Question 1

Members of a minority typically have a distinctive identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Read the following statements about Arabs and Muslims. Which statement is NOT correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  "Arab" and "Muslim" mean the same thing. 
B)  Most Arabs are Muslims. 
C)  "Arab" is an ethnic category; "Muslim" refers to a follower of Islam. 
D)  Most of the world's Muslims do not live in Africa or the Middle East. 
A)  "Arab" and "Muslim" mean the same thing. 
B)  Most Arabs are Muslims. 
C)  "Arab" is an ethnic category; "Muslim" refers to a follower of Islam. 
D)  Most of the world's Muslims do not live in Africa or the Middle East.

Question 3

Which of the following concepts refers to the physical and social separation of categories of people?

Accepted Answer

A)  Assimilation 
B)  Pluralism 
C)  Miscegenation 
D)  Segregation 
A)  Assimilation 
B)  Pluralism 
C)  Miscegenation 
D)  Segregation

Question 4

Racial segregation has existed, but it has never been legal in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

For Chinese immigrants, one advantage of living in Chinatowns is_______ ; one disadvantage is_______ .

Accepted Answer

A)  greater job opportunities; provoking racial hostility 
B)  provoking racial hostility; a lack of support systems 
C)  maintaining traditional culture; less chance to learn English 
D)  the chance to learn English; losing traditional culture 
A)  greater job opportunities; provoking racial hostility 
B)  provoking racial hostility; a lack of support systems 
C)  maintaining traditional culture; less chance to learn English 
D)  the chance to learn English; losing traditional culture

Question 6

The ancestors of which of the following first settled the lands of the Western Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A)  Native Americans 
B)  WASPs 
C)  European Americans 
D)  African Americans 
A)  Native Americans 
B)  WASPs 
C)  European Americans 
D)  African Americans

Question 7

The adoption of the English language by Mexican immigrants to the United States is an example of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 8

Today's immigrants to the United States are more likely to come from Latin America or Asia than from Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Thomas Sowell demonstrated the importance of culture in shaping IQ test performance of various categories of the U.S. population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

T.W. Adorno linked extreme prejudice to a certain personality type.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Multiculturalists oppose the goal of assimilation because

Accepted Answer

A)  there is no significant racial or ethnic inequality in this country. 
B)  the United States has provided a better life for all categories of people. 
C)  this process does not happen in this country. 
D)  this suggests that minorities are the ones who need to do all the changing. 
A)  there is no significant racial or ethnic inequality in this country. 
B)  the United States has provided a better life for all categories of people. 
C)  this process does not happen in this country. 
D)  this suggests that minorities are the ones who need to do all the changing.

Question 12

According to the most recent data, African Americans accounted for about what percentage of the U.S. population?

Accepted Answer

A)  42.8 percent 
B)  32.8 percent 
C)  22.8 percent 
D)  12.8 percent 
A)  42.8 percent 
B)  32.8 percent 
C)  22.8 percent 
D)  12.8 percent

Question 13

A national civil rights movement, which ended legal support for most cases of racial discrimination, took place during the

Accepted Answer

A)  1990s. 
B)  1970s. 
C)  1950s and 1960s. 
D)  Second World War. 
A)  1990s. 
B)  1970s. 
C)  1950s and 1960s. 
D)  Second World War.

Question 14

Pluralism is the idea that people should live with others like themselves.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

"Institutional prejudice and discrimination" refers to the fact that

Accepted Answer

A)  bias was pronounced in this nation's history. 
B)  some people hold rigidly biased attitudes. 
C)  many people need to be educated about basic fairness. 
D)  bias is built into the operation of society's institutions. 
A)  bias was pronounced in this nation's history. 
B)  some people hold rigidly biased attitudes. 
C)  many people need to be educated about basic fairness. 
D)  bias is built into the operation of society's institutions.

Question 16

When the first Europeans arrived in the Americas in the fifteenth century, Native Americans

Accepted Answer

A)  had not yet settled this continent. 
B)  had just migrated from Asia. 
C)  came with them from Europe. 
D)  had inhabited this continent for 30,000 years. 
A)  had not yet settled this continent. 
B)  had just migrated from Asia. 
C)  came with them from Europe. 
D)  had inhabited this continent for 30,000 years.

Question 17

Culture theory states that prejudice remains widespread despite the fact that our culture defines all prejudice as wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The Matsui family came to the United States thirty years ago. They now speak English at home and the children date non-Japanese students at college. This family's story is closest to which of the following concepts?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

Recent research on social distance among U.S. college students shows that

Accepted Answer

A)  students see more and more difference among various minorities. 
B)  there is a trend toward less acceptance of minorities. 
C)  students are least accepting of African Americans. 
D)  students are more accepting of minorities than they were decades ago. 
A)  students see more and more difference among various minorities. 
B)  there is a trend toward less acceptance of minorities. 
C)  students are least accepting of African Americans. 
D)  students are more accepting of minorities than they were decades ago.

Question 20

Some "white" people actually have darker skin than some "black" people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Members of a minority typically have a distinctive identity.

Read the following statements about Arabs and Muslims. Which statement is NOT correct?

Which of the following concepts refers to the physical and social separation of categories of people?

Racial segregation has existed, but it has never been legal in the United States.

For Chinese immigrants, one advantage of living in Chinatowns is_ ; one disadvantage is_ .

The ancestors of which of the following first settled the lands of the Western Hemisphere?

The adoption of the English language by Mexican immigrants to the United States is an example of

Today's immigrants to the United States are more likely to come from Latin America or Asia than from Europe.

Thomas Sowell demonstrated the importance of culture in shaping IQ test performance of various categories of the U.S. population.

T.W. Adorno linked extreme prejudice to a certain personality type.

Multiculturalists oppose the goal of assimilation because

According to the most recent data, African Americans accounted for about what percentage of the U.S. population?

A national civil rights movement, which ended legal support for most cases of racial discrimination, took place during the

Pluralism is the idea that people should live with others like themselves.

"Institutional prejudice and discrimination" refers to the fact that

When the first Europeans arrived in the Americas in the fifteenth century, Native Americans

Culture theory states that prejudice remains widespread despite the fact that our culture defines all prejudice as wrong.

The Matsui family came to the United States thirty years ago. They now speak English at home and the children date non-Japanese students at college. This family's story is closest to which of the following concepts?

Recent research on social distance among U.S. college students shows that

Some "white" people actually have darker skin than some "black" people.

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Members of a minority typically have a distinctive identity.

Read the following statements about Arabs and Muslims. Which statement is NOT correct?

Which of the following concepts refers to the physical and social separation of categories of people?

Racial segregation has existed, but it has never been legal in the United States.

For Chinese immigrants, one advantage of living in Chinatowns is_______ ; one disadvantage is_______ .

The ancestors of which of the following first settled the lands of the Western Hemisphere?

The adoption of the English language by Mexican immigrants to the United States is an example of

Today's immigrants to the United States are more likely to come from Latin America or Asia than from Europe.

Thomas Sowell demonstrated the importance of culture in shaping IQ test performance of various categories of the U.S. population.

T.W. Adorno linked extreme prejudice to a certain personality type.

Multiculturalists oppose the goal of assimilation because

According to the most recent data, African Americans accounted for about what percentage of the U.S. population?

A national civil rights movement, which ended legal support for most cases of racial discrimination, took place during the

Pluralism is the idea that people should live with others like themselves.

"Institutional prejudice and discrimination" refers to the fact that

When the first Europeans arrived in the Americas in the fifteenth century, Native Americans

Culture theory states that prejudice remains widespread despite the fact that our culture defines all prejudice as wrong.

The Matsui family came to the United States thirty years ago. They now speak English at home and the children date non-Japanese students at college. This family's story is closest to which of the following concepts?

Recent research on social distance among U.S. college students shows that

Some "white" people actually have darker skin than some "black" people.

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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For Chinese immigrants, one advantage of living in Chinatowns is_ ; one disadvantage is_ .