Question 1

What are Whiteness Studies and why are they important?

Accepted Answer

Whiteness Studies is an interdisciplinar

Question 2

__________ refers to negative attitudes and feelings toward or about an entire category of people.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Prejudice 
B) ​Discrimination 
C) ​Segregation 
D) ​Racism 
A) ​Prejudice 
B) ​Discrimination 
C) ​Segregation 
D) ​Racism

Question 3

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which theoretical perspective would be most interested in the importance of the words we use to refer to other groups of people?​

Accepted Answer

A) Conflict 
B) Structural functionalism 
C) ​Symbolic interactionism 
D) Postmodernism 
A) Conflict 
B) Structural functionalism 
C) ​Symbolic interactionism 
D) Postmodernism

Question 5

The most frequently filed claims with the EEOC are allegations of

Accepted Answer

A) gender discrimination or harassment. 
B) age discrimination. 
C) race discrimination, racial harassment, or opposition to racial discrimination. 
D) discrimination based on national origin. 
A) gender discrimination or harassment. 
B) age discrimination. 
C) race discrimination, racial harassment, or opposition to racial discrimination. 
D) discrimination based on national origin.

Question 6

Nativist organizations advocate restricting immigration to the U.S.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

The largest ethnic category in the U.S. is

Accepted Answer

A) Hispanic. 
B) German. 
C) Italian. 
D) Irish. 
A) Hispanic. 
B) German. 
C) Italian. 
D) Irish.

Question 8

________  segregation ​is enacted into law.

Accepted Answer

A) De facto 
B) ​ De jure 
C) Pluralistic 
D) Minority 
A) De facto 
B) ​ De jure 
C) Pluralistic 
D) Minority

Question 9

Which of the following statements is true about immigrants in the United States?​

Accepted Answer

A) ​Immigrants do not want to learn English. 
B) ​Immigrants increase unemployment and lower wages among native workers. 
C) ​Immigrants are less likely than natives to commit crimes. 
D) ​Immigrants in the U.S. have children as a means to gain legal status. 
A) ​Immigrants do not want to learn English. 
B) ​Immigrants increase unemployment and lower wages among native workers. 
C) ​Immigrants are less likely than natives to commit crimes. 
D) ​Immigrants in the U.S. have children as a means to gain legal status.

Question 10

The act that would provide a pathway to legal status for the children of undocumented immigrants  is the _________ Act.

Accepted Answer

A) Undocumented Children 
B) DREAM 
C) Service to America 
D) Welfare 
A) Undocumented Children 
B) DREAM 
C) Service to America 
D) Welfare

Question 11

Race is

Accepted Answer

A) not real and thus has no meaning. 
B) socially created. 
C) determined by objective, reliable, and meaningful physical criteria. 
D) based on scientifically valid reasons for selecting certain biological traits over others. 
A) not real and thus has no meaning. 
B) socially created. 
C) determined by objective, reliable, and meaningful physical criteria. 
D) based on scientifically valid reasons for selecting certain biological traits over others.

Question 12

Which of the following is a subcategory of Hispanic?

Accepted Answer

A) Kurd 
B) Indonesian 
C) Puerto Rican 
D) Hmong 
A) Kurd 
B) Indonesian 
C) Puerto Rican 
D) Hmong

Question 13

Antimiscegenation laws are still in force in 10 states.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Segregation in the United States was enforced by

Accepted Answer

A) the Removal Act. 
B) the Jim Crow laws. 
C) the Acculturation Arrangement. 
D) the Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court decision. 
A) the Removal Act. 
B) the Jim Crow laws. 
C) the Acculturation Arrangement. 
D) the Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court decision.

Question 15

Define and provide an example of each of the following patterns of racial and ethnic group interaction: genocide, expulsion, colonialism, segregation, acculturation, pluralism, and assimilation.

Accepted Answer

Genocide is the deliberate and systemati

Question 16

Mandy tends to see lighter skinned individuals as more intelligent than darker skinned individuals. Mandy engages in​

Accepted Answer

A) ​overt discrimination. 
B) ​de jure segregation. 
C) ​colorism. 
D) ​color-blind racism. 
A) ​overt discrimination. 
B) ​de jure segregation. 
C) ​colorism. 
D) ​color-blind racism.

Question 17

A latent dysfunction of the 1960s civil rights legislation was

Accepted Answer

A) the economic conditions of blacks did not improve. 
B) perpetuation of stereotypes of blacks as lacking motivation and ability. 
C) as a whole, blacks began to surpass whites in economic status. 
D) both whites and blacks suffered greater job loss and financial insecurity. 
A) the economic conditions of blacks did not improve. 
B) perpetuation of stereotypes of blacks as lacking motivation and ability. 
C) as a whole, blacks began to surpass whites in economic status. 
D) both whites and blacks suffered greater job loss and financial insecurity.

Question 18

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

Question 19

What is institutional discrimination? Describe examples of institutional discrimination on the basis of race and ethnicity in employment, housing, and education in the United States.

Accepted Answer

Institutional discrimination refers to t

Question 20

A bank's policy denying loans to individuals of a certain neighborhood is an example of ________ discrimination.​

Accepted Answer

A) ​institutional 
B) ​individual 
C) ​overt 
D) ​colorism 
A) ​institutional 
B) ​individual 
C) ​overt 
D) ​colorism

What are Whiteness Studies and why are they important?

__________ refers to negative attitudes and feelings toward or about an entire category of people.

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

Which theoretical perspective would be most interested in the importance of the words we use to refer to other groups of people?

The most frequently filed claims with the EEOC are allegations of

Nativist organizations advocate restricting immigration to the U.S.

The largest ethnic category in the U.S. is

________ segregation is enacted into law.

Which of the following statements is true about immigrants in the United States?

The act that would provide a pathway to legal status for the children of undocumented immigrants is the _________ Act.

Race is

Which of the following is a subcategory of Hispanic?

Antimiscegenation laws are still in force in 10 states.

Segregation in the United States was enforced by

Define and provide an example of each of the following patterns of racial and ethnic group interaction: genocide, expulsion, colonialism, segregation, acculturation, pluralism, and assimilation.

Mandy tends to see lighter skinned individuals as more intelligent than darker skinned individuals. Mandy engages in

A latent dysfunction of the 1960s civil rights legislation was

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.

What is institutional discrimination? Describe examples of institutional discrimination on the basis of race and ethnicity in employment, housing, and education in the United States.

A bank's policy denying loans to individuals of a certain neighborhood is an example of ________ discrimination.

Thinking About Social Problems

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

Problems in Education

Gender Inequality

Sexual Orientation and the Struggle for Equality

Population Growth and Aging

Environmental Problems

Science and Technology

Conflict, War, and Terrorism

Filters

Exam 9: Race, Ethnicity, and Immigration

What are Whiteness Studies and why are they important?

__________ refers to negative attitudes and feelings toward or about an entire category of people.​

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

Which theoretical perspective would be most interested in the importance of the words we use to refer to other groups of people?​

The most frequently filed claims with the EEOC are allegations of

Nativist organizations advocate restricting immigration to the U.S.​

The largest ethnic category in the U.S. is

________ segregation ​is enacted into law.

Which of the following statements is true about immigrants in the United States?​

The act that would provide a pathway to legal status for the children of undocumented immigrants is the _________ Act.

Race is

Which of the following is a subcategory of Hispanic?

Antimiscegenation laws are still in force in 10 states.​

Segregation in the United States was enforced by

Define and provide an example of each of the following patterns of racial and ethnic group interaction: genocide, expulsion, colonialism, segregation, acculturation, pluralism, and assimilation.

Mandy tends to see lighter skinned individuals as more intelligent than darker skinned individuals. Mandy engages in​

A latent dysfunction of the 1960s civil rights legislation was

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.

What is institutional discrimination? Describe examples of institutional discrimination on the basis of race and ethnicity in employment, housing, and education in the United States.

A bank's policy denying loans to individuals of a certain neighborhood is an example of ________ discrimination.​

Thinking About Social Problems

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

Problems in Education

Gender Inequality

Sexual Orientation and the Struggle for Equality

Population Growth and Aging

Environmental Problems

Science and Technology

Conflict, War, and Terrorism

Filters

__________ refers to negative attitudes and feelings toward or about an entire category of people.

Which theoretical perspective would be most interested in the importance of the words we use to refer to other groups of people?

Nativist organizations advocate restricting immigration to the U.S.

________ segregation is enacted into law.

Which of the following statements is true about immigrants in the United States?

Antimiscegenation laws are still in force in 10 states.

Mandy tends to see lighter skinned individuals as more intelligent than darker skinned individuals. Mandy engages in

A bank's policy denying loans to individuals of a certain neighborhood is an example of ________ discrimination.