Question 1

In the context of healthcare, which of the following statements is true of Blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypertension is believed to be a critical factor in Blacks' high mortality rates from heart disease, kidney disease, and strokes. 
B)  Blacks, over the years, have received separate and equal healthcare facilities as those received by Whites in the United States. 
C)  Black men are less likely to fall victim to unrelenting stress, heart disease, and cancer than their White counterparts. 
D)  Blacks are overrepresented while seeking medical care, donating blood, or signing up for organ donation. 
A)  Hypertension is believed to be a critical factor in Blacks' high mortality rates from heart disease, kidney disease, and strokes. 
B)  Blacks, over the years, have received separate and equal healthcare facilities as those received by Whites in the United States. 
C)  Black men are less likely to fall victim to unrelenting stress, heart disease, and cancer than their White counterparts. 
D)  Blacks are overrepresented while seeking medical care, donating blood, or signing up for organ donation. A

Question 2

Which of the following statements is true of the Tuskegee syphilis study?

Accepted Answer

A)  Most of the participants of the study were White men who were suffering from syphilis. 
B)  After the discovery of effective treatments for syphilis in 1945, the Black men who participated in the study were given immediate medical assistance. 
C)  The study established a strong feeling of trust in the American healthcare system among contemporary African Americans. 
D)  In the study, Black men in Alabama were left untreated with syphilis so that researchers could observe the progression of the disease. 
A)  Most of the participants of the study were White men who were suffering from syphilis. 
B)  After the discovery of effective treatments for syphilis in 1945, the Black men who participated in the study were given immediate medical assistance. 
C)  The study established a strong feeling of trust in the American healthcare system among contemporary African Americans. 
D)  In the study, Black men in Alabama were left untreated with syphilis so that researchers could observe the progression of the disease. D

Question 3

Explain the five factors that account for the reversal in progress of African Americans in higher education.

Accepted Answer

Although African Americans are more likely today to be college graduates, the upward trend in the 1970s and 1980s has moderated. Several factors account for this reversal in progress: 1. Reductions in financial aid and more reliance on loans than on grants-in-aid, coupled with rising costs, have discouraged students who would be the first members of their families to attend college. 2. Pushing for higher standards in educational achievement without providing remedial courses has locked out many minority students.3. Employment opportunities, though slight for African Americans without some college, have continued to lure young people who must contribute to their family's income and who otherwise might have gone to college.4. Negative publicity about affirmative action may have discouraged some African Americans from even considering college.5. Attention to what appears to be a growing number of racial incidents on predominantly White college campuses has also been a discouraging factor.

Question 4

Which of the following factors explains why official unemployment rates for young African Americans are so high?

Accepted Answer

A)  a low number of White middle-class women in the labor force 
B)  increased competition from immigrants 
C)  more experience and expertise than most White men and women 
D)  the need to support their families 
A)  a low number of White middle-class women in the labor force 
B)  increased competition from immigrants 
C)  more experience and expertise than most White men and women 
D)  the need to support their families

Question 5

The study that outlined a tangle of pathology with the Black family at its core was the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Moynihan Report 
B)  Journal Citation Report 
C)  Ebony and Ivory Report 
D) Journal of Black Studies 
A)  Moynihan Report 
B)  Journal Citation Report 
C)  Ebony and Ivory Report 
D) Journal of Black Studies

Question 6

One of the factors that explains why official unemployment rates for young African Americans are so high is that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  many African Americans are seen as socially capable by the White society 
B)  many African Americans receive low financial aids 
C)  Black middle-class men continue to be in the labor force even at an old age 
D)  many African Americans live in the depressed economy of the central cities 
A)  many African Americans are seen as socially capable by the White society 
B)  many African Americans receive low financial aids 
C)  Black middle-class men continue to be in the labor force even at an old age 
D)  many African Americans live in the depressed economy of the central cities

Question 7

Which of the following is a reason for the higher unemployment rates of African Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  lack of dependable assets 
B)  lack of credibility 
C)  lack of skills and expertise 
D)  lack of initiative 
A)  lack of dependable assets 
B)  lack of credibility 
C)  lack of skills and expertise 
D)  lack of initiative

Question 8

Which of the following is an example of underemployment?

Accepted Answer

A)  Susan dropped out of high school and was never able to find a job. 
B)  Jerry received a master's degree in engineering but worked as a lab technician when he couldn't find a job as an engineer. 
C)  Jay worked in the accounting department of a company but couldn't get transferred to the marketing department. 
D)  John received a bachelor's degree in sales and marketing and was recruited as a sales manager at a pharmaceutical company. 
A)  Susan dropped out of high school and was never able to find a job. 
B)  Jerry received a master's degree in engineering but worked as a lab technician when he couldn't find a job as an engineer. 
C)  Jay worked in the accounting department of a company but couldn't get transferred to the marketing department. 
D)  John received a bachelor's degree in sales and marketing and was recruited as a sales manager at a pharmaceutical company.

Question 9

The term apartheid schools has been coined to refer to schools that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  are funded by elites 
B)  are all Black 
C)  exclusively have Whites teachers 
D)  are reserved for Hispanics 
A)  are funded by elites 
B)  are all Black 
C)  exclusively have Whites teachers 
D)  are reserved for Hispanics

Question 10

Despite Barack Obama's election to the presidency in 2008, what are the trends in the election
of African Americans to political office? Do you think you will see more African Americans elected to high office in the near future?

Accepted Answer

Despite Barack Obama entering the White

Question 11

The type of school discrimination that results from residential patterns is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  de facto segregation 
B)  tracking 
C)  differential justice 
D)  racial steering 
A)  de facto segregation 
B)  tracking 
C)  differential justice 
D)  racial steering

Question 12

Which of the following practices in schools, especially middle and high schools, intensifies segregation at the classroom level?

Accepted Answer

A)  tracking 
B)  redlining 
C)  racial profiling 
D)  assimilating 
A)  tracking 
B)  redlining 
C)  racial profiling 
D)  assimilating

Question 13

In 1965, the U.S. Department of Labor released a report entitled The Negro Family: The Case for National Action commonly referred to as the ________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In 1965, the U.S. Department of Labor...

Question 14

Population specialist Evelyn Kitagawa estimated the "excess mortality rate" to be 20 percent because of poor health linked to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  age 
B)  sex 
C)  class 
D)  occupation 
A)  age 
B)  sex 
C)  class 
D)  occupation

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true of the stability of African American families?

Accepted Answer

A)  Single-parent African American families are necessarily deprived, while two-parent families are always secure and happy. 
B)  The tradition of extended family among poverty stricken African Americans eases the burden of raising a child. 
C)  The absence of a husband in single-parent African American households means that no one shares in childcare. 
D)  In African American single-parent families, the absent parent is more often the mother. 
A)  Single-parent African American families are necessarily deprived, while two-parent families are always secure and happy. 
B)  The tradition of extended family among poverty stricken African Americans eases the burden of raising a child. 
C)  The absence of a husband in single-parent African American households means that no one shares in childcare. 
D)  In African American single-parent families, the absent parent is more often the mother.

Question 16

________ is a term used by sociologist Max Weber to refer to people who share similar levels of wealth and income.

Accepted Answer

The answer of ________ is a term used by sociologist...

Question 17

Taking school seriously and accepting the authority of teachers and administrators is a characteristic of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  de facto segregation 
B)  acting White 
C)  de jure segregation 
D)  White privilege 
A)  de facto segregation 
B)  acting White 
C)  de jure segregation 
D)  White privilege

Question 18

________ is associated with speaking proper English or with cultural preferences like listening to rock music rather than hip-hop.

Accepted Answer

A)  White primary 
B)  Acting White 
C)  Acting Black 
D)  Black primary 
A)  White primary 
B)  Acting White 
C)  Acting Black 
D)  Black primary

Question 19

The most common feature of African American households is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  the presence of grandparents residing in the home 
B)  the absence of extended living arrangements 
C)  a weak religious orientation 
D)  the strong presence of a patriarchal structure in the family 
A)  the presence of grandparents residing in the home 
B)  the absence of extended living arrangements 
C)  a weak religious orientation 
D)  the strong presence of a patriarchal structure in the family

Question 20

In 1974, the Supreme Court ruled in ________ that it was improper to order Detroit and the suburbs to have a joint metropolitan busing solution.

Accepted Answer

A)  Millikin v. Bradley 
B)  Plessy v. Ferguson 
C)  Williams v. Mississippi 
D)  Shelley v. Kramer 
A)  Millikin v. Bradley 
B)  Plessy v. Ferguson 
C)  Williams v. Mississippi 
D)  Shelley v. Kramer

In the context of healthcare, which of the following statements is true of Blacks?

Which of the following statements is true of the Tuskegee syphilis study?

Explain the five factors that account for the reversal in progress of African Americans in higher education.

Which of the following factors explains why official unemployment rates for young African Americans are so high?

The study that outlined a tangle of pathology with the Black family at its core was the ________.

One of the factors that explains why official unemployment rates for young African Americans are so high is that ________.

Which of the following is a reason for the higher unemployment rates of African Americans?

Which of the following is an example of underemployment?

The term apartheid schools has been coined to refer to schools that ________.

Despite Barack Obama's election to the presidency in 2008, what are the trends in the election of African Americans to political office? Do you think you will see more African Americans elected to high office in the near future?

The type of school discrimination that results from residential patterns is called ________.

Which of the following practices in schools, especially middle and high schools, intensifies segregation at the classroom level?

In 1965, the U.S. Department of Labor released a report entitled The Negro Family: The Case for National Action commonly referred to as the ________.

Population specialist Evelyn Kitagawa estimated the "excess mortality rate" to be 20 percent because of poor health linked to ________.

Which of the following statements is true of the stability of African American families?

________ is a term used by sociologist Max Weber to refer to people who share similar levels of wealth and income.

Taking school seriously and accepting the authority of teachers and administrators is a characteristic of ________.

________ is associated with speaking proper English or with cultural preferences like listening to rock music rather than hip-hop.

The most common feature of African American households is ________.

In 1974, the Supreme Court ruled in ________ that it was improper to order Detroit and the suburbs to have a joint metropolitan busing solution.

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Exam 8: African Americans Today

In the context of healthcare, which of the following statements is true of Blacks?

Which of the following statements is true of the Tuskegee syphilis study?

Explain the five factors that account for the reversal in progress of African Americans in higher education.

Which of the following factors explains why official unemployment rates for young African Americans are so high?

The study that outlined a tangle of pathology with the Black family at its core was the ________.

One of the factors that explains why official unemployment rates for young African Americans are so high is that ________.

Which of the following is a reason for the higher unemployment rates of African Americans?

Which of the following is an example of underemployment?

The term apartheid schools has been coined to refer to schools that ________.

Despite Barack Obama's election to the presidency in 2008, what are the trends in the election of African Americans to political office? Do you think you will see more African Americans elected to high office in the near future?

The type of school discrimination that results from residential patterns is called ________.

Which of the following practices in schools, especially middle and high schools, intensifies segregation at the classroom level?

In 1965, the U.S. Department of Labor released a report entitled The Negro Family: The Case for National Action commonly referred to as the ________.

Population specialist Evelyn Kitagawa estimated the "excess mortality rate" to be 20 percent because of poor health linked to ________.

Which of the following statements is true of the stability of African American families?

________ is a term used by sociologist Max Weber to refer to people who share similar levels of wealth and income.

Taking school seriously and accepting the authority of teachers and administrators is a characteristic of ________.

________ is associated with speaking proper English or with cultural preferences like listening to rock music rather than hip-hop.

The most common feature of African American households is ________.

In 1974, the Supreme Court ruled in ________ that it was improper to order Detroit and the suburbs to have a joint metropolitan busing solution.

Exploring Race and Ethnicity

Prejudice

Discrimination

Immigration

Ethnicity and Religion

Native Americans: the First Americans

African Americans

Latinos: The Largest Minority

Jewish Americans: Quest to Maintain Identity

Women: The Oppressed Majority

Filters