Question 1

The 125,000 Cubans who entered the United States in 1980 during the "Mariel boat lift" were largely

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A)  professionals. 
B)  skilled workers. 
C)  labeled "undesirable" by the Cuban government. 
D)  middle class and college educated. 
A)  professionals. 
B)  skilled workers. 
C)  labeled "undesirable" by the Cuban government. 
D)  middle class and college educated.

Question 2

Which of the following statements about racial categories as they exist today is true?

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A)  Official institutions, such as governments, produce and maintain the meaning of race. 
B)  Racial formation occurs in youth. 
C)  Biological characteristics are the major determinants of race. 
D)  Individuals have a single race but multiple ethnicities. 
A)  Official institutions, such as governments, produce and maintain the meaning of race. 
B)  Racial formation occurs in youth. 
C)  Biological characteristics are the major determinants of race. 
D)  Individuals have a single race but multiple ethnicities.

Question 3

Prejudice involves

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A)  prejudgment but not misjudgment. 
B)  misjudgment but not prejudgment. 
C)  both prejudgment and misjudgment. 
D)  neither prejudgment nor misjudgment. 
A)  prejudgment but not misjudgment. 
B)  misjudgment but not prejudgment. 
C)  both prejudgment and misjudgment. 
D)  neither prejudgment nor misjudgment.

Question 4

A traditional stereotype of African Americans is that they are inherently lazy. This stereotype has also been applied to Hispanics, Polish, and Irish groups. This is an example of

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A)  cultural relativism. 
B)  stereotype interchangeability. 
C)  ethnic inferiority. 
D)  retrospective determinism. 
A)  cultural relativism. 
B)  stereotype interchangeability. 
C)  ethnic inferiority. 
D)  retrospective determinism.

Question 5

According to sociologists, racism

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A)  is the perception and treatment of members of a racial group as inferior. 
B)  is limited to individual behavior. 
C)  involves actions, not attitudes. 
D)  has practically disappeared in the United States since Barack Obama was elected president. 
A)  is the perception and treatment of members of a racial group as inferior. 
B)  is limited to individual behavior. 
C)  involves actions, not attitudes. 
D)  has practically disappeared in the United States since Barack Obama was elected president.

Question 6

The largest concentration of Koreans in the United States today is located in

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A)  San Francisco. 
B)  Los Angeles. 
C)  Washington, D.C. 
D)  New York. 
A)  San Francisco. 
B)  Los Angeles. 
C)  Washington, D.C. 
D)  New York.

Question 7

Because colorblind racism is characterized by the insistence that the individual espousing it sees no differences among races, colorblind racism may hide

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A)  stereotype interchangeability 
B)  White privilege 
C)  pluralist frustration 
D)  institutional racism 
A)  stereotype interchangeability 
B)  White privilege 
C)  pluralist frustration 
D)  institutional racism

Question 8

Even when overt racism dissipates, aversive racism tends to persist.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Like other immigrant groups, Middle Eastern immigrants

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A)  spoke primarily English on their arrival. 
B)  formed ethnic enclaves. 
C)  have very high poverty rates. 
D)  were wealthier than most Americans. 
A)  spoke primarily English on their arrival. 
B)  formed ethnic enclaves. 
C)  have very high poverty rates. 
D)  were wealthier than most Americans.

Question 10

Which of the following is best described as institutional racism?

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A)  Airport security procedures that specify people who appear to be Middle Eastern should be scrutinized more closely than others 
B)  A waiter refusing to serve a Black man who sits in his section 
C)  Dr. Jones, a professor, claiming she doesn't even notice the color of her students' skin 
D)  A landlord who will never rent to anyone who has dark skin 
A)  Airport security procedures that specify people who appear to be Middle Eastern should be scrutinized more closely than others 
B)  A waiter refusing to serve a Black man who sits in his section 
C)  Dr. Jones, a professor, claiming she doesn't even notice the color of her students' skin 
D)  A landlord who will never rent to anyone who has dark skin

Question 11

Despite the way they were regarded by newly arriving Europeans and continue to be regarded today, Native Americans had

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A)  a common language. 
B)  heterogeneous cultures. 
C)  common beliefs. 
D)  shared values. 
A)  a common language. 
B)  heterogeneous cultures. 
C)  common beliefs. 
D)  shared values.

Question 12

The group collectively referred to as White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (WASPs) who settled in the "New World" did not include the

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A)  English. 
B)  Irish. 
C)  Scots. 
D)  Welsh. 
A)  English. 
B)  Irish. 
C)  Scots. 
D)  Welsh.

Question 13

During the Golden Age of the Ranchos, _____ created a class system within the Chicano community.

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A)  capitalism 
B)  concentration of land in the hands of a few 
C)  slavery 
D)  a social structure of exclusion 
A)  capitalism 
B)  concentration of land in the hands of a few 
C)  slavery 
D)  a social structure of exclusion

Question 14

Contrast the concepts of gender, cultural, class, and racial stereotypes, providing examples of each.

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Gender stereotypes are beliefs and assum

Question 15

Regardless of their country of origin, White immigrants to the United States have been welcomed with open arms by Whites whose families immigrated during colonial times.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Compare and contrast the various forms of racism. Provide examples to illustrate the differences among overt racism, laissez-faire racism, and colorblind racism.

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Racism can manifest in various forms, ea

Question 17

What is the origin and importance of the phrase "separate but equal"?

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The phrase "separate but equal" originat

Question 18

The culture-structure account of racial inequality emphasizes that less successful minority groups have values that differ from the more successful majority.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Discuss the how the experience of Germans, Irish, French, and other White groups who arrived after the original influx of White Anglo Saxon Protestants (WASPs) differed from that of WASPs.

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The experience of Germans, Irish, French

Question 20

Discuss the assimilation perspective as it was originally formulated. How is assimilation now understood?

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The assimilation perspective, as origina

The 125,000 Cubans who entered the United States in 1980 during the "Mariel boat lift" were largely

Which of the following statements about racial categories as they exist today is true?

Prejudice involves

A traditional stereotype of African Americans is that they are inherently lazy. This stereotype has also been applied to Hispanics, Polish, and Irish groups. This is an example of

According to sociologists, racism

The largest concentration of Koreans in the United States today is located in

Because colorblind racism is characterized by the insistence that the individual espousing it sees no differences among races, colorblind racism may hide

Even when overt racism dissipates, aversive racism tends to persist.

Like other immigrant groups, Middle Eastern immigrants

Which of the following is best described as institutional racism?

Despite the way they were regarded by newly arriving Europeans and continue to be regarded today, Native Americans had

The group collectively referred to as White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (WASPs) who settled in the "New World" did not include the

During the Golden Age of the Ranchos, _____ created a class system within the Chicano community.

Contrast the concepts of gender, cultural, class, and racial stereotypes, providing examples of each.

Regardless of their country of origin, White immigrants to the United States have been welcomed with open arms by Whites whose families immigrated during colonial times.

Compare and contrast the various forms of racism. Provide examples to illustrate the differences among overt racism, laissez-faire racism, and colorblind racism.

What is the origin and importance of the phrase "separate but equal"?

The culture-structure account of racial inequality emphasizes that less successful minority groups have values that differ from the more successful majority.

Discuss the how the experience of Germans, Irish, French, and other White groups who arrived after the original influx of White Anglo Saxon Protestants (WASPs) differed from that of WASPs.

Discuss the assimilation perspective as it was originally formulated. How is assimilation now understood?

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Culture

Doing Sociological Research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organization

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Social Class and Social Stratification

Global Stratification

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Sexuality

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Exam 10: Race and Ethnicity

The 125,000 Cubans who entered the United States in 1980 during the "Mariel boat lift" were largely

Which of the following statements about racial categories as they exist today is true?

Prejudice involves

A traditional stereotype of African Americans is that they are inherently lazy. This stereotype has also been applied to Hispanics, Polish, and Irish groups. This is an example of

According to sociologists, racism

The largest concentration of Koreans in the United States today is located in

Because colorblind racism is characterized by the insistence that the individual espousing it sees no differences among races, colorblind racism may hide

Even when overt racism dissipates, aversive racism tends to persist.

Like other immigrant groups, Middle Eastern immigrants

Which of the following is best described as institutional racism?

Despite the way they were regarded by newly arriving Europeans and continue to be regarded today, Native Americans had

The group collectively referred to as White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (WASPs) who settled in the "New World" did not include the

During the Golden Age of the Ranchos, _____ created a class system within the Chicano community.

Contrast the concepts of gender, cultural, class, and racial stereotypes, providing examples of each.

Regardless of their country of origin, White immigrants to the United States have been welcomed with open arms by Whites whose families immigrated during colonial times.

Compare and contrast the various forms of racism. Provide examples to illustrate the differences among overt racism, laissez-faire racism, and colorblind racism.

What is the origin and importance of the phrase "separate but equal"?

The culture-structure account of racial inequality emphasizes that less successful minority groups have values that differ from the more successful majority.

Discuss the how the experience of Germans, Irish, French, and other White groups who arrived after the original influx of White Anglo Saxon Protestants (WASPs) differed from that of WASPs.

Discuss the assimilation perspective as it was originally formulated. How is assimilation now understood?

Sociological Perspective

Culture

Doing Sociological Research

Socialization and the Life Course

Social Structure and Social Interaction

Groups and Organization

Deviance and Crime

Social Class and Social Stratification

Global Stratification

Gender

Sexuality

Families and Religion

Education and Health Care

Economy and Politics

Environment, Population and Social Change

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