Question 1

The use of the principle of race neutrality to defend a racially unequal status quo is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) color-blind racism. 
B) prejudice. 
C) discriminatory racism. 
D) None of these answers is correct. 
A) color-blind racism. 
B) prejudice. 
C) discriminatory racism. 
D) None of these answers is correct. A

Question 2

In the view of sociologists,the total number of people in a group determines the group's status as either a social minority or dominant group.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

Which of the following illustrates institutional discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A) A country club has a rule specifying that no Italians or Jews may be members. 
B) A mental institution in New York will not allow residents of Connecticut to receive services in the facility. 
C) To save money,a city fires all employees hired during the last three years.During the last three years,the city has had an aggressive minority-hiring program,and the majority of those fired are therefore members of various minority groups. 
D) A prejudiced personnel officer secretly refuses to hire women. 
A) A country club has a rule specifying that no Italians or Jews may be members. 
B) A mental institution in New York will not allow residents of Connecticut to receive services in the facility. 
C) To save money,a city fires all employees hired during the last three years.During the last three years,the city has had an aggressive minority-hiring program,and the majority of those fired are therefore members of various minority groups. 
D) A prejudiced personnel officer secretly refuses to hire women. C

Question 4

The single most unifying force among Arabs is

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A) the Arabic language. 
B) the Muslim religion. 
C) racial heritage. 
D) common political views. 
A) the Arabic language. 
B) the Muslim religion. 
C) racial heritage. 
D) common political views.

Question 5

The majority of Native American tribes benefit financially from casinos.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Briefly differentiate the views on racial discrimination from the functionalist,conflict,and interactionist perspectives.

Accepted Answer

The functionalist perspective on racial

Question 7

The Mexican people of today are the result of a gradual merging of generations of Spaniards and Indians.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) amalgamation. 
B) pluralism. 
C) segregation. 
D) assimilation. 
A) amalgamation. 
B) pluralism. 
C) segregation. 
D) assimilation.

Question 8

Which racial or ethnic group has the highest rate of welfare dependency in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) African Americans 
B) Hispanics 
C) Southeast Asians 
D) Puerto Ricans 
A) African Americans 
B) Hispanics 
C) Southeast Asians 
D) Puerto Ricans

Question 9

Which of the following groups has the lowest income level?

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A) White non-Hispanic women 
B) Asian women 
C) Hispanic women 
D) African American women 
A) White non-Hispanic women 
B) Asian women 
C) Hispanic women 
D) African American women

Question 10

Which of the following is a minority group in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) women 
B) Protestants 
C) Whites 
D) All of these answers are correct. 
A) women 
B) Protestants 
C) Whites 
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 11

Which Black author wrote the following? "I am a man of substance,of flesh and bone,fiber and liquids-and I might even be said to possess a mind.I am invisible,understand,simply because people refuse to see me."

Accepted Answer

A) Nathan McCall 
B) Claude Brown 
C) Ralph Ellison 
D) James Baldwin 
A) Nathan McCall 
B) Claude Brown 
C) Ralph Ellison 
D) James Baldwin

Question 12

Minority group members have a strong sense of group solidarity.Which sociologist noted that individuals make distinctions between members of their own group,or the in-group,and everyone else,or the out-group?

Accepted Answer

A) Erving Goffman 
B) William Graham Sumner 
C) Manning Nash 
D) Karl Marx 
A) Erving Goffman 
B) William Graham Sumner 
C) Manning Nash 
D) Karl Marx

Question 13

Jim Crow laws were passed in the Southern states in order to

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A) enforce official segregation. 
B) force legal integration. 
C) allow enslavement of Blacks. 
D) All of these answers are correct. 
A) enforce official segregation. 
B) force legal integration. 
C) allow enslavement of Blacks. 
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 14

Expulsion refers to the process of

Accepted Answer

A) combining a majority group and a minority group through intermarriage to form a new group. 
B) expelling a group of people from a territory. 
C) deliberately and systematically killing an entire people or the members of a nation. 
D) forsaking a cultural identity in order to become part of a different culture. 
A) combining a majority group and a minority group through intermarriage to form a new group. 
B) expelling a group of people from a territory. 
C) deliberately and systematically killing an entire people or the members of a nation. 
D) forsaking a cultural identity in order to become part of a different culture.

Question 15

In sociological terms,members of a minority group

Accepted Answer

A) experience unequal treatment. 
B) are outnumbered by the dominant group. 
C) speak a different language than the dominant group. 
D) are members of a different religious group than the dominant group. 
A) experience unequal treatment. 
B) are outnumbered by the dominant group. 
C) speak a different language than the dominant group. 
D) are members of a different religious group than the dominant group.

Question 16

Relative to other Latin American immigrants,Cuban immigrants during the Castro regime

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A) had higher rates of poverty. 
B) had higher rates of illiteracy. 
C) had higher rates of education. 
D) were more likely to be White. 
A) had higher rates of poverty. 
B) had higher rates of illiteracy. 
C) had higher rates of education. 
D) were more likely to be White.

Question 17

Vladimir,a Russian immigrant to the U.S. ,insists that everyone call him "Joe," and he refuses to speak Russian even when in casual conversation with Russian-speaking neighbors.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) amalgamation. 
B) pluralism. 
C) the contact hypothesis. 
D) assimilation. 
A) amalgamation. 
B) pluralism. 
C) the contact hypothesis. 
D) assimilation.

Question 18

Which one of the following would NOT be an example of assimilation?

Accepted Answer

A) refusing to acknowledge darker-skinned grandparents on a public street 
B) citizens of India who adopt British traditions and customs 
C) a Muslim woman wearing her traditional headscarf while out shopping in her U.S.suburb 
D) an Italian American family changing its name to one more easily found among White,Protestant families 
A) refusing to acknowledge darker-skinned grandparents on a public street 
B) citizens of India who adopt British traditions and customs 
C) a Muslim woman wearing her traditional headscarf while out shopping in her U.S.suburb 
D) an Italian American family changing its name to one more easily found among White,Protestant families

Question 19

Which of the following would NOT be considered discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A) Sue believes poor people are criminals. 
B) Sue refuses to give Jane a ride to work because Jane is poor. 
C) A bank loan officer refuses a loan to Jane because of her shabby,poor appearance. 
D) Sue refuses to hire Jane because she is poor. 
A) Sue believes poor people are criminals. 
B) Sue refuses to give Jane a ride to work because Jane is poor. 
C) A bank loan officer refuses a loan to Jane because of her shabby,poor appearance. 
D) Sue refuses to hire Jane because she is poor.

Question 20

Describe the differences in and similarities between racial groups and ethnic groups.Give some examples to illustrate your answer.

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Racial groups and ethnic groups are ofte

The use of the principle of race neutrality to defend a racially unequal status quo is referred to as

In the view of sociologists,the total number of people in a group determines the group's status as either a social minority or dominant group.

Which of the following illustrates institutional discrimination?

The single most unifying force among Arabs is

The majority of Native American tribes benefit financially from casinos.

Briefly differentiate the views on racial discrimination from the functionalist,conflict,and interactionist perspectives.

The Mexican people of today are the result of a gradual merging of generations of Spaniards and Indians.This is an example of

Which racial or ethnic group has the highest rate of welfare dependency in the United States?

Which of the following groups has the lowest income level?

Which of the following is a minority group in the United States?

Which Black author wrote the following? "I am a man of substance,of flesh and bone,fiber and liquids-and I might even be said to possess a mind.I am invisible,understand,simply because people refuse to see me."

Minority group members have a strong sense of group solidarity.Which sociologist noted that individuals make distinctions between members of their own group,or the in-group,and everyone else,or the out-group?

Jim Crow laws were passed in the Southern states in order to

Expulsion refers to the process of

In sociological terms,members of a minority group

Relative to other Latin American immigrants,Cuban immigrants during the Castro regime

Vladimir,a Russian immigrant to the U.S. ,insists that everyone call him "Joe," and he refuses to speak Russian even when in casual conversation with Russian-speaking neighbors.This is an example of

Which one of the following would NOT be an example of assimilation?

Which of the following would NOT be considered discrimination?

Describe the differences in and similarities between racial groups and ethnic groups.Give some examples to illustrate your answer.

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Exam 10: Racial and Ethnic Inequality

The use of the principle of race neutrality to defend a racially unequal status quo is referred to as

In the view of sociologists,the total number of people in a group determines the group's status as either a social minority or dominant group.

Which of the following illustrates institutional discrimination?

The single most unifying force among Arabs is

The majority of Native American tribes benefit financially from casinos.

Briefly differentiate the views on racial discrimination from the functionalist,conflict,and interactionist perspectives.

The Mexican people of today are the result of a gradual merging of generations of Spaniards and Indians.This is an example of

Which racial or ethnic group has the highest rate of welfare dependency in the United States?

Which of the following groups has the lowest income level?

Which of the following is a minority group in the United States?

Which Black author wrote the following? "I am a man of substance,of flesh and bone,fiber and liquids-and I might even be said to possess a mind.I am invisible,understand,simply because people refuse to see me."

Minority group members have a strong sense of group solidarity.Which sociologist noted that individuals make distinctions between members of their own group,or the in-group,and everyone else,or the out-group?

Jim Crow laws were passed in the Southern states in order to

Expulsion refers to the process of

In sociological terms,members of a minority group

Relative to other Latin American immigrants,Cuban immigrants during the Castro regime

Vladimir,a Russian immigrant to the U.S. ,insists that everyone call him "Joe," and he refuses to speak Russian even when in casual conversation with Russian-speaking neighbors.This is an example of

Which one of the following would NOT be an example of assimilation?

Which of the following would NOT be considered discrimination?

Describe the differences in and similarities between racial groups and ethnic groups.Give some examples to illustrate your answer.

Understanding Sociology

Sociological Research

Culture

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction,social Structure,and Groups

The Mass Media

Deviance,crime,and Social Control

Stratification and Social Mobility in the United States

Global Inequality

Stratification by Gender

Stratification by Age

The Family and Human Sexuality

Education

Religion

Government and the Economy

Health,population,and Environment

Social Movements and Social Change in the Global Community

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