Exam 14: Race and Ethnicity

In most cases, race and ethnicity refer to the same thing.

People of Chinese ancestry were the first Asian Americans to come to the United States and they remain the largest in terms of population.

Some "white" people actually have darker skin than some "black" people.

The U.S.Supreme Court outlawed slavery in the Dred Scott case of 1857.

Describe the history of one or more minorities-Native Americans, African Americans, Asian Americans, Hispanic Americans, or Arab Americans-in terms of the following patterns: pluralism, assimilation, segregation, and genocide.Provide as much historical evidence as you can.In your opinion, which of the four patterns of interaction is most pronounced in the case of the minority you wrote about? Why?

Which of the following is the largest minority category within the U.S.population?

Which of the following concepts refers to a state in which racial and ethnic minorities are distinct, but have more or less equal social standing?

Human beings are all members of

Conflict theory states that prejudice is

Which of the following concepts refers to a shared cultural heritage?

The largest Hispanic minority, in terms of population, is Cuban Americans.

Theodor Adorno linked extreme prejudice to a certain personality type.

A good example of the culture theory of prejudice is

White ethnics are non-WASPs of European ancestry.

Culture theory states that prejudice remains widespread despite the fact that our culture defines any and all prejudice as wrong.

Native Americans gained the right to U.S.citizenship in

Four states currently have a "minority majority." Which are they?

Why is it correct to say that Arab Americans are a diverse category of our population?

Ethnicity is harder to change than racial identity.

Thomas Sowell demonstrated the importance of culture in shaping the IQ test performance for various categories of the U.S.population.