Question 1

Using a symbolic interaction analysis, race

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A) is used as a key building block of the reality we construct in everyday life. 
B) is a biologically-rooted cause of social inequality. 
C) is no longer relevant to today's everyday social experiences. 
D) has ceased to be a part of people social identity. 
A) is used as a key building block of the reality we construct in everyday life. 
B) is a biologically-rooted cause of social inequality. 
C) is no longer relevant to today's everyday social experiences. 
D) has ceased to be a part of people social identity.

Question 2

What was the landmark 1954 decision of the U.S.Supreme Court that rejected the claim that black and white children could receive "separate but equal" schooling?

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A) Roe v.Wade 
B) Dred Scott 
C) Brown v.The Board of Education of Topeka (Kansas) 
D) Miranda v.Arizona 
A) Roe v.Wade 
B) Dred Scott 
C) Brown v.The Board of Education of Topeka (Kansas) 
D) Miranda v.Arizona

Question 3

A minority is defined as any category of people

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A) that has a distinctive cultural identity. 
B) with income below the poverty line. 
C) that represents less than half of the society's population. 
D) that is physically or culturally distinctive and socially disadvantaged. 
A) that has a distinctive cultural identity. 
B) with income below the poverty line. 
C) that represents less than half of the society's population. 
D) that is physically or culturally distinctive and socially disadvantaged.

Question 4

Douglas Massey and Nancy Denton described inner-city areas, where African American people have little contact of any kind with people in the larger society, using which of the following concepts?

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A) assimilation 
B) pluralism 
C) hypersegregation 
D) institutional prejudice 
A) assimilation 
B) pluralism 
C) hypersegregation 
D) institutional prejudice

Question 5

The term "Arab" is

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A) a racial category. 
B) a religious category. 
C) an ethnic category. 
D) a political category. 
A) a racial category. 
B) a religious category. 
C) an ethnic category. 
D) a political category.

Question 6

The remarkable racial and ethnic diversity of the United States is, most of all, a product of

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A) multiculturalism in colleges. 
B) intermarriage. 
C) the formation of subcultures. 
D) immigration. 
A) multiculturalism in colleges. 
B) intermarriage. 
C) the formation of subcultures. 
D) immigration.

Question 7

A stereotype is defined as

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A) hostility directed toward people in some category. 
B) the experience we have dealing with people of some category. 
C) an exaggerated description applied to every person in some category. 
D) the fear of people within some category. 
A) hostility directed toward people in some category. 
B) the experience we have dealing with people of some category. 
C) an exaggerated description applied to every person in some category. 
D) the fear of people within some category.

Question 8

According to government statistics, which of the following is this country's largest racial or ethnic minority?

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A) African Americans 
B) Hispanic Americans 
C) Asian Americans 
D) Arab Americans 
A) African Americans 
B) Hispanic Americans 
C) Asian Americans 
D) Arab Americans

Question 9

Overall, Asian Americans represent what portion of the U.S.population?

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A) 5.4 percent 
B) 10.4 percent 
C) 15.4 percent 
D) 20.4 percent 
A) 5.4 percent 
B) 10.4 percent 
C) 15.4 percent 
D) 20.4 percent

Question 10

Public facilities, such as bus stations and hotels, were racially segregated in much of the United States until

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A) the end of the Civil War. 
B) the end of World War II. 
C) the 1960s. 
D) the 1990s. 
A) the end of the Civil War. 
B) the end of World War II. 
C) the 1960s. 
D) the 1990s.

Question 11

A landlord refuses to rent an apartment to an African American woman based on race, even though there are vacancies.This action is an example of

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A) segregation. 
B) pluralism. 
C) discrimination. 
D) prejudice. 
A) segregation. 
B) pluralism. 
C) discrimination. 
D) prejudice.

Question 12

Which category of Asian Americans has the highest percentage of adults who are college graduates?

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A) Korean Americans 
B) Japanese Americans 
C) Chinese Americans 
D) Asian Indian Americans 
A) Korean Americans 
B) Japanese Americans 
C) Chinese Americans 
D) Asian Indian Americans

Question 13

According to the radical left view,

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A) racial and ethnic inequality are one part of a larger pattern of exploitation in capitalist society. 
B) the United States has made enormous strides towards ensuring that everyone has both legal rights and personal dignity. 
C) minorities must overcome disadvantages through individual effort. 
D) some ethnic categories have always outperformed others and this will likely continue. 
A) racial and ethnic inequality are one part of a larger pattern of exploitation in capitalist society. 
B) the United States has made enormous strides towards ensuring that everyone has both legal rights and personal dignity. 
C) minorities must overcome disadvantages through individual effort. 
D) some ethnic categories have always outperformed others and this will likely continue.

Question 14

On average, African American families earn what percentage of the amount that white families earn?

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A) 96 percent 
B) 56 percent 
C) 76 percent 
D) 26 percent 
A) 96 percent 
B) 56 percent 
C) 76 percent 
D) 26 percent

Question 15

Studying the Puerto Rican population in San Juan and New York, Oscar Lewis linked their relatively low social standing to a passive cultural orientation he called

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A) pessimism. 
B) fatalism. 
C) optimism. 
D) cynicism. 
A) pessimism. 
B) fatalism. 
C) optimism. 
D) cynicism.

Question 16

Social-conflict analysis argues that the unequal standing of various categories of people results from

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A) the unequal talents and abilities of individuals. 
B) the way society itself is organized. 
C) social meanings that people attach to race. 
D) the different importance people attach to wealth and achievement. 
A) the unequal talents and abilities of individuals. 
B) the way society itself is organized. 
C) social meanings that people attach to race. 
D) the different importance people attach to wealth and achievement.

Question 17

Which of the following statements is consistent with a Marxist analysis of race?

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A) Members of almost all societies consider their own ways of life as superior to those of "others." 
B) The rate of interracial marriage is rising due to the declining importance of race. 
C) African Americans students take pride in their achievement after winning a prize in a science fair that is open to young people in categories underrepresented in science. 
D) Black and white workers at a factory fall into conflict, which weakens the power of workers to negotiate a new contract with the factory owners. 
A) Members of almost all societies consider their own ways of life as superior to those of "others." 
B) The rate of interracial marriage is rising due to the declining importance of race. 
C) African Americans students take pride in their achievement after winning a prize in a science fair that is open to young people in categories underrepresented in science. 
D) Black and white workers at a factory fall into conflict, which weakens the power of workers to negotiate a new contract with the factory owners.

Question 18

Which of the following theories states that prejudice is built into our way of life?

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A) authoritarian personality theory 
B) scapegoat theory 
C) cultural theory 
D) multicultural theory 
A) authoritarian personality theory 
B) scapegoat theory 
C) cultural theory 
D) multicultural theory

Question 19

The percentage of Arab Americans with a four-year college degree is

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A) almost exactly the same as the national average. 
B) about 15 percentage points above the national average. 
C) about 15 points below the national average. 
D) about half the national average. 
A) almost exactly the same as the national average. 
B) about 15 percentage points above the national average. 
C) about 15 points below the national average. 
D) about half the national average.

Question 20

Following the abolition of slavery, this country enacted so-called Jim Crow laws, which

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A) guaranteed equal social standing for former slaves. 
B) established quotas for jobs and college admissions. 
C) racially segregated trains, restaurants, hotels, and other public places. 
D) forced the relocation of thousands of people to government reservations. 
A) guaranteed equal social standing for former slaves. 
B) established quotas for jobs and college admissions. 
C) racially segregated trains, restaurants, hotels, and other public places. 
D) forced the relocation of thousands of people to government reservations.

Using a symbolic interaction analysis, race

What was the landmark 1954 decision of the U.S.Supreme Court that rejected the claim that black and white children could receive "separate but equal" schooling?

A minority is defined as any category of people

Douglas Massey and Nancy Denton described inner-city areas, where African American people have little contact of any kind with people in the larger society, using which of the following concepts?

The term "Arab" is

The remarkable racial and ethnic diversity of the United States is, most of all, a product of

A stereotype is defined as

According to government statistics, which of the following is this country's largest racial or ethnic minority?

Overall, Asian Americans represent what portion of the U.S.population?

Public facilities, such as bus stations and hotels, were racially segregated in much of the United States until

A landlord refuses to rent an apartment to an African American woman based on race, even though there are vacancies.This action is an example of

Which category of Asian Americans has the highest percentage of adults who are college graduates?

According to the radical left view,

On average, African American families earn what percentage of the amount that white families earn?

Studying the Puerto Rican population in San Juan and New York, Oscar Lewis linked their relatively low social standing to a passive cultural orientation he called

Social-conflict analysis argues that the unequal standing of various categories of people results from

Which of the following statements is consistent with a Marxist analysis of race?

Which of the following theories states that prejudice is built into our way of life?

The percentage of Arab Americans with a four-year college degree is

Following the abolition of slavery, this country enacted so-called Jim Crow laws, which

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Using a symbolic interaction analysis, race

What was the landmark 1954 decision of the U.S.Supreme Court that rejected the claim that black and white children could receive "separate but equal" schooling?

A minority is defined as any category of people

Douglas Massey and Nancy Denton described inner-city areas, where African American people have little contact of any kind with people in the larger society, using which of the following concepts?

The term "Arab" is

The remarkable racial and ethnic diversity of the United States is, most of all, a product of

A stereotype is defined as

According to government statistics, which of the following is this country's largest racial or ethnic minority?

Overall, Asian Americans represent what portion of the U.S.population?

Public facilities, such as bus stations and hotels, were racially segregated in much of the United States until

A landlord refuses to rent an apartment to an African American woman based on race, even though there are vacancies.This action is an example of

Which category of Asian Americans has the highest percentage of adults who are college graduates?

According to the radical left view,

On average, African American families earn what percentage of the amount that white families earn?

Studying the Puerto Rican population in San Juan and New York, Oscar Lewis linked their relatively low social standing to a passive cultural orientation he called

Social-conflict analysis argues that the unequal standing of various categories of people results from

Which of the following statements is consistent with a Marxist analysis of race?

Which of the following theories states that prejudice is built into our way of life?

The percentage of Arab Americans with a four-year college degree is

Following the abolition of slavery, this country enacted so-called Jim Crow laws, which

Sociology: Studying Social Problems

Economic Inequality

Gender Inequality

Aging and Inequality

Crime, Violence, and Criminal Justice

Sexuality

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Physical and Mental Health

Economy and Politics

Work and the Workplace

Family Life

Education

Urban Life

Population and Global Inequality

Technology and the Environment

War and Terrorism

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