Exam 5: African Americans: From Segregation to Modern Institutional Discrimination and Modern Racism

The Moynihan Report, which supports the culture of poverty theory, could be considered by critics as an example of blaming the victim.

Up to one third of all Black men are under the supervision of the legal system in jail, in prison, on probation, or on parole. According to the chapter text, what accounts for this incredibly high level of supervision?

The civil rights movement's principles of nonviolence were adopted from the tenets of Christianity and from the teachings of ______.

The civil rights movement was successful in ending de facto segregation in the United States.

Summarize and critique the culture of poverty theory as it has been applied to African Americans. Does the culture of poverty theory provide an adequate explanation for Black urban poverty? Why or why not?

______ refers to the phenomenon of White families leaving cities for suburbs due to the influx of people of color into cities.

Recent state laws that require voters to show a government-issued photo ID are seen as a way to ______.

Recent racial justice movements have placed questions regarding racism in the criminal justice system at the forefront of their agendas. What policies, processes, and practices discussed in the chapter text support the argument that the criminal justice system is biased?

The increased commonality of interracial contact in public space has led to increases in more intimate contacts across racial lines. This process is predicted by which social theorist's model?

The chapter explores contemporary debates over history and remembering through discussing tensions regarding narratives of progress and postracialism and the meaning of Confederate symbols. What is the significance of history, remembering, and narratives in shaping contemporary race relations?

The Voting Rights Act of 1965 required that the same standards be used to register all citizens in federal, state, and local elections.

As opposed to the culture of poverty theory, the analysis presented in the chapter text sees the high percentage of female-headed households in the African American community as ______.

The concept of an urban underclass tends to treat the problems of African Americans as ______.

Black-White relations since the 1960s can be characterized as an era of ______.

Stop-and-frisk policies used by police are an example of ______.

Most segments of the African American community have the same experiences, regardless of class and gender.

All children of one African American parent and one White parent self-identify as African American.

The race riots of the mid-1960s began in a Black neighborhood in ______.

The increased interest in African culture following the Black Power movement supports which of the following conclusions about assimilation?

In regard to level of education, the gap between African Americans and European Americans has ______.