Question 1

Of all categories of Asian Americans, Korean Americans have the highest median family income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following concepts refers to a category of people, distinguished by physical or cultural traits, who are socially disadvantaged?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnic category 
B)  racial category 
C)  minority 
D)  out-group 
A)  ethnic category 
B)  racial category 
C)  minority 
D)  out-group

Question 3

Currently, four states in the United States now have a "minority-majority."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Prejudice and discrimination are found not just in individuals, but also in the operation of society's institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Today, minorities are the majority in four states. For which of the following states is this true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Texas, New Mexico, Hawaii, and California 
B)  South Carolina, New York, Florida, and California 
C)  Arizona, Georgia, Alabama, and California 
D)  Florida, Alabama, Arizona, and California 
A)  Texas, New Mexico, Hawaii, and California 
B)  South Carolina, New York, Florida, and California 
C)  Arizona, Georgia, Alabama, and California 
D)  Florida, Alabama, Arizona, and California

Question 6

Gambling casinos have enabled Native Americans, as a category, to achieve above-average income in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following represents a culture theory of prejudice?

Accepted Answer

A)  Theodor Adorno's research on prejudiced people 
B)  Emory Bogardus's research on social distance 
C)  Thomas Sowell's research on intelligence 
D)  W. I. Thomas's vicious circle theory 
A)  Theodor Adorno's research on prejudiced people 
B)  Emory Bogardus's research on social distance 
C)  Thomas Sowell's research on intelligence 
D)  W. I. Thomas's vicious circle theory

Question 8

Which of the following concepts refers to cultural heritage?

Accepted Answer

A)  race 
B)  ethnicity 
C)  minority 
D)  stereotype 
A)  race 
B)  ethnicity 
C)  minority 
D)  stereotype

Question 9

While race refers to_______ considered important by a society, ethnicity refers to .

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural traits; biological traits 
B)  biological traits; cultural traits 
C)  differences; what we have in common 
D)  None of the above is correct. 
A)  cultural traits; biological traits 
B)  biological traits; cultural traits 
C)  differences; what we have in common 
D)  None of the above is correct.

Question 10

Prejudice and discrimination can reinforce one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Read the following statements about immigrant workers in the United States. Which statement is CORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)  In general, immigrants do the jobs that no one else wants. 
B)  Most immigrants to the United States become wealthy within a few years of arriving here. 
C)  Most immigrant workers receive far more than the minimum wage and get at least some benefits. 
D)  About 5 percent of all U.S. housekeepers and restaurant workers are people born abroad. 
A)  In general, immigrants do the jobs that no one else wants. 
B)  Most immigrants to the United States become wealthy within a few years of arriving here. 
C)  Most immigrant workers receive far more than the minimum wage and get at least some benefits. 
D)  About 5 percent of all U.S. housekeepers and restaurant workers are people born abroad.

Question 12

Thomas Sowell studied the intelligence (IQ) test scores of categories of people and concluded that

Accepted Answer

A)  minorities are innately less intelligent than whites. 
B)  all individuals have the same intelligence. 
C)  all categories of people have the same average scores on intelligence tests. 
D)  cultural patterns explain much IQ variation. 
A)  minorities are innately less intelligent than whites. 
B)  all individuals have the same intelligence. 
C)  all categories of people have the same average scores on intelligence tests. 
D)  cultural patterns explain much IQ variation.

Question 13

WASPs have been the dominant category of the U.S. population through much of this nation's history.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Read the following statements about race. Which statement is CORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most societies contain biologically "pure" people. 
B)  The skin color of Caucasian people is always very light. 
C)  People of various racial categories are genetically more different than they are alike. 
D)  Many sociologists claim that the concept of "race" is misleading and even harmful. 
A)  Most societies contain biologically "pure" people. 
B)  The skin color of Caucasian people is always very light. 
C)  People of various racial categories are genetically more different than they are alike. 
D)  Many sociologists claim that the concept of "race" is misleading and even harmful.

Question 15

What Gunnar Myrdal called the "American dilemma" was

Accepted Answer

A)  the denial of basic rights by a so-called "democratic society" to African Americans. 
B)  the placing of Native Americans on reservations. 
C)  the restriction of immigration by a nation that was built by immigrants. 
D)  the inability of the United States to prevent illegal immigration. 
A)  the denial of basic rights by a so-called "democratic society" to African Americans. 
B)  the placing of Native Americans on reservations. 
C)  the restriction of immigration by a nation that was built by immigrants. 
D)  the inability of the United States to prevent illegal immigration.

Question 16

Although based on physical traits like skin color, the concept of "race" is socially constructed, or defined by society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The largest category of Asian Americans in the United States is people of _______ancestry.

Accepted Answer

A)  Japanese 
B)  Korean 
C)  Vietnamese 
D)  Chinese 
A)  Japanese 
B)  Korean 
C)  Vietnamese 
D)  Chinese

Question 18

Segregation refers to the physical and social separation of categories of people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Prejudice and discrimination can be either positive or negative.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

More than one-third of African Americans earn more than $50,000 a year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Of all categories of Asian Americans, Korean Americans have the highest median family income.

Which of the following concepts refers to a category of people, distinguished by physical or cultural traits, who are socially disadvantaged?

Currently, four states in the United States now have a "minority-majority."

Prejudice and discrimination are found not just in individuals, but also in the operation of society's institutions.

Today, minorities are the majority in four states. For which of the following states is this true?

Gambling casinos have enabled Native Americans, as a category, to achieve above-average income in the United States.

Which of the following represents a culture theory of prejudice?

Which of the following concepts refers to cultural heritage?

While race refers to_______ considered important by a society, ethnicity refers to .

Prejudice and discrimination can reinforce one another.

Read the following statements about immigrant workers in the United States. Which statement is CORRECT?

Thomas Sowell studied the intelligence (IQ) test scores of categories of people and concluded that

WASPs have been the dominant category of the U.S. population through much of this nation's history.

Read the following statements about race. Which statement is CORRECT?

What Gunnar Myrdal called the "American dilemma" was

Although based on physical traits like skin color, the concept of "race" is socially constructed, or defined by society.

The largest category of Asian Americans in the United States is people of _______ancestry.

Segregation refers to the physical and social separation of categories of people.

Prejudice and discrimination can be either positive or negative.

More than one-third of African Americans earn more than $50,000 a year.

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Exam 11: Race and Ethnicity

Of all categories of Asian Americans, Korean Americans have the highest median family income.

Which of the following concepts refers to a category of people, distinguished by physical or cultural traits, who are socially disadvantaged?

Currently, four states in the United States now have a "minority-majority."

Prejudice and discrimination are found not just in individuals, but also in the operation of society's institutions.

Today, minorities are the majority in four states. For which of the following states is this true?

Gambling casinos have enabled Native Americans, as a category, to achieve above-average income in the United States.

Which of the following represents a culture theory of prejudice?

Which of the following concepts refers to cultural heritage?

While race refers to_______ considered important by a society, ethnicity refers to .

Prejudice and discrimination can reinforce one another.

Read the following statements about immigrant workers in the United States. Which statement is CORRECT?

Thomas Sowell studied the intelligence (IQ) test scores of categories of people and concluded that

WASPs have been the dominant category of the U.S. population through much of this nation's history.

Read the following statements about race. Which statement is CORRECT?

What Gunnar Myrdal called the "American dilemma" was

Although based on physical traits like skin color, the concept of "race" is socially constructed, or defined by society.

The largest category of Asian Americans in the United States is people of _______ancestry.

Segregation refers to the physical and social separation of categories of people.

Prejudice and discrimination can be either positive or negative.

More than one-third of African Americans earn more than $50,000 a year.

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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