Question 1

Undocumented immigrants in the U.S.are most likely to have come from

Accepted Answer

A) Asia. 
B) Mexico. 
C) other Latin American countries. 
D) Canada or Europe. 
A) Asia. 
B) Mexico. 
C) other Latin American countries. 
D) Canada or Europe.

Question 2

Conflict theorists argue that racism increases capitalist profits by

Accepted Answer

A) providing a surplus labor force. 
B) discouraging immigration. 
C) providing a market for lower-priced goods. 
D) increasing domestic service jobs. 
A) providing a surplus labor force. 
B) discouraging immigration. 
C) providing a market for lower-priced goods. 
D) increasing domestic service jobs.

Question 3

America's open door policy on immigration, which allowed all immigrants to enter and become U.S.citizens, ended with

Accepted Answer

A) the Chinese Exclusion Act, which suspended for 10 years entrance of the Chinese to the U.S. 
B) an immigration act which required all immigrants to pass a literacy test before entering the United States. 
C) the Johnson Act which introduced a limit on the number of immigrants who could enter the U.S.in a single year. 
D) an immigration act that excluded the Japanese from immigration. 
A) the Chinese Exclusion Act, which suspended for 10 years entrance of the Chinese to the U.S. 
B) an immigration act which required all immigrants to pass a literacy test before entering the United States. 
C) the Johnson Act which introduced a limit on the number of immigrants who could enter the U.S.in a single year. 
D) an immigration act that excluded the Japanese from immigration.

Question 4

In ________ discrimination, the individual discriminates because of the prejudice of others.

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A) institutional 
B) overt 
C) de jure 
D) adaptive 
A) institutional 
B) overt 
C) de jure 
D) adaptive

Question 5

Why is racial and ethnic inequality dysfunctional for society, according to the structural-functionalist perspective?

Accepted Answer

According to the structural-functionalis

Question 6

The 1830 Indian Removal Act called for the relocation of eastern tribes to land west of the Mississippi River.The forced relocation that resulted is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) expulsion. 
B) colonialism. 
C) pluralism. 
D) amalgamation. 
A) expulsion. 
B) colonialism. 
C) pluralism. 
D) amalgamation.

Question 7

The purpose of the "one drop of blood" rule was to

Accepted Answer

A) discourage intermarriage. 
B) enlarge the slave population. 
C) grant Native Americans protection under U.S.law. 
D) discriminate against Irish, Italians and Jews. 
A) discourage intermarriage. 
B) enlarge the slave population. 
C) grant Native Americans protection under U.S.law. 
D) discriminate against Irish, Italians and Jews.

Question 8

Why do FBI hate crime data undercount the actual number of hate crimes?

Accepted Answer

The FBI hate crime data often undercount

Question 9

Racial categories are based on scientific differences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In 2010, non-Hispanic whites made up about _____ percent of the U.S.population.

Accepted Answer

A) 37 
B) 45 
C) 64 
D) 85 
A) 37 
B) 45 
C) 64 
D) 85

Question 11

Non-agricultural guest workers are generally allowed to bring their families to the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Which of the following abolished the national origins quota system?

Accepted Answer

A) Brown v.Board of Education 
B) Plessy v.Ferguson 
C) Immigration Act of 1970 
D) Hart-Celler Act 
A) Brown v.Board of Education 
B) Plessy v.Ferguson 
C) Immigration Act of 1970 
D) Hart-Celler Act

Question 13

In sociological terminology, a minority group is a category of people who

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A) have less social status in society, because they are smaller in number. 
B) have unequal access to positions of power, prestige, and wealth and tend to be targets of prejudice and discrimination. 
C) comprise the small elite at the top of society who have most of the power, prestige, and wealth. 
D) are opposed to the values of the larger society and are viewed by the majority of people in society as a threat. 
A) have less social status in society, because they are smaller in number. 
B) have unequal access to positions of power, prestige, and wealth and tend to be targets of prejudice and discrimination. 
C) comprise the small elite at the top of society who have most of the power, prestige, and wealth. 
D) are opposed to the values of the larger society and are viewed by the majority of people in society as a threat.

Question 14

The percentage of U.S.adults who disapproved of marriage between blacks and whites _________ between 1958 and 2002.

Accepted Answer

A) increased slightly 
B) stayed the same 
C) decreased significantly 
D) decreased in the north but not in the south 
A) increased slightly 
B) stayed the same 
C) decreased significantly 
D) decreased in the north but not in the south

Question 15

According to the conflict perspective, the "haves" (the wealthy and powerful elite)

Accepted Answer

A) are less prejudiced and are less likely to practice discrimination, because they do not perceive minorities as a threat. 
B) perpetuate racial and ethnic tensions among the "have-nots" to deflect attention away from their own greed and exploitation of workers. 
C) are more likely than the middle classes to foster minority privileges, because minorities offer an untapped knowledgeable resource. 
D) believe more strongly than lower social classes that minorities are biologically inferior and less capable of contributing to society. 
A) are less prejudiced and are less likely to practice discrimination, because they do not perceive minorities as a threat. 
B) perpetuate racial and ethnic tensions among the "have-nots" to deflect attention away from their own greed and exploitation of workers. 
C) are more likely than the middle classes to foster minority privileges, because minorities offer an untapped knowledgeable resource. 
D) believe more strongly than lower social classes that minorities are biologically inferior and less capable of contributing to society.

Question 16

The concept of race refers to a category of people who

Accepted Answer

A) have different nationality and cultural heritage than most of the people in a society. 
B) have biologically based differences in intelligence and personality characteristics. 
C) are distinguished by blood type as well as physical appearance. 
D) are believed to share distinct physical characteristics that are deemed socially significant. 
A) have different nationality and cultural heritage than most of the people in a society. 
B) have biologically based differences in intelligence and personality characteristics. 
C) are distinguished by blood type as well as physical appearance. 
D) are believed to share distinct physical characteristics that are deemed socially significant.

Question 17

The "one drop of blood" rule specified that even one drop of

Accepted Answer

A) white blood defined a person as white. 
B) Indian blood defined a person as Indian. 
C) "Negroid" blood defined a person as black. 
D) Mexican blood defined a person as Hispanic. 
A) white blood defined a person as white. 
B) Indian blood defined a person as Indian. 
C) "Negroid" blood defined a person as black. 
D) Mexican blood defined a person as Hispanic.

Question 18

Immigrants are ________ to commit crime

Accepted Answer

A) less likely than natives 
B) more likely than natives 
C) as likely as natives 
D) the most likely group 
A) less likely than natives 
B) more likely than natives 
C) as likely as natives 
D) the most likely group

Question 19

Most American adults do not believe whites and blacks should date.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

A Southern Poverty Law Center report revealed that the guestworker program constitutes a "modern-day system of indentured servitude." Explain why the report described the guestworker program in his way.

Accepted Answer

The Southern Poverty Law Center report d

Undocumented immigrants in the U.S.are most likely to have come from

Conflict theorists argue that racism increases capitalist profits by

America's open door policy on immigration, which allowed all immigrants to enter and become U.S.citizens, ended with

In ________ discrimination, the individual discriminates because of the prejudice of others.

Why is racial and ethnic inequality dysfunctional for society, according to the structural-functionalist perspective?

The 1830 Indian Removal Act called for the relocation of eastern tribes to land west of the Mississippi River.The forced relocation that resulted is an example of

The purpose of the "one drop of blood" rule was to

Why do FBI hate crime data undercount the actual number of hate crimes?

Racial categories are based on scientific differences.

In 2010, non-Hispanic whites made up about _____ percent of the U.S.population.

Non-agricultural guest workers are generally allowed to bring their families to the United States.

Which of the following abolished the national origins quota system?

In sociological terminology, a minority group is a category of people who

The percentage of U.S.adults who disapproved of marriage between blacks and whites _________ between 1958 and 2002.

According to the conflict perspective, the "haves" (the wealthy and powerful elite)

The concept of race refers to a category of people who

The "one drop of blood" rule specified that even one drop of

Immigrants are ________ to commit crime

Most American adults do not believe whites and blacks should date.

A Southern Poverty Law Center report revealed that the guestworker program constitutes a "modern-day system of indentured servitude." Explain why the report described the guestworker program in his way.

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Exam 9: Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

Undocumented immigrants in the U.S.are most likely to have come from

Conflict theorists argue that racism increases capitalist profits by

America's open door policy on immigration, which allowed all immigrants to enter and become U.S.citizens, ended with

In ________ discrimination, the individual discriminates because of the prejudice of others.

Why is racial and ethnic inequality dysfunctional for society, according to the structural-functionalist perspective?

The 1830 Indian Removal Act called for the relocation of eastern tribes to land west of the Mississippi River.The forced relocation that resulted is an example of

The purpose of the "one drop of blood" rule was to

Why do FBI hate crime data undercount the actual number of hate crimes?

Racial categories are based on scientific differences.

In 2010, non-Hispanic whites made up about _____ percent of the U.S.population.

Non-agricultural guest workers are generally allowed to bring their families to the United States.

Which of the following abolished the national origins quota system?

In sociological terminology, a minority group is a category of people who

The percentage of U.S.adults who disapproved of marriage between blacks and whites _________ between 1958 and 2002.

According to the conflict perspective, the "haves" (the wealthy and powerful elite)

The concept of race refers to a category of people who

The "one drop of blood" rule specified that even one drop of

Immigrants are ________ to commit crime

Most American adults do not believe whites and blacks should date.

A Southern Poverty Law Center report revealed that the guestworker program constitutes a "modern-day system of indentured servitude." Explain why the report described the guestworker program in his way.

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Physical and Mental Health and Health Care

Alcohol and Other Drugs

Crime and Social Control

Family Problems

Economic Inequality, Wealth, and Poverty

Work and Unemployment

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Gender Inequality

Sexual Orientation and the Struggle for Equality

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