Question 1

In Brazil, even a person with relatively little African ancestry is still considered Black.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Skin-bleaching products are popular even in countries known to be "proud, Black nations". When asked why they use these products, most respondents provide a reason that involves:

Accepted Answer

A)  treating serious health problems 
B)  personal fulfillment 
C)  looking better 
D)  religious tradition 
A)  treating serious health problems 
B)  personal fulfillment 
C)  looking better 
D)  religious tradition

Question 3

In the United States, Whites earn, on average, the most, followed by lighter-skinned Blacks, with very dark-skinned Blacks earning the least. This unequal distribution of resources according to skin color is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  skin-color stratification 
B)  color-blindness 
C)  racial segregation 
D)  wage privilege 
A)  skin-color stratification 
B)  color-blindness 
C)  racial segregation 
D)  wage privilege

Question 4

In the 1920s, skin bleaches and hair straighteners formed a substantial portion of the cosmetics products sold in Harlem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

David R. Dietrich refers to the United States as a _________, a society in which Blacks, Asians, and Latinxs have different social statuses according to their skin color.

Accepted Answer

A)  patriarchy 
B)  diaspora 
C)  tone-based hierarchy 
D)  pigmentocracy 
A)  patriarchy 
B)  diaspora 
C)  tone-based hierarchy 
D)  pigmentocracy

Question 6

Indian advertisements that promote skin-whitening creams are excellent windows on colorism. How do these advertisements illustrate the relationship between colorism and gender?

Accepted Answer

They demonstrate how women are particula

Question 7

Vanessa Williams was crowned Miss America in 1983. Her light skin is perceived as more beautiful, despite the fact that she belongs to a disadvantaged racial group. She can be considered to have:

Accepted Answer

A)  skin color privilege 
B)  skin-tone stratification 
C)  a beauty queue 
D)  White advantage 
A)  skin color privilege 
B)  skin-tone stratification 
C)  a beauty queue 
D)  White advantage

Question 8

Identify an advantage experienced by a light-skinned, person of color who lives in the United States relative to a darker-skinned person from the same racial/ethnic group. Use the concepts of colorism and skin-color stratification to explain the root of this privilege.

Accepted Answer

Several examples in

Question 9

Describe the concept of "erotic capital." How does Siobhan Brooks' study of erotic capital illustrate the way in which patriarchy has shaped the relationship between skin color and beauty for women of color?

Accepted Answer

Erotic capital refers to the relationshi

Question 10

Margaret Hunter explains that beauty, like colorism, is an ideology and can be used as a tool to maintain _________, male dominance in a society.

Accepted Answer

A)  hypodescent 
B)  patriarchy 
C)  pigmentocracy 
D)  male privilege 
A)  hypodescent 
B)  patriarchy 
C)  pigmentocracy 
D)  male privilege

Question 11

Rondilla and Spivak found that Asian Americans associate lighter skin with all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  high class 
B)  hypersexuality 
C)  beauty 
D)  intelligence 
A)  high class 
B)  hypersexuality 
C)  beauty 
D)  intelligence

Question 12

Colorism has existed in the United States since the colonial era.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following demonstrates how colorism continues to affect the lives of African Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  darker-skinned Blacks get longer prison sentences than Blacks with lighter skin 
B)  darker-skinned Blacks are more likely to receive the death penalty than lighter-skinned Blacks 
C)  White employers were more likely to hire a lighter-skinned than a darker-skinned African American 
D)  All of the above 
A)  darker-skinned Blacks get longer prison sentences than Blacks with lighter skin 
B)  darker-skinned Blacks are more likely to receive the death penalty than lighter-skinned Blacks 
C)  White employers were more likely to hire a lighter-skinned than a darker-skinned African American 
D)  All of the above

Question 14

Which group faces the most pressure to lighten their skin?

Accepted Answer

A)  Asians 
B)  women 
C)  Latinxs 
D)  men 
A)  Asians 
B)  women 
C)  Latinxs 
D)  men

Question 15

In which regions of the world is colorism present?

Accepted Answer

A)  Regions with majority White populations 
B)  Regions with majority Black populations 
C)  Societies that have caste systems 
D)  All of the above 
A)  Regions with majority White populations 
B)  Regions with majority Black populations 
C)  Societies that have caste systems 
D)  All of the above

In Brazil, even a person with relatively little African ancestry is still considered Black.

Skin-bleaching products are popular even in countries known to be "proud, Black nations". When asked why they use these products, most respondents provide a reason that involves:

In the United States, Whites earn, on average, the most, followed by lighter-skinned Blacks, with very dark-skinned Blacks earning the least. This unequal distribution of resources according to skin color is known as:

In the 1920s, skin bleaches and hair straighteners formed a substantial portion of the cosmetics products sold in Harlem.

David R. Dietrich refers to the United States as a _________, a society in which Blacks, Asians, and Latinxs have different social statuses according to their skin color.

Indian advertisements that promote skin-whitening creams are excellent windows on colorism. How do these advertisements illustrate the relationship between colorism and gender?

Vanessa Williams was crowned Miss America in 1983. Her light skin is perceived as more beautiful, despite the fact that she belongs to a disadvantaged racial group. She can be considered to have:

Identify an advantage experienced by a light-skinned, person of color who lives in the United States relative to a darker-skinned person from the same racial/ethnic group. Use the concepts of colorism and skin-color stratification to explain the root of this privilege.

Describe the concept of "erotic capital." How does Siobhan Brooks' study of erotic capital illustrate the way in which patriarchy has shaped the relationship between skin color and beauty for women of color?

Margaret Hunter explains that beauty, like colorism, is an ideology and can be used as a tool to maintain _________, male dominance in a society.

Rondilla and Spivak found that Asian Americans associate lighter skin with all of the following EXCEPT:

Colorism has existed in the United States since the colonial era.

Which of the following demonstrates how colorism continues to affect the lives of African Americans?

Which group faces the most pressure to lighten their skin?

In which regions of the world is colorism present?

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Exam 5: Colorism and Skin-Color Stratification

In Brazil, even a person with relatively little African ancestry is still considered Black.

Skin-bleaching products are popular even in countries known to be "proud, Black nations". When asked why they use these products, most respondents provide a reason that involves:

In the United States, Whites earn, on average, the most, followed by lighter-skinned Blacks, with very dark-skinned Blacks earning the least. This unequal distribution of resources according to skin color is known as:

In the 1920s, skin bleaches and hair straighteners formed a substantial portion of the cosmetics products sold in Harlem.

David R. Dietrich refers to the United States as a _________, a society in which Blacks, Asians, and Latinxs have different social statuses according to their skin color.

Indian advertisements that promote skin-whitening creams are excellent windows on colorism. How do these advertisements illustrate the relationship between colorism and gender?

Vanessa Williams was crowned Miss America in 1983. Her light skin is perceived as more beautiful, despite the fact that she belongs to a disadvantaged racial group. She can be considered to have:

Identify an advantage experienced by a light-skinned, person of color who lives in the United States relative to a darker-skinned person from the same racial/ethnic group. Use the concepts of colorism and skin-color stratification to explain the root of this privilege.

Describe the concept of "erotic capital." How does Siobhan Brooks' study of erotic capital illustrate the way in which patriarchy has shaped the relationship between skin color and beauty for women of color?

Margaret Hunter explains that beauty, like colorism, is an ideology and can be used as a tool to maintain _________, male dominance in a society.

Rondilla and Spivak found that Asian Americans associate lighter skin with all of the following EXCEPT:

Colorism has existed in the United States since the colonial era.

Which of the following demonstrates how colorism continues to affect the lives of African Americans?

Which group faces the most pressure to lighten their skin?

In which regions of the world is colorism present?

The Origin of the Idea of Race

Racisms, Racial Ideologies, and Sociological Theories of Racism

Racism and Nativism in Immigration Policy

Racism in the Media: the Spread of Ideology

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

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