Question 1

Which of the following data regarding contemporary immigrants provide support for the traditional model of assimilation?

Accepted Answer

A)  The second generation tends to have higher incomes and levels of education than their parents. 
B)  As some immigrants Americanize, new immigrants will replace them and maintain ethnic cultures. 
C)  Some Hispanic groups face great barriers to accessing the middle class. 
D)  Immigrants who arrive with high levels of human capital enter the primary labor market. 
E)  Since the 1960s, interest in ethnic and racial heritages has increased. 
A)  The second generation tends to have higher incomes and levels of education than their parents. 
B)  As some immigrants Americanize, new immigrants will replace them and maintain ethnic cultures. 
C)  Some Hispanic groups face great barriers to accessing the middle class. 
D)  Immigrants who arrive with high levels of human capital enter the primary labor market. 
E)  Since the 1960s, interest in ethnic and racial heritages has increased.

Question 2

How do ideas about what it means to be an American shape perceptions of immigration? Inversely, how does the continued influx of new immigrants influence what it means to be an American?

Accepted Answer

Ideas about what it means to be an Ameri

Question 3

Which of the following groups has a higher percentage of college graduates, in comparison to non-Hispanic Whites?

Accepted Answer

A)  Haitian Americans 
B)  Jamaican Americans 
C)  Vietnamese Americans 
D)  Arab Americans 
E)  Ethiopian Americans 
A)  Haitian Americans 
B)  Jamaican Americans 
C)  Vietnamese Americans 
D)  Arab Americans 
E)  Ethiopian Americans

Question 4

Compared to Nigerian immigrants, immigrants from Ethiopia are more likely to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  be highly educated 
B)  be fluent in English 
C)  be highly skilled 
D)  have high incomes 
E)  be refugees 
A)  be highly educated 
B)  be fluent in English 
C)  be highly skilled 
D)  have high incomes 
E)  be refugees

Question 5

What do Jamaica and Nigeria have in common?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are both former Spanish colonies. 
B)  They are both former French colonies. 
C)  They are both former Italian colonies. 
D)  They are both former Portuguese colonies. 
E)  They are both former British colonies. 
A)  They are both former Spanish colonies. 
B)  They are both former French colonies. 
C)  They are both former Italian colonies. 
D)  They are both former Portuguese colonies. 
E)  They are both former British colonies.

Question 6

Higher rates of poverty among Ethiopians is due to their lower educational performance compared to national norms.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Recent immigrants from Egypt consist mostly of individuals with very little human capital.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The majority of immigrants are eligible for most publicly funded services (e.g., Medicaid, "food stamps").

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Immigrants who enter the primary labor market upon or soon after arrival tend to be highly educated, skilled professionals, and businesspeople.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

______ immigrants have incomes and educational levels that are somewhat comparable to those of colonized minority groups.

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian Indian 
B)  Korean 
C)  Filipino 
D)  Chinese 
E)  Vietnamese 
A)  Asian Indian 
B)  Korean 
C)  Filipino 
D)  Chinese 
E)  Vietnamese

Question 11

The use of services by undocumented immigrants is generally limited by their vulnerable legal status.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Less-skilled immigrants provide cheap labor for the low-wage secondary job market. Who are the primary beneficiaries of these immigrants?

Accepted Answer

A)  documented and undocumented immigrants 
B)  employers and U.S. consumers 
C)  employers and immigrants 
D)  U.S. consumers and immigrants 
E)  consumers in immigrants' homelands 
A)  documented and undocumented immigrants 
B)  employers and U.S. consumers 
C)  employers and immigrants 
D)  U.S. consumers and immigrants 
E)  consumers in immigrants' homelands

Question 13

Describe the impact of 9/11 on immigration and the reception of immigrants.

Accepted Answer

The impact of 9/11 on immigration and th

Question 14

Immigration typically flows from the Global South to the Global North due to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Global South nations constantly being at war 
B)  racism experienced in Global South nations 
C)  the underdevelopment of Global South nations by neoliberal policies 
D)  Global North nations having more advanced democracies 
E)  poor farming conditions in the Global South 
A)  Global South nations constantly being at war 
B)  racism experienced in Global South nations 
C)  the underdevelopment of Global South nations by neoliberal policies 
D)  Global North nations having more advanced democracies 
E)  poor farming conditions in the Global South

Question 15

______ is the term for the loss of more-educated citizens to other nations.

Accepted Answer

A)  Intellectual loss 
B)  Brain drain 
C)  Brain transfer 
D)  Capital loss 
E)  The immigrant's paradox 
A)  Intellectual loss 
B)  Brain drain 
C)  Brain transfer 
D)  Capital loss 
E)  The immigrant's paradox

Question 16

Immigration contributes to the wealth and affluence of more developed societies, particularly the dominant groups and elite classes of these societies.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Based on the case studies discussed in this chapter, discuss recent immigration from the non-Spanish-speaking Caribbean and Africa to the United States. List and discuss the differences in human capital between these groups. How have their experiences in the United States differed from one another?

Accepted Answer

Recent immigration from the non-Spanish-

Question 18

Indian immigrants to the United States are the Asian American group with the least human capital.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Explain the significance of globalization and neoliberalism in shaping immigration trends.

Accepted Answer

Globalization and neoliberalism have pla

Question 20

Contrary to popular opinion, undocumented immigrants ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  do not contribute to the Social Security system 
B)  place a burden on the nation's economic resources 
C)  do not contribute to the economy 
D)  pay a disproportionate amount of taxes 
E)  receive payroll tax deductions 
A)  do not contribute to the Social Security system 
B)  place a burden on the nation's economic resources 
C)  do not contribute to the economy 
D)  pay a disproportionate amount of taxes 
E)  receive payroll tax deductions

Which of the following data regarding contemporary immigrants provide support for the traditional model of assimilation?

How do ideas about what it means to be an American shape perceptions of immigration? Inversely, how does the continued influx of new immigrants influence what it means to be an American?

Which of the following groups has a higher percentage of college graduates, in comparison to non-Hispanic Whites?

Compared to Nigerian immigrants, immigrants from Ethiopia are more likely to ______.

What do Jamaica and Nigeria have in common?

Higher rates of poverty among Ethiopians is due to their lower educational performance compared to national norms.

Recent immigrants from Egypt consist mostly of individuals with very little human capital.

The majority of immigrants are eligible for most publicly funded services (e.g., Medicaid, "food stamps").

Immigrants who enter the primary labor market upon or soon after arrival tend to be highly educated, skilled professionals, and businesspeople.

______ immigrants have incomes and educational levels that are somewhat comparable to those of colonized minority groups.

The use of services by undocumented immigrants is generally limited by their vulnerable legal status.

Less-skilled immigrants provide cheap labor for the low-wage secondary job market. Who are the primary beneficiaries of these immigrants?

Describe the impact of 9/11 on immigration and the reception of immigrants.

Immigration typically flows from the Global South to the Global North due to ______.

______ is the term for the loss of more-educated citizens to other nations.

Immigration contributes to the wealth and affluence of more developed societies, particularly the dominant groups and elite classes of these societies.

Based on the case studies discussed in this chapter, discuss recent immigration from the non-Spanish-speaking Caribbean and Africa to the United States. List and discuss the differences in human capital between these groups. How have their experiences in the United States differed from one another?

Indian immigrants to the United States are the Asian American group with the least human capital.

Explain the significance of globalization and neoliberalism in shaping immigration trends.

Contrary to popular opinion, undocumented immigrants ______.

Diversity in the United States: Questions and Concepts

Assimilation and Pluralism: From Immigrants to White Ethnics

The Development of Dominantminority Relations in Preindustrial America: The Origins of Slavery

Industrialization and Dominantminority Relations: From Slavery to Segregation and the Coming of Postindustrial Society

African Americans: From Segregation to Modern Institutional Discrimination and Modern Racism

Native Americans: From Conquest to Tribal Survival in a Postindustrial Society

Hispanic Americans: Colonization, Immigration, and Ethnic Enclaves

Asian Americans: Model Minorities

Minority Groups and Us Society: Themes, Patterns, and the Future

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Exam 9: New Americans, Assimilation, and Old Challenges

Which of the following data regarding contemporary immigrants provide support for the traditional model of assimilation?

How do ideas about what it means to be an American shape perceptions of immigration? Inversely, how does the continued influx of new immigrants influence what it means to be an American?

Which of the following groups has a higher percentage of college graduates, in comparison to non-Hispanic Whites?

Compared to Nigerian immigrants, immigrants from Ethiopia are more likely to ______.

What do Jamaica and Nigeria have in common?

Higher rates of poverty among Ethiopians is due to their lower educational performance compared to national norms.

Recent immigrants from Egypt consist mostly of individuals with very little human capital.

The majority of immigrants are eligible for most publicly funded services (e.g., Medicaid, "food stamps").

Immigrants who enter the primary labor market upon or soon after arrival tend to be highly educated, skilled professionals, and businesspeople.

______ immigrants have incomes and educational levels that are somewhat comparable to those of colonized minority groups.

The use of services by undocumented immigrants is generally limited by their vulnerable legal status.

Less-skilled immigrants provide cheap labor for the low-wage secondary job market. Who are the primary beneficiaries of these immigrants?

Describe the impact of 9/11 on immigration and the reception of immigrants.

Immigration typically flows from the Global South to the Global North due to ______.

______ is the term for the loss of more-educated citizens to other nations.

Immigration contributes to the wealth and affluence of more developed societies, particularly the dominant groups and elite classes of these societies.

Based on the case studies discussed in this chapter, discuss recent immigration from the non-Spanish-speaking Caribbean and Africa to the United States. List and discuss the differences in human capital between these groups. How have their experiences in the United States differed from one another?

Indian immigrants to the United States are the Asian American group with the least human capital.

Explain the significance of globalization and neoliberalism in shaping immigration trends.

Contrary to popular opinion, undocumented immigrants ______.

Diversity in the United States: Questions and Concepts

Assimilation and Pluralism: From Immigrants to White Ethnics

The Development of Dominantminority Relations in Preindustrial America: The Origins of Slavery

Industrialization and Dominantminority Relations: From Slavery to Segregation and the Coming of Postindustrial Society

African Americans: From Segregation to Modern Institutional Discrimination and Modern Racism

Native Americans: From Conquest to Tribal Survival in a Postindustrial Society

Hispanic Americans: Colonization, Immigration, and Ethnic Enclaves

Asian Americans: Model Minorities

Minority Groups and Us Society: Themes, Patterns, and the Future

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