Question 1

Ethnic groups that once had, or wish to have or regain, autonomous political status (their own country) are called

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnicities. 
B)  nationalities. 
C)  imaginary communes. 
D)  secondary states. 
E)  diasporas. 
A)  ethnicities. 
B)  nationalities. 
C)  imaginary communes. 
D)  secondary states. 
E)  diasporas.

Question 2

Is it contradictory to say that membership in an ethnic group is an ascribed status while arguing that we negotiate our social identities? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

No, it is not contradictory to say that

Question 3

Hypodescent refers to individuals who are racially pure.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

In many countries, colonial nation building left ethnic strife in its wake. Thus, over a million Hindus and Muslims were killed in violence that accompanied the division of the Indian subcontinent into India and Pakistan in 1947. Similarly, problems between Arabs and Jews in Palestine began during the British mandate period.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A key element of multiculturalism is a respect for ethnic diversity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Depending on the situation, the same man might declare: "I'm Jimmy's father"; "I'm your boss"; "I'm African American"; or "I'm your professor." This phenomenon, whereby a person's claimed or perceived identity varies depending on context, is called

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnicity. 
B)  hypodescent. 
C)  situational negotiation of social identity. 
D)  ethnic tolerance. 
E)  rotating core personality traits. 
A)  ethnicity. 
B)  hypodescent. 
C)  situational negotiation of social identity. 
D)  ethnic tolerance. 
E)  rotating core personality traits.

Question 7

Ethnicity means identification with

Accepted Answer

A)  the cultural values of the dominant culture. 
B)  and feeling part of a biologically racial group. 
C)  neighbors in a multicultural society. 
D)  and feeling part of a cultural tradition and exclusion from other cultural traditions. 
E)  and feeling part of two or more groups in a plural society. 
A)  the cultural values of the dominant culture. 
B)  and feeling part of a biologically racial group. 
C)  neighbors in a multicultural society. 
D)  and feeling part of a cultural tradition and exclusion from other cultural traditions. 
E)  and feeling part of two or more groups in a plural society.

Question 8

It is the norm in Africa for countries to have no ethnic majority.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

An ascribed status is a status that

Accepted Answer

A)  people have little or no choice about occupying. 
B)  you choose for yourself. 
C)  you earn, as when a successful law student becomes a lawyer. 
D)  has a position of dominance in society; for example, that of a king. 
E)  is based on standardized test scores. 
A)  people have little or no choice about occupying. 
B)  you choose for yourself. 
C)  you earn, as when a successful law student becomes a lawyer. 
D)  has a position of dominance in society; for example, that of a king. 
E)  is based on standardized test scores.

Question 10

What is the term for ethnic groups that once had, or wish to have or regain, autonomous political status?

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnicities 
B)  captive nations 
C)  nations 
D)  nationalities 
E)  ethnic avengers 
A)  ethnicities 
B)  captive nations 
C)  nations 
D)  nationalities 
E)  ethnic avengers

Question 11

In 1998, the American Anthropological Association issued a statement on race. Which of the following is NOT among the points made by this statement?

Accepted Answer

A)  There is greater variation within racial groups than between them. 
B)  Although the continued sharing of genetic materials has maintained all of humankind as a single species, some scientists suggest that current racial divisions in society that keep certain groups from interbreeding might lead to a true separate species. 
C)  Physical variations in any given trait tend to occur gradually rather than abruptly over geographic areas. 
D)  Physical variations in the human species have no meanings except the social ones that humans put on them. 
E)  Race evolved as a world view, a body of prejudgments that distorts our ideas about human differences and group behavior. 
A)  There is greater variation within racial groups than between them. 
B)  Although the continued sharing of genetic materials has maintained all of humankind as a single species, some scientists suggest that current racial divisions in society that keep certain groups from interbreeding might lead to a true separate species. 
C)  Physical variations in any given trait tend to occur gradually rather than abruptly over geographic areas. 
D)  Physical variations in the human species have no meanings except the social ones that humans put on them. 
E)  Race evolved as a world view, a body of prejudgments that distorts our ideas about human differences and group behavior.

Question 12

Multiculturalism emphasizes the need for a series of cultures to abandon their old ethnic identities and join together to forge a new and unique cultural identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Race, like ethnicity in general, is

Accepted Answer

A)  a cultural category rather than a biological reality. 
B)  a biological reality as much as a cultural one. 
C)  used by social scientists to classify humans based on genes and shared blood. 
D)  poorly understood by geneticists and is therefore considered a cultural category. 
E)  a meaningless concept to people living day to day. 
A)  a cultural category rather than a biological reality. 
B)  a biological reality as much as a cultural one. 
C)  used by social scientists to classify humans based on genes and shared blood. 
D)  poorly understood by geneticists and is therefore considered a cultural category. 
E)  a meaningless concept to people living day to day.

Question 14

Racial categories in Brazil are not rigid; rather, they often change depending on the social setting.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

What are the demographic consequences of international migration, a key feature of globalization?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whites now constitute 80% of older Americans, but only 56% of children. 
B)  Minorities now constitute the majority of senior citizens. 
C)  The aging white population is now being influenced by the politics of younger generations. 
D)  Older generations are now intermingling more with ethnic minorities, making the suburbs more diverse. 
E)  The older generation is more diverse than the younger generation. 
A)  Whites now constitute 80% of older Americans, but only 56% of children. 
B)  Minorities now constitute the majority of senior citizens. 
C)  The aging white population is now being influenced by the politics of younger generations. 
D)  Older generations are now intermingling more with ethnic minorities, making the suburbs more diverse. 
E)  The older generation is more diverse than the younger generation.

Question 16

Host countries that emphasize assimilation tend to encourage minority ethnic groups to retain their identities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is hypodescent? Why is it an arbitrary rule of racial classification? What are the effects of this rule in American society?

Accepted Answer

Hypodescent is a rule of racial classifi

Question 18

The presence of ethnic neighborhoods indicates what kind of coexistence?

Accepted Answer

A)  assimilation 
B)  acculturation 
C)  enculturation 
D)  colonialism 
E)  multiculturalism 
A)  assimilation 
B)  acculturation 
C)  enculturation 
D)  colonialism 
E)  multiculturalism

Question 19

A policy of ethnic expulsion aims at removing groups who are culturally different from a country. There are many examples, including Bosnia-Herzegovina in the 1990s. Uganda expelled 74,000 Asians in 1972. The neofascist parties of contemporary Western Europe advocate repatriation of immigrant workers. What is one of the potential consequences of such policies?

Accepted Answer

A)  the breakup of imaginary communes 
B)  the creation of refugees-people who have been forced (involuntary refugees) or who have chosen (voluntary refugees) to flee a country, to escape persecution or war. 
C)  state-mandated forced assimilation 
D)  the creation of class consciousness 
E)  gender stratification 
A)  the breakup of imaginary communes 
B)  the creation of refugees-people who have been forced (involuntary refugees) or who have chosen (voluntary refugees) to flee a country, to escape persecution or war. 
C)  state-mandated forced assimilation 
D)  the creation of class consciousness 
E)  gender stratification

Question 20

Nation-states

Accepted Answer

A)  are defined by their lack of ethnic identity. 
B)  are ethnically homogeneous. 
C)  are the same as tribes and ethnic groups. 
D)  are parts of other states. 
E)  sometimes encourage ethnic divisions for political and economic ends. 
A)  are defined by their lack of ethnic identity. 
B)  are ethnically homogeneous. 
C)  are the same as tribes and ethnic groups. 
D)  are parts of other states. 
E)  sometimes encourage ethnic divisions for political and economic ends.

Exam 15: Ethnicity and Race

Ethnic groups that once had, or wish to have or regain, autonomous political status (their own country) are called

Is it contradictory to say that membership in an ethnic group is an ascribed status while arguing that we negotiate our social identities? Why or why not?

Hypodescent refers to individuals who are racially pure.

A key element of multiculturalism is a respect for ethnic diversity.

Depending on the situation, the same man might declare: "I'm Jimmy's father"; "I'm your boss"; "I'm African American"; or "I'm your professor." This phenomenon, whereby a person's claimed or perceived identity varies depending on context, is called

Ethnicity means identification with

It is the norm in Africa for countries to have no ethnic majority.

An ascribed status is a status that

What is the term for ethnic groups that once had, or wish to have or regain, autonomous political status?

In 1998, the American Anthropological Association issued a statement on race. Which of the following is NOT among the points made by this statement?

Multiculturalism emphasizes the need for a series of cultures to abandon their old ethnic identities and join together to forge a new and unique cultural identity.

Race, like ethnicity in general, is

Racial categories in Brazil are not rigid; rather, they often change depending on the social setting.

What are the demographic consequences of international migration, a key feature of globalization?

Host countries that emphasize assimilation tend to encourage minority ethnic groups to retain their identities.

What is hypodescent? Why is it an arbitrary rule of racial classification? What are the effects of this rule in American society?

The presence of ethnic neighborhoods indicates what kind of coexistence?

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