Question 1

Which features of affirmative action do most Americans overestimate?

Accepted Answer

A) prevalence and power 
B) legality 
C) applicability to particular organizational types 
D) impact on women 
A) prevalence and power 
B) legality 
C) applicability to particular organizational types 
D) impact on women

Question 2

In 1895,Booker T.Washington gave a speech known as "the Atlanta compromise." In it,he suggested that appropriate race relations were comparable to the relationship between:

Accepted Answer

A) the fingers and the hand 
B) a lifeboat and a battleship 
C) children and parents 
D) a governor and his or her constituents 
A) the fingers and the hand 
B) a lifeboat and a battleship 
C) children and parents 
D) a governor and his or her constituents

Question 3

Consider the following scenario: "A qualified applicant is rejected from a top university because the spot was reserved for another type of student." What is the most likely reason the seat was reserved for the second applicant?

Accepted Answer

A) affirmative action 
B) legacy admit 
C) athletic recruitment 
D) STEM recruitment 
A) affirmative action 
B) legacy admit 
C) athletic recruitment 
D) STEM recruitment

Question 4

What roadblock strategy was responsible for slowing the pace of desegregation?

Accepted Answer

A) legislative acts known as "public placement" 
B) activism by the League of Latin American Citizens 
C) a strike by school bus drivers 
D) private,all-black schools 
A) legislative acts known as "public placement" 
B) activism by the League of Latin American Citizens 
C) a strike by school bus drivers 
D) private,all-black schools

Question 5

What was the impact of the University of California's ban on race-conscious admissions?

Accepted Answer

A) The percentage of black first-year students decreased by 10 percent in three years. 
B) The percentage of black transfer students increased by 25 percent in two years. 
C) The percentage of black first-year students decreased by 50 percent in one year. 
D) It became clear that affirmative action had not significantly altered enrollment patterns for applications from black first-year students. 
A) The percentage of black first-year students decreased by 10 percent in three years. 
B) The percentage of black transfer students increased by 25 percent in two years. 
C) The percentage of black first-year students decreased by 50 percent in one year. 
D) It became clear that affirmative action had not significantly altered enrollment patterns for applications from black first-year students.

Question 6

What is one way that racism is embedded in the structure of schools,as described in the textbook?

Accepted Answer

A) Students are tracked such that whites and Asians have disproportionate access to the most intellectually stimulating classes. 
B) White students are more likely than other students to be busy with after-school activities. 
C) Schools spend the most money on the wealthiest students. 
D) Some parents are more likely to volunteer in the school than others. 
A) Students are tracked such that whites and Asians have disproportionate access to the most intellectually stimulating classes. 
B) White students are more likely than other students to be busy with after-school activities. 
C) Schools spend the most money on the wealthiest students. 
D) Some parents are more likely to volunteer in the school than others.

Question 7

How did the 1945 Mendez v.Westminster School District case help pave the way for the Brown v.Board of Education decisions?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

Familism is a variant of _____________ having to do with one's attachment to,and reliance on,family-based relationships.

Accepted Answer

A) cultural capital 
B) social capital 
C) economic capital 
D) symbolic capital 
A) cultural capital 
B) social capital 
C) economic capital 
D) symbolic capital

Question 9

Which of the following has been identified as a potential problem for the efficacy of affirmative action policies?

Accepted Answer

A) Sociologist William Julius Wilson argues that minority students from the most privileged families reap the lion's share of the benefits afforded by affirmative action. 
B) Sociologist Prudence Carter argues that affirmative action policies increase the risk of students' feeling pressured to "act white." 
C) Policymakers have argued that higher-education enrollment is not a state concern. 
D) Universities have not been encouraged to also use affirmative action policies in faculty hiring. 
A) Sociologist William Julius Wilson argues that minority students from the most privileged families reap the lion's share of the benefits afforded by affirmative action. 
B) Sociologist Prudence Carter argues that affirmative action policies increase the risk of students' feeling pressured to "act white." 
C) Policymakers have argued that higher-education enrollment is not a state concern. 
D) Universities have not been encouraged to also use affirmative action policies in faculty hiring.

Question 10

Which best summarizes educational current completion rates by race?

Accepted Answer

A) High school completion rates are down for all racial groups,but college completion rates have increased for all racial groups. 
B) College completion rates are down for all racial groups,but high school completion rates have increased for all racial groups. 
C) Completion rates for both high school and college have stagnated for all racial groups. 
D) Completion rates for both high school and college have increased for all racial groups. 
A) High school completion rates are down for all racial groups,but college completion rates have increased for all racial groups. 
B) College completion rates are down for all racial groups,but high school completion rates have increased for all racial groups. 
C) Completion rates for both high school and college have stagnated for all racial groups. 
D) Completion rates for both high school and college have increased for all racial groups.

Which features of affirmative action do most Americans overestimate?

In 1895,Booker T.Washington gave a speech known as "the Atlanta compromise." In it,he suggested that appropriate race relations were comparable to the relationship between:

Consider the following scenario: "A qualified applicant is rejected from a top university because the spot was reserved for another type of student." What is the most likely reason the seat was reserved for the second applicant?

What roadblock strategy was responsible for slowing the pace of desegregation?

What was the impact of the University of California's ban on race-conscious admissions?

What is one way that racism is embedded in the structure of schools,as described in the textbook?

How did the 1945 Mendez v.Westminster School District case help pave the way for the Brown v.Board of Education decisions?

Familism is a variant of _____________ having to do with one's attachment to,and reliance on,family-based relationships.

Which of the following has been identified as a potential problem for the efficacy of affirmative action policies?

Which best summarizes educational current completion rates by race?

Race in the Twenty-First Century

The Invention of Race

Politics

Economics

Housing

Crime and Punishment

Aesthetics

Associations

Intimate Life

Toward Racial Democracy

Filters

Exam 7: Education

Which features of affirmative action do most Americans overestimate?

In 1895,Booker T.Washington gave a speech known as "the Atlanta compromise." In it,he suggested that appropriate race relations were comparable to the relationship between:

Consider the following scenario: "A qualified applicant is rejected from a top university because the spot was reserved for another type of student." What is the most likely reason the seat was reserved for the second applicant?

What roadblock strategy was responsible for slowing the pace of desegregation?

What was the impact of the University of California's ban on race-conscious admissions?

What is one way that racism is embedded in the structure of schools,as described in the textbook?

How did the 1945 Mendez v.Westminster School District case help pave the way for the Brown v.Board of Education decisions?

Familism is a variant of _____________ having to do with one's attachment to,and reliance on,family-based relationships.

Which of the following has been identified as a potential problem for the efficacy of affirmative action policies?

Which best summarizes educational current completion rates by race?

Race in the Twenty-First Century

The Invention of Race

Politics

Economics

Housing

Crime and Punishment

Aesthetics

Associations

Intimate Life

Toward Racial Democracy

Filters