Question 1

____ analyzes the process by which conflict between ethnic and racial groups emerges and is resolved in stages.

Accepted Answer

A) ecological theory 
B) the theory of internal colonialism 
C) the theory of symbolic ethnicity 
D) the theory of middleman minorities 
E) scapegoat theory 
A) ecological theory 
B) the theory of internal colonialism 
C) the theory of symbolic ethnicity 
D) the theory of middleman minorities 
E) scapegoat theory A

Question 2

The United States is becoming a more ethnically and racially diverse society due to:

Accepted Answer

A) a comparatively high immigration rate. 
B) a comparatively high birth rate among non-Hispanic whites. 
C) the level of out-migration of European Americans. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) a comparatively high immigration rate. 
B) a comparatively high birth rate among non-Hispanic whites. 
C) the level of out-migration of European Americans. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. A

Question 3

The former Soviet Union used ethnic quotas to determine:

Accepted Answer

A) who could marry 
B) who could hold an apartment 
C) who could buy a house 
D) where people could reside 
E) none of these choices 
A) who could marry 
B) who could hold an apartment 
C) who could buy a house 
D) where people could reside 
E) none of these choices D

Question 4

Compare and contrast the experience of Native Americans and Chicanos.What do we learn by analyzing their experiences?

Accepted Answer

The experiences of Native Americans and

Question 5

Most sociologists believe that the idea of race matters because it:

Accepted Answer

A) allows social inequality to be created and maintained 
B) allows social inequality to be overcome 
C) allows social movements to be created 
D) establishes a basis for social recognition 
E) creates economic and social opportunity 
A) allows social inequality to be created and maintained 
B) allows social inequality to be overcome 
C) allows social movements to be created 
D) establishes a basis for social recognition 
E) creates economic and social opportunity

Question 6

Define hate crimes.

Accepted Answer

Hate crimes are crim

Question 7

Explain what William Julius Wilson meant by the "declining significance of race?" Do you agree with his argument?

Accepted Answer

William Julius Wilson, a prominent socio

Question 8

The intentional extermination of an entire ethnic or racial population is called:

Accepted Answer

A) relocation 
B) colonialism 
C) genocide 
D) expulsion 
E) slavery 
A) relocation 
B) colonialism 
C) genocide 
D) expulsion 
E) slavery

Question 9

For most Irish Americans,ethnicity is:

Accepted Answer

A) imposed 
B) required 
C) "symbolic" in Herbert Gans's sense of the term 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) imposed 
B) required 
C) "symbolic" in Herbert Gans's sense of the term 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 10

Because Morton tried to use science to show that Native Americans and African Americans naturally rest at the bottom of the social hierarchy,his ideas were used to justify:

Accepted Answer

A) colonization 
B) social welfare policies 
C) biological studies of race 
D) slavery 
E) colonization and slavery 
A) colonization 
B) social welfare policies 
C) biological studies of race 
D) slavery 
E) colonization and slavery

Question 11

One criticism of the argument that genes determine specific behaviors of racial groups is that it is impossible to:

Accepted Answer

A) neatly distinguish races based on genetic differences 
B) decide which of the two definitions of race available to sociologists will be used 
C) select differences because genetic differences are too plentiful 
D) distinguish differences because there is only one racial group in the world 
E) none of these choices 
A) neatly distinguish races based on genetic differences 
B) decide which of the two definitions of race available to sociologists will be used 
C) select differences because genetic differences are too plentiful 
D) distinguish differences because there is only one racial group in the world 
E) none of these choices

Question 12

According to Brym and Lie,ethnic values and other elements of ethnic culture have less of an effect on the way people behave than we commonly believe because:

Accepted Answer

A) of the insignificance of ethnic identity 
B) of the flexibility of culture 
C) social structural differences typically underlie cultural differences 
D) genetic differences typically underlie cultural differences 
E) none of these choices 
A) of the insignificance of ethnic identity 
B) of the flexibility of culture 
C) social structural differences typically underlie cultural differences 
D) genetic differences typically underlie cultural differences 
E) none of these choices

Question 13

Ethnic group membership tends to persist because of the emotional support it provides.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The argument for the genetic basis of black athletic superiority begins to falter once we consider:

Accepted Answer

A) the gene related to the work ethic 
B) athletes of African descent perform unusually well in all sports,particularly swimming,hockey,cycling,tennis,gymnastics,and soccer 
C) no gene linked to general athletic superiority has yet been identified 
D) none of these choices 
E) all of these choices 
A) the gene related to the work ethic 
B) athletes of African descent perform unusually well in all sports,particularly swimming,hockey,cycling,tennis,gymnastics,and soccer 
C) no gene linked to general athletic superiority has yet been identified 
D) none of these choices 
E) all of these choices

Question 15

Blauner's work is important because it stimulated the development of a broad range of theories and research that emphasized:

Accepted Answer

A) the social structural roots of race and ethnicity 
B) ethnic identity 
C) shared values 
D) community organization 
E) none of these choices 
A) the social structural roots of race and ethnicity 
B) ethnic identity 
C) shared values 
D) community organization 
E) none of these choices

Question 16

Malcolm X argued that it doesn't matter to a racist whether an African American is a professor or a panhandler,because:

Accepted Answer

A) racism is no longer a powerful force in the United States 
B) racial identities are flexible to everyone 
C) racial identities are compulsory where racism is common 
D) race is only at the forefront of a racist's self-identity 
E) all of these choices 
A) racism is no longer a powerful force in the United States 
B) racial identities are flexible to everyone 
C) racial identities are compulsory where racism is common 
D) race is only at the forefront of a racist's self-identity 
E) all of these choices

Question 17

Around 1900,Italian Americans started thinking of themselves as Americans instead of as people from a particular town or area in Italy.The reason for this shift in thinking and self-identification was:

Accepted Answer

A) other Americans did not recognize Italy until the 1920s 
B) other Americans defined them that way 
C) the American government needed the category for a census 
D) the unification of Italy as a single country took place only in 1920 
E) all of these choices 
A) other Americans did not recognize Italy until the 1920s 
B) other Americans defined them that way 
C) the American government needed the category for a census 
D) the unification of Italy as a single country took place only in 1920 
E) all of these choices

Question 18

How do ethnic groups differ from one another?

Accepted Answer

Ethnic groups differ from one

Question 19

Most sociologists stress how social-structural conditions,rather than values,determine the economic success or failure of ethnic groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Due to a comparatively high immigration rate and a comparatively low birth rate among non-Hispanic whites,the United States:

Accepted Answer

A) is becoming more ethnically and racially diverse 
B) is becoming less ethnically and racially diverse 
C) is becoming similar to the United States of the 1950s in its ethnic and racial composition 
D) is becoming more focused on class rather than ethnic and race relations 
E) none of these choices 
A) is becoming more ethnically and racially diverse 
B) is becoming less ethnically and racially diverse 
C) is becoming similar to the United States of the 1950s in its ethnic and racial composition 
D) is becoming more focused on class rather than ethnic and race relations 
E) none of these choices

Exam 10: Race and Ethnicity

____ analyzes the process by which conflict between ethnic and racial groups emerges and is resolved in stages.

The United States is becoming a more ethnically and racially diverse society due to:

The former Soviet Union used ethnic quotas to determine:

Compare and contrast the experience of Native Americans and Chicanos.What do we learn by analyzing their experiences?

Most sociologists believe that the idea of race matters because it:

Define hate crimes.

Explain what William Julius Wilson meant by the "declining significance of race?" Do you agree with his argument?

The intentional extermination of an entire ethnic or racial population is called:

For most Irish Americans,ethnicity is:

Because Morton tried to use science to show that Native Americans and African Americans naturally rest at the bottom of the social hierarchy,his ideas were used to justify:

One criticism of the argument that genes determine specific behaviors of racial groups is that it is impossible to:

According to Brym and Lie,ethnic values and other elements of ethnic culture have less of an effect on the way people behave than we commonly believe because:

Ethnic group membership tends to persist because of the emotional support it provides.

The argument for the genetic basis of black athletic superiority begins to falter once we consider:

Blauner's work is important because it stimulated the development of a broad range of theories and research that emphasized:

Malcolm X argued that it doesn't matter to a racist whether an African American is a professor or a panhandler,because:

Around 1900,Italian Americans started thinking of themselves as Americans instead of as people from a particular town or area in Italy.The reason for this shift in thinking and self-identification was:

How do ethnic groups differ from one another?

Most sociologists stress how social-structural conditions,rather than values,determine the economic success or failure of ethnic groups.

Due to a comparatively high immigration rate and a comparatively low birth rate among non-Hispanic whites,the United States:

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