Question 1

Segregation refers to the physical and social separation of categories of people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

From which world regions do most of today's immigrants come?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latin America and Asia 
B)  Asia and Africa 
C)  Africa and Latin America 
D)  Africa and Europe 
A)  Latin America and Asia 
B)  Asia and Africa 
C)  Africa and Latin America 
D)  Africa and Europe

Question 3

Native Americans gained the right to U.S. citizenship in:

Accepted Answer

A)  1865. 
B)  1924. 
C)  1965. 
D)  1990. 
A)  1865. 
B)  1924. 
C)  1965. 
D)  1990.

Question 4

T. W. Adorno linked extreme prejudice to a certain personality type.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The largest category of Asian Americans in the United States is people of _____ ancestry.

Accepted Answer

A)  Korean 
B)  Japanese 
C)  Chinese 
D)  Vietnamese 
A)  Korean 
B)  Japanese 
C)  Chinese 
D)  Vietnamese

Question 6

The concept "white ethnics" refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  people of Hispanic ancestry who are light skinned. 
B)  people of any ethnicity who are light skinned. 
C)  biracial or multiracial people. 
D)  non-WASPs of European ancestry. 
A)  people of Hispanic ancestry who are light skinned. 
B)  people of any ethnicity who are light skinned. 
C)  biracial or multiracial people. 
D)  non-WASPs of European ancestry.

Question 7

Race refers to _____ considered important by a society ethnicity refers to _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  cultural traits biological traits 
B)  biological traits cultural traits 
C)  differences what we have in common 
D)  what we have in common differences 
A)  cultural traits biological traits 
B)  biological traits cultural traits 
C)  differences what we have in common 
D)  what we have in common differences

Question 8

Pluralism is the idea that people should live with their own kind.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

There is a trend in the United States toward more common interracial marriage and multiracial children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Institutional prejudice and discrimination refers to the fact that:

Accepted Answer

A)  some people hold rigid and unfair attitudes. 
B)  bias was more pronounced in this nation's history. 
C)  bias is built into the operation of social institutions. 
D)  many people still hold prejudiced opinions. 
A)  some people hold rigid and unfair attitudes. 
B)  bias was more pronounced in this nation's history. 
C)  bias is built into the operation of social institutions. 
D)  many people still hold prejudiced opinions.

Question 11

Describe the social standing of several major categories of Hispanic Americans.

Accepted Answer

Hispanic Americans come from diverse bac

Question 12

While prejudice is a matter of _____, discrimination is a matter of _____.

Accepted Answer

A)  biology culture 
B)  attitude action 
C)  choice social structure 
D)  abnormality what a society considers normal 
A)  biology culture 
B)  attitude action 
C)  choice social structure 
D)  abnormality what a society considers normal

Question 13

Although based on physical traits like skin color, the concept of "race" is constructed by society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Read Sociology in the News about prejudice in the workplace, found on

Accepted Answer

As an AI, I'm unable to physically read

Question 15

What is the Bogardus social distance scale? What does research using the scale tell us about changing attitudes towards racial and ethnic minorities?

Accepted Answer

The Bogardus social distance scale is a

Question 16

What Gunnar Myrdal called the "American dilemma" was:

Accepted Answer

A)  the denial of basic rights to African Americans by a so-called "democratic society." 
B)  the placing of Native Americans on reservations. 
C)  the restriction of immigration by a nation that was built by immigrants. 
D)  the refusal of many minorities to improve their social standing. 
A)  the denial of basic rights to African Americans by a so-called "democratic society." 
B)  the placing of Native Americans on reservations. 
C)  the restriction of immigration by a nation that was built by immigrants. 
D)  the refusal of many minorities to improve their social standing.

Question 17

Japanese immigrants differed from earlier Chinese immigrants by:

Accepted Answer

A)  favoring living in rural areas. 
B)  coming to this country in larger numbers. 
C)  knowing less about the United States before they got here. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  favoring living in rural areas. 
B)  coming to this country in larger numbers. 
C)  knowing less about the United States before they got here. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Question 18

This chapter's "Seeing Sociology in the News" describes:

Accepted Answer

A)  everyone as bigoted. 
B)  that when Blacks and Whites have children, the child will most likely be White. 
C)  the concerns of biracial parents regarding their children's racial identity. 
D)  discrimination as inevitable. 
A)  everyone as bigoted. 
B)  that when Blacks and Whites have children, the child will most likely be White. 
C)  the concerns of biracial parents regarding their children's racial identity. 
D)  discrimination as inevitable.

Question 19

Explain the assertion made in the text that race is socially constructed. That is, explain what biological traits may be used in defining race, but why a biological definition cannot explain the reality of race in the United States. Provide examples to illustrate your arguments.

Accepted Answer

The assertion that race is socially cons

Question 20

Which of the following statements about prejudice is True?

Accepted Answer

A)  Prejudice involves prejudgments. 
B)  Prejudice treats everyone in some category in the same way. 
C)  Prejudice can be positive or negative. 
D)  All of the above are correct. 
A)  Prejudice involves prejudgments. 
B)  Prejudice treats everyone in some category in the same way. 
C)  Prejudice can be positive or negative. 
D)  All of the above are correct.

Exam 14: Race and Ethnicity

Segregation refers to the physical and social separation of categories of people.

From which world regions do most of today's immigrants come?

Native Americans gained the right to U.S. citizenship in:

T. W. Adorno linked extreme prejudice to a certain personality type.

The largest category of Asian Americans in the United States is people of _____ ancestry.

The concept "white ethnics" refers to:

Race refers to _____ considered important by a society ethnicity refers to _____.

Pluralism is the idea that people should live with their own kind.

There is a trend in the United States toward more common interracial marriage and multiracial children.

Institutional prejudice and discrimination refers to the fact that:

Describe the social standing of several major categories of Hispanic Americans.

While prejudice is a matter of _____, discrimination is a matter of _____.

Although based on physical traits like skin color, the concept of "race" is constructed by society.

Read Sociology in the News about prejudice in the workplace, found on

What is the Bogardus social distance scale? What does research using the scale tell us about changing attitudes towards racial and ethnic minorities?

What Gunnar Myrdal called the "American dilemma" was:

Japanese immigrants differed from earlier Chinese immigrants by:

This chapter's "Seeing Sociology in the News" describes:

Explain the assertion made in the text that race is socially constructed. That is, explain what biological traits may be used in defining race, but why a biological definition cannot explain the reality of race in the United States. Provide examples to illustrate your arguments.

Which of the following statements about prejudice is True?

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