Question 1

Racial discrimination is frowned upon in the United States. However, individual racism persists through:

Accepted Answer

A)  racial affirmations 
B)  racialization 
C)  racial microaggressions 
D)  racial advocacy 
A)  racial affirmations 
B)  racialization 
C)  racial microaggressions 
D)  racial advocacy C

Question 2

Describe the concept of intersectionality. What aspects of contemporary racism does this perspective allow us to see that the other perspectives on racism presented in Chapter 2 do not?

Accepted Answer

Intersectionality explains how oppression is shaped not by race as an independent category, but by the intersection of race with other forms of difference and inequality such as gender, class, sexuality This concept helps us better understand contemporary social problems and policies, such as the targeting of Black women through welfare reform The other perspectives on racism tend to treat race as a distinct variable without considering how race intersects with other identities/forms of oppression

Question 3

Define racial ideology. What is its essential purpose?

Accepted Answer

A racial ideology is a set of principles and ideas that separates people into racial groups and serves the interest of one of those groups Its purpose is hegemony: to establish the power of the dominant racial group, which, in the United States, is Whites

Question 4

Asian Americans are the one non-White group that doesn't face discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

African Americans have a higher unemployment rate than Whites. If someone were to make the argument that African Americans are more likely to be unemployed because African Americans tend to be lazy, this would be an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural racism 
B)  biological racism 
C)  color-blind universalism 
D)  systemic racism 
A)  cultural racism 
B)  biological racism 
C)  color-blind universalism 
D)  systemic racism

Question 6

Ryan pays for his groceries with a credit card and the machine reads "denied." The cashier simply swipes the card again, assuming it must have been a machine error because Ryan is White and the cashier believes that Whites are financially reliable. This scenario demonstrates:

Accepted Answer

A)  the burden of White privilege 
B)  how White privilege is related to white supremacy 
C)  social capital 
D)  how an honorary white can still experience racism 
A)  the burden of White privilege 
B)  how White privilege is related to white supremacy 
C)  social capital 
D)  how an honorary white can still experience racism

Question 7

Oliver and Shapiro point to three instances of structured inequalities that work together to reproduce wealth inequalities. Which of the following is NOT one of these instances?

Accepted Answer

A)  the suburbanization of Whites and the ghetto-ization of Blacks 
B)  the outsourcing of low-skilled jobs 
C)  the transition from slavery to freedom without a material base 
D)  contemporary institutional racism in lending and real estate 
A)  the suburbanization of Whites and the ghetto-ization of Blacks 
B)  the outsourcing of low-skilled jobs 
C)  the transition from slavery to freedom without a material base 
D)  contemporary institutional racism in lending and real estate

Question 8

Explain the argument that whiteness is the norm because it is an unmarked identity. Why is it important to think about whiteness if we want to understand racism?

Accepted Answer

In the United States, people of color mu

Question 9

Explain the difference between individual racism and institutional racism and provide an example of each.

Accepted Answer

Individual racism is an act of discrimin

Question 10

W. E. B. DuBois argued that White workers received a psychological "wage of whiteness" by:

Accepted Answer

A)  developing working-class solidarity with recently freed Black slaves 
B)  seeing themselves as White, thereby aligning themselves with the dominant group 
C)  forming strong labor unions that included Blacks, Asians, and Mexicans 
D)  All of the above 
A)  developing working-class solidarity with recently freed Black slaves 
B)  seeing themselves as White, thereby aligning themselves with the dominant group 
C)  forming strong labor unions that included Blacks, Asians, and Mexicans 
D)  All of the above

Question 11

______ is the idea that racism has been part of the United States since its founding and that it continues to be reproduced through various institutions, such as the educational system and the criminal justice system.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural racism 
B)  Biological racism 
C)  New racism 
D)  Systemic racism 
A)  Cultural racism 
B)  Biological racism 
C)  New racism 
D)  Systemic racism

Question 12

Andrea Smith argues that anti-Black racism, genocide, and orientalism are the three pillars of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Neoliberalism 
B)  racial dominance 
C)  White supremacy 
D)  ethnic hegemony 
A)  Neoliberalism 
B)  racial dominance 
C)  White supremacy 
D)  ethnic hegemony

Question 13

Today African Americans have, on average, 10 percent of the wealth that Whites have.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

White men are seven times more likely than Black men to go to prison.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Identify a privilege enjoyed by White Americans. Use the concept of white privilege to explain why it might be difficult for a beneficiary of this privilege to recognize it as a privilege.

Accepted Answer

Examples will vary Eg, White p

Question 16

_______ is a sociological explanation for how racial inequality is created and reproduced.

Accepted Answer

A)  Color-blind universalism 
B)  The sociological theory of racism 
C)  The "abstract liberalism" frame 
D)  Racialization 
A)  Color-blind universalism 
B)  The sociological theory of racism 
C)  The "abstract liberalism" frame 
D)  Racialization

Question 17

Racial ideologies have largely disappeared over time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In some states, African American men are imprisoned on drug charges at a rate 50 times the rate of their White counterparts. Use the concept of institutional racism to explain this disparity in incarceration rates.

Accepted Answer

This disparity is caused by institutiona

Question 19

Descibe Kimberle Crenshaw's intersectional explanation of why women of color are over-represented in domestic violence shelters. What would racial justice look like for these women?

Accepted Answer

Crenshaw explains that, while

Question 20

The Bell Curve, in which the authors argue that intelligence is quantifiable and that they found differences in intelligence across racial groups, is one of the most prominent examples of _____ in recent decades.

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural racism 
B)  biological racism 
C)  color-blind universalism 
D)  systemic racism 
A)  cultural racism 
B)  biological racism 
C)  color-blind universalism 
D)  systemic racism

Racial discrimination is frowned upon in the United States. However, individual racism persists through:

Describe the concept of intersectionality. What aspects of contemporary racism does this perspective allow us to see that the other perspectives on racism presented in Chapter 2 do not?

Define racial ideology. What is its essential purpose?

Asian Americans are the one non-White group that doesn't face discrimination.

African Americans have a higher unemployment rate than Whites. If someone were to make the argument that African Americans are more likely to be unemployed because African Americans tend to be lazy, this would be an example of:

Ryan pays for his groceries with a credit card and the machine reads "denied." The cashier simply swipes the card again, assuming it must have been a machine error because Ryan is White and the cashier believes that Whites are financially reliable. This scenario demonstrates:

Oliver and Shapiro point to three instances of structured inequalities that work together to reproduce wealth inequalities. Which of the following is NOT one of these instances?

Explain the argument that whiteness is the norm because it is an unmarked identity. Why is it important to think about whiteness if we want to understand racism?

Explain the difference between individual racism and institutional racism and provide an example of each.

W. E. B. DuBois argued that White workers received a psychological "wage of whiteness" by:

______ is the idea that racism has been part of the United States since its founding and that it continues to be reproduced through various institutions, such as the educational system and the criminal justice system.

Andrea Smith argues that anti-Black racism, genocide, and orientalism are the three pillars of:

Today African Americans have, on average, 10 percent of the wealth that Whites have.

White men are seven times more likely than Black men to go to prison.

Identify a privilege enjoyed by White Americans. Use the concept of white privilege to explain why it might be difficult for a beneficiary of this privilege to recognize it as a privilege.

_______ is a sociological explanation for how racial inequality is created and reproduced.

Racial ideologies have largely disappeared over time.

In some states, African American men are imprisoned on drug charges at a rate 50 times the rate of their White counterparts. Use the concept of institutional racism to explain this disparity in incarceration rates.

Descibe Kimberle Crenshaw's intersectional explanation of why women of color are over-represented in domestic violence shelters. What would racial justice look like for these women?

The Bell Curve, in which the authors argue that intelligence is quantifiable and that they found differences in intelligence across racial groups, is one of the most prominent examples of _____ in recent decades.

The Origin of the Idea of Race

Racism and Nativism in Immigration Policy

Racism in the Media: the Spread of Ideology

Colorism and Skin-Color Stratification

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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Exam 2: Racisms, Racial Ideologies, and Sociological Theories of Racism

Racial discrimination is frowned upon in the United States. However, individual racism persists through:

Describe the concept of intersectionality. What aspects of contemporary racism does this perspective allow us to see that the other perspectives on racism presented in Chapter 2 do not?

Define racial ideology. What is its essential purpose?

Asian Americans are the one non-White group that doesn't face discrimination.

African Americans have a higher unemployment rate than Whites. If someone were to make the argument that African Americans are more likely to be unemployed because African Americans tend to be lazy, this would be an example of:

Ryan pays for his groceries with a credit card and the machine reads "denied." The cashier simply swipes the card again, assuming it must have been a machine error because Ryan is White and the cashier believes that Whites are financially reliable. This scenario demonstrates:

Oliver and Shapiro point to three instances of structured inequalities that work together to reproduce wealth inequalities. Which of the following is NOT one of these instances?

Explain the argument that whiteness is the norm because it is an unmarked identity. Why is it important to think about whiteness if we want to understand racism?

Explain the difference between individual racism and institutional racism and provide an example of each.

W. E. B. DuBois argued that White workers received a psychological "wage of whiteness" by:

______ is the idea that racism has been part of the United States since its founding and that it continues to be reproduced through various institutions, such as the educational system and the criminal justice system.

Andrea Smith argues that anti-Black racism, genocide, and orientalism are the three pillars of:

Today African Americans have, on average, 10 percent of the wealth that Whites have.

White men are seven times more likely than Black men to go to prison.

Identify a privilege enjoyed by White Americans. Use the concept of white privilege to explain why it might be difficult for a beneficiary of this privilege to recognize it as a privilege.

_______ is a sociological explanation for how racial inequality is created and reproduced.

Racial ideologies have largely disappeared over time.

In some states, African American men are imprisoned on drug charges at a rate 50 times the rate of their White counterparts. Use the concept of institutional racism to explain this disparity in incarceration rates.

Descibe Kimberle Crenshaw's intersectional explanation of why women of color are over-represented in domestic violence shelters. What would racial justice look like for these women?

The Bell Curve, in which the authors argue that intelligence is quantifiable and that they found differences in intelligence across racial groups, is one of the most prominent examples of _____ in recent decades.

The Origin of the Idea of Race

Racism and Nativism in Immigration Policy

Racism in the Media: the Spread of Ideology

Colorism and Skin-Color Stratification

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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