Question 1

Which of the following strengths of African American families allows them to function effectively in a hostile society?

Accepted Answer

A)  strong entrepreneurship skills 
B)  strong kinship bonds 
C)  strong educational background 
D)  strong financial background 
A)  strong entrepreneurship skills 
B)  strong kinship bonds 
C)  strong educational background 
D)  strong financial background

Question 2

Which of the following is true about African Americans in relation to politics?

Accepted Answer

A)  After the election of a Black President, African Americans have received an equal share of the political pie. 
B)  Non-Black voters have difficulty seeing Black politicians as anything other than representatives of the Black community. 
C)  Locally elected Black officials find it easy to make the jump to statewide office. 
D)  Non-Black voters have expressed their faith that the views of Whites and other non-Blacks will be well represented by an African American. 
A)  After the election of a Black President, African Americans have received an equal share of the political pie. 
B)  Non-Black voters have difficulty seeing Black politicians as anything other than representatives of the Black community. 
C)  Locally elected Black officials find it easy to make the jump to statewide office. 
D)  Non-Black voters have expressed their faith that the views of Whites and other non-Blacks will be well represented by an African American.

Question 3

Which of the following statements is true of acting White or acting Black?

Accepted Answer

A)  Acting White shifts the responsibility of low school attainment from the school to the individual and, thus, depicts an example of blaming the victim. 
B)  The acting-White thesis overemphasizes structural features rather than personal responsibility. 
C)  To equate acting White with high academic achievement has much empirical and cultural support. 
D)  The primary stumbling block is not about being presented with similar educational opportunities but about acting White or acting Black. 
A)  Acting White shifts the responsibility of low school attainment from the school to the individual and, thus, depicts an example of blaming the victim. 
B)  The acting-White thesis overemphasizes structural features rather than personal responsibility. 
C)  To equate acting White with high academic achievement has much empirical and cultural support. 
D)  The primary stumbling block is not about being presented with similar educational opportunities but about acting White or acting Black.

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Blacks are more likely to be able to afford private attorneys than Whites. 
B)  Crimes involving Black victims are viewed as more socially significant than those involving White victims. 
C)  Most of all the violent crimes against Whites are perpetrated by Blacks. 
D)  Blacks are more likely to be victims of violent crimes than are Whites. 
A)  Blacks are more likely to be able to afford private attorneys than Whites. 
B)  Crimes involving Black victims are viewed as more socially significant than those involving White victims. 
C)  Most of all the violent crimes against Whites are perpetrated by Blacks. 
D)  Blacks are more likely to be victims of violent crimes than are Whites.

Question 5

The U.S. Supreme Court issued its unanimous ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  tracking in schools should be mandated to decrease segregation at the classroom level 
B)  racial tolerance can overcome school segregation 
C)  integrated schools operate effectively in segregated neighborhoods 
D)  separate educational facilities are inherently unequal 
A)  tracking in schools should be mandated to decrease segregation at the classroom level 
B)  racial tolerance can overcome school segregation 
C)  integrated schools operate effectively in segregated neighborhoods 
D)  separate educational facilities are inherently unequal

Question 6

In sociologist Howard Waitzkin's view, the stress resulting from racial prejudice and discrimination helps explain the higher rates of ________ found among African Americans than among Whites.

Accepted Answer

A)  arthritis 
B)  tuberculosis 
C)  hypertension 
D)  AIDS 
A)  arthritis 
B)  tuberculosis 
C)  hypertension 
D)  AIDS

Question 7

In theory, ________ are enacted to ensure that specific standards of housing construction will be satisfied.

Accepted Answer

The answer of In theory, ________ are enacted to ensure...

Question 8

________ refers to the tendency to view crime as less socially significant if the victim is viewed as less worthy.

Accepted Answer

A)  Victim profiling 
B)  Victim redlining 
C)  Victim discounting 
D)  Victim tracking 
A)  Victim profiling 
B)  Victim redlining 
C)  Victim discounting 
D)  Victim tracking

Question 9

________ can separate industrial and commercial enterprises from residential areas.

Accepted Answer

A)  De facto segregation 
B)  Zoning laws 
C)  Redlining 
D)  Tracking 
A)  De facto segregation 
B)  Zoning laws 
C)  Redlining 
D)  Tracking

Question 10

A common view advanced by some educators is that African Americans, especially males, do not succeed in school because they do not ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  consider their own culture as important as the culture of the majority 
B)  take school and attending classes casually 
C)  socialize with other Black students 
D)  want to be caught acting White 
A)  consider their own culture as important as the culture of the majority 
B)  take school and attending classes casually 
C)  socialize with other Black students 
D)  want to be caught acting White

Question 11

The fact that Whites are dealt with more leniently than Blacks, whether at the time of arrest, indictment, conviction, sentencing, or parole represents ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  redlining 
B)  differential justice 
C)  residential segregation 
D)  victim discounting 
A)  redlining 
B)  differential justice 
C)  residential segregation 
D)  victim discounting

Question 12

Sociologist William J. Wilson pointed out that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  programs must be developed to confront ethnic and racial discrimination rather than class subordination 
B)  young Blacks were competing unsuccessfully with young Whites 
C)  class has ceased to be of concern as educated Blacks are entering the middle class 
D)  the poor are socially isolated and have shrinking economic opportunities 
A)  programs must be developed to confront ethnic and racial discrimination rather than class subordination 
B)  young Blacks were competing unsuccessfully with young Whites 
C)  class has ceased to be of concern as educated Blacks are entering the middle class 
D)  the poor are socially isolated and have shrinking economic opportunities

Question 13

Drawing on the conflict perspective, sociologist Howard Waitzkin suggests that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  racial tensions contribute to the medical problems of African Americans 
B)  death resulting from hypertension is twice as common in Whites as in Blacks 
C)  significant differences exist among segments of the population with Blacks living longer than Whites 
D)  Blacks are overrepresented while seeking medical care, donating blood, or signing up for organ donation 
A)  racial tensions contribute to the medical problems of African Americans 
B)  death resulting from hypertension is twice as common in Whites as in Blacks 
C)  significant differences exist among segments of the population with Blacks living longer than Whites 
D)  Blacks are overrepresented while seeking medical care, donating blood, or signing up for organ donation

Question 14

Pointing to the increasing affluence of African Americans, sociologist William J. Wilson concluded that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  class has become more important than race in determining black life-chances in the modern industrial period 
B)  class has ceased to be of concern as more educated Blacks are entering the middle class 
C)  programs must be developed to confront ethnic and racial discrimination rather than class subordination 
D)  the overriding goal of the Black middle class is to achieve petty social values and become acceptable to White society 
A)  class has become more important than race in determining black life-chances in the modern industrial period 
B)  class has ceased to be of concern as more educated Blacks are entering the middle class 
C)  programs must be developed to confront ethnic and racial discrimination rather than class subordination 
D)  the overriding goal of the Black middle class is to achieve petty social values and become acceptable to White society

Which of the following strengths of African American families allows them to function effectively in a hostile society?

Which of the following is true about African Americans in relation to politics?

Which of the following statements is true of acting White or acting Black?

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

The U.S. Supreme Court issued its unanimous ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas that ________.

In sociologist Howard Waitzkin's view, the stress resulting from racial prejudice and discrimination helps explain the higher rates of ________ found among African Americans than among Whites.

In theory, ________ are enacted to ensure that specific standards of housing construction will be satisfied.

________ refers to the tendency to view crime as less socially significant if the victim is viewed as less worthy.

________ can separate industrial and commercial enterprises from residential areas.

A common view advanced by some educators is that African Americans, especially males, do not succeed in school because they do not ________.

The fact that Whites are dealt with more leniently than Blacks, whether at the time of arrest, indictment, conviction, sentencing, or parole represents ________.

Sociologist William J. Wilson pointed out that ________.

Drawing on the conflict perspective, sociologist Howard Waitzkin suggests that ________.

Pointing to the increasing affluence of African Americans, sociologist William J. Wilson concluded that ________.

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Exam 8: African Americans Today

Which of the following strengths of African American families allows them to function effectively in a hostile society?

Which of the following is true about African Americans in relation to politics?

Which of the following statements is true of acting White or acting Black?

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

The U.S. Supreme Court issued its unanimous ruling in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas that ________.

In sociologist Howard Waitzkin's view, the stress resulting from racial prejudice and discrimination helps explain the higher rates of ________ found among African Americans than among Whites.

In theory, ________ are enacted to ensure that specific standards of housing construction will be satisfied.

________ refers to the tendency to view crime as less socially significant if the victim is viewed as less worthy.

________ can separate industrial and commercial enterprises from residential areas.

A common view advanced by some educators is that African Americans, especially males, do not succeed in school because they do not ________.

The fact that Whites are dealt with more leniently than Blacks, whether at the time of arrest, indictment, conviction, sentencing, or parole represents ________.

Sociologist William J. Wilson pointed out that ________.

Drawing on the conflict perspective, sociologist Howard Waitzkin suggests that ________.

Pointing to the increasing affluence of African Americans, sociologist William J. Wilson concluded 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

Filters