Question 1

Where can we find the roots of our problematic ideas about "cultural authenticity"?

Accepted Answer

A) performance artists 
B) museum curators 
C) multiethnic artists 
D) European colonizers 
A) performance artists 
B) museum curators 
C) multiethnic artists 
D) European colonizers D

Question 2

According to sociologist Georg Simmel,what happens when lower classes begin to copy the fashions of the upper class?

Accepted Answer

A) Social divisions between groups begin to dissolve. 
B) The fashions are adopted as near universal norms. 
C) The upper class abandons the style and finds something new. 
D) The lower classes experience upward mobility. 
A) Social divisions between groups begin to dissolve. 
B) The fashions are adopted as near universal norms. 
C) The upper class abandons the style and finds something new. 
D) The lower classes experience upward mobility. C

Question 3

What is "narrowcasting"?

Accepted Answer

A) casting an actor or actress in the same types of roles repeatedly 
B) creating television shows designed to target specific racial or ethnic groups 
C) casting an actor or actress based on racial or ethnic stereotypes 
D) creating television shows to confirm racial or ethnic stereotypes 
A) casting an actor or actress in the same types of roles repeatedly 
B) creating television shows designed to target specific racial or ethnic groups 
C) casting an actor or actress based on racial or ethnic stereotypes 
D) creating television shows to confirm racial or ethnic stereotypes B

Question 4

The authors of the textbook state that people often develop "distaste for things they cannot afford." Explain what the authors mean and how this relates to the racialization of art worlds.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary and should include a d

Question 5

An artistic depiction of American society that doesn't include nonwhites or any signs of racial domination is an example of what?

Accepted Answer

A) white aesthetic 
B) racist aesthetic 
C) antiracist aesthetic 
D) highbrow culture 
A) white aesthetic 
B) racist aesthetic 
C) antiracist aesthetic 
D) highbrow culture

Question 6

What is one way antiracist art responds to the racist aesthetic?

Accepted Answer

A) belittling the artists who create the racist aesthetic 
B) refusing to work with white sponsors 
C) correcting distorted representations of nonwhites 
D) misrepresenting white people 
A) belittling the artists who create the racist aesthetic 
B) refusing to work with white sponsors 
C) correcting distorted representations of nonwhites 
D) misrepresenting white people

Question 7

Describe the tension between authenticity and profitability for artists,particularly nonwhite artists.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary and should include the

Question 8

Aside from limiting professional options for nonwhite models,what is one consequence of the overrepresentation of white models in the fashion industry?

Accepted Answer

A) It reinforces the features of white women as the standards of beauty. 
B) It decreases demand for haute couture. 
C) It increases the price of designer fashion. 
D) It supports the rise of white fashion designers. 
A) It reinforces the features of white women as the standards of beauty. 
B) It decreases demand for haute couture. 
C) It increases the price of designer fashion. 
D) It supports the rise of white fashion designers.

Question 9

How are regulations in many professional settings against traditional African American fashion such as Afros,dashikis,and brightly colored suits)connected to the historical development of race and class divisions between high- and lowbrow culture?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary and should include the

Question 10

The fact that most art museums were closed on Sunday and had high entrance fees had what effect in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?

Accepted Answer

A) made art available for nonwhite laborers to enjoy during their leisure time 
B) limited the enjoyment of art primarily to the white leisure class 
C) broadened the appeal and interest of art to all ethnic and income groups 
D) taught the working class how to appreciate art 
A) made art available for nonwhite laborers to enjoy during their leisure time 
B) limited the enjoyment of art primarily to the white leisure class 
C) broadened the appeal and interest of art to all ethnic and income groups 
D) taught the working class how to appreciate art

Question 11

The "discovery" of quilts crafted by the African American women of Gee's Bend,Alabama,did not make them more _______ but it did label them ___________.

Accepted Answer

A) valuable;rare 
B) special;art 
C) unique;common 
D) exotic;unique 
A) valuable;rare 
B) special;art 
C) unique;common 
D) exotic;unique

Question 12

How is corporate pressure in part responsible for hip-hop's turn away from its original aims of racial justice and revolution?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary and should include the

Question 13

What makes some comedy fit into the racist aesthetic and other comedy fit into the antiracist aesthetic?

Accepted Answer

A) Racist comedy is performed solely by white comedians;antiracist comedy is performed by both white and nonwhite comedians. 
B) Racist comedy is comedians from one racial group making fun of those of another group;antiracist comedy is comedians making fun of their own race. 
C) Racist comedy relies on stereotypes;antiracist comedy uses humor to break down stereotypes. 
D) Racist comedy makes fun of only some groups of people;antiracist comedy makes fun of all groups equally. 
A) Racist comedy is performed solely by white comedians;antiracist comedy is performed by both white and nonwhite comedians. 
B) Racist comedy is comedians from one racial group making fun of those of another group;antiracist comedy is comedians making fun of their own race. 
C) Racist comedy relies on stereotypes;antiracist comedy uses humor to break down stereotypes. 
D) Racist comedy makes fun of only some groups of people;antiracist comedy makes fun of all groups equally.

Question 14

From a sociological perspective,what is the problematic underlying assumption behind the increasingly popular question,"Why do white youth love hip-hop?"

Accepted Answer

A) Hip-hop has reached the status of highbrow culture. 
B) Hip-hop has not reached the status of "true art." 
C) White youth are out of touch with traditionally white music. 
D) White youth are alienated from society. 
A) Hip-hop has reached the status of highbrow culture. 
B) Hip-hop has not reached the status of "true art." 
C) White youth are out of touch with traditionally white music. 
D) White youth are alienated from society.

Question 15

Chapter 8 contains a long discussion of Abercrombie and Fitch.What is the main argument of that passage?

Accepted Answer

A) Abercrombie ads promote a racist aesthetic. 
B) Abercrombie ads promote an antiracist aesthetic by highlighting all "beautiful people." 
C) Abercrombie has learned how to sell white privilege by manufacturing a "look." 
D) Abercrombie recently won an employment discrimination lawsuit. 
A) Abercrombie ads promote a racist aesthetic. 
B) Abercrombie ads promote an antiracist aesthetic by highlighting all "beautiful people." 
C) Abercrombie has learned how to sell white privilege by manufacturing a "look." 
D) Abercrombie recently won an employment discrimination lawsuit.

Question 16

In addition to misrepresenting people of color,what are three ways that the racist aesthetic misrepresents racial domination? Give one example of each type of misrepresentation.

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary and could include the

Question 17

The sale of imitation Native American headdresses at popular music festivals by non-Native groups to be worn predominantly by non-Native Americans,thereby weakening the political and cultural significance of the headdress,is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) cultural capital 
B) narrowcasting 
C) strategic amnesia 
D) antiracist cultural appropriation 
A) cultural capital 
B) narrowcasting 
C) strategic amnesia 
D) antiracist cultural appropriation

Question 18

Why might African American artists such as Langston Hughes reject the playing of the blues by white artists like Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones?

Accepted Answer

A) It disconnected the music from the social conditions in which it was grounded. 
B) It made white artists too much money. 
C) Hughes believed that white artists did not have any problems to sing about. 
D) The music was supposed to be about personal,private expression,not for mass consumption. 
A) It disconnected the music from the social conditions in which it was grounded. 
B) It made white artists too much money. 
C) Hughes believed that white artists did not have any problems to sing about. 
D) The music was supposed to be about personal,private expression,not for mass consumption.

Question 19

Which of the following is a potentially negative consequence of nonwhite artists having to rely predominantly on white sponsors to fund their art?

Accepted Answer

A) an increase in popularity for the artist 
B) a loss of control over the representation of racism and people of color in their art 
C) nonwhite artists reaching high levels of success 
D) high profits for artists and artistic producers 
A) an increase in popularity for the artist 
B) a loss of control over the representation of racism and people of color in their art 
C) nonwhite artists reaching high levels of success 
D) high profits for artists and artistic producers

Question 20

Presenting racism as an individual,psychological issue while neglecting structural and institutional racism is a part of what concept?

Accepted Answer

A) the white aesthetic 
B) the racist aesthetic 
C) colonization 
D) racist appropriation 
A) the white aesthetic 
B) the racist aesthetic 
C) colonization 
D) racist appropriation

Where can we find the roots of our problematic ideas about "cultural authenticity"?

According to sociologist Georg Simmel,what happens when lower classes begin to copy the fashions of the upper class?

What is "narrowcasting"?

The authors of the textbook state that people often develop "distaste for things they cannot afford." Explain what the authors mean and how this relates to the racialization of art worlds.

An artistic depiction of American society that doesn't include nonwhites or any signs of racial domination is an example of what?

What is one way antiracist art responds to the racist aesthetic?

Describe the tension between authenticity and profitability for artists,particularly nonwhite artists.

Aside from limiting professional options for nonwhite models,what is one consequence of the overrepresentation of white models in the fashion industry?

How are regulations in many professional settings against traditional African American fashion such as Afros,dashikis,and brightly colored suits)connected to the historical development of race and class divisions between high- and lowbrow culture?

The fact that most art museums were closed on Sunday and had high entrance fees had what effect in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?

The "discovery" of quilts crafted by the African American women of Gee's Bend,Alabama,did not make them more _ but it did label them _____.

How is corporate pressure in part responsible for hip-hop's turn away from its original aims of racial justice and revolution?

What makes some comedy fit into the racist aesthetic and other comedy fit into the antiracist aesthetic?

From a sociological perspective,what is the problematic underlying assumption behind the increasingly popular question,"Why do white youth love hip-hop?"

Chapter 8 contains a long discussion of Abercrombie and Fitch.What is the main argument of that passage?

In addition to misrepresenting people of color,what are three ways that the racist aesthetic misrepresents racial domination? Give one example of each type of misrepresentation.

The sale of imitation Native American headdresses at popular music festivals by non-Native groups to be worn predominantly by non-Native Americans,thereby weakening the political and cultural significance of the headdress,is an example of:

Why might African American artists such as Langston Hughes reject the playing of the blues by white artists like Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones?

Which of the following is a potentially negative consequence of nonwhite artists having to rely predominantly on white sponsors to fund their art?

Presenting racism as an individual,psychological issue while neglecting structural and institutional racism is a part of what concept?

Race in the Twenty-First Century

The Invention of Race

Politics

Economics

Housing

Crime and Punishment

Education

Associations

Intimate Life

Toward Racial Democracy

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Exam 8: Aesthetics

Where can we find the roots of our problematic ideas about "cultural authenticity"?

According to sociologist Georg Simmel,what happens when lower classes begin to copy the fashions of the upper class?

What is "narrowcasting"?

The authors of the textbook state that people often develop "distaste for things they cannot afford." Explain what the authors mean and how this relates to the racialization of art worlds.

An artistic depiction of American society that doesn't include nonwhites or any signs of racial domination is an example of what?

What is one way antiracist art responds to the racist aesthetic?

Describe the tension between authenticity and profitability for artists,particularly nonwhite artists.

Aside from limiting professional options for nonwhite models,what is one consequence of the overrepresentation of white models in the fashion industry?

How are regulations in many professional settings against traditional African American fashion such as Afros,dashikis,and brightly colored suits)connected to the historical development of race and class divisions between high- and lowbrow culture?

The fact that most art museums were closed on Sunday and had high entrance fees had what effect in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries?

The "discovery" of quilts crafted by the African American women of Gee's Bend,Alabama,did not make them more _______ but it did label them ___________.

How is corporate pressure in part responsible for hip-hop's turn away from its original aims of racial justice and revolution?

What makes some comedy fit into the racist aesthetic and other comedy fit into the antiracist aesthetic?

From a sociological perspective,what is the problematic underlying assumption behind the increasingly popular question,"Why do white youth love hip-hop?"

Chapter 8 contains a long discussion of Abercrombie and Fitch.What is the main argument of that passage?

In addition to misrepresenting people of color,what are three ways that the racist aesthetic misrepresents racial domination? Give one example of each type of misrepresentation.

The sale of imitation Native American headdresses at popular music festivals by non-Native groups to be worn predominantly by non-Native Americans,thereby weakening the political and cultural significance of the headdress,is an example of:

Why might African American artists such as Langston Hughes reject the playing of the blues by white artists like Bob Dylan and the Rolling Stones?

Which of the following is a potentially negative consequence of nonwhite artists having to rely predominantly on white sponsors to fund their art?

Presenting racism as an individual,psychological issue while neglecting structural and institutional racism is a part of what concept?

Race in the Twenty-First Century

The Invention of Race

Politics

Economics

Housing

Crime and Punishment

Education

Associations

Intimate Life

Toward Racial Democracy

Filters

The "discovery" of quilts crafted by the African American women of Gee's Bend,Alabama,did not make them more _ but it did label them _____.