Question 1

Stereotypes are:

Accepted Answer

A)  generally only applied to a dominant groups within any society. 
B)  oversimplified statements of belief about members of a particular group. 
C)  understood to apply only to a few members of any particular group. 
D)  generalizations about minorities groups by the dominant group. 
A)  generally only applied to a dominant groups within any society. 
B)  oversimplified statements of belief about members of a particular group. 
C)  understood to apply only to a few members of any particular group. 
D)  generalizations about minorities groups by the dominant group.

Question 2

Discuss the how the White Ethnic experience in the U.S. differed from that of the dominant white population.

Accepted Answer

The White Ethnic experience in the U.S.

Question 3

The principle of holds that stereotypes, especially negative ones, are often applied similarly from one group to another.

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural relativism 
B)  stereotype interchangeability 
C)  selective identity 
D)  universal applicability 
A)  cultural relativism 
B)  stereotype interchangeability 
C)  selective identity 
D)  universal applicability

Question 4

If an administrator engages in institutional racism he or she is able to apply which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Party 
B)  Class 
C)  Power 
D)  Prestige 
A)  Party 
B)  Class 
C)  Power 
D)  Prestige

Question 5

The most recent Asian Americans to migrate to the U.S. have come from .

Accepted Answer

A)  China 
B)  Japan 
C)  the Philippines 
D)  Laos and Cambodia 
A)  China 
B)  Japan 
C)  the Philippines 
D)  Laos and Cambodia

Question 6

is an example of a race-specific policy for reducing job and educational inequality.

Accepted Answer

A)  Racial preference 
B)  Racial injustice 
C)  Affirmative action 
D)  Reverse discrimination 
A)  Racial preference 
B)  Racial injustice 
C)  Affirmative action 
D)  Reverse discrimination

Question 7

Which of the following statements about race is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Official recognition of race by the government matters. 
B)  Racial formation occurs in youth. 
C)  Biological characteristics are the major determinants of race. 
D)  Individuals may have a single race but multiple ethnicities. 
A)  Official recognition of race by the government matters. 
B)  Racial formation occurs in youth. 
C)  Biological characteristics are the major determinants of race. 
D)  Individuals may have a single race but multiple ethnicities.

Question 8

The landmark Supreme Court case that established that "separate but equal" was unconstitutional was _.

Accepted Answer

A)  Plessy v. Ferguson 
B)  Roe v. Wade 
C)  Brown v. Board of Education 
D)  none of these 
A)  Plessy v. Ferguson 
B)  Roe v. Wade 
C)  Brown v. Board of Education 
D)  none of these

Question 9

Sociologists refer to the process by which something or someone is perceived as having racial characteristics as .

Accepted Answer

A)  racialization 
B)  racial formation 
C)  ethnogeneration 
D)  ethnicity identification 
A)  racialization 
B)  racial formation 
C)  ethnogeneration 
D)  ethnicity identification

Question 10

The assimilation perspective is still prominent in U.S. sociological thought.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Compare the distinctions between gender, cultural, class, and racial stereotypes.

Accepted Answer

Gender, cultural, class, and racial ster

Question 12

The National Origins Quota Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants

Accepted Answer

A)  to the percentage equal to the numbers already in the U.S. 
B)  from Mexico and Central America. 
C)  who were Jewish. 
D)  who could enter the U.S. on temporary working visas. 
A)  to the percentage equal to the numbers already in the U.S. 
B)  from Mexico and Central America. 
C)  who were Jewish. 
D)  who could enter the U.S. on temporary working visas.

Question 13

Central to the operation of slavery was the belief that:

Accepted Answer

A)  people can change castes. 
B)  human beings could be property. 
C)  domination of slavery did not involve the relationship between men and women. 
D)  individuals are less efficient than a whole society. 
A)  people can change castes. 
B)  human beings could be property. 
C)  domination of slavery did not involve the relationship between men and women. 
D)  individuals are less efficient than a whole society.

Question 14

The assimilation perspective argues that in order to be full members of society members of minority groups must adopt as many aspects of the dominant culture as possible. This perspective pertains to which type of sociological theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Conflict theory 
B)  Functionalist theory 
C)  Symbolic interaction theory 
D)  Authoritarian personality theory 
A)  Conflict theory 
B)  Functionalist theory 
C)  Symbolic interaction theory 
D)  Authoritarian personality theory

Stereotypes are:

Discuss the how the White Ethnic experience in the U.S. differed from that of the dominant white population.

The principle of holds that stereotypes, especially negative ones, are often applied similarly from one group to another.

If an administrator engages in institutional racism he or she is able to apply which of the following?

The most recent Asian Americans to migrate to the U.S. have come from .

is an example of a race-specific policy for reducing job and educational inequality.

Which of the following statements about race is true?

The landmark Supreme Court case that established that "separate but equal" was unconstitutional was _.

Sociologists refer to the process by which something or someone is perceived as having racial characteristics as .

The assimilation perspective is still prominent in U.S. sociological thought.

Compare the distinctions between gender, cultural, class, and racial stereotypes.

The National Origins Quota Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants

Central to the operation of slavery was the belief that:

The assimilation perspective argues that in order to be full members of society members of minority groups must adopt as many aspects of the dominant culture as possible. This perspective pertains to which type of sociological theory?

The Sociological Perspective

Culture

Doing Sociological Research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organizations

Deviance and Crime

Social Class and Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender

Sexuality

Families and Religion

Education and Health Care

Economy and Politics

Environment Population and Social Change

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Exam 10: Race and Ethnicity

Stereotypes are:

Discuss the how the White Ethnic experience in the U.S. differed from that of the dominant white population.

The principle of holds that stereotypes, especially negative ones, are often applied similarly from one group to another.

If an administrator engages in institutional racism he or she is able to apply which of the following?

The most recent Asian Americans to migrate to the U.S. have come from .

is an example of a race-specific policy for reducing job and educational inequality.

Which of the following statements about race is true?

The landmark Supreme Court case that established that "separate but equal" was unconstitutional was _.

Sociologists refer to the process by which something or someone is perceived as having racial characteristics as .

The assimilation perspective is still prominent in U.S. sociological thought.

Compare the distinctions between gender, cultural, class, and racial stereotypes.

The National Origins Quota Act of 1924 limited the number of immigrants

Central to the operation of slavery was the belief that:

The assimilation perspective argues that in order to be full members of society members of minority groups must adopt as many aspects of the dominant culture as possible. This perspective pertains to which type of sociological theory?

The Sociological Perspective

Culture

Doing Sociological Research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organizations

Deviance and Crime

Social Class and Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender

Sexuality

Families and Religion

Education and Health Care

Economy and Politics

Environment Population and Social Change

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