Question 1

Which physical characteristic is considered an important biological adaptation?

Accepted Answer

A)  skin color 
B)  facial shape 
C)  hair type 
D)  hair color 
A)  skin color 
B)  facial shape 
C)  hair type 
D)  hair color

Question 2

In 2012¸ the Obama administration implemented a rule protecting people who had been brought to the country illegally as children from deportation. This rule is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. 
B)  the Homeland Security Act. 
C)  the Amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
D)  the Bracero Program. 
A)  Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. 
B)  the Homeland Security Act. 
C)  the Amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act. 
D)  the Bracero Program.

Question 3

As some researchers have discovered, Whites often

Accepted Answer

A)  do not identify themselves as members of any racial or ethnic group. 
B)  identify themselves as members of multiple racial or ethnic groups. 
C)  change their racial and ethnic identifications across their life courses. 
D)  feel that they occupy a subordinate status in society. 
A)  do not identify themselves as members of any racial or ethnic group. 
B)  identify themselves as members of multiple racial or ethnic groups. 
C)  change their racial and ethnic identifications across their life courses. 
D)  feel that they occupy a subordinate status in society.

Question 4

Contrary to earlier scientific beliefs, modern biologists see most physical differences between groups of people around the world as

Accepted Answer

A)  a biological basis for racial categories. 
B)  adaptations that were all necessary for a population's survival. 
C)  differences that mostly evolved randomly from groups living apart. 
D)  a way to rank a population's evolution. 
A)  a biological basis for racial categories. 
B)  adaptations that were all necessary for a population's survival. 
C)  differences that mostly evolved randomly from groups living apart. 
D)  a way to rank a population's evolution.

Question 5

The __________ population is gradually losing its dominant numerical status in proportion to other racial-ethnic groups.

Accepted Answer

A)  White 
B)  American Indian 
C)  Asian/Pacific Islander 
D)  Black 
A)  White 
B)  American Indian 
C)  Asian/Pacific Islander 
D)  Black

Question 6

Yousif immigrated to New York when he was 25 years old. He found a job and began attending law school part-time. What immigrant generation would Yousif be considered?

Accepted Answer

A)  .5 generation 
B)  first generation 
C)  1.5 generation 
D)  second generation 
A)  .5 generation 
B)  first generation 
C)  1.5 generation 
D)  second generation

Question 7

The Bracero Program had what effect on Mexican families?

Accepted Answer

A)  It prevented workers, almost all of them men, from bringing their families with them. 
B)  It allowed workers to become citizens. 
C)  It opened the door for many families to settle in the United States. 
D)  It lifted immigration restrictions on the spouses and children of U.S. citizens. 
A)  It prevented workers, almost all of them men, from bringing their families with them. 
B)  It allowed workers to become citizens. 
C)  It opened the door for many families to settle in the United States. 
D)  It lifted immigration restrictions on the spouses and children of U.S. citizens.

Question 8

The expansion of the prison system and the increased imprisonment of people for drug crimes had an especially dramatic impact on

Accepted Answer

A)  the families of White women struggling with drug addictions. 
B)  poor African American families. 
C)  American Indian families living on reservations. 
D)  immigrants from Latin America and Asia. 
A)  the families of White women struggling with drug addictions. 
B)  poor African American families. 
C)  American Indian families living on reservations. 
D)  immigrants from Latin America and Asia.

Question 9

What are some of the explanations sociologists have given regarding the phenomenon of single Black women? What has been the impact of each of these explanations?

Accepted Answer

Students should be able to identify both

Question 10

Explain how, in the United States, the stiffest barrier to integration has been between Whites and African Americans.

Accepted Answer

For this question, students should be ab

Question 11

Which of the following social phenomena contributed to the concentration of poverty in inner cities among African Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation 
B)  endogamy 
C)  divorce 
D)  deindustrialization 
A)  assimilation 
B)  endogamy 
C)  divorce 
D)  deindustrialization

Question 12

Black parents, especially those with sons, are concerned about police violence against their children. According to the textbook, one way that Black parents have addressed this concern is by

Accepted Answer

A)  homeschooling their sons. 
B)  sending their children to live with relatives in other countries. 
C)  trying to prevent their sons from projecting a "thug" image. 
D)  requiring their children to get jobs after school. 
A)  homeschooling their sons. 
B)  sending their children to live with relatives in other countries. 
C)  trying to prevent their sons from projecting a "thug" image. 
D)  requiring their children to get jobs after school.

Question 13

Biology does not support the classification of people into races, but the U.S. Census Bureau still collects information about race and ethnicity. What does this say about the concept of race in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Deeply felt divisions between groups of people remain important socially. 
B)  Racial identity is entirely a personal choice. 
C)  The racial categories used by the U.S. Census Bureau have not changed over time. 
D)  To identify with a racial group, people must provide proof to the U.S. Census Bureau. 
A)  Deeply felt divisions between groups of people remain important socially. 
B)  Racial identity is entirely a personal choice. 
C)  The racial categories used by the U.S. Census Bureau have not changed over time. 
D)  To identify with a racial group, people must provide proof to the U.S. Census Bureau.

Question 14

America's increasing racial and ethnic diversity

Accepted Answer

A)  makes visible the idea of different families enacting different traditions in their own ways. 
B)  eliminates social conflicts that arise over different forms and expressions of family life. 
C)  decreases diversity among families in the United States. 
D)  causes endogamy to be more common than exogamy. 
A)  makes visible the idea of different families enacting different traditions in their own ways. 
B)  eliminates social conflicts that arise over different forms and expressions of family life. 
C)  decreases diversity among families in the United States. 
D)  causes endogamy to be more common than exogamy.

Question 15

At some point in their lives, a quarter of Black children born in 1990 have experienced

Accepted Answer

A)  immigration. 
B)  the incarceration of a parent. 
C)  the "model minority" stereotype. 
D)  assimilation. 
A)  immigration. 
B)  the incarceration of a parent. 
C)  the "model minority" stereotype. 
D)  assimilation.

Question 16

Marcela, an African American woman, recently got married. Based on what you know about race and marriage patterns, which man is she most likely married to?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chuck, a Latino man 
B)  Barry, a White man 
C)  Stephen, a Black man 
D)  Joseph, an Asian American man 
A)  Chuck, a Latino man 
B)  Barry, a White man 
C)  Stephen, a Black man 
D)  Joseph, an Asian American man

Question 17

In the United States, most people live, marry, reproduce, and raise children primarily

Accepted Answer

A)  within their own racial-ethnic group. 
B)  in interracial marriages. 
C)  with people from a different country. 
D)  in racially integrated neighborhoods. 
A)  within their own racial-ethnic group. 
B)  in interracial marriages. 
C)  with people from a different country. 
D)  in racially integrated neighborhoods.

Question 18

How has the U.S. racial-ethnic composition been changing over time? What are the implications of these changes for understanding the family?

Accepted Answer

The most important point for students to

Question 19

How do the concepts of race and ethnicity differ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ethnic identities reflect perceptions about biological traits. 
B)  Ethnic identities focus on cultural traits and are sometimes voluntary. 
C)  Ethnic identities are measured by the U.S. Census Bureau, which does not measure race. 
D)  Ethnic identities cannot change over the course of a lifetime the way racial identities can. 
A)  Ethnic identities reflect perceptions about biological traits. 
B)  Ethnic identities focus on cultural traits and are sometimes voluntary. 
C)  Ethnic identities are measured by the U.S. Census Bureau, which does not measure race. 
D)  Ethnic identities cannot change over the course of a lifetime the way racial identities can.

Which physical characteristic is considered an important biological adaptation?

In 2012¸ the Obama administration implemented a rule protecting people who had been brought to the country illegally as children from deportation. This rule is known as

As some researchers have discovered, Whites often

Contrary to earlier scientific beliefs, modern biologists see most physical differences between groups of people around the world as

The __________ population is gradually losing its dominant numerical status in proportion to other racial-ethnic groups.

Yousif immigrated to New York when he was 25 years old. He found a job and began attending law school part-time. What immigrant generation would Yousif be considered?

The Bracero Program had what effect on Mexican families?

The expansion of the prison system and the increased imprisonment of people for drug crimes had an especially dramatic impact on

What are some of the explanations sociologists have given regarding the phenomenon of single Black women? What has been the impact of each of these explanations?

Explain how, in the United States, the stiffest barrier to integration has been between Whites and African Americans.

Which of the following social phenomena contributed to the concentration of poverty in inner cities among African Americans?

Black parents, especially those with sons, are concerned about police violence against their children. According to the textbook, one way that Black parents have addressed this concern is by

Biology does not support the classification of people into races, but the U.S. Census Bureau still collects information about race and ethnicity. What does this say about the concept of race in the United States?

America's increasing racial and ethnic diversity

At some point in their lives, a quarter of Black children born in 1990 have experienced

Marcela, an African American woman, recently got married. Based on what you know about race and marriage patterns, which man is she most likely married to?

In the United States, most people live, marry, reproduce, and raise children primarily

How has the U.S. racial-ethnic composition been changing over time? What are the implications of these changes for understanding the family?

How do the concepts of race and ethnicity differ?

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Exam 3: Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

Which physical characteristic is considered an important biological adaptation?

In 2012¸ the Obama administration implemented a rule protecting people who had been brought to the country illegally as children from deportation. This rule is known as

As some researchers have discovered, Whites often

Contrary to earlier scientific beliefs, modern biologists see most physical differences between groups of people around the world as

The __________ population is gradually losing its dominant numerical status in proportion to other racial-ethnic groups.

Yousif immigrated to New York when he was 25 years old. He found a job and began attending law school part-time. What immigrant generation would Yousif be considered?

The Bracero Program had what effect on Mexican families?

The expansion of the prison system and the increased imprisonment of people for drug crimes had an especially dramatic impact on

What are some of the explanations sociologists have given regarding the phenomenon of single Black women? What has been the impact of each of these explanations?

Explain how, in the United States, the stiffest barrier to integration has been between Whites and African Americans.

Which of the following social phenomena contributed to the concentration of poverty in inner cities among African Americans?

Black parents, especially those with sons, are concerned about police violence against their children. According to the textbook, one way that Black parents have addressed this concern is by

Biology does not support the classification of people into races, but the U.S. Census Bureau still collects information about race and ethnicity. What does this say about the concept of race in the United States?

America's increasing racial and ethnic diversity

At some point in their lives, a quarter of Black children born in 1990 have experienced

Marcela, an African American woman, recently got married. Based on what you know about race and marriage patterns, which man is she most likely married to?

In the United States, most people live, marry, reproduce, and raise children primarily

How has the U.S. racial-ethnic composition been changing over time? What are the implications of these changes for understanding the family?

How do the concepts of race and ethnicity differ?

A Sociology of the Family

The Family in History

Families and Social Class

Gender

Sexuality

Love and Romantic Relationships

Marriage and Cohabitation

Families and Children

Divorce, Remarriage, and Blended Families

Work and Families

Family Violence and Abuse

The Future of the Family

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