Question 1

Discuss racial discrimination beyond policing in numerous other aspects of the criminal justice system.

Accepted Answer

Racial discrimination in the criminal ju

Question 2

The Klan and other white nationalist groups have grown significantly in number, in part because:

Accepted Answer

A)  of white extremists' concerns over the increase in Latino and Asian immigration. 
B)  the expanding racial diversity of the U.S. population. 
C)  the 2008/2012 elections of a black president (Barack Obama). 
D)  the racist rhetoric of President Donald Trump. 
E)  All the above 
A)  of white extremists' concerns over the increase in Latino and Asian immigration. 
B)  the expanding racial diversity of the U.S. population. 
C)  the 2008/2012 elections of a black president (Barack Obama). 
D)  the racist rhetoric of President Donald Trump. 
E)  All the above

Question 3

The activity of racist hate groups (e.g., neo-Nazi organizations) has dwindled dramatically in recent years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A disturbing array of blocking strategies used by ordinary and elite whites to reduce black and Latino representation or voting, includes which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  suddenly changing the location of polling places. 
B)  creating difficult registration procedures. 
C)  "ballot security" programs (i.e., where political operatives and private citizens take it upon themselves to police the voter rolls and voting booths). 
D)  All the above 
A)  suddenly changing the location of polling places. 
B)  creating difficult registration procedures. 
C)  "ballot security" programs (i.e., where political operatives and private citizens take it upon themselves to police the voter rolls and voting booths). 
D)  All the above

Question 5

"The state" is a relatively impersonal or unbiased terrain over which numerous racial groups compete today for political and social power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When issues of racism are discussed in the mainstream media all the following usually occurs EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  it is often working-class whites (sometimes stereotyped as "rednecks") who get tagged as the most serious racists by media commentators. 
B)  white blue-collar violence against black Americans and other Americans of color receives no news attention. 
C)  elite and middle-class whites are less frequently the focus of serious attention in discussions of racial discrimination. 
D)  discussions of discrimination that involve elite or middle-class discriminators usually avoids making connections to broader issues of systemic racism. 
A)  it is often working-class whites (sometimes stereotyped as "rednecks") who get tagged as the most serious racists by media commentators. 
B)  white blue-collar violence against black Americans and other Americans of color receives no news attention. 
C)  elite and middle-class whites are less frequently the focus of serious attention in discussions of racial discrimination. 
D)  discussions of discrimination that involve elite or middle-class discriminators usually avoids making connections to broader issues of systemic racism.

Question 7

Describe Wendy Leo Moore's and Joyce Bell's research on abstract free-speech defenses of racist hate speech and how these defenses ignore the perspectives of those who are racially oppressed.

Accepted Answer

Wendy Leo Moore and Joyce Bell's researc

Question 8

Your classmate believes that all Americans are fairly represented or adjudicated in the U.S. criminal justice system. Explain to him why he is mistaken.

Accepted Answer

Your classmate is mistaken because the U

Question 9

In regard to contemporary discriminatory practices, most whites seem to fall into one of three categories. These categories include all the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  whites who regularly engage in overtly discriminatory and other racist behavior. 
B)  whites who speak out against white racism, even to the point of risking injury, friendships, or jobs. 
C)  whites who discriminate in overt or subtle ways, who may not be consciously aware of some discrimination. 
D)  whites who are consistently bystanders, engaging in less direct discrimination but knowingly providing social support for those who discriminate. 
A)  whites who regularly engage in overtly discriminatory and other racist behavior. 
B)  whites who speak out against white racism, even to the point of risking injury, friendships, or jobs. 
C)  whites who discriminate in overt or subtle ways, who may not be consciously aware of some discrimination. 
D)  whites who are consistently bystanders, engaging in less direct discrimination but knowingly providing social support for those who discriminate.

Question 10

Since the 1980s, the Democratic Party's elected officials have consistently increased the input of citizens of color in regard to important state and national policymaking to a truly representative level.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Describe white hate crimes targeting Americans of color.

Accepted Answer

White hate crimes targeting Americans of

Question 12

Why are potential jurors of color often excluded from fair participation in the workings of the criminal justice system?

Accepted Answer

Potential jurors of color are often excl

Question 13

Describe Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's countering of the majority's 2007 white-framed ruling that greatly weakened the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision.

Accepted Answer

In 2007, Liberal Supreme Court Justice S

Question 14

How does the United Nations International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, implemented in 1969, define discrimination? What does this broad view accent?

Accepted Answer

The United Nations International Convent

Question 15

Describe the recent ethnographic study by sociologist Nicole Van Cleve of the U.S.'s largest criminal court system in Cook County, Illinois (Chicago area).

Accepted Answer

Sociologist Nicole Van Cleve recently co

Question 16

Discuss the policing of marijuana laws in terms of the racist framing of black Americans as distinctive illegal drug-users.

Accepted Answer

The policing of marijuana laws has histo

Question 17

The 2010 Fair Sentencing Act belatedly moved the minimum amount of crack cocaine to 28 grams, yet still far less than for powder cocaine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

While some social science theories play up the importance of "the state" as a relatively impersonal or unbiased terrain over which numerous racial groups compete today for political and social power, explain how this is not the empirical reality for the U.S., either in the past or the present.

Accepted Answer

The idea that "the state" is a neutral o

Question 19

According to legal scholar Jerome Culp, the white justices' assumptions in cases like City of Richmond, Virginia v. J. A. Croson Co. (1989) are examples of white supremacy. Discuss.

Accepted Answer

In the case of City of Richmond, Virgini

Question 20

A recent social science study in Philadelphia examined public stop-and-frisk data for predominantly black neighborhoods and found they had 70 percent more incidents of this type of racial profiling than did the nonblack neighborhoods.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Discuss racial discrimination beyond policing in numerous other aspects of the criminal justice system.

The Klan and other white nationalist groups have grown significantly in number, in part because:

The activity of racist hate groups (e.g., neo-Nazi organizations) has dwindled dramatically in recent years.

A disturbing array of blocking strategies used by ordinary and elite whites to reduce black and Latino representation or voting, includes which of the following?

"The state" is a relatively impersonal or unbiased terrain over which numerous racial groups compete today for political and social power.

When issues of racism are discussed in the mainstream media all the following usually occurs EXCEPT:

Describe Wendy Leo Moore's and Joyce Bell's research on abstract free-speech defenses of racist hate speech and how these defenses ignore the perspectives of those who are racially oppressed.

Your classmate believes that all Americans are fairly represented or adjudicated in the U.S. criminal justice system. Explain to him why he is mistaken.

In regard to contemporary discriminatory practices, most whites seem to fall into one of three categories. These categories include all the following EXCEPT:

Since the 1980s, the Democratic Party's elected officials have consistently increased the input of citizens of color in regard to important state and national policymaking to a truly representative level.

Describe white hate crimes targeting Americans of color.

Why are potential jurors of color often excluded from fair participation in the workings of the criminal justice system?

Describe Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's countering of the majority's 2007 white-framed ruling that greatly weakened the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision.

How does the United Nations International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, implemented in 1969, define discrimination? What does this broad view accent?

Describe the recent ethnographic study by sociologist Nicole Van Cleve of the U.S.'s largest criminal court system in Cook County, Illinois (Chicago area).

Discuss the policing of marijuana laws in terms of the racist framing of black Americans as distinctive illegal drug-users.

The 2010 Fair Sentencing Act belatedly moved the minimum amount of crack cocaine to 28 grams, yet still far less than for powder cocaine.

While some social science theories play up the importance of "the state" as a relatively impersonal or unbiased terrain over which numerous racial groups compete today for political and social power, explain how this is not the empirical reality for the U.S., either in the past or the present.

According to legal scholar Jerome Culp, the white justices' assumptions in cases like City of Richmond, Virginia v. J. A. Croson Co. (1989) are examples of white supremacy. Discuss.

A recent social science study in Philadelphia examined public stop-and-frisk data for predominantly black neighborhoods and found they had 70 percent more incidents of this type of racial profiling than did the nonblack neighborhoods.

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

More Racial Oppression: Other Institutional Sectors

White Privileges and Black Burdens: Still Systemic Racism

Systemic Racism: Other Americans of Color

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Exam 5: Racial Oppression Today: Everyday Practice

Discuss racial discrimination beyond policing in numerous other aspects of the criminal justice system.

The Klan and other white nationalist groups have grown significantly in number, in part because:

The activity of racist hate groups (e.g., neo-Nazi organizations) has dwindled dramatically in recent years.

A disturbing array of blocking strategies used by ordinary and elite whites to reduce black and Latino representation or voting, includes which of the following?

"The state" is a relatively impersonal or unbiased terrain over which numerous racial groups compete today for political and social power.

When issues of racism are discussed in the mainstream media all the following usually occurs EXCEPT:

Describe Wendy Leo Moore's and Joyce Bell's research on abstract free-speech defenses of racist hate speech and how these defenses ignore the perspectives of those who are racially oppressed.

Your classmate believes that all Americans are fairly represented or adjudicated in the U.S. criminal justice system. Explain to him why he is mistaken.

In regard to contemporary discriminatory practices, most whites seem to fall into one of three categories. These categories include all the following EXCEPT:

Since the 1980s, the Democratic Party's elected officials have consistently increased the input of citizens of color in regard to important state and national policymaking to a truly representative level.

Describe white hate crimes targeting Americans of color.

Why are potential jurors of color often excluded from fair participation in the workings of the criminal justice system?

Describe Liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer's countering of the majority's 2007 white-framed ruling that greatly weakened the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision.

How does the United Nations International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination, implemented in 1969, define discrimination? What does this broad view accent?

Describe the recent ethnographic study by sociologist Nicole Van Cleve of the U.S.'s largest criminal court system in Cook County, Illinois (Chicago area).

Discuss the policing of marijuana laws in terms of the racist framing of black Americans as distinctive illegal drug-users.

The 2010 Fair Sentencing Act belatedly moved the minimum amount of crack cocaine to 28 grams, yet still far less than for powder cocaine.

While some social science theories play up the importance of "the state" as a relatively impersonal or unbiased terrain over which numerous racial groups compete today for political and social power, explain how this is not the empirical reality for the U.S., either in the past or the present.

According to legal scholar Jerome Culp, the white justices' assumptions in cases like City of Richmond, Virginia v. J. A. Croson Co. (1989) are examples of white supremacy. Discuss.

A recent social science study in Philadelphia examined public stop-and-frisk data for predominantly black neighborhoods and found they had 70 percent more incidents of this type of racial profiling than did the nonblack neighborhoods.

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

More Racial Oppression: Other Institutional Sectors

White Privileges and Black Burdens: Still Systemic Racism

Systemic Racism: Other Americans of Color

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