Exam 10: Race and Ethnicity

The sociologist(s)associated with the ecological theory of race and ethnic relations is (are):

Hispanic Americans are a highly homogeneous ethnic group and community.

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons that the term "Hispanic American" is more widely used now than it was 30 or 40 years ago?

Despite new sources of wealth,many Native Americans still suffer the consequences of internal colonialism.

Many Cuban immigrants receive support from well-established and prosperous Cuban-American ethnic enclaves.Because of this support:

Sometimes a group gains virtually complete control over a native population and develops the racist belief that the natives are inherently inferior.This is known as:

What is a category of people whose perceived physical markers are deemed socially significant?

In ecological theory,what the term for one racial or ethnic group trying to move into the territory of another?

If an established group is unable to drive away the newcomers to an area,the two begin to compete for scarce resources such as housing,jobs,etc.In ecological theory,this is known as:

Brym and Lie conclude that it is misleading to claim that "race and ethnicity are quite different,since one is biological and the other is cultural." Both race and ethnicity,they claim,are rooted in social structure,not biology and culture.

As the examples of Tiger Woods and Colin Powell demonstrate,the difference between "black," "white," "Asian," and so forth is:

____ kept blacks from voting,attending public schools,and in general participating equally in a wide variety of social institutions?

Biological arguments about racial differences have grown more sophisticated over time.This has greatly enhanced the scientific basis for biological explanations of behavior.