Question 1

A disadvantaged group that is separated from the dominant group by their distinct physical or cultural characteristics is known as

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A)  an ethnic group. 
B)  a racial group. 
C)  a minority group. 
D)  scapegoats. 
A)  an ethnic group. 
B)  a racial group. 
C)  a minority group. 
D)  scapegoats. C

Question 2

In 2016,what percent of families headed by Latina women lived in poverty?

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A)  12 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  41 percent 
D)  75 percent 
A)  12 percent 
B)  25 percent 
C)  41 percent 
D)  75 percent C

Question 3

What is a minority group and what are the key characteristics that define a minority group in the field of social science? Why might the term minority cause confusion? Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

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To answer this question,the student should first define minority group.In sociology,members of a minority group are disadvantaged as compared with members of the dominant group (a group possessing more wealth,power,and prestige)and have some sense of group solidarity.The student should then mention sources of confusion.First,minority group in the sociological sense does not refer to numerical minority.There are many minorities in a statistical sense,such as people having red hair or weighing more than 250 pounds,but these are not minorities,according to the sociological concept.Another possible area of confusion is that some groups once clearly identified as minorities,such as Asians and Jews,now have more resources,intermarry at greater rates,and experience less discrimination than they did when they were originally conceived of as minority groups.

Question 4

More than 99 percent of the people in the United States are descended from

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A)  immigrants. 
B)  Europeans. 
C)  Africans. 
D)  Native Americans. 
A)  immigrants. 
B)  Europeans. 
C)  Africans. 
D)  Native Americans.

Question 5

Who would MOST likely believe that strengthening the Black family is the solution to racial inequality?

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A)  Daniel Patrick Moynihan 
B)  Martin Luther King Jr. 
C)  William Julius Wilson 
D)  Jennifer Lee 
A)  Daniel Patrick Moynihan 
B)  Martin Luther King Jr. 
C)  William Julius Wilson 
D)  Jennifer Lee

Question 6

For most of the period of European expansion,Europeans believed themselves to be superior to the people they colonized and conquered.This fits most closely with which of the following statements about racism?

Accepted Answer

A)  Racism is a form of prejudice focusing on cultural differences between people. 
B)  Racist views distinguishing the descendants of Europeans from those of Africans became central to European racist attitudes. 
C)  Racist attitudes are found in all human societies because humans are designed to notice and dislike people who are different. 
D)  Racism resides in the individual conscience only. 
A)  Racism is a form of prejudice focusing on cultural differences between people. 
B)  Racist views distinguishing the descendants of Europeans from those of Africans became central to European racist attitudes. 
C)  Racist attitudes are found in all human societies because humans are designed to notice and dislike people who are different. 
D)  Racism resides in the individual conscience only.

Question 7

In a short paragraph,please explain the four models of ethnic integration mentioned in your textbook: assimilation,melting pot,pluralism,and multiculturalism.What model (or models)characterize ethnic integration in the United States,past and present?

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The student should first describe the fo

Question 8

What is group closure? Using an example from history or current times,describe how group closure is used to maintain racial inequality.Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

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The term closure means the process where

Question 9

According to the textbook,Cuban Americans are relatively more successful than Mexican Americans.How can this difference be explained sociologically? Please answer in a few sentences.

Accepted Answer

The majority of Mexican immigrants have

Question 10

Over the history of the census,how have racial categories changed? Provide examples.What does this suggest about the socially constructed nature of race? Your answer should be three to five sentences in length.

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Over the history of the census,the speci

Question 11

The 1964 Civil Rights Act accomplished what?

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A)  It outlawed the racial segregation of lunch counters and other public places. 
B)  De facto segregation,or segregation "in fact," was completely eliminated. 
C)  It outlawed discriminatory voting practices. 
D)  It outlawed discrimination in the rental or purchase of homes. 
A)  It outlawed the racial segregation of lunch counters and other public places. 
B)  De facto segregation,or segregation "in fact," was completely eliminated. 
C)  It outlawed discriminatory voting practices. 
D)  It outlawed discrimination in the rental or purchase of homes.

Question 12

Industrial development in the North of the United States,combined with the mechanization of agriculture in the South,produced a progressive movement of _______ northward starting at the beginning of the twentieth century.

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A)  whites 
B)  African Americans 
C)  Latin Americans 
D)  Native Americans 
A)  whites 
B)  African Americans 
C)  Latin Americans 
D)  Native Americans

Question 13

In apartheid-era South Africa,laws forced Blacks to live separately from whites and forbade sexual relations between races.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

Which of the following statements best represents variation in racial and ethnic identification across countries?

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A)  Countries mostly categorize race and ethnicity in the same way. 
B)  Countries base racial and ethnic categorization on different traits,including skin color,cultural group membership,regional origin,and religion. 
C)  Countries vary widely in how they categorize racial and ethnic groups,although very few use skin color as a criterion. 
D)  Smaller nations tend to use skin color as a guide to categorizing racial and ethnic groups,whereas larger nations are more likely to define race and ethnicity based on religion or culture. 
A)  Countries mostly categorize race and ethnicity in the same way. 
B)  Countries base racial and ethnic categorization on different traits,including skin color,cultural group membership,regional origin,and religion. 
C)  Countries vary widely in how they categorize racial and ethnic groups,although very few use skin color as a criterion. 
D)  Smaller nations tend to use skin color as a guide to categorizing racial and ethnic groups,whereas larger nations are more likely to define race and ethnicity based on religion or culture.

Question 15

More than three-quarters of the nearly 59 million immigrants admitted to the United States since 1965 have been from

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A)  Northwestern Europe. 
B)  Southern and Eastern Europe. 
C)  Africa. 
D)  Latin America or Asia. 
A)  Northwestern Europe. 
B)  Southern and Eastern Europe. 
C)  Africa. 
D)  Latin America or Asia.

Question 16

Blacks account for roughly ______ of the U.S.population and ______ of chief executives.

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A)  13 percent;3 percent 
B)  26 percent;6 percent 
C)  13 percent;9 percent 
D)  26 percent;18 percent 
A)  13 percent;3 percent 
B)  26 percent;6 percent 
C)  13 percent;9 percent 
D)  26 percent;18 percent

Question 17

According to the textbook,what can we conclude about the patterns of segregation in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neighborhood segregation has declined significantly over the past quarter century. 
B)  Studies show that discriminatory practices toward black clients in the housing market have disappeared. 
C)  Black children and white children still attend separate schools in most rural areas of the South. 
D)  Neighborhood segregation remains especially high in metropolitan areas. 
A)  Neighborhood segregation has declined significantly over the past quarter century. 
B)  Studies show that discriminatory practices toward black clients in the housing market have disappeared. 
C)  Black children and white children still attend separate schools in most rural areas of the South. 
D)  Neighborhood segregation remains especially high in metropolitan areas.

Question 18

Sarah is a college admissions officer who does not hold prejudicial attitudes about Hispanic people.She negatively evaluates a Hispanic applicant because she has "no cultural flavor" in her application.This shows that

Accepted Answer

A)  only prejudiced people will discriminate. 
B)  discrimination is unavoidable,but prejudicial attitudes are not. 
C)  patterns of discrimination are easily fixed by individuals. 
D)  people who are not prejudiced can discriminate. 
A)  only prejudiced people will discriminate. 
B)  discrimination is unavoidable,but prejudicial attitudes are not. 
C)  patterns of discrimination are easily fixed by individuals. 
D)  people who are not prejudiced can discriminate.

Question 19

A white applicant who was rejected by a prestigious university argues that she was not admitted because racial minorities were given special advantages in the application process.What term would be used to characterize her argument?

Accepted Answer

A)  displacement 
B)  prejudice 
C)  scapegoating 
D)  discrimination 
A)  displacement 
B)  prejudice 
C)  scapegoating 
D)  discrimination

Question 20

Immigrants to the United States from 1820 to 1880 were mostly from

Accepted Answer

A)  Northwestern Europe. 
B)  Eastern Europe. 
C)  Southern Europe. 
D)  Latin America. 
A)  Northwestern Europe. 
B)  Eastern Europe. 
C)  Southern Europe. 
D)  Latin America.

A disadvantaged group that is separated from the dominant group by their distinct physical or cultural characteristics is known as

In 2016,what percent of families headed by Latina women lived in poverty?

What is a minority group and what are the key characteristics that define a minority group in the field of social science? Why might the term minority cause confusion? Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

More than 99 percent of the people in the United States are descended from

Who would MOST likely believe that strengthening the Black family is the solution to racial inequality?

For most of the period of European expansion,Europeans believed themselves to be superior to the people they colonized and conquered.This fits most closely with which of the following statements about racism?

In a short paragraph,please explain the four models of ethnic integration mentioned in your textbook: assimilation,melting pot,pluralism,and multiculturalism.What model (or models)characterize ethnic integration in the United States,past and present?

What is group closure? Using an example from history or current times,describe how group closure is used to maintain racial inequality.Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

According to the textbook,Cuban Americans are relatively more successful than Mexican Americans.How can this difference be explained sociologically? Please answer in a few sentences.

Over the history of the census,how have racial categories changed? Provide examples.What does this suggest about the socially constructed nature of race? Your answer should be three to five sentences in length.

The 1964 Civil Rights Act accomplished what?

Industrial development in the North of the United States,combined with the mechanization of agriculture in the South,produced a progressive movement of _______ northward starting at the beginning of the twentieth century.

In apartheid-era South Africa,laws forced Blacks to live separately from whites and forbade sexual relations between races.This is an example of

Which of the following statements best represents variation in racial and ethnic identification across countries?

More than three-quarters of the nearly 59 million immigrants admitted to the United States since 1965 have been from

Blacks account for roughly of the U.S.population and of chief executives.

According to the textbook,what can we conclude about the patterns of segregation in the United States?

Sarah is a college admissions officer who does not hold prejudicial attitudes about Hispanic people.She negatively evaluates a Hispanic applicant because she has "no cultural flavor" in her application.This shows that

A white applicant who was rejected by a prestigious university argues that she was not admitted because racial minorities were given special advantages in the application process.What term would be used to characterize her argument?

Immigrants to the United States from 1820 to 1880 were mostly from

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A disadvantaged group that is separated from the dominant group by their distinct physical or cultural characteristics is known as

In 2016,what percent of families headed by Latina women lived in poverty?

What is a minority group and what are the key characteristics that define a minority group in the field of social science? Why might the term minority cause confusion? Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

More than 99 percent of the people in the United States are descended from

Who would MOST likely believe that strengthening the Black family is the solution to racial inequality?

For most of the period of European expansion,Europeans believed themselves to be superior to the people they colonized and conquered.This fits most closely with which of the following statements about racism?

In a short paragraph,please explain the four models of ethnic integration mentioned in your textbook: assimilation,melting pot,pluralism,and multiculturalism.What model (or models)characterize ethnic integration in the United States,past and present?

What is group closure? Using an example from history or current times,describe how group closure is used to maintain racial inequality.Your answer should be one paragraph in length.

According to the textbook,Cuban Americans are relatively more successful than Mexican Americans.How can this difference be explained sociologically? Please answer in a few sentences.

Over the history of the census,how have racial categories changed? Provide examples.What does this suggest about the socially constructed nature of race? Your answer should be three to five sentences in length.

The 1964 Civil Rights Act accomplished what?

Industrial development in the North of the United States,combined with the mechanization of agriculture in the South,produced a progressive movement of _______ northward starting at the beginning of the twentieth century.

In apartheid-era South Africa,laws forced Blacks to live separately from whites and forbade sexual relations between races.This is an example of

Which of the following statements best represents variation in racial and ethnic identification across countries?

More than three-quarters of the nearly 59 million immigrants admitted to the United States since 1965 have been from

Blacks account for roughly ______ of the U.S.population and ______ of chief executives.

According to the textbook,what can we conclude about the patterns of segregation in the United States?

Sarah is a college admissions officer who does not hold prejudicial attitudes about Hispanic people.She negatively evaluates a Hispanic applicant because she has "no cultural flavor" in her application.This shows that

A white applicant who was rejected by a prestigious university argues that she was not admitted because racial minorities were given special advantages in the application process.What term would be used to characterize her argument?

Immigrants to the United States from 1820 to 1880 were mostly from

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Socialization,the Life Course,and Aging

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups,networks,and Organizations

Conformity,deviance,and Crime

Stratification,class,and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Politics and Economic Life

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Urbanization, population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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Blacks account for roughly of the U.S.population and of chief executives.