Question 1

According to national surveys,about what percentage of our population favored the relocation of a mosque near Ground Zero?

Accepted Answer

A)  66% 
B)  40% 
C)  25% 
D)  80% 
A)  66% 
B)  40% 
C)  25% 
D)  80% C

Question 2

A national survey revealed that

Accepted Answer

A)  Whites and Asian Americans are more likely to have prejudiced and stereotypical views of other racial and ethnic minority groups 
B)  African Americans and Hispanic Americans are more likely to have prejudiced and stereotypical views of other racial and ethnic minority groups 
C)  Whites, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans all have prejudiced and stereotypical views of other racial and ethnic minority groups 
D)  Asian Americans and Whites are less likely to have prejudiced and stereotypical views of other racial and ethnic minority groups 
A)  Whites and Asian Americans are more likely to have prejudiced and stereotypical views of other racial and ethnic minority groups 
B)  African Americans and Hispanic Americans are more likely to have prejudiced and stereotypical views of other racial and ethnic minority groups 
C)  Whites, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans all have prejudiced and stereotypical views of other racial and ethnic minority groups 
D)  Asian Americans and Whites are less likely to have prejudiced and stereotypical views of other racial and ethnic minority groups C

Question 3

Which of the following is not another term to describe color-blind racism?

Accepted Answer

A)  laissez-faire 
B)  postracialism 
C)  ethnophaulisms 
D)  aversive racism 
A)  laissez-faire 
B)  postracialism 
C)  ethnophaulisms 
D)  aversive racism C

Question 4

What percentage of the workforce was born in Asia?

Accepted Answer

A)  31.6% 
B)  10.7% 
C)  26.0% 
D)  6.7% 
A)  31.6% 
B)  10.7% 
C)  26.0% 
D)  6.7%

Question 5

According to a federal study in 2005,__________ were twice as likely to have their vehicles searched,and __________ were five times more likely.

Accepted Answer

A)  Latinos; Caucasians 
B)  Asian Americans; African Americans 
C)  African Americans; Latinos 
D)  Caucasians; Asian Americans 
A)  Latinos; Caucasians 
B)  Asian Americans; African Americans 
C)  African Americans; Latinos 
D)  Caucasians; Asian Americans

Question 6

In 2010,what percent of first-year college students want to "promote racial understanding" in our society?

Accepted Answer

A)  46% 
B)  37% 
C)  81% 
D)  34% 
A)  46% 
B)  37% 
C)  81% 
D)  34%

Question 7

Who was the first Roman Catholic president of the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Barack Obama 
B)  John Kennedy 
C)  Abraham Lincoln 
D)  Theodore Roosevelt 
A)  Barack Obama 
B)  John Kennedy 
C)  Abraham Lincoln 
D)  Theodore Roosevelt

Question 8

Lane believes that homosexuality is repulsive and refuses to interact with anyone who identifies with said sexual orientation.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  sexism 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  homophobia 
D)  egocentrism 
A)  sexism 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  homophobia 
D)  egocentrism

Question 9

Which of the following excludes members of a group from certain rights,opportunities,or privileges?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnophaulisms 
B)  discrimination 
C)  racism 
D)  none of the above 
A)  ethnophaulisms 
B)  discrimination 
C)  racism 
D)  none of the above

Question 10

As a society,we can change negative attitudes towards groups of people by

Accepted Answer

A)  implementing prejudice-reduction programs within our school systems 
B)  mandating equal representation of all racial and ethnic categories in the mass media 
C)  implementing diversity trainings within all organizations 
D)  enforcing all of the above to increase overall levels of tolerance and promote higher levels of inter-group contact 
A)  implementing prejudice-reduction programs within our school systems 
B)  mandating equal representation of all racial and ethnic categories in the mass media 
C)  implementing diversity trainings within all organizations 
D)  enforcing all of the above to increase overall levels of tolerance and promote higher levels of inter-group contact

Question 11

What are the two key factors for reducing hostility between all racial and ethnic groups?

Accepted Answer

A)  exclusion and discrimination 
B)  diversity training and competition 
C)  equal status and common goal 
D)  inclusion and shared households 
A)  exclusion and discrimination 
B)  diversity training and competition 
C)  equal status and common goal 
D)  inclusion and shared households

Question 12

What social scientist conceptualized a scale that could measure social distance empirically?

Accepted Answer

A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Ernest Burgess 
C)  Erving Goffman 
D)  Emory Bogardus 
A)  Karl Marx 
B)  Ernest Burgess 
C)  Erving Goffman 
D)  Emory Bogardus

Question 13

The tendency to approach or withdraw from a racial group is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  racism 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  social distance 
D)  social proximity 
A)  racism 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  social distance 
D)  social proximity

Question 14

In the beginning of the chapter,Catherine's mother requesting a room change for her daughter was an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  egocentrism 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  prejudice 
D)  discrimination 
A)  egocentrism 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  prejudice 
D)  discrimination

Question 15

Two families of equal size and social class move into the same neighborhood at the same time,but one family is White and one family is Black.According to the contact hypothesis,these families are

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to interact in a harmonious fashion because they live in the same neighborhood 
B)  less likely to interact in a harmonious fashion because they live in the same neighborhood 
C)  more likely to relocate to a different neighborhood all together 
D)  none of the above 
A)  more likely to interact in a harmonious fashion because they live in the same neighborhood 
B)  less likely to interact in a harmonious fashion because they live in the same neighborhood 
C)  more likely to relocate to a different neighborhood all together 
D)  none of the above

Question 16

What percent of global internet searches does Google account for?

Accepted Answer

A)  98% 
B)  82% 
C)  58% 
D)  92% 
A)  98% 
B)  82% 
C)  58% 
D)  92%

Question 17

Stereotypes are

Accepted Answer

A)  based on factual evidence 
B)  unreliable generalizations 
C)  rooted within various race and ethnic groups 
D)  A and C 
A)  based on factual evidence 
B)  unreliable generalizations 
C)  rooted within various race and ethnic groups 
D)  A and C

Question 18

According to the text,which racial group is least likely to date outside his/her group?

Accepted Answer

A)  African American 
B)  Latino 
C)  Asian American 
D)  Caucasian 
A)  African American 
B)  Latino 
C)  Asian American 
D)  Caucasian

Question 19

Judy believes that illegal immigrants are the reason behind her unemployment status.This belief is an example of which theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Normative approach 
B)  Exploitation theory 
C)  Authoritarian theory 
D)  Scapegoating theory 
A)  Normative approach 
B)  Exploitation theory 
C)  Authoritarian theory 
D)  Scapegoating theory

Question 20

Children who experience overt discrimination are

Accepted Answer

A)  more likely to continue to display feelings of distress and anxiety later in life 
B)  less likely to continue to display feelings of distress and anxiety later in life 
C)  more likely to engage in an interracial or interfaith relationship later in life 
D)  less likely to engage in an interracial or interfaith relationship later in life 
A)  more likely to continue to display feelings of distress and anxiety later in life 
B)  less likely to continue to display feelings of distress and anxiety later in life 
C)  more likely to engage in an interracial or interfaith relationship later in life 
D)  less likely to engage in an interracial or interfaith relationship later in life

According to national surveys,about what percentage of our population favored the relocation of a mosque near Ground Zero?

A national survey revealed that

Which of the following is not another term to describe color-blind racism?

What percentage of the workforce was born in Asia?

According to a federal study in 2005, were twice as likely to have their vehicles searched,and were five times more likely.

In 2010,what percent of first-year college students want to "promote racial understanding" in our society?

Who was the first Roman Catholic president of the United States?

Lane believes that homosexuality is repulsive and refuses to interact with anyone who identifies with said sexual orientation.This is an example of

Which of the following excludes members of a group from certain rights,opportunities,or privileges?

As a society,we can change negative attitudes towards groups of people by

What are the two key factors for reducing hostility between all racial and ethnic groups?

What social scientist conceptualized a scale that could measure social distance empirically?

The tendency to approach or withdraw from a racial group is known as

In the beginning of the chapter,Catherine's mother requesting a room change for her daughter was an example of

Two families of equal size and social class move into the same neighborhood at the same time,but one family is White and one family is Black.According to the contact hypothesis,these families are

What percent of global internet searches does Google account for?

Stereotypes are

According to the text,which racial group is least likely to date outside his/her group?

Judy believes that illegal immigrants are the reason behind her unemployment status.This belief is an example of which theory?

Children who experience overt discrimination are

Exploring Race and Ethnicity in the United States

Discrimination

Immigration and Ethnicity

Native Americans

African Americans

Latinos

Asian Americans

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Exam 2: Prejudice

According to national surveys,about what percentage of our population favored the relocation of a mosque near Ground Zero?

A national survey revealed that

Which of the following is not another term to describe color-blind racism?

What percentage of the workforce was born in Asia?

According to a federal study in 2005,__________ were twice as likely to have their vehicles searched,and __________ were five times more likely.

In 2010,what percent of first-year college students want to "promote racial understanding" in our society?

Who was the first Roman Catholic president of the United States?

Lane believes that homosexuality is repulsive and refuses to interact with anyone who identifies with said sexual orientation.This is an example of

Which of the following excludes members of a group from certain rights,opportunities,or privileges?

As a society,we can change negative attitudes towards groups of people by

What are the two key factors for reducing hostility between all racial and ethnic groups?

What social scientist conceptualized a scale that could measure social distance empirically?

The tendency to approach or withdraw from a racial group is known as

In the beginning of the chapter,Catherine's mother requesting a room change for her daughter was an example of

Two families of equal size and social class move into the same neighborhood at the same time,but one family is White and one family is Black.According to the contact hypothesis,these families are

What percent of global internet searches does Google account for?

Stereotypes are

According to the text,which racial group is least likely to date outside his/her group?

Judy believes that illegal immigrants are the reason behind her unemployment status.This belief is an example of which theory?

Children who experience overt discrimination are

Exploring Race and Ethnicity in the United States

Discrimination

Immigration and Ethnicity

Native Americans

African Americans

Latinos

Asian Americans

Diversity: Today and Tomorrow

Filters

According to a federal study in 2005, were twice as likely to have their vehicles searched,and were five times more likely.