Question 1

Discuss color gradient as a social construction of race. Provide examples that reflect the continuum of color gradient.

Accepted Answer

A color gradient places people along a c

Question 2

Pentecostalism and similar faiths are attractive to many Latinos because ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  they hold beliefs against religious experiences such as faith healing 
B)  they offer followers the opportunity to express their religious fervor openly 
C)  they originate from the colonies of Central and South America 
D)  they increase the likelihood of permanent residency to illegal immigrants 
A)  they hold beliefs against religious experiences such as faith healing 
B)  they offer followers the opportunity to express their religious fervor openly 
C)  they originate from the colonies of Central and South America 
D)  they increase the likelihood of permanent residency to illegal immigrants

Question 3

What is the dry foot policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  It refers to the rule that allows asylum to Cubans who reach the United States. 
B)  It refers to the law that makes new Cuban immigration illegal. 
C)  It refers to the law that gives refugee status to any Cuban who leaves Cuba. 
D)  It refers to the rule that allows asylum to Cubans who are picked up at sea. 
A)  It refers to the rule that allows asylum to Cubans who reach the United States. 
B)  It refers to the law that makes new Cuban immigration illegal. 
C)  It refers to the law that gives refugee status to any Cuban who leaves Cuba. 
D)  It refers to the rule that allows asylum to Cubans who are picked up at sea.

Question 4

The third wave of Cuban immigrants had a great deal of difficulty in adjusting to their new lives in the United States because ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  they were not welcomed by President Carter 
B)  they lacked formal education and had fewer skills than previous groups 
C)  they grew up with pro-American images and developed high expectations 
D)  the legal movement between the two nations was halted 
A)  they were not welcomed by President Carter 
B)  they lacked formal education and had fewer skills than previous groups 
C)  they grew up with pro-American images and developed high expectations 
D)  the legal movement between the two nations was halted

Question 5

Which of the following statements is true about Latinos in relation to education?

Accepted Answer

A)  The most important complicating factor in educational attainment for Latinos is immigration status. 
B)  Latinos are often stigmatized as being more academically challenged than their White and Asian American peers. 
C)  The level of attainment by Latinos as measured by years of schooling completed beyond high school remains high. 
D)  A negative side of Latinos is that they exhibit low aspirations in continuing school. 
A)  The most important complicating factor in educational attainment for Latinos is immigration status. 
B)  Latinos are often stigmatized as being more academically challenged than their White and Asian American peers. 
C)  The level of attainment by Latinos as measured by years of schooling completed beyond high school remains high. 
D)  A negative side of Latinos is that they exhibit low aspirations in continuing school.

Question 6

The development of solidarity between ethnic subgroups, such as Hispanics, is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  panethnicity 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  assimilation 
D)  marginalization 
A)  panethnicity 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  assimilation 
D)  marginalization

Question 7

Federal law requires bilingual ballots in voting districts where at least ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  50 percent of the population back up democratic candidates 
B)  5 percent voters do not speak English 
C)  71 percent voters in the district are ineligible to vote due to insolvency or lunacy 
D)  10 percent of the population is physically disabled or handicapped 
A)  50 percent of the population back up democratic candidates 
B)  5 percent voters do not speak English 
C)  71 percent voters in the district are ineligible to vote due to insolvency or lunacy 
D)  10 percent of the population is physically disabled or handicapped

Question 8

Which of the following is true about non-Catholic religious Latinos?

Accepted Answer

A)  They tend to be older. 
B)  They attend independent churches. 
C)  They are least likely to attend services. 
D)  They refrain from associating religion to their daily lives. 
A)  They tend to be older. 
B)  They attend independent churches. 
C)  They are least likely to attend services. 
D)  They refrain from associating religion to their daily lives.

Question 9

The Democrats promoted policies that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  allowed those who immigrated illegally as children a path to permanent residency 
B)  encouraged self-deportation for those who immigrated illegally as children 
C)  encouraged immediate deportation upon detection of illegal immigrants 
D)  focused primarily on strict immigration laws with a motive to alienate Latinos 
A)  allowed those who immigrated illegally as children a path to permanent residency 
B)  encouraged self-deportation for those who immigrated illegally as children 
C)  encouraged immediate deportation upon detection of illegal immigrants 
D)  focused primarily on strict immigration laws with a motive to alienate Latinos

Question 10

Many Hispanics were ineligible to vote under the U.S. Constitution because ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  of the unavailability of bilingual voting information 
B)  they were noncitizens 
C)  they were not interested in voting 
D)  political parties refrained from acknowledging them 
A)  of the unavailability of bilingual voting information 
B)  they were noncitizens 
C)  they were not interested in voting 
D)  political parties refrained from acknowledging them

Question 11

Which of the following is a reason for the immigration of Central and South Americans to the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  economic opportunities 
B)  environmental degradation 
C)  downward mobility 
D)  political vendetta 
A)  economic opportunities 
B)  environmental degradation 
C)  downward mobility 
D)  political vendetta

Question 12

Like Mexican Americans, the Salvadorans have created ________ or associations that relate to a specific village that receives remittances.

Accepted Answer

A)  colonias 
B)  ethnonational clubs 
C)  hometown clubs 
D)  maquiladoras 
A)  colonias 
B)  ethnonational clubs 
C)  hometown clubs 
D)  maquiladoras

Discuss color gradient as a social construction of race. Provide examples that reflect the continuum of color gradient.

Pentecostalism and similar faiths are attractive to many Latinos because ________.

What is the dry foot policy?

The third wave of Cuban immigrants had a great deal of difficulty in adjusting to their new lives in the United States because ________.

Which of the following statements is true about Latinos in relation to education?

The development of solidarity between ethnic subgroups, such as Hispanics, is called ________.

Federal law requires bilingual ballots in voting districts where at least ________.

Which of the following is true about non-Catholic religious Latinos?

The Democrats promoted policies that ________.

Many Hispanics were ineligible to vote under the U.S. Constitution because ________.

Which of the following is a reason for the immigration of Central and South Americans to the United States?

Like Mexican Americans, the Salvadorans have created ________ or associations that relate to a specific village that receives remittances.

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Exam 9: Latinos: The Largest Minority

Discuss color gradient as a social construction of race. Provide examples that reflect the continuum of color gradient.

Pentecostalism and similar faiths are attractive to many Latinos because ________.

What is the dry foot policy?

The third wave of Cuban immigrants had a great deal of difficulty in adjusting to their new lives in the United States because ________.

Which of the following statements is true about Latinos in relation to education?

The development of solidarity between ethnic subgroups, such as Hispanics, is called ________.

Federal law requires bilingual ballots in voting districts where at least ________.

Which of the following is true about non-Catholic religious Latinos?

The Democrats promoted policies that ________.

Many Hispanics were ineligible to vote under the U.S. Constitution because ________.

Which of the following is a reason for the immigration of Central and South Americans to the United States?

Like Mexican Americans, the Salvadorans have created ________ or associations that relate to a specific village that receives remittances.

Exploring Race and Ethnicity

Prejudice

Discrimination

Immigration

Ethnicity and Religion

Native Americans: the First Americans

African Americans

African Americans Today

Jewish Americans: Quest to Maintain Identity

Women: The Oppressed Majority

Filters