Question 1

It is difficult to be sure how much racial or ethnic inequality is in France because:

Accepted Answer

A)  it is famously welcoming and not racist. 
B)  the state cannot collect systematic data on race or ethnicity. 
C)  race does not matter. 
D)  French people voted against collecting data about racism. 
A)  it is famously welcoming and not racist. 
B)  the state cannot collect systematic data on race or ethnicity. 
C)  race does not matter. 
D)  French people voted against collecting data about racism.

Question 2

After the costly British victory in the Boer War, how was apartheid established?

Accepted Answer

The Afrikaners asked the British to crea

Question 3

Sociologist Chinyere Osuji interviewed twenty-five married couples in Brazil composed of one Black and one White partner to ask about the practice of whitening. The couples gave the following reasons for marrying their spouse EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  their partner's intelligence. 
B)  their partner's social skills. 
C)  their partners physical beauty. 
D)  their partners skin color. 
A)  their partner's intelligence. 
B)  their partner's social skills. 
C)  their partners physical beauty. 
D)  their partners skin color.

Question 4

Despite the assertion that Brazil is a racial democracy, what have other scholars discovered about Brazilians experiences with race?

Accepted Answer

In Brazil, Whites, Browns, and Blacks al

Question 5

Large numbers of mixed-race children in Brazil are largely the result of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Government policy encouraging mesticagem. 
B)  Portuguese men frequently engaged in consensual and nonconsensual sexual relations with non-White women. 
C)  The government bringing European immigrants to help whiten Brazil. 
D)  Immigrants from other countries migrating to Brazil. 
A)  Government policy encouraging mesticagem. 
B)  Portuguese men frequently engaged in consensual and nonconsensual sexual relations with non-White women. 
C)  The government bringing European immigrants to help whiten Brazil. 
D)  Immigrants from other countries migrating to Brazil.

Question 6

What is it like for sub-Saharan African and Tunisian immigrants in France today?

Accepted Answer

To understand their experience today, on

Question 7

Sociologist Nadine Dolby found that the White students in South Africa were similar to Whites in the United States in that they used the phrase:

Accepted Answer

A)  "Race shouldn't matter…" 
B)  "Your character, not color, matters." 
C)  "We are never going to be equal if we always talk about race." 
D)  "I don't want to sound racist, but…" 
A)  "Race shouldn't matter…" 
B)  "Your character, not color, matters." 
C)  "We are never going to be equal if we always talk about race." 
D)  "I don't want to sound racist, but…"

Question 8

Many Brazilian thinkers __________ the Whitening theory where the government posited that Brazil would be a better country the whiter it became.

Accepted Answer

A)  embraced 
B)  rejected 
C)  were confused by 
D)  created 
A)  embraced 
B)  rejected 
C)  were confused by 
D)  created

Question 9

About _________ of the 61 million people who live in France are foreign-born, and only a small percentage of these are undocumented.

Accepted Answer

A)  20% 
B)  15% 
C)  10% 
D)  5% 
A)  20% 
B)  15% 
C)  10% 
D)  5%

Question 10

In Brazil, how is race determined and/or measured?

Accepted Answer

There is no formal system of measuring r

Question 11

Under apartheid, Fernwood was a government school. What happened to the school post-apartheid?

Accepted Answer

In 1991, it opened its doors to Black an

Question 12

To what do South African Black professionals attribute continuing racism in post-Apartheid South Africa?

Accepted Answer

They shared with sociologists that they

Question 13

About ______ of African students and a larger percentage of colored and Indian students are enrolled in previously White schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  15% 
B)  20% 
C)  25% 
D)  30% 
A)  15% 
B)  20% 
C)  25% 
D)  30%

Question 14

French youth who live in the suburbs have _________ relationship with the police?

Accepted Answer

A)  an improving 
B)  nonexistent 
C)  an ideal 
D)  an authoritarian 
A)  an improving 
B)  nonexistent 
C)  an ideal 
D)  an authoritarian

Question 15

In the opening story, journalist Eugene Robinson writes about meeting a Brazilian woman. She was born in a poor part of Brazil where slavery had once persisted. She had "jet-Black hair, flaring nostrils, high cheekbones, and brown skin." When he asked her what it was like to be Black in Brazil, she replied:

Accepted Answer

A)  "I wish I was not Black." 
B)  "We are the most discriminated against." 
C)  "I'm not Black. I am pardo." 
D)  "I'm not Black." 
A)  "I wish I was not Black." 
B)  "We are the most discriminated against." 
C)  "I'm not Black. I am pardo." 
D)  "I'm not Black."

It is difficult to be sure how much racial or ethnic inequality is in France because:

After the costly British victory in the Boer War, how was apartheid established?

Sociologist Chinyere Osuji interviewed twenty-five married couples in Brazil composed of one Black and one White partner to ask about the practice of whitening. The couples gave the following reasons for marrying their spouse EXCEPT:

Despite the assertion that Brazil is a racial democracy, what have other scholars discovered about Brazilians experiences with race?

Large numbers of mixed-race children in Brazil are largely the result of:

What is it like for sub-Saharan African and Tunisian immigrants in France today?

Sociologist Nadine Dolby found that the White students in South Africa were similar to Whites in the United States in that they used the phrase:

Many Brazilian thinkers __________ the Whitening theory where the government posited that Brazil would be a better country the whiter it became.

About _________ of the 61 million people who live in France are foreign-born, and only a small percentage of these are undocumented.

In Brazil, how is race determined and/or measured?

Under apartheid, Fernwood was a government school. What happened to the school post-apartheid?

To what do South African Black professionals attribute continuing racism in post-Apartheid South Africa?

About ______ of African students and a larger percentage of colored and Indian students are enrolled in previously White schools?

French youth who live in the suburbs have _________ relationship with the police?

The Origin of the Idea of Race

Race, Immigration, and Citizenship From the 1840s to the 1920s

Racial Ideologies From the 1920s to the Present

Sociological Theories of Race and Racism

Racism in the Media: the Spread of Ideology

Colorism and Skin-Color Stratification

White Privilege and the Changing Us Racial Hierarchy

Educational Inequality

Income and Labor Market Inequality

Inequality in Housing and Wealth

Racism and the Criminal Justice System

Health Inequalities, Environmental Racism, and Environmental Justice

Racism, Nativism, and Immigration Policy

Racial Justice in the United States Today

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Exam 15: Thinking Globally: Race and Racisms in France, South Africa, and Brazil

It is difficult to be sure how much racial or ethnic inequality is in France because:

After the costly British victory in the Boer War, how was apartheid established?

Sociologist Chinyere Osuji interviewed twenty-five married couples in Brazil composed of one Black and one White partner to ask about the practice of whitening. The couples gave the following reasons for marrying their spouse EXCEPT:

Despite the assertion that Brazil is a racial democracy, what have other scholars discovered about Brazilians experiences with race?

Large numbers of mixed-race children in Brazil are largely the result of:

What is it like for sub-Saharan African and Tunisian immigrants in France today?

Sociologist Nadine Dolby found that the White students in South Africa were similar to Whites in the United States in that they used the phrase:

Many Brazilian thinkers __________ the Whitening theory where the government posited that Brazil would be a better country the whiter it became.

About _________ of the 61 million people who live in France are foreign-born, and only a small percentage of these are undocumented.

In Brazil, how is race determined and/or measured?

Under apartheid, Fernwood was a government school. What happened to the school post-apartheid?

To what do South African Black professionals attribute continuing racism in post-Apartheid South Africa?

About ______ of African students and a larger percentage of colored and Indian students are enrolled in previously White schools?

French youth who live in the suburbs have _________ relationship with the police?

The Origin of the Idea of Race

Race, Immigration, and Citizenship From the 1840s to the 1920s

Racial Ideologies From the 1920s to the Present

Sociological Theories of Race and Racism

Racism in the Media: the Spread of Ideology

Colorism and Skin-Color Stratification

White Privilege and the Changing Us Racial Hierarchy

Educational Inequality

Income and Labor Market Inequality

Inequality in Housing and Wealth

Racism and the Criminal Justice System

Health Inequalities, Environmental Racism, and Environmental Justice

Racism, Nativism, and Immigration Policy

Racial Justice in the United States Today

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