Question 1

While prejudice is a matter of _____, discrimination is a matter of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) biology; culture 
B) attitude; action 
C) choice; social structure 
D) abnormality; what a society considers normal 
A) biology; culture 
B) attitude; action 
C) choice; social structure 
D) abnormality; what a society considers normal

Question 2

The ancestors of which of the following groups first settled the lands of the Western Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A) WASPs 
B) European Americans 
C) African Americans 
D) Native Americans 
A) WASPs 
B) European Americans 
C) African Americans 
D) Native Americans

Question 3

What is a stereotype? How can applying the sociological perspective help to assess the validity of any stereotype?

Accepted Answer

A stereotype is a widely held but oversi

Question 4

Prejudice and discrimination can reinforce one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

A minority is defined as a category of people who are

Accepted Answer

A) small in numbers and disadvantaged. 
B) less than half the society's total population. 
C) set apart by that society and subordinated or disadvantaged. 
D) born in some other country. 
A) small in numbers and disadvantaged. 
B) less than half the society's total population. 
C) set apart by that society and subordinated or disadvantaged. 
D) born in some other country.

Question 6

In the United States during the 1930s and 1940s, the existence of the "Negro leagues," with all African-American players, is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) assimilation. 
B) segregation. 
C) pluralism. 
D) miscegenation. 
A) assimilation. 
B) segregation. 
C) pluralism. 
D) miscegenation.

Question 7

The concept "white ethnics" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) people of Hispanic ancestry who are light skinned. 
B) people of any ethnicity who are light skinned. 
C) biracial or multiracial people. 
D) non-WASPs of European ancestry. 
A) people of Hispanic ancestry who are light skinned. 
B) people of any ethnicity who are light skinned. 
C) biracial or multiracial people. 
D) non-WASPs of European ancestry.

Question 8

Based on research using the social distance scale, you can correctly say that U.S.college students today

Accepted Answer

A) are less prejudiced than students were fifty years ago. 
B) see less difference between minority categories than students did fifty years ago. 
C) express greater prejudice towards Arabs than African Americans. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) are less prejudiced than students were fifty years ago. 
B) see less difference between minority categories than students did fifty years ago. 
C) express greater prejudice towards Arabs than African Americans. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 9

Typically, people who live in _____ perceive fewer racial categories than people who live in _____.

Accepted Answer

A) the United States; Brazil 
B) Brazil; the United States 
C) the Northeast; the Midwest 
D) the West; the Northeast 
A) the United States; Brazil 
B) Brazil; the United States 
C) the Northeast; the Midwest 
D) the West; the Northeast

Question 10

The adoption of the English language by Mexican immigrants in the United States is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) genocide. 
B) segregation. 
C) assimilation. 
D) pluralism. 
A) genocide. 
B) segregation. 
C) assimilation. 
D) pluralism.

Question 11

Which statement about Arab Americans is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Some Arab Americans are recent immigrants; some are not. 
B) Some Arab Americans speak Arabic; some do not. 
C) Some Arab Americans are Muslims; some are not. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) Some Arab Americans are recent immigrants; some are not. 
B) Some Arab Americans speak Arabic; some do not. 
C) Some Arab Americans are Muslims; some are not. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 12

Which statement about African Americans is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Many of the largest U.S.cities have elected black mayors. 
B) An African American president was elected in 2008. 
C) A majority of African Americans are working class or poor. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) Many of the largest U.S.cities have elected black mayors. 
B) An African American president was elected in 2008. 
C) A majority of African Americans are working class or poor. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 13

People who are called "WASPs" have ancestors from which country?

Accepted Answer

A) England 
B) Scotland 
C) Wales 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) England 
B) Scotland 
C) Wales 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 14

Douglas Massey and Nancy Denton documented which of the following patterns in U.S.inner cities?

Accepted Answer

A) hypersegregation 
B) the absence of racial segregation 
C) de jure segregation 
D) declining segregation 
A) hypersegregation 
B) the absence of racial segregation 
C) de jure segregation 
D) declining segregation

Question 15

What is the scapegoat theory of prejudice? What is the conflict theory of prejudice?

Accepted Answer

The scapegoat theory of prejudice sugges

Question 16

Thomas Sowell studied the intelligence test scores of various categories of people and concluded that

Accepted Answer

A) people's culture explains the variation in intelligence test scores. 
B) all individuals have the same intelligence. 
C) all categories of people have the same average test performance. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) people's culture explains the variation in intelligence test scores. 
B) all individuals have the same intelligence. 
C) all categories of people have the same average test performance. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 17

Significant immigration of Asian Americans to the United States was first sparked by

Accepted Answer

A) laws regulating Chinese immigration enacted in 1882. 
B) the California Gold Rush in 1849. 
C) the need for labor during the Great Depression in the 1930s. 
D) World War II. 
A) laws regulating Chinese immigration enacted in 1882. 
B) the California Gold Rush in 1849. 
C) the need for labor during the Great Depression in the 1930s. 
D) World War II.

Question 18

The overall social standing of Native Americans is

Accepted Answer

A) above the national average. 
B) about the national average. 
C) below the national average. 
D) mixed, with families found equally at all class levels. 
A) above the national average. 
B) about the national average. 
C) below the national average. 
D) mixed, with families found equally at all class levels.

Question 19

Scapegoat theory holds that the most powerful people in a society are the most likely to hold prejudices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Racial segregation has existed, but it has never been legal in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Race and Ethnicity

While prejudice is a matter of _____, discrimination is a matter of _____.

The ancestors of which of the following groups first settled the lands of the Western Hemisphere?

What is a stereotype? How can applying the sociological perspective help to assess the validity of any stereotype?

Prejudice and discrimination can reinforce one another.

A minority is defined as a category of people who are

In the United States during the 1930s and 1940s, the existence of the "Negro leagues," with all African-American players, is an example of

The concept "white ethnics" refers to

Based on research using the social distance scale, you can correctly say that U.S.college students today

Typically, people who live in _____ perceive fewer racial categories than people who live in _____.

The adoption of the English language by Mexican immigrants in the United States is an example of

Which statement about Arab Americans is true?

Which statement about African Americans is correct?

People who are called "WASPs" have ancestors from which country?

Douglas Massey and Nancy Denton documented which of the following patterns in U.S.inner cities?

What is the scapegoat theory of prejudice? What is the conflict theory of prejudice?

Thomas Sowell studied the intelligence test scores of various categories of people and concluded that

Significant immigration of Asian Americans to the United States was first sparked by

The overall social standing of Native Americans is

Scapegoat theory holds that the most powerful people in a society are the most likely to hold prejudices.

Racial segregation has existed, but it has never been legal in the United States.

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