Exam 11: Toward Racial Democracy

During the period of urbanization in American society that was part of the industrial revolution,America imported a model of slum exploitation that had been widespread in what region?

Can people go "too far" in accepting adversarial cultures through the lens of multiculturalism? Discuss one example to support your answer.

Two political commentators are debating the merits of affirmative action.One commentator argues that affirmative action should be eliminated now that there's "an even playing field" for everyone.The other commentator replies,"The fact is that people who live in the white suburbs have advantages over blacks and Latinos in the city,just like they have advantages over poor people more generally." The second commentator's argument against ending affirmative action is responding to which of the following tendencies of color-blindness?

Which of the frameworks used for responding to racial inequalities aspires to the goal of living in a society where people are judged "not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character," as Martin Luther King,Jr. ,once stated?

When people feel despondent because some people they know will never seem to abandon their racial biases,they can:

Organized protests by American Indian rights activist groups against the use of American Indian mascots,such as the Washington Redskins,are examples of efforts to make changes toward racial democracy at the level of _____________.

In the 1970s,Native American boarding schools reached peak enrollments.In these schools,which started in the late 1800s,efforts to "civilize" American Indians by prohibiting talk in native languages,replacing native names with Americanized versions,and mandating styles of dress and grooming commensurate with European-American beauty standards,were widely practiced.The assumptions of which model of racial integration were displayed in such schools?

Efforts to correct the white racial bias built into SAT tests is an example of an attempt at change on the _____________ level.

Multiracial social movements:

An approach to racial interaction that advocates for confrontational interactions to challenge the racial order is called:

The legislation that prohibits discrimination by housing lenders and landlords is called:

How can asking people questions about their racial perceptions open up a dialogue for potential growth at the level of interactions?

While a strength of __________ is that it/they can give impoverished minorities a sense of self-respect and provide an outlet for justified anger,one weakness of this form of protest is that __________.

The textbook notes that when seeking office,President Obama made a speech that minimized the importance of racial categories,calling upon a color-blind logic to bring people together as Americans.During his time in office,some people have criticized him for not being adamant enough about the racialized dynamics of certain events such as the riots in Ferguson,Missouri,and the shooting of Trayvon Martin.These critiques best reflect how:

What is the 80/20 phenomenon?

A white politician,acknowledging the ways in which policies he previously supported have negatively impacted communities of color,makes the statement that he "only hopes that I can somehow change who I am in my remaining lifetime and pass on to my children what I've learned..." In this example,the man most likely:

When a person says that "a person's character counts more than race" when competing for jobs or school admissions,they are relying on:

Why do the proponents of color-blindness critique cosmopolitanism? Do you agree with their critiques? Why or why not?

Sociologist William Julius Wilson argues that neither antidiscrimination laws nor affirmative action has succeeded in __________.

To move toward racial democracy and take into account the realities of race privilege means that: