Question 1

The overall social standing of Native Americans today is

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A)  below the national average. 
B)  about the national average. 
C)  above the national average. 
D)  unknown because the U.S. government does not collect data on this category of the population. 
A)  below the national average. 
B)  about the national average. 
C)  above the national average. 
D)  unknown because the U.S. government does not collect data on this category of the population.

Question 2

_______refers to biological reproduction by people of different racial categories.

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A)  Assimilation 
B)  Racial typology 
C)  Miscegenation 
D)  Pluralism 
A)  Assimilation 
B)  Racial typology 
C)  Miscegenation 
D)  Pluralism

Question 3

The sociology class discussion of race and ethnicity that opens Chapter 11 suggests that more and more people

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A)  believe in the importance of affirmative action. 
B)  no longer think of themselves in terms of simple racial categories. 
C)  have high levels of racial prejudice. 
D)  do not think of themselves in terms of race or ethnicity at all. 
A)  believe in the importance of affirmative action. 
B)  no longer think of themselves in terms of simple racial categories. 
C)  have high levels of racial prejudice. 
D)  do not think of themselves in terms of race or ethnicity at all.

Question 4

Native Americans gained the right to U.S. citizenship in

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A)  1990. 
B)  1965. 
C)  1924. 
D)  1865. 
A)  1990. 
B)  1965. 
C)  1924. 
D)  1865.

Question 5

Based on scapegoat theory, you would conclude that prejudice is caused by

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A)  high levels of immigration. 
B)  culture itself. 
C)  people with rigid personalities. 
D)  frustration among people who are themselves disadvantaged. 
A)  high levels of immigration. 
B)  culture itself. 
C)  people with rigid personalities. 
D)  frustration among people who are themselves disadvantaged.

Question 6

According to T.W. Adorno's authoritarian personality theory, prejudice people

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A)  view society as naturally hierarchical. 
B)  reject ethnocentrism. 
C)  cannot easily see actions as either right or wrong. 
D)  tend to reject any conventional cultural values. 
A)  view society as naturally hierarchical. 
B)  reject ethnocentrism. 
C)  cannot easily see actions as either right or wrong. 
D)  tend to reject any conventional cultural values.

Question 7

Racism is an extreme form of prejudice.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Arab Americans come from more than twenty different nations in Northern Africa and the Middle

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The concept "race" refers to

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A)  members of any minority within a multicultural society. 
B)  skin color, when it is other than white. 
C)  a shared cultural heritage, including language and religion. 
D)  a socially constructed category composed of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of a society consider important. 
A)  members of any minority within a multicultural society. 
B)  skin color, when it is other than white. 
C)  a shared cultural heritage, including language and religion. 
D)  a socially constructed category composed of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of a society consider important.

Question 10

Assimilation refers to the pattern by which

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A)  minorities gradually adopt patterns of the dominant culture. 
B)  people come to accept minorities. 
C)  people regain lost cultural heritage. 
D)  minority categories become more equal in social standing. 
A)  minorities gradually adopt patterns of the dominant culture. 
B)  people come to accept minorities. 
C)  people regain lost cultural heritage. 
D)  minority categories become more equal in social standing.

Question 11

The mass killings in Rwanda are one example of genocide.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Most of today's immigrants to the United States come from

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A)  Latin America and Asia. 
B)  Asia and Africa. 
C)  Africa and Latin America. 
D)  Africa and Europe. 
A)  Latin America and Asia. 
B)  Asia and Africa. 
C)  Africa and Latin America. 
D)  Africa and Europe.

Question 13

All members of a minority category are socially and economically disadvantaged.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Japanese immigrants differed from earlier Chinese immigrants by

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A)  settling in large cities. 
B)  knowing more about the United States before they got here. 
C)  coming to the United States in larger numbers. 
D)  having little economic success. 
A)  settling in large cities. 
B)  knowing more about the United States before they got here. 
C)  coming to the United States in larger numbers. 
D)  having little economic success.

Question 15

A family leaves Russia and takes up residence in the United States, where they gradually lose their Russian cultural traditions. They have modified their

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A)  religion. 
B)  biological heritage. 
C)  ethnicity. 
D)  race. 
A)  religion. 
B)  biological heritage. 
C)  ethnicity. 
D)  race.

Question 16

Sociologically speaking, a minority is any category that is numerically less than half of a society's total population.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Read the following statements about minorities. Which statement is NOT correct?

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A)  All people in a minority category are socially disadvantaged. 
B)  A minority does not have to be a numerical minority. 
C)  Minorities have a distinctive social identity. 
D)  Usually, people can readily identify a member of a minority. 
A)  All people in a minority category are socially disadvantaged. 
B)  A minority does not have to be a numerical minority. 
C)  Minorities have a distinctive social identity. 
D)  Usually, people can readily identify a member of a minority.

Question 18

Which of the following situations is NOT an example of institutional discrimination?

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A)  A school district requires children to attend a school with others of the same race. 
B)  A police department promotes people of one race faster than those of another race. 
C)  A bank usually refuses loans to people of a particular racial category. 
D)  A mother wants her child to stay away from schoolmates of a different race. 
A)  A school district requires children to attend a school with others of the same race. 
B)  A police department promotes people of one race faster than those of another race. 
C)  A bank usually refuses loans to people of a particular racial category. 
D)  A mother wants her child to stay away from schoolmates of a different race.

Question 19

Authoritarian personality theory states that extreme prejudice is

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A)  less common in today's society. 
B)  found among poor and disadvantaged people. 
C)  a trait of people raised to see "better" categories of people dominating those who are "weaker." 
D)  a trait of most people. 
A)  less common in today's society. 
B)  found among poor and disadvantaged people. 
C)  a trait of people raised to see "better" categories of people dominating those who are "weaker." 
D)  a trait of most people.

Question 20

What is the meaning of the term "WASP"?

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A)  Without Any Social Prejudice 
B)  White Americans who Support Pluralism 
C)  White Anglo-Saxon Protestant 
D)  White Anglo's Self Pride 
A)  Without Any Social Prejudice 
B)  White Americans who Support Pluralism 
C)  White Anglo-Saxon Protestant 
D)  White Anglo's Self Pride

The overall social standing of Native Americans today is

_______refers to biological reproduction by people of different racial categories.

The sociology class discussion of race and ethnicity that opens Chapter 11 suggests that more and more people

Native Americans gained the right to U.S. citizenship in

Based on scapegoat theory, you would conclude that prejudice is caused by

According to T.W. Adorno's authoritarian personality theory, prejudice people

Racism is an extreme form of prejudice.

Arab Americans come from more than twenty different nations in Northern Africa and the Middle

The concept "race" refers to

Assimilation refers to the pattern by which

The mass killings in Rwanda are one example of genocide.

Most of today's immigrants to the United States come from

All members of a minority category are socially and economically disadvantaged.

Japanese immigrants differed from earlier Chinese immigrants by

A family leaves Russia and takes up residence in the United States, where they gradually lose their Russian cultural traditions. They have modified their

Sociologically speaking, a minority is any category that is numerically less than half of a society's total population.

Read the following statements about minorities. Which statement is NOT correct?

Which of the following situations is NOT an example of institutional discrimination?

Authoritarian personality theory states that extreme prejudice is

What is the meaning of the term "WASP"?

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Exam 11: Race and Ethnicity

The overall social standing of Native Americans today is

_______refers to biological reproduction by people of different racial categories.

The sociology class discussion of race and ethnicity that opens Chapter 11 suggests that more and more people

Native Americans gained the right to U.S. citizenship in

Based on scapegoat theory, you would conclude that prejudice is caused by

According to T.W. Adorno's authoritarian personality theory, prejudice people

Racism is an extreme form of prejudice.

Arab Americans come from more than twenty different nations in Northern Africa and the Middle

The concept "race" refers to

Assimilation refers to the pattern by which

The mass killings in Rwanda are one example of genocide.

Most of today's immigrants to the United States come from

All members of a minority category are socially and economically disadvantaged.

Japanese immigrants differed from earlier Chinese immigrants by

A family leaves Russia and takes up residence in the United States, where they gradually lose their Russian cultural traditions. They have modified their

Sociologically speaking, a minority is any category that is numerically less than half of a society's total population.

Read the following statements about minorities. Which statement is NOT correct?

Which of the following situations is NOT an example of institutional discrimination?

Authoritarian personality theory states that extreme prejudice is

What is the meaning of the term "WASP"?

Sociology: Perspective, Theory, and Method

Culture

Socialization: From Infancy to Old Age

Social Interaction in Everyday Life

Groups and Organizations

Sexuality and Society

Deviance

Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender Stratification

Economics and Politics

Family and Religion

Education, Health, and Medicine

Population, Urbanization, and Environment

Social Change: Modern and Postmodern Societies

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