Question 1

In 2012, almost ______ of the 153.6 million Americans with a job at any time made less than $15,000, averaging just $6,100 per year.

Accepted Answer

A)  a quarter (25%) 
B)  one half (50%) 
C)  a third (33%) 
D)  two-thirds (66%) 
A)  a quarter (25%) 
B)  one half (50%) 
C)  a third (33%) 
D)  two-thirds (66%)

Question 2

What is the overarching goal of affirmative action in employment?

Accepted Answer

It is to decrease the influence of racia

Question 3

There is a lot of variation in income household among Asian Americans of different national origins. Please provide an example.

Accepted Answer

The average household income for Indians

Question 4

According to David Cay Johnston, what was financial life like for most Americans from the end of WWII until the early 1970s?

Accepted Answer

Johnston describes a country where wages

Question 5

What happened in Detroit, Michigan as deindustrialization occurred?

Accepted Answer

African American men were hit very hard.

Question 6

Researchers found that, without taking the incarcerated population into account, ____ of Black high school dropouts aged 21-30 had jobs; compared with ______ of White high school dropouts.

Accepted Answer

A)  30%; 90% 
B)  40%; 75% 
C)  60%; 85% 
D)  50%; 80% 
A)  30%; 90% 
B)  40%; 75% 
C)  60%; 85% 
D)  50%; 80%

Question 7

What does it mean to be underemployed?

Accepted Answer

Being underemployed is when jobless work

Question 8

Prior to the civil rights era, why was it "illogical" for companies to keep hiring White workers when they were paying African Americans less? Wouldn't they want to pay the least?

Accepted Answer

Employers routinely paid White workers m

Question 9

Every 1 in every _____ people you meet today, statistically, has no income except for food stamps.

Accepted Answer

The answer is 52. It is very easy for pe

Question 10

In 2016, the average Black male worker earned $18 per hour, compared to the average White male worker earned $25 an hour. What accounts for the $7 difference?

Accepted Answer

The type of job explains $2. Education e

Question 11

Native American make only _____ cents on the dollar that White men make:

Accepted Answer

A)  35 
B)  48 
C)  57 
D)  61 
A)  35 
B)  48 
C)  57 
D)  61

Question 12

When an applicant is not given an opportunity to interview for a job because of his race, it is called?

Accepted Answer

A)  explicit elimination 
B)  racially rejected 
C)  categorical exclusion 
D)  biased expulsion 
A)  explicit elimination 
B)  racially rejected 
C)  categorical exclusion 
D)  biased expulsion

Question 13

The difference in earnings between the richest and poorest people has ________ over the past decades.

Accepted Answer

A)  shortened 
B)  stayed the same 
C)  widened 
D)  skyrocketed 
A)  shortened 
B)  stayed the same 
C)  widened 
D)  skyrocketed

Question 14

What was the effect of COVID-19 on Black small businesses and self-employed businesses?

Accepted Answer

Two out of five Black small businesses a

Question 15

White women earn, on average, _____ cents an hour for each dollar that White men earn:

Accepted Answer

A)  91 
B)  79 
C)  77 
D)  62 
A)  91 
B)  79 
C)  77 
D)  62

In 2012, almost ______ of the 153.6 million Americans with a job at any time made less than $15,000, averaging just $6,100 per year.

What is the overarching goal of affirmative action in employment?

There is a lot of variation in income household among Asian Americans of different national origins. Please provide an example.

According to David Cay Johnston, what was financial life like for most Americans from the end of WWII until the early 1970s?

What happened in Detroit, Michigan as deindustrialization occurred?

Researchers found that, without taking the incarcerated population into account, of Black high school dropouts aged 21-30 had jobs; compared with __ of White high school dropouts.

What does it mean to be underemployed?

Prior to the civil rights era, why was it "illogical" for companies to keep hiring White workers when they were paying African Americans less? Wouldn't they want to pay the least?

Every 1 in every _____ people you meet today, statistically, has no income except for food stamps.

In 2016, the average Black male worker earned $18 per hour, compared to the average White male worker earned $25 an hour. What accounts for the $7 difference?

Native American make only _____ cents on the dollar that White men make:

When an applicant is not given an opportunity to interview for a job because of his race, it is called?

The difference in earnings between the richest and poorest people has ________ over the past decades.

What was the effect of COVID-19 on Black small businesses and self-employed businesses?

White women earn, on average, _____ cents an hour for each dollar that White men earn:

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

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

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

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Exam 9: Income and Labor Market Inequality

In 2012, almost ______ of the 153.6 million Americans with a job at any time made less than $15,000, averaging just $6,100 per year.

What is the overarching goal of affirmative action in employment?

There is a lot of variation in income household among Asian Americans of different national origins. Please provide an example.

According to David Cay Johnston, what was financial life like for most Americans from the end of WWII until the early 1970s?

What happened in Detroit, Michigan as deindustrialization occurred?

Researchers found that, without taking the incarcerated population into account, ____ of Black high school dropouts aged 21-30 had jobs; compared with ______ of White high school dropouts.

What does it mean to be underemployed?

Prior to the civil rights era, why was it "illogical" for companies to keep hiring White workers when they were paying African Americans less? Wouldn't they want to pay the least?

Every 1 in every _____ people you meet today, statistically, has no income except for food stamps.

In 2016, the average Black male worker earned $18 per hour, compared to the average White male worker earned $25 an hour. What accounts for the $7 difference?

Native American make only _____ cents on the dollar that White men make:

When an applicant is not given an opportunity to interview for a job because of his race, it is called?

The difference in earnings between the richest and poorest people has ________ over the past decades.

What was the effect of COVID-19 on Black small businesses and self-employed businesses?

White women earn, on average, _____ cents an hour for each dollar that White men earn:

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

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

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

Filters

Researchers found that, without taking the incarcerated population into account, of Black high school dropouts aged 21-30 had jobs; compared with __ of White high school dropouts.