Question 1

For decades, Mexican American children were often punished for speaking Spanish in schools.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In national surveys Asian Americans report little discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Joe Feagin and Kimberley Ducey write: "U.S. society is not a multiplicity of disconnected racisms directed at various peoples of color." Explain.

Accepted Answer

Joe Feagin and Kimberley Ducey argue tha

Question 4

Research studies indicate that few Asian Americans and Latinos feel pressure to adjust or abandon their national identities and cultural backgrounds in order to be white-conforming.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In a large survey, Latino and Asian Americans:

Accepted Answer

A)  mostly disagreed with strong racial stereotypes of African Americans. 
B)  mostly agreed with strong racial stereotypes of African Americans. 
C)  reported being least comfortable doing business with whites than with other racial groups. 
D)  reported being most comfortable doing business with African Americans than with other racial groups. 
E)  reported being most comfortable doing business with each other than with African Americans or whites. 
A)  mostly disagreed with strong racial stereotypes of African Americans. 
B)  mostly agreed with strong racial stereotypes of African Americans. 
C)  reported being least comfortable doing business with whites than with other racial groups. 
D)  reported being most comfortable doing business with African Americans than with other racial groups. 
E)  reported being most comfortable doing business with each other than with African Americans or whites.

Question 6

California once had a law that declared "no black or mulatto person, or Indian, shall be permitted to give evidence" against a white person, but excluded Chinese Americans because they were said to fall outside the term "black person."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Erica Childs's research on white-black couples found that their white family and friends described the couples' interracial relationships as:

Accepted Answer

A)  acceptable. 
B)  blessed by cultural differences. 
C)  natural. 
D)  non-traditional. 
E)  tolerable. 
A)  acceptable. 
B)  blessed by cultural differences. 
C)  natural. 
D)  non-traditional. 
E)  tolerable.

Question 8

When white mainstream media or other analysts say positive things about the success of certain Asian or Latino American groups, they tend to single out those who are all the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilated. 
B)  Christian. 
C)  lighter skinned. 
D)  white-acting. 
A)  assimilated. 
B)  Christian. 
C)  lighter skinned. 
D)  white-acting.

Question 9

"Redskins":

Accepted Answer

A)  was initially used by some whites and Native Americans to distinguish groups on the basis of skin color. 
B)  was used by whites to refer very negatively to Native Americans by the mid-nineteenth century. 
C)  was a reference to scalps, skins, and bodies of Native Americans presented by white hunters for bounty rewards by at least the 1860s. 
D)  All the above 
A)  was initially used by some whites and Native Americans to distinguish groups on the basis of skin color. 
B)  was used by whites to refer very negatively to Native Americans by the mid-nineteenth century. 
C)  was a reference to scalps, skins, and bodies of Native Americans presented by white hunters for bounty rewards by at least the 1860s. 
D)  All the above

Question 10

Groups like the National Council of La Raza have brought together a diverse group of Latinos to work on issues such as increasing positive representations of Latinos in the media and developing political coalitions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A survey of professionals of color in government and non-profit workplaces found a near-majority of Asian American female professionals reported racial, gender, and other discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

One recent survey concerning racial intermarriage found all the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  a minority of Americans surveyed view racial intermarriage as generally good. 
B)  a majority of Americans surveyed report that racial intermarriage made little difference or was bad for society. 
C)  younger respondents were the most positive about racial intermarriage. 
D)  better-educated respondents were the most positive about racial intermarriage. 
E)  newlywed respondents were the most positive about racial intermarriage. 
A)  a minority of Americans surveyed view racial intermarriage as generally good. 
B)  a majority of Americans surveyed report that racial intermarriage made little difference or was bad for society. 
C)  younger respondents were the most positive about racial intermarriage. 
D)  better-educated respondents were the most positive about racial intermarriage. 
E)  newlywed respondents were the most positive about racial intermarriage.

Question 13

Describe the infamous Gentleman's Agreement between the United States and Japan.

Accepted Answer

The infamous Gentleman's Agreement betwe

Question 14

Researchers recently examined hiring in Silicon Valley firms and found Asian Americans are the least likely to be promoted to higher-level managerial jobs.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

________________ are praised as being the ("model-minority") equals of whites who supposedly need no antidiscrimination protection.

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian Americans 
B)  Latinos 
C)  Jewish Americans 
D)  Native Americans 
E)  people of mixed bloods, designated the Win Tribe 
A)  Asian Americans 
B)  Latinos 
C)  Jewish Americans 
D)  Native Americans 
E)  people of mixed bloods, designated the Win Tribe

Question 16

When in the 1840s, thousands of whites began to migrate to California, Chinese and other Asian workers were often intentionally used by white employers to displace better-paid white workers.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Is 'becoming white' a real possibility? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

The concept of "becoming white" is not a

Question 18

____________ and ____________ are the most likely to intermarry.

Accepted Answer

A)  Asian Americans; African Americans 
B)  Latinos; Asian Americans 
C)  Latinos; African Americans 
D)  Whites; African Americans 
A)  Asian Americans; African Americans 
B)  Latinos; Asian Americans 
C)  Latinos; African Americans 
D)  Whites; African Americans

Question 19

Drawing on Chapter 8, illustrate the words of the African American scholar, Charles Lawrence, who remarked:
[W]e use the white man's words to demean ourselves and to disassociate ourselves from our sisters and brothers. And then we turn this self-hate on other racial groups who share with us the ignominy of not being white. … When a Vietnamese family is driven out of its home in a project by African-American youth, that is white supremacy. When a Korean store owner shoots an African-American teenager in the back of the head, that is white supremacy. When 33 percent of Latinos agree with the statement, "Even if given a chance, [African Americans] aren't capable of getting ahead," that is white supremacy.

Accepted Answer

In Chapter 8, Charles Lawrence, an Afric

Question 20

A 2017 study of a farming town examined whites' segregating actions in the face of a significant increase in Latino residents, and found:

Accepted Answer

A)  most whites reacted to this demographic change with nostalgia for their racial past. 
B)  most whites limited interracial interactions. 
C)  most whites privatized their lives away from the Latino residents, such as by shopping outside of town or putting their children in private schools. 
D)  white children adopted their parents' racial framing by segregating their own lives from Latino children. 
E)  All the above 
A)  most whites reacted to this demographic change with nostalgia for their racial past. 
B)  most whites limited interracial interactions. 
C)  most whites privatized their lives away from the Latino residents, such as by shopping outside of town or putting their children in private schools. 
D)  white children adopted their parents' racial framing by segregating their own lives from Latino children. 
E)  All the above

For decades, Mexican American children were often punished for speaking Spanish in schools.

In national surveys Asian Americans report little discrimination.

Joe Feagin and Kimberley Ducey write: "U.S. society is not a multiplicity of disconnected racisms directed at various peoples of color." Explain.

Research studies indicate that few Asian Americans and Latinos feel pressure to adjust or abandon their national identities and cultural backgrounds in order to be white-conforming.

In a large survey, Latino and Asian Americans:

California once had a law that declared "no black or mulatto person, or Indian, shall be permitted to give evidence" against a white person, but excluded Chinese Americans because they were said to fall outside the term "black person."

Erica Childs's research on white-black couples found that their white family and friends described the couples' interracial relationships as:

When white mainstream media or other analysts say positive things about the success of certain Asian or Latino American groups, they tend to single out those who are all the following EXCEPT:

"Redskins":

Groups like the National Council of La Raza have brought together a diverse group of Latinos to work on issues such as increasing positive representations of Latinos in the media and developing political coalitions.

A survey of professionals of color in government and non-profit workplaces found a near-majority of Asian American female professionals reported racial, gender, and other discrimination.

One recent survey concerning racial intermarriage found all the following EXCEPT:

Describe the infamous Gentleman's Agreement between the United States and Japan.

Researchers recently examined hiring in Silicon Valley firms and found Asian Americans are the least likely to be promoted to higher-level managerial jobs.

________________ are praised as being the ("model-minority") equals of whites who supposedly need no antidiscrimination protection.

When in the 1840s, thousands of whites began to migrate to California, Chinese and other Asian workers were often intentionally used by white employers to displace better-paid white workers.

Is 'becoming white' a real possibility? Why or why not?

and are the most likely to intermarry.

A 2017 study of a farming town examined whites' segregating actions in the face of a significant increase in Latino residents, and found:

Systemic Racism-A Comprehensive Perspective

Slavery Unwilling to Die- the Historical Development of Systemic Racism

The White Racial Frame- a Social Force

Contemporary Racial Framing: White Americans

Racial Oppression Today: Everyday Practice

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Exam 8: Systemic Racism: Other Americans of Color

For decades, Mexican American children were often punished for speaking Spanish in schools.

In national surveys Asian Americans report little discrimination.

Joe Feagin and Kimberley Ducey write: "U.S. society is not a multiplicity of disconnected racisms directed at various peoples of color." Explain.

Research studies indicate that few Asian Americans and Latinos feel pressure to adjust or abandon their national identities and cultural backgrounds in order to be white-conforming.

In a large survey, Latino and Asian Americans:

California once had a law that declared "no black or mulatto person, or Indian, shall be permitted to give evidence" against a white person, but excluded Chinese Americans because they were said to fall outside the term "black person."

Erica Childs's research on white-black couples found that their white family and friends described the couples' interracial relationships as:

When white mainstream media or other analysts say positive things about the success of certain Asian or Latino American groups, they tend to single out those who are all the following EXCEPT:

"Redskins":

Groups like the National Council of La Raza have brought together a diverse group of Latinos to work on issues such as increasing positive representations of Latinos in the media and developing political coalitions.

A survey of professionals of color in government and non-profit workplaces found a near-majority of Asian American female professionals reported racial, gender, and other discrimination.

One recent survey concerning racial intermarriage found all the following EXCEPT:

Describe the infamous Gentleman's Agreement between the United States and Japan.

Researchers recently examined hiring in Silicon Valley firms and found Asian Americans are the least likely to be promoted to higher-level managerial jobs.

________________ are praised as being the ("model-minority") equals of whites who supposedly need no antidiscrimination protection.

When in the 1840s, thousands of whites began to migrate to California, Chinese and other Asian workers were often intentionally used by white employers to displace better-paid white workers.

Is 'becoming white' a real possibility? Why or why not?

____________ and ____________ are the most likely to intermarry.

A 2017 study of a farming town examined whites' segregating actions in the face of a significant increase in Latino residents, and found:

Systemic Racism-A Comprehensive Perspective

Slavery Unwilling to Die- the Historical Development of Systemic Racism

The White Racial Frame- a Social Force

Contemporary Racial Framing: White Americans

Racial Oppression Today: Everyday Practice

More Racial Oppression: Other Institutional Sectors

White Privileges and Black Burdens: Still Systemic Racism

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and are the most likely to intermarry.