Question 1

Assimilation refers to changing cultural traditions; miscegenation refers to reproduction by partners of different racial categories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Stereotypes are

Accepted Answer

A)  common among whites, but not among minorities. 
B)  exaggerated descriptions applied to everyone 
C)  any sociological generalizations. 
D)  rarely harmful to anyone. 
A)  common among whites, but not among minorities. 
B)  exaggerated descriptions applied to everyone 
C)  any sociological generalizations. 
D)  rarely harmful to anyone.

Question 3

The claim that defining members of some minority as inferior will make them inferior is one application of

Accepted Answer

A)  social distance research. 
B)  the iron law of oligarchy. 
C)  authoritarian personality. 
D)  the Thomas Theorem. 
A)  social distance research. 
B)  the iron law of oligarchy. 
C)  authoritarian personality. 
D)  the Thomas Theorem.

Question 4

Which of the following statements about African American political leaders is CORRECT?

Accepted Answer

A)  In 2010, African Americans accounted for one-fourth of all members of Congress. 
B)  In 2010, African Americans accounted for 9 percent of members of the House of Representatives and one member of the Senate. 
C)  In 2010, there was not a single African American member of either the House of Representatives or the Senate. 
D)  In 2010, African Americans accounted for 20 percent of members of the House of Representatives but no member of the Senate. 
A)  In 2010, African Americans accounted for one-fourth of all members of Congress. 
B)  In 2010, African Americans accounted for 9 percent of members of the House of Representatives and one member of the Senate. 
C)  In 2010, there was not a single African American member of either the House of Representatives or the Senate. 
D)  In 2010, African Americans accounted for 20 percent of members of the House of Representatives but no member of the Senate.

Question 5

The poverty rate of Mexican American families is almost twice the U.S. average.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Ethnicity is harder to change than racial identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Conflict theory says that prejudice benefits powerful people by dividing society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Assimilation refers to changing cultural traditions; miscegenation refers to reproduction by partners of different racial categories.

Stereotypes are

The claim that defining members of some minority as inferior will make them inferior is one application of

Which of the following statements about African American political leaders is CORRECT?

The poverty rate of Mexican American families is almost twice the U.S. average.

Ethnicity is harder to change than racial identity.

Conflict theory says that prejudice benefits powerful people by dividing society.

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Exam 11: Race and Ethnicity

Assimilation refers to changing cultural traditions; miscegenation refers to reproduction by partners of different racial categories.

Stereotypes are

The claim that defining members of some minority as inferior will make them inferior is one application of

Which of the following statements about African American political leaders is CORRECT?

The poverty rate of Mexican American families is almost twice the U.S. average.

Ethnicity is harder to change than racial identity.

Conflict theory says that prejudice benefits powerful people by dividing society.

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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