Question 1

In the 21st century, Omi and Winant characterize the current state of racial politics as a

Accepted Answer

A)  Racial hegemony . 
B)  Racial despotism 
C)  Racial democracy 
D)  Racial monopoly 
E)  Racial equilibrium 
A)  Racial hegemony . 
B)  Racial despotism 
C)  Racial democracy 
D)  Racial monopoly 
E)  Racial equilibrium A

Question 2

What theorist's work do Omi and Winant refer to when linking the racial state and its policing of the racial body?

Accepted Answer

A)  W.E.B. Du Bois 
B)  Robert Park 
C)  Michel Foucault . 
D)  Antonio Gramsci 
E)  Francis Galton 
A)  W.E.B. Du Bois 
B)  Robert Park 
C)  Michel Foucault . 
D)  Antonio Gramsci 
E)  Francis Galton C

Question 3

The black movement and its allies pushed racial politics into what type of "war" described by Omi and Winant based on Antonio Gramsci's theories?

Accepted Answer

A)  A war of despotism. 
B)  A war of democracy. 
C)  A war of position . 
D)  A war of maneuver. 
E)  A war of nationalism. 
A)  A war of despotism. 
B)  A war of democracy. 
C)  A war of position . 
D)  A war of maneuver. 
E)  A war of nationalism. C

Question 4

Omi and Winant use which of the following labels to explain the more successful resistance to the racial state that shifted racial awareness, meaning, and subjectivity?

Accepted Answer

A)  The American Civil War/Reconstruction Trajectory 
B)  The Great Transformation . 
C)  The Great Migration Trajectory 
D)  The Great Racial Healing 
E)  The Radical Pragmatist Approach 
A)  The American Civil War/Reconstruction Trajectory 
B)  The Great Transformation . 
C)  The Great Migration Trajectory 
D)  The Great Racial Healing 
E)  The Radical Pragmatist Approach

Question 5

The discussion of racial politics and the racial state are important for understanding racial formation theory because

Accepted Answer

A)  It helps to point out the lack of racism in 21st century American institutions. 
B)  It helps to point out the contradictions and instability of racial rule (Chapter 5 - overview question). 
C)  It helps to explain how national interests are thwarted by racial resistance. 
D)  It helps to challenge misconceptions of white participation in racial resistance. 
E)  It helps to show how the U.S. two-party system is problematic. 
A)  It helps to point out the lack of racism in 21st century American institutions. 
B)  It helps to point out the contradictions and instability of racial rule (Chapter 5 - overview question). 
C)  It helps to explain how national interests are thwarted by racial resistance. 
D)  It helps to challenge misconceptions of white participation in racial resistance. 
E)  It helps to show how the U.S. two-party system is problematic.

Question 6

When resistance must mobilize outside of the political sphere because there is no way to legitimately challenge the political structure, then resistance is called…

Accepted Answer

A)  A war of globalization. 
B)  A war of position. 
C)  A war of racialization. 
D)  A war of maneuver . 
E)  A race war. 
A)  A war of globalization. 
B)  A war of position. 
C)  A war of racialization. 
D)  A war of maneuver . 
E)  A race war.

Question 7

All of the following explain Omi and Winant's use a radical pragmatist approach to understanding racial politics in the U.S. except for…

Accepted Answer

A)  It explains how it is logical to use social class instead of race as a social stratification model . 
B)  It recognizes the interaction between structural racism and self-reflective action. 
C)  It helps us to understand that the boundary between state and civil society is necessarily porous. 
D)  It helps to see the instability of racial hegemony. 
E)  It recognizes the interactions between race, class, and gender. 
A)  It explains how it is logical to use social class instead of race as a social stratification model . 
B)  It recognizes the interaction between structural racism and self-reflective action. 
C)  It helps us to understand that the boundary between state and civil society is necessarily porous. 
D)  It helps to see the instability of racial hegemony. 
E)  It recognizes the interactions between race, class, and gender.

Question 8

"The Great Transformation" was responsible for all of the following except

Accepted Answer

A)  Transforming the U.S. into a racially hegemonic state. 
B)  Creating the post-civil rights ideology of colorblindness. 
C)  Revealing and politicizing racial identity, experience, and politics. 
D)  Disrupting white supremacy and forging new collective racial identities. 
E)  Establishing white despotic rule similar to the Jim Crow era . 
A)  Transforming the U.S. into a racially hegemonic state. 
B)  Creating the post-civil rights ideology of colorblindness. 
C)  Revealing and politicizing racial identity, experience, and politics. 
D)  Disrupting white supremacy and forging new collective racial identities. 
E)  Establishing white despotic rule similar to the Jim Crow era .

Question 9

Anti-miscegenation laws, the sterilization of non-white women, and racial profiling are all examples of Omi and Winant's concept of

Accepted Answer

A)  Counter-hegemony. 
B)  Self-reflective action. 
C)  Ethnicity-based approaches to race. 
D)  Anti-racist social movements. 
E)  The politicized racial body . 
A)  Counter-hegemony. 
B)  Self-reflective action. 
C)  Ethnicity-based approaches to race. 
D)  Anti-racist social movements. 
E)  The politicized racial body .

Question 10

Racial hegemony is an "unstable equilibrium" between

Accepted Answer

A)  Repression and incorporation . 
B)  Privilege and oppression. 
C)  Racism and nationalism. 
D)  Despotism and autocracy. 
E)  Nativism and racism. 
A)  Repression and incorporation . 
B)  Privilege and oppression. 
C)  Racism and nationalism. 
D)  Despotism and autocracy. 
E)  Nativism and racism.

Question 11

Democratic states often allow a space for political resistance, to challenge political structure from within. When there is a legitimate way to challenge the political structure, then resistance is called…

Accepted Answer

A)  A war of position . 
B)  A war of maneuver. 
C)  A war of despotism. 
D)  A war of political parties. 
E)  A war of majority rules. 
A)  A war of position . 
B)  A war of maneuver. 
C)  A war of despotism. 
D)  A war of political parties. 
E)  A war of majority rules.

Question 12

Using racial classification of individuals and groups to justify enslavement, stripping away or restricting the right to vote or access to citizenship, passing Jim Crow segregation laws, and instituting 21st century racial profiling policies are all examples of what type of racial politics in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Racial hegemony 
B)  Racial democracy 
C)  Racial despotism . 
D)  Racial diversity 
E)  Racial pragmatism 
A)  Racial hegemony 
B)  Racial democracy 
C)  Racial despotism . 
D)  Racial diversity 
E)  Racial pragmatism

In the 21^st century, Omi and Winant characterize the current state of racial politics as a

What theorist's work do Omi and Winant refer to when linking the racial state and its policing of the racial body?

The black movement and its allies pushed racial politics into what type of "war" described by Omi and Winant based on Antonio Gramsci's theories?

Omi and Winant use which of the following labels to explain the more successful resistance to the racial state that shifted racial awareness, meaning, and subjectivity?

The discussion of racial politics and the racial state are important for understanding racial formation theory because

When resistance must mobilize outside of the political sphere because there is no way to legitimately challenge the political structure, then resistance is called…

All of the following explain Omi and Winant's use a radical pragmatist approach to understanding racial politics in the U.S. except for…

"The Great Transformation" was responsible for all of the following except

Anti-miscegenation laws, the sterilization of non-white women, and racial profiling are all examples of Omi and Winant's concept of

Racial hegemony is an "unstable equilibrium" between

Democratic states often allow a space for political resistance, to challenge political structure from within. When there is a legitimate way to challenge the political structure, then resistance is called…

Ethnicity

Class

Nation

The Theory of Racial Formation

The Great Transformation

Racial Reaction: Containment and Rearticulation

Colorblindness, Neoliberalism, and Obama

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Exam 5: Racial Politics and the Racial State

In the 21st century, Omi and Winant characterize the current state of racial politics as a

What theorist's work do Omi and Winant refer to when linking the racial state and its policing of the racial body?

The black movement and its allies pushed racial politics into what type of "war" described by Omi and Winant based on Antonio Gramsci's theories?

Omi and Winant use which of the following labels to explain the more successful resistance to the racial state that shifted racial awareness, meaning, and subjectivity?

The discussion of racial politics and the racial state are important for understanding racial formation theory because

When resistance must mobilize outside of the political sphere because there is no way to legitimately challenge the political structure, then resistance is called…

All of the following explain Omi and Winant's use a radical pragmatist approach to understanding racial politics in the U.S. except for…

"The Great Transformation" was responsible for all of the following except

Anti-miscegenation laws, the sterilization of non-white women, and racial profiling are all examples of Omi and Winant's concept of

Racial hegemony is an "unstable equilibrium" between

Democratic states often allow a space for political resistance, to challenge political structure from within. When there is a legitimate way to challenge the political structure, then resistance is called…

Ethnicity

Class

Nation

The Theory of Racial Formation

The Great Transformation

Racial Reaction: Containment and Rearticulation

Colorblindness, Neoliberalism, and Obama

Filters

In the 21^st century, Omi and Winant characterize the current state of racial politics as a