Question 1

Describe the field study using white testers and testers of color that found significant housing discrimination targeting Asian Americans.

Accepted Answer

The field study used both white testers

Question 2

Your friends argue that the number of black athletes and other athletes of color is a sign that white racism is no longer a problem in college and professional sports. Explain to your friend why this view is mistaken.

Accepted Answer

While it is true that there are a signif

Question 3

When complaints are brought by victims of discrimination to the state housing agencies, which vary greatly in the processing, they usually find some redress for the discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A recent New York City study found that upper-middle-class white parents:

Accepted Answer

A)  desire a racially diverse education for their children. 
B)  choose predominantly white schools and programs in their school district. 
C)  do not want their children to attend a mostly white school. 
D)  do not want their children to attend a school with a small minority of whites amongst a majority of low-income children of color. 
E)  All the above 
A)  desire a racially diverse education for their children. 
B)  choose predominantly white schools and programs in their school district. 
C)  do not want their children to attend a mostly white school. 
D)  do not want their children to attend a school with a small minority of whites amongst a majority of low-income children of color. 
E)  All the above

Question 5

A significant aspect of the Great Recession (2008-2010) involved white lending officials' discriminatory lending practices, including all the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  regularly channeling black and Latino homeowners into subprime (high-interest) home loans when they would have qualified for regular-interest, less risky loans. 
B)  regularly channeling poor white homeowners into subprime (high-interest) home loans when they would have qualified for regular-interest, less risky loans. 
C)  ensuring black and Latino homebuyers were more than twice as likely as white homebuyers to receive expensive subprime mortgages, even after loan amounts and household incomes were taken into account. 
D)  expanding loans to families of color and making substantial profits even though lenders knew the families would have trouble repaying the loans. 
E)  granting high-interest loans for second mortgages to unsuspecting customers of color with the argument that the latter could use their home equities for important needs such as paying medical bills. 
A)  regularly channeling black and Latino homeowners into subprime (high-interest) home loans when they would have qualified for regular-interest, less risky loans. 
B)  regularly channeling poor white homeowners into subprime (high-interest) home loans when they would have qualified for regular-interest, less risky loans. 
C)  ensuring black and Latino homebuyers were more than twice as likely as white homebuyers to receive expensive subprime mortgages, even after loan amounts and household incomes were taken into account. 
D)  expanding loans to families of color and making substantial profits even though lenders knew the families would have trouble repaying the loans. 
E)  granting high-interest loans for second mortgages to unsuspecting customers of color with the argument that the latter could use their home equities for important needs such as paying medical bills.

Question 6

A 2017 National Academy of Sciences overview evaluation of 28 field studies of employment discrimination completed since 1989 found that there has been no reduction in overt hiring discrimination faced by African Americans over this long period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Employers in predominantly white labor markets tend not to rely on white workers' social networks to enlist employees.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Describe Joe Feagin's and Leslie Picca's study in which they had 308 students of color at numerous colleges and universities keep diaries of racial events they encountered for a few weeks during one semester.

Accepted Answer

Joe Feagin and Leslie Picca conducted a

Question 9

Only since the ______ have federal regulations sought to ban lending discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A)  1940s 
B)  1950s 
C)  1960s 
D)  1970s 
E)  1980s 
A)  1940s 
B)  1950s 
C)  1960s 
D)  1970s 
E)  1980s

Question 10

Robert Bullard and Beverly Wright have analyzed progress in regard to environmental protection for the U.S. citizenry. What are their conclusions?

Accepted Answer

Robert Bullard and Beverly Wright have b

Question 11

Today, African Americans are almost as segregated from whites within the suburban belts around cities compared to a few decades ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Today, a majority of black men are employed in the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  moderate-wage clerical jobs. 
B)  relatively low-paying blue-collar jobs. 
C)  managerial jobs disproportionately servicing black clients or consumers. 
D)  professional jobs disproportionately servicing black clients or consumers. 
E)  part-time work. 
A)  moderate-wage clerical jobs. 
B)  relatively low-paying blue-collar jobs. 
C)  managerial jobs disproportionately servicing black clients or consumers. 
D)  professional jobs disproportionately servicing black clients or consumers. 
E)  part-time work.

Question 13

The alienating racist system creates much damage to those targeted by it. W.E.B. Du Bois once described being black in the United States as being a person looking out of a deep mountain cave. Invoking Plato's Allegory of the Cave, Du Bois described life behind the veil as being imprisoned in and cut-off from the dominant world of whites. Based on your understanding of racial barriers in education, why do you think Du Bois drew on a cave metaphor?

Accepted Answer

Du Bois likely drew on the cave metaphor

Question 14

The expression of racial hostility and discrimination by modern-day whites takes an imposing array of damaging forms, from blatant discrimination to subtler and covert discrimination. Blatant examples from 2017-2018 alone illustrate the enduring presence of everyday racism in the frontstage. Discuss.

Accepted Answer

The expression of racial hostility and d

Question 15

About three-quarters of black students and 80 percent of Latino students currently attend a school that has ______ percent of students of color.

Accepted Answer

A)  10-30 
B)  20-50 
C)  30-70 
D)  40-80 
E)  50-100 
A)  10-30 
B)  20-50 
C)  30-70 
D)  40-80 
E)  50-100

Question 16

Today, there remains large racial differences in mortgage rejection rates. Some of this lending differential appears to be motivated by a concern for what are termed "sound business practices," and thus does not appear to be intentionally discriminatory. Explain.

Accepted Answer

The large racial differences in mortgage

Question 17

Typically, blacks spend proportionately less time interacting with whites than whites spend interacting with blacks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In a survey of 366 professionals of color who had gone through the National Urban Fellows leadership program, Hispanic women reported facing more discrimination than Hispanic men.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Discuss white officials' implementation of exclusionary zoning laws and other discriminatory laws reducing the type of housing that many people of color can afford, as well as recent actions of conservative Supreme Court majorities in decisions knocking down attempts to desegregate all-white suburban school districts.

Accepted Answer

The implementation of exclusionary zonin

Question 20

Fortune magazine has underscored the reality of black women as double outsiders in corporate America via:

Accepted Answer

A)  their demoralization. 
B)  the overlooking of their credentials. 
C)  the diminishment of their accomplishments. 
D)  cultural slights. 
E)  All the above 
A)  their demoralization. 
B)  the overlooking of their credentials. 
C)  the diminishment of their accomplishments. 
D)  cultural slights. 
E)  All the above

Describe the field study using white testers and testers of color that found significant housing discrimination targeting Asian Americans.

Your friends argue that the number of black athletes and other athletes of color is a sign that white racism is no longer a problem in college and professional sports. Explain to your friend why this view is mistaken.

When complaints are brought by victims of discrimination to the state housing agencies, which vary greatly in the processing, they usually find some redress for the discrimination.

A recent New York City study found that upper-middle-class white parents:

A significant aspect of the Great Recession (2008-2010) involved white lending officials' discriminatory lending practices, including all the following EXCEPT:

A 2017 National Academy of Sciences overview evaluation of 28 field studies of employment discrimination completed since 1989 found that there has been no reduction in overt hiring discrimination faced by African Americans over this long period.

Employers in predominantly white labor markets tend not to rely on white workers' social networks to enlist employees.

Describe Joe Feagin's and Leslie Picca's study in which they had 308 students of color at numerous colleges and universities keep diaries of racial events they encountered for a few weeks during one semester.

Only since the ______ have federal regulations sought to ban lending discrimination.

Robert Bullard and Beverly Wright have analyzed progress in regard to environmental protection for the U.S. citizenry. What are their conclusions?

Today, African Americans are almost as segregated from whites within the suburban belts around cities compared to a few decades ago.

Today, a majority of black men are employed in the following EXCEPT:

About three-quarters of black students and 80 percent of Latino students currently attend a school that has ______ percent of students of color.

Today, there remains large racial differences in mortgage rejection rates. Some of this lending differential appears to be motivated by a concern for what are termed "sound business practices," and thus does not appear to be intentionally discriminatory. Explain.

Typically, blacks spend proportionately less time interacting with whites than whites spend interacting with blacks.

In a survey of 366 professionals of color who had gone through the National Urban Fellows leadership program, Hispanic women reported facing more discrimination than Hispanic men.

Fortune magazine has underscored the reality of black women as double outsiders in corporate America via:

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

White Privileges and Black Burdens: Still Systemic Racism

Systemic Racism: Other Americans of Color

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Exam 6: More Racial Oppression: Other Institutional Sectors

Describe the field study using white testers and testers of color that found significant housing discrimination targeting Asian Americans.

Your friends argue that the number of black athletes and other athletes of color is a sign that white racism is no longer a problem in college and professional sports. Explain to your friend why this view is mistaken.

When complaints are brought by victims of discrimination to the state housing agencies, which vary greatly in the processing, they usually find some redress for the discrimination.

A recent New York City study found that upper-middle-class white parents:

A significant aspect of the Great Recession (2008-2010) involved white lending officials' discriminatory lending practices, including all the following EXCEPT:

A 2017 National Academy of Sciences overview evaluation of 28 field studies of employment discrimination completed since 1989 found that there has been no reduction in overt hiring discrimination faced by African Americans over this long period.

Employers in predominantly white labor markets tend not to rely on white workers' social networks to enlist employees.

Describe Joe Feagin's and Leslie Picca's study in which they had 308 students of color at numerous colleges and universities keep diaries of racial events they encountered for a few weeks during one semester.

Only since the ______ have federal regulations sought to ban lending discrimination.

Robert Bullard and Beverly Wright have analyzed progress in regard to environmental protection for the U.S. citizenry. What are their conclusions?

Today, African Americans are almost as segregated from whites within the suburban belts around cities compared to a few decades ago.

Today, a majority of black men are employed in the following EXCEPT:

About three-quarters of black students and 80 percent of Latino students currently attend a school that has ______ percent of students of color.

Today, there remains large racial differences in mortgage rejection rates. Some of this lending differential appears to be motivated by a concern for what are termed "sound business practices," and thus does not appear to be intentionally discriminatory. Explain.

Typically, blacks spend proportionately less time interacting with whites than whites spend interacting with blacks.

In a survey of 366 professionals of color who had gone through the National Urban Fellows leadership program, Hispanic women reported facing more discrimination than Hispanic men.

Fortune magazine has underscored the reality of black women as double outsiders in corporate America via:

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

White Privileges and Black Burdens: Still Systemic Racism

Systemic Racism: Other Americans of Color

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