discuss the question,"Do some Americans still ________ today for being members of minorities?"

Accepted Answer

A) pay the price 
B) suffer the pain 
C) feel the joy 
D) enjoy the benefits 
A) pay the price 
B) suffer the pain 
C) feel the joy 
D) enjoy the benefits

Question 4

The lines between physical racial boundaries are:

Accepted Answer

A) NOT clear cut. 
B) clear cut. 
C) scientifically established. 
D) politically based. 
A) NOT clear cut. 
B) clear cut. 
C) scientifically established. 
D) politically based.

Question 5

This researcher relied on estimates of heritability to calculate the relative contributions of heredity and environment to an individual's mental ability.

Accepted Answer

A) Herrnstein 
B) Murray 
C) Thurstone 
D) Jensen 
A) Herrnstein 
B) Murray 
C) Thurstone 
D) Jensen

Question 6

Groups have nothing to do with the assumptions of social identity theory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The tendency to rate all out-group members as lower than in-group members is called:

Accepted Answer

A) prejudice. 
B) stereotypes. 
C) ethnocentrism. 
D) discrimination. 
A) prejudice. 
B) stereotypes. 
C) ethnocentrism. 
D) discrimination.

Question 8

America's nativist responses to immigrants included all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A) attacks on Catholics. 
B) attacks on Protestants. 
C) attacks on illiteracy. 
D) attacks on political rights of naturalized citizens. 
A) attacks on Catholics. 
B) attacks on Protestants. 
C) attacks on illiteracy. 
D) attacks on political rights of naturalized citizens.

________ refers to an unfavorable attitude and perhaps an unfavorable action toward people who are members of a particular racial or ethnic group.

The Immigration Act of 1924 modified the Immigration Act of 1917 in all of the following ways except:

The authors discuss the question,"Do some Americans still ________ today for being members of minorities?"

The lines between physical racial boundaries are:

This researcher relied on estimates of heritability to calculate the relative contributions of heredity and environment to an individual's mental ability.

Groups have nothing to do with the assumptions of social identity theory.

The tendency to rate all out-group members as lower than in-group members is called:

America's nativist responses to immigrants included all of the following except:

Natives and Newcomers

Together or Apart Some Competing Views

The Rise of Anglo American Society

The Golden Door

African Americans: From Slavery to Segregation

African Americans: Protest and Social Change

Mexican Americans: From Colonized Minority to Political Activists

Puerto Ricans and Mexican Americans: Identity and Incorporation

Native Americans: the First Americans

The Japanese Experience

Chinese, Asian Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, and Middle Eastern Arab Americans

Vietnamese Americans, Arab Americans, and Resurgent Racism

The Future of Ethnicity

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Exam 5: Nativism and Racism

________ refers to an unfavorable attitude and perhaps an unfavorable action toward people who are members of a particular racial or ethnic group.

The Immigration Act of 1924 modified the Immigration Act of 1917 in all of the following ways except:

The authors discuss the question,"Do some Americans still ________ today for being members of minorities?"

The lines between physical racial boundaries are:

This researcher relied on estimates of heritability to calculate the relative contributions of heredity and environment to an individual's mental ability.

Groups have nothing to do with the assumptions of social identity theory.

The tendency to rate all out-group members as lower than in-group members is called:

America's nativist responses to immigrants included all of the following except:

Natives and Newcomers

Together or Apart Some Competing Views

The Rise of Anglo American Society

The Golden Door

African Americans: From Slavery to Segregation

African Americans: Protest and Social Change

Mexican Americans: From Colonized Minority to Political Activists

Puerto Ricans and Mexican Americans: Identity and Incorporation

Native Americans: the First Americans

The Japanese Experience

Chinese, Asian Indian, Korean, Vietnamese, Filipino, and Middle Eastern Arab Americans

Vietnamese Americans, Arab Americans, and Resurgent Racism

The Future of Ethnicity

Filters