Question 1

An invisible barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified individual in a work environment because of the individual's gender, race, or ethnicity is known as

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A)  pluralism. 
B)  a glass ceiling. 
C)  institutional discrimination. 
D)  exploitation theory. 
A)  pluralism. 
B)  a glass ceiling. 
C)  institutional discrimination. 
D)  exploitation theory.

Question 2

Which of the following countries exemplifies the modern pluralistic state?

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A)  United States 
B)  Japan 
C)  Switzerland 
D)  Egypt 
A)  United States 
B)  Japan 
C)  Switzerland 
D)  Egypt

Question 3

Amalgamation refers to the process of

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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 4

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 5

Discuss the various barriers that can impede the assimilation process for Latinos in the United States.

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The assimilation process for Latinos in

Question 6

Recent Chinese immigrants to the U.S. often find jobs working in sweatshops in New York City's Chinatown, where they work 16 or more hours a day in the garment industry, earning less than minimum wage. The big businesses that hire these illegal and often uninformed immigrants illustrate

Accepted Answer

A)  the contact hypothesis. 
B)  exploitation theory. 
C)  labeling theory. 
D)  a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
A)  the contact hypothesis. 
B)  exploitation theory. 
C)  labeling theory. 
D)  a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

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The functionalist perspective on racial

Question 9

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 10

The process of denying opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or for other arbitrary reasons is known as

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A)  stereotyping. 
B)  ethnocentrism. 
C)  discrimination. 
D)  segregation. 
A)  stereotyping. 
B)  ethnocentrism. 
C)  discrimination. 
D)  segregation.

Question 11

The "one-drop rule" referred to Native Americans and stipulated that if a person had even a single drop of "Indian blood," that person was viewed as Indian.

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A) True 
 B)False

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

The majority of Arabs are Muslim.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A White male lawyer mentors a young female Latina lawyer. According to the contact hypothesis, this situation would

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A)  be likely to increase stereotypes rather than reduce them. 
B)  be likely to cause them to become less prejudiced. 
C)  encourage the White lawyer to engage in color-blind racism. 
D)  involve the operation of sexism as well as racism. 
A)  be likely to increase stereotypes rather than reduce them. 
B)  be likely to cause them to become less prejudiced. 
C)  encourage the White lawyer to engage in color-blind racism. 
D)  involve the operation of sexism as well as racism.

Question 15

The contact hypothesis

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A)  is a Marxist theory that views racial subordination in the U.S. as a manifestation of the class system inherent in capitalism. 
B)  states that interracial contact between people of equal status will cause them to become less prejudiced and to abandon previous stereotypes. 
C)  was a theory that gave moral support to the continued existence of apartheid in South Africa. 
D)  is a Parsonian theory that views ethnic subordination as a means of regulating social interactions between dominant and subordinate groups. 
A)  is a Marxist theory that views racial subordination in the U.S. as a manifestation of the class system inherent in capitalism. 
B)  states that interracial contact between people of equal status will cause them to become less prejudiced and to abandon previous stereotypes. 
C)  was a theory that gave moral support to the continued existence of apartheid in South Africa. 
D)  is a Parsonian theory that views ethnic subordination as a means of regulating social interactions between dominant and subordinate groups.

Question 16

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

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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 17

The practice of assuming that people who fit certain descriptions are likely to be engaged in illegal activities is referred to as

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A)  explanative prejudice. 
B)  racial profiling. 
C)  institutionalized stereotyping. 
D)  the contact hypothesis. 
A)  explanative prejudice. 
B)  racial profiling. 
C)  institutionalized stereotyping. 
D)  the contact hypothesis.

Question 18

The median household income of Blacks today is still only ________ percent that of Whites.

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A)  35 
B)  50 
C)  60 
D)  85 
A)  35 
B)  50 
C)  60 
D)  85

Question 19

Segregation refers to the act of

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A)  deliberately and systematically killing the members of an ethnic, racial, or nationality group. 
B)  physically separating two groups, an action often imposed on a minority group by a dominant group. 
C)  combining a majority and a minority group through intermarriage. 
D)  denying opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or for other arbitrary reasons. 
A)  deliberately and systematically killing the members of an ethnic, racial, or nationality group. 
B)  physically separating two groups, an action often imposed on a minority group by a dominant group. 
C)  combining a majority and a minority group through intermarriage. 
D)  denying opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or for other arbitrary reasons.

Question 20

Which of the following has identified three functions that racially prejudiced beliefs have for the dominant group-one being that they provide a moral justification for maintaining an unequal society that routinely deprives a minority group of its rights and privileges?

Accepted Answer

A)  Arnold Rose 
B)  Harry Edwards 
C)  Thomas Pettigrew 
D)  Manning Nash 
A)  Arnold Rose 
B)  Harry Edwards 
C)  Thomas Pettigrew 
D)  Manning Nash

An invisible barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified individual in a work environment because of the individual's gender, race, or ethnicity is known as

Which of the following countries exemplifies the modern pluralistic state?

Amalgamation refers to the process of

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

Discuss the various barriers that can impede the assimilation process for Latinos in the United States.

Recent Chinese immigrants to the U.S. often find jobs working in sweatshops in New York City's Chinatown, where they work 16 or more hours a day in the garment industry, earning less than minimum wage. The big businesses that hire these illegal and often uninformed immigrants illustrate

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.

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

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

The process of denying opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or for other arbitrary reasons is known as

The "one-drop rule" referred to Native Americans and stipulated that if a person had even a single drop of "Indian blood," that person was viewed as Indian.

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?

The majority of Arabs are Muslim.

A White male lawyer mentors a young female Latina lawyer. According to the contact hypothesis, this situation would

The contact hypothesis

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

The practice of assuming that people who fit certain descriptions are likely to be engaged in illegal activities is referred to as

The median household income of Blacks today is still only ________ percent that of Whites.

Segregation refers to the act of

Which of the following has identified three functions that racially prejudiced beliefs have for the dominant group-one being that they provide a moral justification for maintaining an unequal society that routinely deprives a minority group of its rights and privileges?

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Exam 10: Racial and Ethnic Inequality

An invisible barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified individual in a work environment because of the individual's gender, race, or ethnicity is known as

Which of the following countries exemplifies the modern pluralistic state?

Amalgamation refers to the process of

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

Discuss the various barriers that can impede the assimilation process for Latinos in the United States.

Recent Chinese immigrants to the U.S. often find jobs working in sweatshops in New York City's Chinatown, where they work 16 or more hours a day in the garment industry, earning less than minimum wage. The big businesses that hire these illegal and often uninformed immigrants illustrate

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.

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

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

The process of denying opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or for other arbitrary reasons is known as

The "one-drop rule" referred to Native Americans and stipulated that if a person had even a single drop of "Indian blood," that person was viewed as Indian.

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?

The majority of Arabs are Muslim.

A White male lawyer mentors a young female Latina lawyer. According to the contact hypothesis, this situation would

The contact hypothesis

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

The practice of assuming that people who fit certain descriptions are likely to be engaged in illegal activities is referred to as

The median household income of Blacks today is still only ________ percent that of Whites.

Segregation refers to the act of

Which of the following has identified three functions that racially prejudiced beliefs have for the dominant group-one being that they provide a moral justification for maintaining an unequal society that routinely deprives a minority group of its rights and privileges?

Understanding Sociology

Sociological Research

Culture

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Interaction, Groups, and Social Structure

The Mass Media

Deviance, Crime, and Social Control

Stratification and Social Mobility in the United States

Global Inequality

Stratification by Gender

The Family and Human Sexuality

Religion and Education

Government and the Economy

Health and the Environment

Social Change in the Global Community

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