Question 1

The forcible removal of a population from a territory claimed by another population is called:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

Where low-wage workers of one race and high-wage workers of another race compete for the same jobs,high-wage workers are likely to resent the presence of low-wage competitors.Conflict is bound to result and racist attitudes develop or get reinforced.This is the basic argument of:

Accepted Answer

A) split labor market theory 
B) competition theory 
C) work-based racism theory 
D) the theory of internal colonialism 
E) ecological theory 
A) split labor market theory 
B) competition theory 
C) work-based racism theory 
D) the theory of internal colonialism 
E) ecological theory

Question 3

What industries in the American South depended completely on the labor of slaves?

Accepted Answer

A) manufacturing 
B) cotton 
C) service 
D) tobacco 
E) both cotton and tobacco 
A) manufacturing 
B) cotton 
C) service 
D) tobacco 
E) both cotton and tobacco

Question 4

William Julius Wilson ____ race-specific policies such as affirmative action that apply racial quotas in education and at work.

Accepted Answer

A) supports 
B) opposes 
C) advocates 
D) organizes for 
E) has no opinion on 
A) supports 
B) opposes 
C) advocates 
D) organizes for 
E) has no opinion on

Question 5

According to William Julius Wilson,race ____ as a force shaping the lives of African Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) is declining in significance 
B) is increasing in significance 
C) is maintaining its influence 
D) has no known influence 
E) has a cyclical influence 
A) is declining in significance 
B) is increasing in significance 
C) is maintaining its influence 
D) has no known influence 
E) has a cyclical influence

Question 6

According to Figure 10.1 "The Vicious Circle of Racism," which step is the process of perceptions of behavioral differences creating racial stereotypes that get embedded in culture?

Accepted Answer

A) first step 
B) second step 
C) third step 
D) fourth step 
E) fifth step 
A) first step 
B) second step 
C) third step 
D) fourth step 
E) fifth step

Question 7

The main criticism of Park's theory is that it does not address the social structural conditions that prevent some groups from:

Accepted Answer

A) resisting 
B) organizing 
C) assimilating 
D) segregating 
E) expressing symbolic ethnicity 
A) resisting 
B) organizing 
C) assimilating 
D) segregating 
E) expressing symbolic ethnicity

Question 8

Over time,two competing ethnic groups may establish an understanding of what they should segregate,divide,and share.In ecological theory,this stage is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) resistance 
B) invasion 
C) competition 
D) accommodation 
E) assimilation 
A) resistance 
B) invasion 
C) competition 
D) accommodation 
E) assimilation

Question 9

Which of the following is NOT part of the vicious cycle of racism?

Accepted Answer

A) physical markers are used to distinguish groups 
B) physical markers create social inequality based on race 
C) different social conditions among superordinate and subordinates create behavioral differences 
D) perceptions of behavioral differences create racial stereotypes 
E) cultural understandings of race are flexible and change over time 
A) physical markers are used to distinguish groups 
B) physical markers create social inequality based on race 
C) different social conditions among superordinate and subordinates create behavioral differences 
D) perceptions of behavioral differences create racial stereotypes 
E) cultural understandings of race are flexible and change over time

Question 10

According to Robert Park,when trust and understanding develops between ethnic groups this leads the ethnic groups to:

Accepted Answer

A) fuse socially and culturally 
B) learn from each other's differences 
C) more easily segregate 
D) accommodate the interests of other ethnic groups 
E) all of these choices 
A) fuse socially and culturally 
B) learn from each other's differences 
C) more easily segregate 
D) accommodate the interests of other ethnic groups 
E) all of these choices

Question 11

Cultural differences account for all behavioral differences between ethnic groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Blacks in South Africa during Apartheid were the numerical majority but lacked social advantages.They formed a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) ethnic group 
B) stereotype 
C) minority group 
D) scapegoat 
E) none of these choices 
A) ethnic group 
B) stereotype 
C) minority group 
D) scapegoat 
E) none of these choices

Question 13

Groups once socially defined as races may be later redefined as ____ even though they don't change biologically.

Accepted Answer

A) minority groups 
B) ethnic groups 
C) elites 
D) ethnic enclaves 
E) none of these choices 
A) minority groups 
B) ethnic groups 
C) elites 
D) ethnic enclaves 
E) none of these choices

Question 14

In the United States,the people with the most freedom to choose their ethnic or racial identity are:

Accepted Answer

A) recent European immigrants 
B) white Americans whose ancestors came from Europe more than two generations ago 
C) Hispanic Americans from Cuba 
D) African Americans 
E) Jews 
A) recent European immigrants 
B) white Americans whose ancestors came from Europe more than two generations ago 
C) Hispanic Americans from Cuba 
D) African Americans 
E) Jews

Question 15

Racial differences are based on:

Accepted Answer

A) socially constructed and often arbitrary perceptions 
B) genetic testing 
C) majority vote to decide what a race is and is not 
D) moral divisions 
E) none of these choices 
A) socially constructed and often arbitrary perceptions 
B) genetic testing 
C) majority vote to decide what a race is and is not 
D) moral divisions 
E) none of these choices

Question 16

What are the advantages of ethnicity in the United States? How do they shape a person's social experiences?

Accepted Answer

Ethnicity in the United States brings a

Question 17

Mexican Americans are also known as:

Accepted Answer

A) Chicanos 
B) Native Americans 
C) American Mexicans 
D) All of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) Chicanos 
B) Native Americans 
C) American Mexicans 
D) All of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 18

____ is a geographical concentration of ethnic group members who establish businesses that serve and employ mainly members of the ethnic group and who reinvest profits in community businesses and organizations.

Accepted Answer

A) A racial group 
B) An ethnic group 
C) A minority group 
D) An ethnic enclave 
E) An ethnic enclosure 
A) A racial group 
B) An ethnic group 
C) A minority group 
D) An ethnic enclave 
E) An ethnic enclosure

Question 19

Define a minority group.

Accepted Answer

A minority group is a group of

Question 20

Morton found that the races ranking highest in the social hierarchy had the biggest brains,while those ranking lowest had the smallest brains.Morton's research had profound sociological implications,for he claimed to show that:

Accepted Answer

A) the system of social inequality in the United States and throughout the world had biological roots 
B) the system of social inequality in the United States and throughout the world was unfair 
C) the system of social inequality in the United States and throughout the world had purely sociological roots 
D) the system of social inequality in the United States and throughout the world had both biological and sociological roots 
E) the system of social inequality was fair 
A) the system of social inequality in the United States and throughout the world had biological roots 
B) the system of social inequality in the United States and throughout the world was unfair 
C) the system of social inequality in the United States and throughout the world had purely sociological roots 
D) the system of social inequality in the United States and throughout the world had both biological and sociological roots 
E) the system of social inequality was fair

Exam 10: Race and Ethnicity

The forcible removal of a population from a territory claimed by another population is called:

Where low-wage workers of one race and high-wage workers of another race compete for the same jobs,high-wage workers are likely to resent the presence of low-wage competitors.Conflict is bound to result and racist attitudes develop or get reinforced.This is the basic argument of:

What industries in the American South depended completely on the labor of slaves?

William Julius Wilson ____ race-specific policies such as affirmative action that apply racial quotas in education and at work.

According to William Julius Wilson,race ____ as a force shaping the lives of African Americans.

According to Figure 10.1 "The Vicious Circle of Racism," which step is the process of perceptions of behavioral differences creating racial stereotypes that get embedded in culture?

The main criticism of Park's theory is that it does not address the social structural conditions that prevent some groups from:

Over time,two competing ethnic groups may establish an understanding of what they should segregate,divide,and share.In ecological theory,this stage is known as:

Which of the following is NOT part of the vicious cycle of racism?

According to Robert Park,when trust and understanding develops between ethnic groups this leads the ethnic groups to:

Cultural differences account for all behavioral differences between ethnic groups.

Blacks in South Africa during Apartheid were the numerical majority but lacked social advantages.They formed a(n):

Groups once socially defined as races may be later redefined as ____ even though they don't change biologically.

In the United States,the people with the most freedom to choose their ethnic or racial identity are:

Racial differences are based on:

What are the advantages of ethnicity in the United States? How do they shape a person's social experiences?

Mexican Americans are also known as:

____ is a geographical concentration of ethnic group members who establish businesses that serve and employ mainly members of the ethnic group and who reinvest profits in community businesses and organizations.

Define a minority group.

Morton found that the races ranking highest in the social hierarchy had the biggest brains,while those ranking lowest had the smallest brains.Morton's research had profound sociological implications,for he claimed to show that:

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