Question 1

According to the U.S.Census,are people with origins in the Middle East and North Africa white?

Accepted Answer

A)  Both Middle Easterners and North Africans are nonwhite. 
B)  Both Middle Easterners and North Africans are white. 
C)  Middle Easterners are white and North Africans are nonwhite. 
D)  Middle Easterners are nonwhite and North Africans are white. 
A)  Both Middle Easterners and North Africans are nonwhite. 
B)  Both Middle Easterners and North Africans are white. 
C)  Middle Easterners are white and North Africans are nonwhite. 
D)  Middle Easterners are nonwhite and North Africans are white.

Question 2

Which of the following minority groups is the largest?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans 
B)  Hispanic Americans 
C)  Asian Americans 
D)  American Indians 
A)  African Americans 
B)  Hispanic Americans 
C)  Asian Americans 
D)  American Indians

Question 3

______ is the model of ethnic integration that exists in Switzerland.

Accepted Answer

A)  Assimilation 
B)  Melting pot 
C)  Segregation 
D)  Multiculturalism 
A)  Assimilation 
B)  Melting pot 
C)  Segregation 
D)  Multiculturalism

Question 4

In 1735,Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus published a modern classification scheme of human populations.Linnaeus assumed that each subgroup

Accepted Answer

A)  had developed cultural differences but were essentially very similar. 
B)  had innate qualities that were different but that could be modified through socialization. 
C)  had different cultural practices that eventually produced physical differences. 
D)  had qualities of behavior or temperament that were innate and could not be altered. 
A)  had developed cultural differences but were essentially very similar. 
B)  had innate qualities that were different but that could be modified through socialization. 
C)  had different cultural practices that eventually produced physical differences. 
D)  had qualities of behavior or temperament that were innate and could not be altered.

Question 5

Sociologist Eduardo Bonilla-Silva argues that

Accepted Answer

A)  color blindness is a means of maintaining racial equality. 
B)  most whites are above racism and incapable of perpetuating discrimination. 
C)  color-blind racism,unlike overt racism,is not psychologically damaging to racial minorities. 
D)  by attempting to act as if race does not exist,whites perpetuate inequalities. 
A)  color blindness is a means of maintaining racial equality. 
B)  most whites are above racism and incapable of perpetuating discrimination. 
C)  color-blind racism,unlike overt racism,is not psychologically damaging to racial minorities. 
D)  by attempting to act as if race does not exist,whites perpetuate inequalities.

Question 6

Which of the following statements concerning minority groups is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Any group that is less than 50 percent of the population is considered a minority group. 
B)  All members of the group share the same physical features. 
C)  The term refers to political power and is not simply a numerical distinction. 
D)  The idea of a minority group was more confusing in the past than today. 
A)  Any group that is less than 50 percent of the population is considered a minority group. 
B)  All members of the group share the same physical features. 
C)  The term refers to political power and is not simply a numerical distinction. 
D)  The idea of a minority group was more confusing in the past than today.

Question 7

In 2017,among full-time workers,which group has the lowest weekly earnings?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latina women 
B)  white women 
C)  Black men 
D)  white men 
A)  Latina women 
B)  white women 
C)  Black men 
D)  white men

Question 8

Thinking in terms of fixed and inflexible categories,such as believing that all French people like to wear striped shirts,is best described as

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotyping. 
B)  discriminating. 
C)  racializing. 
D)  projecting. 
A)  stereotyping. 
B)  discriminating. 
C)  racializing. 
D)  projecting.

Question 9

What is a characteristic of white privilege?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whites acknowledge they have privilege. 
B)  Whites have earned the privilege. 
C)  Few whites benefit from white privilege. 
D)  Whites may often benefit from it without even realizing it. 
A)  Whites acknowledge they have privilege. 
B)  Whites have earned the privilege. 
C)  Few whites benefit from white privilege. 
D)  Whites may often benefit from it without even realizing it.

Question 10

Immigrants are sometimes blamed for low wages.Immigrants in this example can be considered a

Accepted Answer

A)  stereotype. 
B)  scapegoat. 
C)  victim. 
D)  minority group. 
A)  stereotype. 
B)  scapegoat. 
C)  victim. 
D)  minority group.

Question 11

Which of the following Hispanic groups is the largest?

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexican Americans 
B)  Puerto Rican Americans 
C)  Cuban Americans 
D)  El Salvadoran Americans 
A)  Mexican Americans 
B)  Puerto Rican Americans 
C)  Cuban Americans 
D)  El Salvadoran Americans

Question 12

Which statement is an accurate characterization of the concept of race?

Accepted Answer

A)  The concept of race plays an important role in the reproduction of patterns of power and inequality. 
B)  The concept of race is primarily based on cultural differences between groups. 
C)  The genetic diversity between races is greater than the genetic diversity within them. 
D)  The concept of race is no longer important. 
A)  The concept of race plays an important role in the reproduction of patterns of power and inequality. 
B)  The concept of race is primarily based on cultural differences between groups. 
C)  The genetic diversity between races is greater than the genetic diversity within them. 
D)  The concept of race is no longer important.

Question 13

Which group has lived in the United States longer than all other immigrant groups besides Anglo-Saxons,yet faces the segregation and poverty that was only a transitional phase for the other groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eastern European Americans 
B)  Southern European Americans 
C)  Irish Americans 
D)  African Americans 
A)  Eastern European Americans 
B)  Southern European Americans 
C)  Irish Americans 
D)  African Americans

Question 14

Which factor is LEAST likely to explain IQ differences between Blacks and whites?

Accepted Answer

A)  genetic factors 
B)  cultural factors 
C)  economic factors 
D)  discrimination 
A)  genetic factors 
B)  cultural factors 
C)  economic factors 
D)  discrimination

Question 15

In a couple of sentences,please define institutional racism and explain how it differs from racial discrimination at the individual level.Give examples of each (individual and institutional racism),specifying how your examples illustrate the difference between individual-level and institutional racism.

Accepted Answer

To answer this question,the student must

According to the U.S.Census,are people with origins in the Middle East and North Africa white?

Which of the following minority groups is the largest?

______ is the model of ethnic integration that exists in Switzerland.

In 1735,Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus published a modern classification scheme of human populations.Linnaeus assumed that each subgroup

Sociologist Eduardo Bonilla-Silva argues that

Which of the following statements concerning minority groups is true?

In 2017,among full-time workers,which group has the lowest weekly earnings?

Thinking in terms of fixed and inflexible categories,such as believing that all French people like to wear striped shirts,is best described as

What is a characteristic of white privilege?

Immigrants are sometimes blamed for low wages.Immigrants in this example can be considered a

Which of the following Hispanic groups is the largest?

Which statement is an accurate characterization of the concept of race?

Which group has lived in the United States longer than all other immigrant groups besides Anglo-Saxons,yet faces the segregation and poverty that was only a transitional phase for the other groups?

Which factor is LEAST likely to explain IQ differences between Blacks and whites?

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Exam 10: Race,ethnicity,and Racism

According to the U.S.Census,are people with origins in the Middle East and North Africa white?

Which of the following minority groups is the largest?

______ is the model of ethnic integration that exists in Switzerland.

In 1735,Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus published a modern classification scheme of human populations.Linnaeus assumed that each subgroup

Sociologist Eduardo Bonilla-Silva argues that

Which of the following statements concerning minority groups is true?

In 2017,among full-time workers,which group has the lowest weekly earnings?

Thinking in terms of fixed and inflexible categories,such as believing that all French people like to wear striped shirts,is best described as

What is a characteristic of white privilege?

Immigrants are sometimes blamed for low wages.Immigrants in this example can be considered a

Which of the following Hispanic groups is the largest?

Which statement is an accurate characterization of the concept of race?

Which group has lived in the United States longer than all other immigrant groups besides Anglo-Saxons,yet faces the segregation and poverty that was only a transitional phase for the other groups?

Which factor is LEAST likely to explain IQ differences between Blacks and whites?

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

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

The Sociology of the Body: Health, illness, and Sexuality

Urbanization, population, and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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