Question 1

Who helped to bring about the resurgence of black nationalism in the 1960s?

Accepted Answer

A) Marcus Garvey 
B) Malcolm X 
C) Thurgood Marshall 
D) Martin Luther King,Jr. 
A) Marcus Garvey 
B) Malcolm X 
C) Thurgood Marshall 
D) Martin Luther King,Jr.

Question 2

Immigrant organizations often aim to help with adjustment to American society.For example,organizations such as the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association and the Chinese-American Planning Council:

Accepted Answer

A) encourage segregationist attitudes in American Chinatowns 
B) oversee English-language classes,career training,and cultural events 
C) are rarely used by immigrants and demonstrate how ineffective voluntary associations are for these communities 
D) present themselves as alternatives to race-based homophily 
A) encourage segregationist attitudes in American Chinatowns 
B) oversee English-language classes,career training,and cultural events 
C) are rarely used by immigrants and demonstrate how ineffective voluntary associations are for these communities 
D) present themselves as alternatives to race-based homophily

Question 3

Because we often don't know a person's racial identity online,many Internet users have come to regard _______ as the virtual norm.

Accepted Answer

A) nerds 
B) colorblindness 
C) whiteness 
D) blackness 
A) nerds 
B) colorblindness 
C) whiteness 
D) blackness

Question 4

How did the Young Women's Christian Association YWCA)change during the twentieth century?

Accepted Answer

A) The YWCA excluded black women from its services until the modern Civil Rights Movement,when the organization formed a chapter specifically for black women. 
B) White women organized to exclude black women from volunteering with the YWCA after the Civil Rights Movement. 
C) Black women organized and helped transform the YWCA from a racially segregated organization into one that prioritized racial justice. 
D) Black women left the segregated YWCA to form a new organization that addressed the particular interests of black women. 
A) The YWCA excluded black women from its services until the modern Civil Rights Movement,when the organization formed a chapter specifically for black women. 
B) White women organized to exclude black women from volunteering with the YWCA after the Civil Rights Movement. 
C) Black women organized and helped transform the YWCA from a racially segregated organization into one that prioritized racial justice. 
D) Black women left the segregated YWCA to form a new organization that addressed the particular interests of black women.

Question 5

African American fraternal lodges and federations such as the Masons):

Accepted Answer

A) were the largest and most extensive sector of African American social organization and civic life 
B) nurtured African American solidarity and supported many instances of civil rights advocacy 
C) never numbered more than a few thousand members,with very little property or value,into the twentieth century 
D) joined forces with white fraternal lodges and federations to fight for civil rights and equality 
A) were the largest and most extensive sector of African American social organization and civic life 
B) nurtured African American solidarity and supported many instances of civil rights advocacy 
C) never numbered more than a few thousand members,with very little property or value,into the twentieth century 
D) joined forces with white fraternal lodges and federations to fight for civil rights and equality

Question 6

In the early twentieth century,Marcus Garvey advocated a black nationalism movement that can be described as:

Accepted Answer

A) an empowering form of separate but equal where blacks and whites shared in the power of American government and civil society 
B) the precursor to the civil disobedience movements of the 1950s and 1960s,advocating for nonviolent resistance 
C) a legal reformatory program centered on the expansion of black rights through the recognition of equality in American civil law and social policy 
D) a movement seeking power for blacks in the form of black-owned businesses and a black-run government and military 
A) an empowering form of separate but equal where blacks and whites shared in the power of American government and civil society 
B) the precursor to the civil disobedience movements of the 1950s and 1960s,advocating for nonviolent resistance 
C) a legal reformatory program centered on the expansion of black rights through the recognition of equality in American civil law and social policy 
D) a movement seeking power for blacks in the form of black-owned businesses and a black-run government and military

Question 7

Comparing Asian Americans who are Christian to Asian Americans who are Buddhist indicates that:

Accepted Answer

A) Asian American Buddhists are more likely to attend temples that are specific to their ethnicity as Cambodians,Vietnamese,etc. ),whereas Asian American Christians typically attend pan-Asian congregations 
B) Asian American Buddhists in the United States have adapted their worship patterns because many Buddhist temples have conformed to the structure of American worship patterns,meeting only on the weekends like Christian churches 
C) unlike Asian American Christians who can form multiracial congregations with Americans of other races,Asian American Buddhists are limited by the lack of non-Asian Buddhists in the United States 
D) Asian American Christians are more assimilated to mainstream American culture than are Asian American Buddhists 
A) Asian American Buddhists are more likely to attend temples that are specific to their ethnicity as Cambodians,Vietnamese,etc. ),whereas Asian American Christians typically attend pan-Asian congregations 
B) Asian American Buddhists in the United States have adapted their worship patterns because many Buddhist temples have conformed to the structure of American worship patterns,meeting only on the weekends like Christian churches 
C) unlike Asian American Christians who can form multiracial congregations with Americans of other races,Asian American Buddhists are limited by the lack of non-Asian Buddhists in the United States 
D) Asian American Christians are more assimilated to mainstream American culture than are Asian American Buddhists

Question 8

According to the figure below,"White Nationalism in the United States," white nationalism exists in all fifty states,but participation ebbs and flows.The state with the least activity is _______,while ______ has the most white nationalist identification.
White Nationalism in the United States

Accepted Answer

A) New York;Mississippi 
B) Maine;Alabama 
C) Alaska;Idaho 
D) Hawaii;Montana 
A) New York;Mississippi 
B) Maine;Alabama 
C) Alaska;Idaho 
D) Hawaii;Montana

Question 9

When describing the African American community and religion,some scholars have argued that many residents of poor black neighborhoods are "overchurched." What does this mean?

Accepted Answer

A) African Americans have more churches in their community than they can maintain or use to help alleviate the social and economic hardships of their communities. 
B) African American families are involved in so many church congregations that they have little time for other nonreligious activities or pursuits. 
C) Storefront churches in African American neighborhoods are built geographically and spatially over other businesses. 
D) African American religiosity is a greater strength in helping people get above their social and economic conditions than other potential sources of help might be. 
A) African Americans have more churches in their community than they can maintain or use to help alleviate the social and economic hardships of their communities. 
B) African American families are involved in so many church congregations that they have little time for other nonreligious activities or pursuits. 
C) Storefront churches in African American neighborhoods are built geographically and spatially over other businesses. 
D) African American religiosity is a greater strength in helping people get above their social and economic conditions than other potential sources of help might be.

Question 10

The term we use to describe the cause of strong racial variation in civic participation is:

Accepted Answer

A) income inequality 
B) social trust 
C) English proficiency 
D) homophily 
A) income inequality 
B) social trust 
C) English proficiency 
D) homophily

Question 11

Sandy,a 19-year-old college student,was initially drawn into and became a member of the white nationalist movement through its Internet site,a professional-looking page that seemed to contain accurate historical summaries of the Civil Rights Movement.Sandy's story demonstrates:

Accepted Answer

A) how far from the mainstream of American society white nationalist groups have to go to draw in members 
B) that Sandy was an exception to the norm of the ranks of the white nationalism movement,since most members are poor,uneducated whites 
C) that while white nationalist groups attempt to appeal to a broad white audience,their Internet presence aims to draw in young,college-aged men and women. 
D) Women are exceptional and rare as members of white nationalist groups. 
A) how far from the mainstream of American society white nationalist groups have to go to draw in members 
B) that Sandy was an exception to the norm of the ranks of the white nationalism movement,since most members are poor,uneducated whites 
C) that while white nationalist groups attempt to appeal to a broad white audience,their Internet presence aims to draw in young,college-aged men and women. 
D) Women are exceptional and rare as members of white nationalist groups.

Question 12

On one hand,racial tourism can denaturalize racial categories and provide people with a kind of racial freedom that offline life does not permit.On the other hand,too often racial tourism:

Accepted Answer

A) reinforces racial divides through stereotypes 
B) leads to hate crimes and other forms of violence 
C) creates racist ideologies where they didn't previously exist 
D) erases the differences between virtual race relations and real race relations 
A) reinforces racial divides through stereotypes 
B) leads to hate crimes and other forms of violence 
C) creates racist ideologies where they didn't previously exist 
D) erases the differences between virtual race relations and real race relations

Question 13

In recent polls regarding racial,gender,and religious identities,which type of presidential candidate have Americans showed the least support for?

Accepted Answer

A) a Muslim candidate 
B) an African American candidate 
C) a Catholic candidate 
D) a female candidate 
A) a Muslim candidate 
B) an African American candidate 
C) a Catholic candidate 
D) a female candidate

Question 14

What are the key demographic characteristics of the states with the highest percentages of white nationalists per 100,000 people?

Accepted Answer

Answers may vary and

Question 15

Over the past 100 years,social capital and civic engagement in the United States has:

Accepted Answer

A) increased dramatically 
B) increased but only since the information age began in the 1970s 
C) declined dramatically 
D) declined but only between the agrarian era and the industrial age. 
A) increased dramatically 
B) increased but only since the information age began in the 1970s 
C) declined dramatically 
D) declined but only between the agrarian era and the industrial age.

Question 16

What was one of the differences between the United Negro Improvement Association UNIA)and the NAACP?

Accepted Answer

A) The UNIA placed women in positions of leadership;the NAACP did not. 
B) The UNIA supported integration;the NAACP supported black nationalism. 
C) The UNIA was financed by white institutions;the NAACP was supported by black institutions. 
D) The UNIA promoted racial equality;the NAACP promoted black superiority. 
A) The UNIA placed women in positions of leadership;the NAACP did not. 
B) The UNIA supported integration;the NAACP supported black nationalism. 
C) The UNIA was financed by white institutions;the NAACP was supported by black institutions. 
D) The UNIA promoted racial equality;the NAACP promoted black superiority.

Question 17

Which of the following best describes a way that the textbook discusses "identity politics"?

Accepted Answer

A) political action intended to address the unique interests and hardships of groups who have faced oppression 
B) whites who advocate for "white rights" or of "serving the white community" the way minority groups do for their communities 
C) increasing social fragmentation,which causes some Americans to become disillusioned and cynical and to withdraw from civil society 
D) associations that encourage their members to focus on racial and ethnic differences and celebrate diversity 
A) political action intended to address the unique interests and hardships of groups who have faced oppression 
B) whites who advocate for "white rights" or of "serving the white community" the way minority groups do for their communities 
C) increasing social fragmentation,which causes some Americans to become disillusioned and cynical and to withdraw from civil society 
D) associations that encourage their members to focus on racial and ethnic differences and celebrate diversity

Question 18

When an individual is the victim of a hate crime,how does that crime typically impact the larger racial and ethnic community of which he or she is a part?

Accepted Answer

A) It galvanizes the community into a reactive and equally violent social movement. 
B) It provides a legal foundation for people in the community to self-segregate into ethnic enclaves. 
C) It becomes a symbolic narrative for community members to share with white Americans about experiences they've shared across racial and ethnic boundaries. 
D) It puts community members on notice by making them aware that there are people out there who want to hurt them. 
A) It galvanizes the community into a reactive and equally violent social movement. 
B) It provides a legal foundation for people in the community to self-segregate into ethnic enclaves. 
C) It becomes a symbolic narrative for community members to share with white Americans about experiences they've shared across racial and ethnic boundaries. 
D) It puts community members on notice by making them aware that there are people out there who want to hurt them.

Question 19

When people think about members of hate groups,they typically envision a certain type of person.What are the stereotypes about who joins hate groups? What did sociologist Kathleen Blee,who studies hate group joiners,find in her work about the members of these groups?

Accepted Answer

The stereotypes about who joins hate gro

Question 20

Although the Ku Klux Klan KKK)was largely a white Protestant movement,formed with the explicit purpose of promoting racial and ethnic conflict,it wasn't the only one.Another example the textbook gives is ____ associations established to wage battle with _____ ones.

Accepted Answer

A) Irish;Italian 
B) German;Jewish 
C) French;Polish 
D) Japanese;Korean 
A) Irish;Italian 
B) German;Jewish 
C) French;Polish 
D) Japanese;Korean

Who helped to bring about the resurgence of black nationalism in the 1960s?

Immigrant organizations often aim to help with adjustment to American society.For example,organizations such as the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association and the Chinese-American Planning Council:

Because we often don't know a person's racial identity online,many Internet users have come to regard _______ as the virtual norm.

How did the Young Women's Christian Association YWCA)change during the twentieth century?

African American fraternal lodges and federations such as the Masons):

In the early twentieth century,Marcus Garvey advocated a black nationalism movement that can be described as:

Comparing Asian Americans who are Christian to Asian Americans who are Buddhist indicates that:

According to the figure below,"White Nationalism in the United States," white nationalism exists in all fifty states,but participation ebbs and flows.The state with the least activity is _,while has the most white nationalist identification. White Nationalism in the United States

When describing the African American community and religion,some scholars have argued that many residents of poor black neighborhoods are "overchurched." What does this mean?

The term we use to describe the cause of strong racial variation in civic participation is:

Sandy,a 19-year-old college student,was initially drawn into and became a member of the white nationalist movement through its Internet site,a professional-looking page that seemed to contain accurate historical summaries of the Civil Rights Movement.Sandy's story demonstrates:

On one hand,racial tourism can denaturalize racial categories and provide people with a kind of racial freedom that offline life does not permit.On the other hand,too often racial tourism:

In recent polls regarding racial,gender,and religious identities,which type of presidential candidate have Americans showed the least support for?

What are the key demographic characteristics of the states with the highest percentages of white nationalists per 100,000 people?

Over the past 100 years,social capital and civic engagement in the United States has:

What was one of the differences between the United Negro Improvement Association UNIA)and the NAACP?

Which of the following best describes a way that the textbook discusses "identity politics"?

When an individual is the victim of a hate crime,how does that crime typically impact the larger racial and ethnic community of which he or she is a part?

When people think about members of hate groups,they typically envision a certain type of person.What are the stereotypes about who joins hate groups? What did sociologist Kathleen Blee,who studies hate group joiners,find in her work about the members of these groups?

Although the Ku Klux Klan KKK)was largely a white Protestant movement,formed with the explicit purpose of promoting racial and ethnic conflict,it wasn't the only one.Another example the textbook gives is associations established to wage battle with _ ones.

Race in the Twenty-First Century

The Invention of Race

Politics

Economics

Housing

Crime and Punishment

Education

Aesthetics

Intimate Life

Toward Racial Democracy

Filters

Exam 9: Associations

Who helped to bring about the resurgence of black nationalism in the 1960s?

Immigrant organizations often aim to help with adjustment to American society.For example,organizations such as the Chinese Consolidated Benevolent Association and the Chinese-American Planning Council:

Because we often don't know a person's racial identity online,many Internet users have come to regard _______ as the virtual norm.

How did the Young Women's Christian Association YWCA)change during the twentieth century?

African American fraternal lodges and federations such as the Masons):

In the early twentieth century,Marcus Garvey advocated a black nationalism movement that can be described as:

Comparing Asian Americans who are Christian to Asian Americans who are Buddhist indicates that:

According to the figure below,"White Nationalism in the United States," white nationalism exists in all fifty states,but participation ebbs and flows.The state with the least activity is _______,while ______ has the most white nationalist identification. White Nationalism in the United States

When describing the African American community and religion,some scholars have argued that many residents of poor black neighborhoods are "overchurched." What does this mean?

The term we use to describe the cause of strong racial variation in civic participation is:

Sandy,a 19-year-old college student,was initially drawn into and became a member of the white nationalist movement through its Internet site,a professional-looking page that seemed to contain accurate historical summaries of the Civil Rights Movement.Sandy's story demonstrates:

On one hand,racial tourism can denaturalize racial categories and provide people with a kind of racial freedom that offline life does not permit.On the other hand,too often racial tourism:

In recent polls regarding racial,gender,and religious identities,which type of presidential candidate have Americans showed the least support for?

What are the key demographic characteristics of the states with the highest percentages of white nationalists per 100,000 people?

Over the past 100 years,social capital and civic engagement in the United States has:

What was one of the differences between the United Negro Improvement Association UNIA)and the NAACP?

Which of the following best describes a way that the textbook discusses "identity politics"?

When an individual is the victim of a hate crime,how does that crime typically impact the larger racial and ethnic community of which he or she is a part?

When people think about members of hate groups,they typically envision a certain type of person.What are the stereotypes about who joins hate groups? What did sociologist Kathleen Blee,who studies hate group joiners,find in her work about the members of these groups?

Although the Ku Klux Klan KKK)was largely a white Protestant movement,formed with the explicit purpose of promoting racial and ethnic conflict,it wasn't the only one.Another example the textbook gives is ____ associations established to wage battle with _____ ones.

Race in the Twenty-First Century

The Invention of Race

Politics

Economics

Housing

Crime and Punishment

Education

Aesthetics

Intimate Life

Toward Racial Democracy

Filters

According to the figure below,"White Nationalism in the United States," white nationalism exists in all fifty states,but participation ebbs and flows.The state with the least activity is _,while has the most white nationalist identification. White Nationalism in the United States

Although the Ku Klux Klan KKK)was largely a white Protestant movement,formed with the explicit purpose of promoting racial and ethnic conflict,it wasn't the only one.Another example the textbook gives is associations established to wage battle with _ ones.