Question 1

Which major racial/ethnic category has the highest average household income?

Accepted Answer

A)  whites 
B)  African Americans 
C)  Hispanics 
D)  Asians 
E)  none of the above; another category altogether had the highest income 
A)  whites 
B)  African Americans 
C)  Hispanics 
D)  Asians 
E)  none of the above; another category altogether had the highest income D

Question 2

For the anti-Semite, all Jews are deviants.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 3

Referring to race and ethnicity as deviance is a form of blaming the victim.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Which of the following is not an example of "ethnic cleansing" or genocide? The:

Accepted Answer

A)  Holocaust 
B)  extermination of a million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in the late nineteenth century. 
C)  killing of between one and two million Chinese and Koreans by Imperial Japan in the 1930s and 1940s. 
D)  killing of American Indians by the U.S. Cavalry. 
E)  none of the above; all are examples of genocide. 
A)  Holocaust 
B)  extermination of a million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire in the late nineteenth century. 
C)  killing of between one and two million Chinese and Koreans by Imperial Japan in the 1930s and 1940s. 
D)  killing of American Indians by the U.S. Cavalry. 
E)  none of the above; all are examples of genocide.

Question 5

Races are distinct genetic categories with sharp boundaries between them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Nationally and internationally speaking, the relationship between Islamophobia and anti-Semitism in the population is:

Accepted Answer

A)  positive-that is, the countries with higher levels of hostility toward Muslims also have higher levels of hostility toward Jews. 
B)  negative-the countries with higher levels of hostility toward Muslims tend to have positive attitudes toward Jews, and vice versa 
C)  random-there is no relationship between Islamophobia and anti-Semitism 
D)  unknown and unknowable 
E)  none of the above 
A)  positive-that is, the countries with higher levels of hostility toward Muslims also have higher levels of hostility toward Jews. 
B)  negative-the countries with higher levels of hostility toward Muslims tend to have positive attitudes toward Jews, and vice versa 
C)  random-there is no relationship between Islamophobia and anti-Semitism 
D)  unknown and unknowable 
E)  none of the above

Question 7

Has racial segregation disappeared in the United States? Available research says that the residential separation of the races is:

Accepted Answer

A)  as great as it was four decades ago. 
B)  much greater than it was four decades ago. 
C)  substantially less than it was four decades ago. 
D)  unknown and unknowable. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  as great as it was four decades ago. 
B)  much greater than it was four decades ago. 
C)  substantially less than it was four decades ago. 
D)  unknown and unknowable. 
E)  none of the above

Question 8

Ned Polsky, a sociologist of deviance, argued that deviance only apply to behaviors and beliefs that "are not the person's fault"? His argument means that, by definition, deviance is the outcome of a rational choice made as a result of free will. This would mean that any compulsive behavior, determined by a mental condition or disorder, is not a form of deviance, and that would encompass many criminals, drug addicts and alcoholics, most people with a mental disorder, most of the people with unconventional physical conditions, and everyone belonging to a non-majority racial, ethnic, religious, and national-origin category. Do you think that his logic makes sense? Be specific and detailed in your argument.

Accepted Answer

Ned Polsky's argument that deviance only

Question 9

Between the 1960s and the twenty-first century, the percentage of whites who believe that blacks have as good a chance to get a job for which they are qualified as whites do has:

Accepted Answer

A)  increased 
B)  decreased 
C)  remained the same 
D)  remains unknown and unknowable 
E)  none of the above 
A)  increased 
B)  decreased 
C)  remained the same 
D)  remains unknown and unknowable 
E)  none of the above

Question 10

The most extreme form of tribal deviantization is genocide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Racism is ancient; negative definitions of some races have existed for thousands of years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Nationally, according to surveys, the population of which of the following countries of the world holds the most anti-Semitic views:

Accepted Answer

A)  Egypt 
B)  the United States 
C)  the United Kingdom 
D)  Sweden 
E)  Brazil 
A)  Egypt 
B)  the United States 
C)  the United Kingdom 
D)  Sweden 
E)  Brazil

Question 13

All racial and ethnic groups in the US are inter-marrying with one another more than they did in the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

As with social class, race and ethnicity can be looked at from two different perspectives-as a cause (or presumed cause) of deviant behavior, and as a form of putative deviance. Many sociologists have examined race and ethnicity as a cause of deviance-especially, specifically, delinquency and crime-but few have done so as, itself, a type or form of deviance. Why do you think this is and does the reasoning in this chapter adequately and sufficiently verify this line of reasoning?

Accepted Answer

There are a few reasons why sociologists

Question 15

Racial stigmatizing has disappeared in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to research, all-white neighborhoods have largely disappeared.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Americans are more likely to live in racially mixed neighborhoods than was true in the past.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Hostility toward Jews increases with:

Accepted Answer

A)  education 
B)  age 
C)  income 
D)  socioeconomic status 
E)  cosmopolitanism 
A)  education 
B)  age 
C)  income 
D)  socioeconomic status 
E)  cosmopolitanism

Question 19

Which of the following manifestations of racism and inter-ethnic hostility has increased in the past 15 years or so?

Accepted Answer

A)  Islamophobia 
B)  anti-Semitism 
C)  white racism against African Americans 
D)  hostility toward Native Americans or American Indians 
E)  none of the above has increased; all have decreased 
A)  Islamophobia 
B)  anti-Semitism 
C)  white racism against African Americans 
D)  hostility toward Native Americans or American Indians 
E)  none of the above has increased; all have decreased

Question 20

The relationship between anti-Semitism and education is:

Accepted Answer

A)  positive-the higher the education, the greater the anti-Semitism 
B)  negative-the higher the education, the lower the anti-Semitism 
C)  random-there is no relationship between education and anti-Semitism 
D)  unknown and unknowable 
E)  none of the above 
A)  positive-the higher the education, the greater the anti-Semitism 
B)  negative-the higher the education, the lower the anti-Semitism 
C)  random-there is no relationship between education and anti-Semitism 
D)  unknown and unknowable 
E)  none of the above

Which major racial/ethnic category has the highest average household income?

For the anti-Semite, all Jews are deviants.

Referring to race and ethnicity as deviance is a form of blaming the victim.

Which of the following is not an example of "ethnic cleansing" or genocide? The:

Races are distinct genetic categories with sharp boundaries between them.

Nationally and internationally speaking, the relationship between Islamophobia and anti-Semitism in the population is:

Has racial segregation disappeared in the United States? Available research says that the residential separation of the races is:

Between the 1960s and the twenty-first century, the percentage of whites who believe that blacks have as good a chance to get a job for which they are qualified as whites do has:

The most extreme form of tribal deviantization is genocide.

Racism is ancient; negative definitions of some races have existed for thousands of years.

Nationally, according to surveys, the population of which of the following countries of the world holds the most anti-Semitic views:

All racial and ethnic groups in the US are inter-marrying with one another more than they did in the past.

Racial stigmatizing has disappeared in the United States.

According to research, all-white neighborhoods have largely disappeared.

Americans are more likely to live in racially mixed neighborhoods than was true in the past.

Hostility toward Jews increases with:

Which of the following manifestations of racism and inter-ethnic hostility has increased in the past 15 years or so?

The relationship between anti-Semitism and education is:

Introducing Deviance

Explaining Deviant Behavior

Constructing Deviance

Poverty and Disrepute

Crime and Criminalization Criminal Behavior

White Collar Crime

Substance Abuse

Sexual Deviance

Unconventional Beliefs

Mental Disorder

Deviant Physical Characteristics

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Exam 12: Tribal Stigma: Race, Religion, and Ethnicity

Which major racial/ethnic category has the highest average household income?

For the anti-Semite, all Jews are deviants.

Referring to race and ethnicity as deviance is a form of blaming the victim.

Which of the following is not an example of "ethnic cleansing" or genocide? The:

Races are distinct genetic categories with sharp boundaries between them.

Nationally and internationally speaking, the relationship between Islamophobia and anti-Semitism in the population is:

Has racial segregation disappeared in the United States? Available research says that the residential separation of the races is:

Between the 1960s and the twenty-first century, the percentage of whites who believe that blacks have as good a chance to get a job for which they are qualified as whites do has:

The most extreme form of tribal deviantization is genocide.

Racism is ancient; negative definitions of some races have existed for thousands of years.

Nationally, according to surveys, the population of which of the following countries of the world holds the most anti-Semitic views:

All racial and ethnic groups in the US are inter-marrying with one another more than they did in the past.

Racial stigmatizing has disappeared in the United States.

According to research, all-white neighborhoods have largely disappeared.

Americans are more likely to live in racially mixed neighborhoods than was true in the past.

Hostility toward Jews increases with:

Which of the following manifestations of racism and inter-ethnic hostility has increased in the past 15 years or so?

The relationship between anti-Semitism and education is:

Introducing Deviance

Explaining Deviant Behavior

Constructing Deviance

Poverty and Disrepute

Crime and Criminalization Criminal Behavior

White Collar Crime

Substance Abuse

Sexual Deviance

Unconventional Beliefs

Mental Disorder

Deviant Physical Characteristics

Filters