Exam 14: Race and Ethnicity

Arab Americans are a U.S. minority that:

Scientific research shows that there are three biologically pure races.

Scientific research shows that there are three biologically pure races.

Conflict theory states that prejudice is:

Native Americans immigrated to the United States about the time Christopher Columbus came to the Americas.

For many Filipino families, the key to high income is both men and woman working.

Douglas Massey and Nancy Denton documented which of the following patterns in U.S. inner cities?

Which of the following is the largest minority category within the U.S. population?

Typically, people who live in _____ perceive fewer racial categories than people who live in _____.

Significant immigration of Asian Americans to the United States was sparked by:

Arab Americans are a U.S. minority that:

Half of the states in the United States now have a "minority majority."

Who were the first people to settle the area that is now the United States?

Assimilation refers to all people shedding their traditions and "melting" into a new population with a new way of life.

What evidence is there that race is a socially constructed concept?

Annual immigration to the United States has held steady since the 1930s.

What are WASPs? How do they differ from "white ethnics"?

Typically, people who live in _____ perceive fewer racial categories than people who live in _____.

When did slavery begin in the United States? When was it outlawed?

People of Chinese ancestry were the first Asian Americans to come to the United States, and they remain the largest in terms of population.