Question 1

The most consistently documented strength of the Black family is the presence of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  a strong male wage earner 
B)  subsidized childcare for working mothers 
C)  an extended family household 
D)  a strong nonreligious orientation 
A)  a strong male wage earner 
B)  subsidized childcare for working mothers 
C)  an extended family household 
D)  a strong nonreligious orientation

Question 2

Reasons identified as contributing to residential segregation in the United States include ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  prejudicial policies of real estate companies that steer people to the "correct" neighborhoods 
B)  bank policies that create barriers based on class to finance home purchasing 
C)  court decisions that dismantle exclusionary housing practices 
D)  public housing policies that make it difficult to locate housing for the poor in inner-city neighborhoods 
A)  prejudicial policies of real estate companies that steer people to the "correct" neighborhoods 
B)  bank policies that create barriers based on class to finance home purchasing 
C)  court decisions that dismantle exclusionary housing practices 
D)  public housing policies that make it difficult to locate housing for the poor in inner-city neighborhoods

Question 3

Which of the following statements best represents the pattern of higher education for Blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  Attention to a growing number of racial incidents on predominantly White college campuses has discouraged African Americans from considering college. 
B)  Pushing for higher standards in educational achievement without remedial courses has encouraged minority students to attend college. 
C)  Increased positive publicity about affirmative action has encouraged African Americans to consider college. 
D)  More reliance on grants-in-aid than on loans has encouraged students who would be the first members of their families to attend college. 
A)  Attention to a growing number of racial incidents on predominantly White college campuses has discouraged African Americans from considering college. 
B)  Pushing for higher standards in educational achievement without remedial courses has encouraged minority students to attend college. 
C)  Increased positive publicity about affirmative action has encouraged African Americans to consider college. 
D)  More reliance on grants-in-aid than on loans has encouraged students who would be the first members of their families to attend college.

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true of the employment picture of Blacks?

Accepted Answer

A)  The taboo against putting Blacks in jobs in which they would supervise Whites has strengthened. 
B)  Black unemployment rate is significantly lesser than that of Whites in the best economic times. 
C)  Black employees are the first to be fired as the business cycle weakens. 
D)  The employment picture is quite promising for Black workers aged 16 to 24. 
A)  The taboo against putting Blacks in jobs in which they would supervise Whites has strengthened. 
B)  Black unemployment rate is significantly lesser than that of Whites in the best economic times. 
C)  Black employees are the first to be fired as the business cycle weakens. 
D)  The employment picture is quite promising for Black workers aged 16 to 24.

Question 5

Which of the following factors creates residential segregation in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Government policies do not effectively enforce anti-bias legislation. 
B)  Policies of banks create barriers based on gender to financing home purchasing. 
C)  The prejudicial policies of real estate companies allow people from minority groups to enter into "correct" neighborhoods. 
D)  Public housing policies make it difficult for the poor to locate housing in inner-city neighborhoods. 
A)  Government policies do not effectively enforce anti-bias legislation. 
B)  Policies of banks create barriers based on gender to financing home purchasing. 
C)  The prejudicial policies of real estate companies allow people from minority groups to enter into "correct" neighborhoods. 
D)  Public housing policies make it difficult for the poor to locate housing in inner-city neighborhoods.

Question 6

Compared with Whites, Black men have higher death rates from ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  respiratory disease 
B)  heart disease 
C)  AIDS 
D)  diarrhea 
A)  respiratory disease 
B)  heart disease 
C)  AIDS 
D)  diarrhea

Question 7

One of the big hurdles faced by African American politicians is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  garnering votes from the Black community 
B)  meeting eligibility criteria for contesting local elections 
C)  being considered representatives of the Black community 
D)  acquiring the money necessary to seek a major office 
A)  garnering votes from the Black community 
B)  meeting eligibility criteria for contesting local elections 
C)  being considered representatives of the Black community 
D)  acquiring the money necessary to seek a major office

Question 8

For African Americans, the family reflects the legacy of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  high income 
B)  dependable assets 
C)  racism 
D)  low stability 
A)  high income 
B)  dependable assets 
C)  racism 
D)  low stability

Question 9

Professor of Ethics at Harvard Medical School, Harriet Washington, coined the term ________ to refer to the separate and unequal healthcare system in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  medical deprivation 
B)  medical segregation 
C)  medical discounting 
D)  medical apartheid 
A)  medical deprivation 
B)  medical segregation 
C)  medical discounting 
D)  medical apartheid

Question 10

Underemployment refers to working ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  voluntarily on a part-time basis 
B)  voluntarily on a permanent basis 
C)  at a job for which one is overqualified 
D)  at a job for which one is underqualified 
A)  voluntarily on a part-time basis 
B)  voluntarily on a permanent basis 
C)  at a job for which one is overqualified 
D)  at a job for which one is underqualified

Question 11

W. E. B. Du Bois argued that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  when racism decreases, class issues become more important 
B)  what Black students need is segregated or mixed schools. 
C)  exploitation should be eradicated so that all classes of people can be considered equal 
D)  race has ceased to be of concern as educated Blacks are entering the middle class 
A)  when racism decreases, class issues become more important 
B)  what Black students need is segregated or mixed schools. 
C)  exploitation should be eradicated so that all classes of people can be considered equal 
D)  race has ceased to be of concern as educated Blacks are entering the middle class

Question 12

________ refers to the practice of discriminating against people trying to buy homes in minority and racially changing neighborhoods.

Accepted Answer

A)  Zoning 
B)  Redlining 
C)  Tracking 
D)  Neutralizing 
A)  Zoning 
B)  Redlining 
C)  Tracking 
D)  Neutralizing

Question 13

E. Franklin Frazier, a Black sociologist, identified that the overriding goal of the African American middle class was to ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  maintain strong group solidarity within the Black community 
B)  endeavor to preserve the cultural heritage 
C)  work for the upward mobility of the poorest segment of the Black community 
D)  achieve petty social values and become acceptable to White society 
A)  maintain strong group solidarity within the Black community 
B)  endeavor to preserve the cultural heritage 
C)  work for the upward mobility of the poorest segment of the Black community 
D)  achieve petty social values and become acceptable to White society

Question 14

In theory, zoning laws are enacted to ensure that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  specific standards of housing construction will be satisfied 
B)  low-income people will be kept out of wealthy communities 
C)  cultural minority groups are prevented from buying homes in affluent neighborhoods 
D)  zero population growth will be maintained in counties 
A)  specific standards of housing construction will be satisfied 
B)  low-income people will be kept out of wealthy communities 
C)  cultural minority groups are prevented from buying homes in affluent neighborhoods 
D)  zero population growth will be maintained in counties

Question 15

Explain William J. Wilson's claim "class has become more important than race" in The
Declining Significance of Race. What did critics of this comment have to say?

Accepted Answer

The complexity of the relative influence

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true of segregation in schools?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Blacks study with the Whites in apartheid schools. 
B)  Diverse student population guarantees an integrated, equal schooling environment. 
C)  Tracking has the effect of decreasing White-Black classroom interaction. 
D)  Tracking leads to desegregation at the classroom level. 
A)  The Blacks study with the Whites in apartheid schools. 
B)  Diverse student population guarantees an integrated, equal schooling environment. 
C)  Tracking has the effect of decreasing White-Black classroom interaction. 
D)  Tracking leads to desegregation at the classroom level.

Question 17

Which of the following reasons can be attributed to the underrepresentation of African Americans while seeking medical care?

Accepted Answer

A)  history of mistreatment 
B)  low cost of treatment 
C)  inexperience of medical practitioners 
D)  unreliability of medical reports 
A)  history of mistreatment 
B)  low cost of treatment 
C)  inexperience of medical practitioners 
D)  unreliability of medical reports

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true of the housing situation of African Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans differ from Whites because their housing has been restricted through discrimination. 
B)  The quality of Black housing is superior to that of Whites at all income levels. 
C)  Statistics has indicated that Black housing has deteriorated in recent years throughout the United States. 
D)  African Americans pay a meagre proportion of their income for shelter. 
A)  African Americans differ from Whites because their housing has been restricted through discrimination. 
B)  The quality of Black housing is superior to that of Whites at all income levels. 
C)  Statistics has indicated that Black housing has deteriorated in recent years throughout the United States. 
D)  African Americans pay a meagre proportion of their income for shelter.

Question 19

The acting-White thesis overemphasizes ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  personal responsibility 
B)  structural features 
C)  intellectual abilities 
D)  social mobility 
A)  personal responsibility 
B)  structural features 
C)  intellectual abilities 
D)  social mobility

Question 20

In the context of the criminal justice system, studies demonstrate that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans often evade formal arrest by hiring private attorneys 
B)  African Americans are less likely to be victims of violent crimes than Whites 
C)  majority of the violent crimes against Whites are perpetrated by African Americans 
D)  police often deal with African American youths more harshly than with White youngsters 
A)  African Americans often evade formal arrest by hiring private attorneys 
B)  African Americans are less likely to be victims of violent crimes than Whites 
C)  majority of the violent crimes against Whites are perpetrated by African Americans 
D)  police often deal with African American youths more harshly than with White youngsters

The most consistently documented strength of the Black family is the presence of ________.

Reasons identified as contributing to residential segregation in the United States include ________.

Which of the following statements best represents the pattern of higher education for Blacks?

Which of the following statements is true of the employment picture of Blacks?

Which of the following factors creates residential segregation in the United States?

Compared with Whites, Black men have higher death rates from ________.

One of the big hurdles faced by African American politicians is ________.

For African Americans, the family reflects the legacy of ________.

Professor of Ethics at Harvard Medical School, Harriet Washington, coined the term ________ to refer to the separate and unequal healthcare system in the United States.

Underemployment refers to working ________.

W. E. B. Du Bois argued that ________.

________ refers to the practice of discriminating against people trying to buy homes in minority and racially changing neighborhoods.

E. Franklin Frazier, a Black sociologist, identified that the overriding goal of the African American middle class was to ________.

In theory, zoning laws are enacted to ensure that ________.

Explain William J. Wilson's claim "class has become more important than race" in The Declining Significance of Race. What did critics of this comment have to say?

Which of the following statements is true of segregation in schools?

Which of the following reasons can be attributed to the underrepresentation of African Americans while seeking medical care?

Which of the following statements is true of the housing situation of African Americans?

The acting-White thesis overemphasizes ________.

In the context of the criminal justice system, studies demonstrate that ________.

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Exam 8: African Americans Today

The most consistently documented strength of the Black family is the presence of ________.

Reasons identified as contributing to residential segregation in the United States include ________.

Which of the following statements best represents the pattern of higher education for Blacks?

Which of the following statements is true of the employment picture of Blacks?

Which of the following factors creates residential segregation in the United States?

Compared with Whites, Black men have higher death rates from ________.

One of the big hurdles faced by African American politicians is ________.

For African Americans, the family reflects the legacy of ________.

Professor of Ethics at Harvard Medical School, Harriet Washington, coined the term ________ to refer to the separate and unequal healthcare system in the United States.

Underemployment refers to working ________.

W. E. B. Du Bois argued that ________.

________ refers to the practice of discriminating against people trying to buy homes in minority and racially changing neighborhoods.

E. Franklin Frazier, a Black sociologist, identified that the overriding goal of the African American middle class was to ________.

In theory, zoning laws are enacted to ensure that ________.

Explain William J. Wilson's claim "class has become more important than race" in The Declining Significance of Race. What did critics of this comment have to say?

Which of the following statements is true of segregation in schools?

Which of the following reasons can be attributed to the underrepresentation of African Americans while seeking medical care?

Which of the following statements is true of the housing situation of African Americans?

The acting-White thesis overemphasizes ________.

In the context of the criminal justice system, studies demonstrate that ________.

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

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