Question 1

When a recent Pew survey asked a sample of Americans why blacks had such a difficult time getting ahead, most:

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans said the cause is racism, while most whites did not agree. 
B)  African Americans said that blacks didn't try hard enough, while most whites didn't agree. 
C)  African Americans and whites said that the cause is racism. 
D)  African Americans and whites said that the reason is that blacks don't try hard enough. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  African Americans said the cause is racism, while most whites did not agree. 
B)  African Americans said that blacks didn't try hard enough, while most whites didn't agree. 
C)  African Americans and whites said that the cause is racism. 
D)  African Americans and whites said that the reason is that blacks don't try hard enough. 
E)  none of the above

Question 2

The "blaming the victim" objection to the sociology of deviance, which we encountered earlier in Deviant Behavior, raises its ugly head with a special vengeance in this chapter on race and ethnicity. Does it apply here? Does it apply to any behavior, belief, or trait the sociologist studies as deviance? Why is it of special significance with respect to race? Why does the author regard this objection as flawed by logic, misinformation, and a lack of intelligence?

Accepted Answer

The "blaming the victim" objection does

Question 3

Which of the following unhealthful medical conditions are African Americans not more likely to suffer from than whites? A higher rate of:

Accepted Answer

A)  infant mortality 
B)  HIV/AIDS among men 
C)  obesity among women 
D)  hypertension, diabetes, and stroke 
E)  none of the above; African Americans are more likely to suffer a higher rate of all of them than whites are. 
A)  infant mortality 
B)  HIV/AIDS among men 
C)  obesity among women 
D)  hypertension, diabetes, and stroke 
E)  none of the above; African Americans are more likely to suffer a higher rate of all of them than whites are.

Question 4

The percent of the white electorate who voted for the candidacy of Barak Obama in 2008 and 2012 was a:

Accepted Answer

A)  landslide majority-over 75 percent. 
B)  bare majority-over 50 percent but substantially under 75 percent. 
C)  minority-under 50 percent. 
D)  unknown and unknowable, since voting is secret, 
E)  none of the above 
A)  landslide majority-over 75 percent. 
B)  bare majority-over 50 percent but substantially under 75 percent. 
C)  minority-under 50 percent. 
D)  unknown and unknowable, since voting is secret, 
E)  none of the above

Question 5

During a recent year, among the 35 most affluent, economically developed nations of the world, the United States has:

Accepted Answer

A)  the lowest rate of infant mortality. 
B)  the highest rate of infant mortality. 
C)  the third lowest rate of infant mortality. 
D)  the third highest rate of infant mortality. 
E)  none of the above 
A)  the lowest rate of infant mortality. 
B)  the highest rate of infant mortality. 
C)  the third lowest rate of infant mortality. 
D)  the third highest rate of infant mortality. 
E)  none of the above

Question 6

Ethnicity should not and cannot be regarded as a form of deviance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A majority of the population living in predominantly Muslim nations has an unfavorable view of the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The term that means "hatred of foreigners" is:

Accepted Answer

A)  anti-Semitism 
B)  racism 
C)  ethnic hostility 
D)  Islamophobia 
E)  Xenophobia 
A)  anti-Semitism 
B)  racism 
C)  ethnic hostility 
D)  Islamophobia 
E)  Xenophobia

Question 9

African Americans are more likely to be the victims of crime than is true of whites.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Critical race theory argues that the basic institutions of American society maintain white supremacy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

In which of the following countries is the level of anti-Semitism, or the most negative view of the Jew, the lowest:

Accepted Answer

A)  Nigeria 
B)  Malaysia 
C)  Indonesia 
D)  France 
E)  Russia 
A)  Nigeria 
B)  Malaysia 
C)  Indonesia 
D)  France 
E)  Russia

Question 12

Hostility toward Muslims 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 13

Which of the following is the clearest example of tribal stigma:

Accepted Answer

A)  homophobia 
B)  poverty and disrepute 
C)  hostility toward deviant physical characteristics 
D)  prejudice against the mentally disabled 
E)  anti-Semitism 
A)  homophobia 
B)  poverty and disrepute 
C)  hostility toward deviant physical characteristics 
D)  prejudice against the mentally disabled 
E)  anti-Semitism

Question 14

What culture and society regards as race is largely a social construct.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Today, African Americans are more likely to live in predominantly black neighborhoods than was true four decades ago.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

After Barak Obama was elected President of the United States, most Americans, black and white, said that race relations in the US were improving; after Donald Trump was elected president, most Americans said that race relations:

Accepted Answer

A)  were improving 
B)  were deteriorating 
C)  remained the same 
D)  remained unknown and unknowable 
E)  none of the above 
A)  were improving 
B)  were deteriorating 
C)  remained the same 
D)  remained unknown and unknowable 
E)  none of the above

Question 17

Erving Goffman identified tribal stigma of:

Accepted Answer

A)  race, nation, and religion 
B)  mental illness, mental disorder, and mental disability 
C)  sex, gender, and sexuality 
D)  economics, class, and stratification 
E)  none of the above 
A)  race, nation, and religion 
B)  mental illness, mental disorder, and mental disability 
C)  sex, gender, and sexuality 
D)  economics, class, and stratification 
E)  none of the above

Question 18

The residential segregation of the races as increased during the past generation or so.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

The Protocols of the Elders of Zion:

Accepted Answer

A)  explains the 9/11 conspiracy. 
B)  is an anti-Semitic forgery concocted by the pre-Revolutionary Russian secret police. 
C)  are the minutes of a meeting held by Jewish elders who discuss their plans for global domination. 
D)  was a publication written by a member of the Ku Klux Klan 
E)  is a publication of unknown origin. 
A)  explains the 9/11 conspiracy. 
B)  is an anti-Semitic forgery concocted by the pre-Revolutionary Russian secret police. 
C)  are the minutes of a meeting held by Jewish elders who discuss their plans for global domination. 
D)  was a publication written by a member of the Ku Klux Klan 
E)  is a publication of unknown origin.

Question 20

No connection exists whatsoever between DNA (or genetics) and what society regards as races.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

When a recent Pew survey asked a sample of Americans why blacks had such a difficult time getting ahead, most:

Which of the following unhealthful medical conditions are African Americans not more likely to suffer from than whites? A higher rate of:

The percent of the white electorate who voted for the candidacy of Barak Obama in 2008 and 2012 was a:

During a recent year, among the 35 most affluent, economically developed nations of the world, the United States has:

Ethnicity should not and cannot be regarded as a form of deviance.

A majority of the population living in predominantly Muslim nations has an unfavorable view of the United States.

The term that means "hatred of foreigners" is:

African Americans are more likely to be the victims of crime than is true of whites.

Critical race theory argues that the basic institutions of American society maintain white supremacy.

In which of the following countries is the level of anti-Semitism, or the most negative view of the Jew, the lowest:

Hostility toward Muslims increases with:

Which of the following is the clearest example of tribal stigma:

What culture and society regards as race is largely a social construct.

Today, African Americans are more likely to live in predominantly black neighborhoods than was true four decades ago.

After Barak Obama was elected President of the United States, most Americans, black and white, said that race relations in the US were improving; after Donald Trump was elected president, most Americans said that race relations:

Erving Goffman identified tribal stigma of:

The residential segregation of the races as increased during the past generation or so.

The Protocols of the Elders of Zion:

No connection exists whatsoever between DNA (or genetics) and what society regards as races.

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

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

When a recent Pew survey asked a sample of Americans why blacks had such a difficult time getting ahead, most:

Which of the following unhealthful medical conditions are African Americans not more likely to suffer from than whites? A higher rate of:

The percent of the white electorate who voted for the candidacy of Barak Obama in 2008 and 2012 was a:

During a recent year, among the 35 most affluent, economically developed nations of the world, the United States has:

Ethnicity should not and cannot be regarded as a form of deviance.

A majority of the population living in predominantly Muslim nations has an unfavorable view of the United States.

The term that means "hatred of foreigners" is:

African Americans are more likely to be the victims of crime than is true of whites.

Critical race theory argues that the basic institutions of American society maintain white supremacy.

In which of the following countries is the level of anti-Semitism, or the most negative view of the Jew, the lowest:

Hostility toward Muslims increases with:

Which of the following is the clearest example of tribal stigma:

What culture and society regards as race is largely a social construct.

Today, African Americans are more likely to live in predominantly black neighborhoods than was true four decades ago.

After Barak Obama was elected President of the United States, most Americans, black and white, said that race relations in the US were improving; after Donald Trump was elected president, most Americans said that race relations:

Erving Goffman identified tribal stigma of:

The residential segregation of the races as increased during the past generation or so.

The Protocols of the Elders of Zion:

No connection exists whatsoever between DNA (or genetics) and what society regards as races.

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