Question 1

The liberal solution to racial and ethnic inequality focuses on

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A) encouraging changes in cultural patterns. 
B) encouraging individual effort. 
C) government efforts such as affirmative action. 
D) changing the capitalist economic system. 
A) encouraging changes in cultural patterns. 
B) encouraging individual effort. 
C) government efforts such as affirmative action. 
D) changing the capitalist economic system.

Question 2

Which of the following categories of people are descended from immigrants who were the first to settle in North America?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Geoff claims to his friends that a desire to achieve and personal effort are the keys to people's social standing.These claims come closest to expressing which political viewpoint?

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A) radical left 
B) liberal 
C) conservative 
D) religious 
A) radical left 
B) liberal 
C) conservative 
D) religious

Question 4

According to Vincent Parrillo's recent investigations using the social distance scale, today's college and university students (compared to those in decades past)

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A) are more accepting of all minorities. 
B) see greater difference between the various minorities. 
C) express the most prejudice toward African Americans. 
D) express the most prejudice toward people from European nations. 
A) are more accepting of all minorities. 
B) see greater difference between the various minorities. 
C) express the most prejudice toward African Americans. 
D) express the most prejudice toward people from European nations.

Question 5

Many Arab Americans choose to downplay their ethnicity

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A) because their cultural values favor assimilation. 
B) because they have been in the U.S.for so many generations. 
C) as a strategy to avoid prejudice and discrimination. 
D) because they are so frequently mistaken for Latinos. 
A) because their cultural values favor assimilation. 
B) because they have been in the U.S.for so many generations. 
C) as a strategy to avoid prejudice and discrimination. 
D) because they are so frequently mistaken for Latinos.

Question 6

The term that means segregation that is supported by law is

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A) de facto segregation. 
B) de jure segregation. 
C) hypersegregation. 
D) institutional prejudice. 
A) de facto segregation. 
B) de jure segregation. 
C) hypersegregation. 
D) institutional prejudice.

Question 7

Which of the following is a conservative criticism of affirmative action?

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A) The policy calls into question the real achievement of minorities. 
B) The policy has no basis in law. 
C) Government should do more to make racial and ethnic categories equal. 
D) There is very little racial or ethnic inequality to begin with. 
A) The policy calls into question the real achievement of minorities. 
B) The policy has no basis in law. 
C) Government should do more to make racial and ethnic categories equal. 
D) There is very little racial or ethnic inequality to begin with.

Question 8

The most serious kind of prejudice is

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A) racism. 
B) avoidance. 
C) discrimination. 
D) stereotyping. 
A) racism. 
B) avoidance. 
C) discrimination. 
D) stereotyping.

Question 9

Which of the following concepts refers to a socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that a society defines as important?

Accepted Answer

A) ethnicity 
B) nationality 
C) race 
D) subculture 
A) ethnicity 
B) nationality 
C) race 
D) subculture

Question 10

The Latinos in America who are considered the most advantaged are:

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A) Puerto Ricans 
B) Cuban Americans. 
C) Columbians 
D) Mexican Americans 
A) Puerto Ricans 
B) Cuban Americans. 
C) Columbians 
D) Mexican Americans

The liberal solution to racial and ethnic inequality focuses on

Which of the following categories of people are descended from immigrants who were the first to settle in North America?

Geoff claims to his friends that a desire to achieve and personal effort are the keys to people's social standing.These claims come closest to expressing which political viewpoint?

According to Vincent Parrillo's recent investigations using the social distance scale, today's college and university students (compared to those in decades past)

Many Arab Americans choose to downplay their ethnicity

The term that means segregation that is supported by law is

Which of the following is a conservative criticism of affirmative action?

The most serious kind of prejudice is

Which of the following concepts refers to a socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that a society defines as important?

The Latinos in America who are considered the most advantaged are:

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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Exam 3: Racial and Ethnic Inequality

The liberal solution to racial and ethnic inequality focuses on

Which of the following categories of people are descended from immigrants who were the first to settle in North America?

Geoff claims to his friends that a desire to achieve and personal effort are the keys to people's social standing.These claims come closest to expressing which political viewpoint?

According to Vincent Parrillo's recent investigations using the social distance scale, today's college and university students (compared to those in decades past)

Many Arab Americans choose to downplay their ethnicity

The term that means segregation that is supported by law is

Which of the following is a conservative criticism of affirmative action?

The most serious kind of prejudice is

Which of the following concepts refers to a socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that a society defines as important?

The Latinos in America who are considered the most advantaged are:

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

Filters