Exam 1: Ethnicity

What famous publication by Charles Darwin spurred on the notion that race was biologically inherent and could explain group social characteristics such as intelligence, temperament and sexuality?

What major historical events do Omi and Winant identify as significant in pushing social scientists to extend the immigrant analogy to explain non-white discrimination and oppression?

All of the following are critiques made by Omi and Winant of the ethnicity paradigm except

Recent campaigns to use "English only" in public education and on state public signs have occurred in various states: California, Georgia, and North Carolina. These campaigns are an example of

Which historical period saw the ethnicity paradigm become a tool for the "neoconservative" approach to suggest the United States is "colorblind?"

Which of the following statements characterizes Omi and Winant's critique of the "immigrant analogy" to explain non-white group social failures?

All of the following are critiques of Robert Park's "race relations cycle" theory except that

The "Curse of Ham" story in the Bible was often cited to legitimize the enslavement of Africans. This is an example of what view of race in America?

Scientists who consider the phenotypical characteristics of race (skin color, hair texture, etc.) as indicators of a group's social development or evolution view race as an indicator of…

The ethnicity paradigm was initially developed early in the 20^th century because social scientists wanted to…

Some social scientists and politicians suggest that immigrant groups that fail to successfully assimilate do so because of their unwillingness to take on American norms and values. Omi and Winant title and critique this neoconservative view as…

A key difference between assimilationism and cultural pluralism is…