Question 1

According to Brym and Lie,members of ____ minority groups in the United States today are freer to choose their identity than members of ____ minority groups.

Accepted Answer

A) racial,ethnic 
B) ethnic,racial 
C) East European,North European 
D) powerful,powerless 
E) South European,West European 
A) racial,ethnic 
B) ethnic,racial 
C) East European,North European 
D) powerful,powerless 
E) South European,West European

Question 2

Which racial or ethnic group is projected to grow the fastest in terms of composition by the year 2050?

Accepted Answer

A) White 
B) Hispanic 
C) Black 
D) Pacific Islander 
E) Native American 
A) White 
B) Hispanic 
C) Black 
D) Pacific Islander 
E) Native American

Question 3

Who suggested that "it doesn't matter to a racist whether an African American is a professional or a panhandler,a genius or a fool,a saint or a criminal.Where racism is common,racial identities are compulsory and at the forefront of one's self-identity?"

Accepted Answer

A) Martin Luther King Jr. 
B) William Julius Wilson 
C) Robert Blauner 
D) Robert Park 
E) Malcolm X 
A) Martin Luther King Jr. 
B) William Julius Wilson 
C) Robert Blauner 
D) Robert Park 
E) Malcolm X

Question 4

What is a scapegoat?

Accepted Answer

A scapegoat is a disadvantaged

Question 5

The term "Hispanic American" is a relatively new ethnic label and identity.It was created:

Accepted Answer

A) out of social necessity and is still being socially constructed 
B) when Hispanic Americans came to the United States 
C) by an act of the U.S.Congress 
D) by the Census Bureau 
E) none of these choices 
A) out of social necessity and is still being socially constructed 
B) when Hispanic Americans came to the United States 
C) by an act of the U.S.Congress 
D) by the Census Bureau 
E) none of these choices

Question 6

The theory of internal colonialism emphasizes how social forces outside a racial or ethnic group force its members together and:

Accepted Answer

A) prevent their assimilation into the larger society 
B) prevent them from accumulating great wealth 
C) enhance their growth as a political force 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices 
A) prevent their assimilation into the larger society 
B) prevent them from accumulating great wealth 
C) enhance their growth as a political force 
D) all of these choices 
E) none of these choices

Question 7

The 1965 Hart-Cellar Act removed the sharp restrictions on immigration from:

Accepted Answer

A) Asia 
B) Africa 
C) Latin America 
D) Central America 
E) all of these choices 
A) Asia 
B) Africa 
C) Latin America 
D) Central America 
E) all of these choices

Question 8

Which statement is correct regarding the cultural emphasis on African-American sports heroes?

Accepted Answer

A) Athletic heroes like Shaquile O'Neal are held up as role models for African American youth,since their chance of "making it" in professional sports is greater than their chance of going to college,due to discrimination. 
B) The cultural emphasis on African-American sports heroes dispels long-standing stereotypes of African Americans in favor of realistic images that highlight the superiority. 
C) The cultural emphasis on African-American sports heroes reinforces incorrect racial stereotypes about black athletic prowess and intellectual inferiority. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above. 
A) Athletic heroes like Shaquile O'Neal are held up as role models for African American youth,since their chance of "making it" in professional sports is greater than their chance of going to college,due to discrimination. 
B) The cultural emphasis on African-American sports heroes dispels long-standing stereotypes of African Americans in favor of realistic images that highlight the superiority. 
C) The cultural emphasis on African-American sports heroes reinforces incorrect racial stereotypes about black athletic prowess and intellectual inferiority. 
D) All of the above. 
E) None of the above.

Question 9

High levels of occupational,social,and residential segregation prevent which of the following ethnic groups from assimilating?

Accepted Answer

A) Chicanos 
B) Native Americans 
C) Puerto Rican Americans 
D) African Americans 
E) all of these choices 
A) Chicanos 
B) Native Americans 
C) Puerto Rican Americans 
D) African Americans 
E) all of these choices

Question 10

Which region of the United States had the highest percentage of Puerto Ricans in 2002?

Accepted Answer

A) Northwest 
B) Midwest 
C) South 
D) West 
E) Pacific 
A) Northwest 
B) Midwest 
C) South 
D) West 
E) Pacific

Question 11

What is an ethnic enclave?

Accepted Answer

An ethnic enclave is a spatial concentra

Question 12

One of the problems with Robert Park's theory is that:

Accepted Answer

A) it implies that some ethnic groups will always be minorities 
B) it implies that some ethnic groups are better than others 
C) it applies to some ethnic groups better than others 
D) it is based on historical myths 
E) it is not based on real historical experience 
A) it implies that some ethnic groups will always be minorities 
B) it implies that some ethnic groups are better than others 
C) it applies to some ethnic groups better than others 
D) it is based on historical myths 
E) it is not based on real historical experience

Question 13

____ is a social construct used to distinguish people in terms of one or more physical markers and has profound effects on their lives.

Accepted Answer

A) prejudice 
B) discrimination 
C) race 
D) racism 
E) stereotypes 
A) prejudice 
B) discrimination 
C) race 
D) racism 
E) stereotypes

Question 14

____ involves people in one country gaining virtually complete control over other people in the same country and seeking to destroy their culture.

Accepted Answer

A) resistance to domination 
B) internal colonialism 
C) colonialism 
D) expulsion 
E) symbolic ethnicity 
A) resistance to domination 
B) internal colonialism 
C) colonialism 
D) expulsion 
E) symbolic ethnicity

Question 15

All ethnic labels and identities are created out of social necessity -- even those that seem most fixed and "natural."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In ecological theory,a minority group blending into the majority population and eventually disappearing as a distinct group is called:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

A collection of people who differ from one another in terms of language,religion,customs,values,ancestors,and the like is known as a(n):

Accepted Answer

A) racist 
B) ethnic group 
C) stereotype 
D) subculture 
E) all of these choices 
A) racist 
B) ethnic group 
C) stereotype 
D) subculture 
E) all of these choices

Question 18

In the former Soviet Union,the government sought to make the country:

Accepted Answer

A) more ethnically heterogeneous 
B) more ethnically homogeneous 
C) as ethnically heterogeneous as it was before the 1917 revolution 
D) more ethnically diverse in the largest republics and less ethnically diverse in the smallest republics 
E) less ethnically diverse in the largest republics and more ethnically diverse in the smallest republics 
A) more ethnically heterogeneous 
B) more ethnically homogeneous 
C) as ethnically heterogeneous as it was before the 1917 revolution 
D) more ethnically diverse in the largest republics and less ethnically diverse in the smallest republics 
E) less ethnically diverse in the largest republics and more ethnically diverse in the smallest republics

Question 19

____ refers to socially significant physical differences,such as skin color,not to biological differences that determine behavior.

Accepted Answer

A) prejudice 
B) discrimination 
C) race 
D) racism 
E) stereotype 
A) prejudice 
B) discrimination 
C) race 
D) racism 
E) stereotype

Question 20

A group of people who are socially disadvantaged are called:

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 10: Race and Ethnicity

According to Brym and Lie,members of ____ minority groups in the United States today are freer to choose their identity than members of ____ minority groups.

Which racial or ethnic group is projected to grow the fastest in terms of composition by the year 2050?

Who suggested that "it doesn't matter to a racist whether an African American is a professional or a panhandler,a genius or a fool,a saint or a criminal.Where racism is common,racial identities are compulsory and at the forefront of one's self-identity?"

What is a scapegoat?

The term "Hispanic American" is a relatively new ethnic label and identity.It was created:

The theory of internal colonialism emphasizes how social forces outside a racial or ethnic group force its members together and:

The 1965 Hart-Cellar Act removed the sharp restrictions on immigration from:

Which statement is correct regarding the cultural emphasis on African-American sports heroes?

High levels of occupational,social,and residential segregation prevent which of the following ethnic groups from assimilating?

Which region of the United States had the highest percentage of Puerto Ricans in 2002?

What is an ethnic enclave?

One of the problems with Robert Park's theory is that:

____ is a social construct used to distinguish people in terms of one or more physical markers and has profound effects on their lives.

____ involves people in one country gaining virtually complete control over other people in the same country and seeking to destroy their culture.

All ethnic labels and identities are created out of social necessity -- even those that seem most fixed and "natural."

In ecological theory,a minority group blending into the majority population and eventually disappearing as a distinct group is called:

A collection of people who differ from one another in terms of language,religion,customs,values,ancestors,and the like is known as a(n):

In the former Soviet Union,the government sought to make the country:

____ refers to socially significant physical differences,such as skin color,not to biological differences that determine behavior.

A group of people who are socially disadvantaged are called:

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