Exam 9: Race

Explain what sociologists mean when they argue that race is a social construction.Use a real-world example to illustrate your analysis.

Compare and contrast race and ethnicity,offering one to two points of similarity (comparison)and one to two points of difference (contrast).What is symbolic ethnicity,and how does it relate to privilege? How do the differences between race and ethnicity underscore the privileged position of whites in America?

The concept of race:

Steve is a white American whose family has lived in the United States for 200 years.During the Olympics,Steve cheers for Britain in swimming,because,he says,"I'm British!" During soccer,he cheers for Sweden,saying,"I have some Swedish in me,too!" Steve is displaying:

When Shelly,a white American,sees a Middle Eastern man,she worries that he may be a terrorist.She would never say this and would never take action on these thoughts,but nonetheless,they come into her mind.Despite her commitment to fair treatment,she is harboring:

Gordon is a graduate student wanting to develop a projection model for understanding race in the future.He consults with sociologist Jennifer Lee,and she recommends that he study:

Which term refers to the more overt form of resistance through a movement such as revolution or genocide or through nonviolent protest?

Reverend Samuel Stanhope Smith's proposal that skin color should be viewed as a product of climate and therefore not correlated to inner virtues (e.g.,intelligence,character,personality)suggests that he felt:

When Blumenbach declared Caucasians the superlative of the races,he was following a popular line of thought that,in today's view,mistakenly assumed that:

Which act formalized the exclusive definition of whiteness by imposing immigration restrictions based on a national origins quota system that limited the yearly number of immigrants from each country?

Comte de Buffon's classification schemes assumed that anyone who differed from the following group was abnormal.

Hippocrates believed that physical markers such as skin color were the result of:

Pedro describes himself as mestizo,meaning that:

Samuel is a white Christian minister in 1830.Like most of his contemporaries,he believes in the biblical "curse of Ham." This means that when Samuel sees an African American,he sees:

When Asians are referred to as "the model minority," this refers to their:

Most Arabs in the United States are not Muslim but ________,and about 20 percent of U.S.Muslims are ________.

The 1896 Supreme Court decision Plessy v.Ferguson upheld:

Michelle is doing a school project that involves visiting a local mosque and interviewing Muslims about life in Indiana.What advice would Jen'nan Read likely give to Michelle?

According to Peggy McIntosh (1988),which of the following statements about "being white" is most accurate? If you are white,

An 1851 excerpt from Harper's Weekly magazine describes a certain racial group as lawbreaking,idle,thriftless,poor,and barbarian.What group is this excerpt describing?