Question 1

The majority of Latinos in the United States have immigrated here within the last ____________ years.

Accepted Answer

A)  2 
B)  10 
C)  40 
D)  80 
A)  2 
B)  10 
C)  40 
D)  80

Question 2

Which group believed that different races were distinct species?

Accepted Answer

A)  Darwinists 
B)  polygenists 
C)  monogenists 
D)  Catholics 
A)  Darwinists 
B)  polygenists 
C)  monogenists 
D)  Catholics

Question 3

Which term refers to the belief that members of separate races possess different and unequal traits?

Accepted Answer

A)  ontological ethicalism 
B)  racism 
C)  ethnocentrism 
D)  anarcho-indigenism 
A)  ontological ethicalism 
B)  racism 
C)  ethnocentrism 
D)  anarcho-indigenism

Question 4

Ethnocentrism classified nonwhites as abnormal and inferior to help justify:

Accepted Answer

A)  ideas of ontological equality. 
B)  unequal treatment and conquest. 
C)  cultural relativism. 
D)  the benevolence of the Europeans. 
A)  ideas of ontological equality. 
B)  unequal treatment and conquest. 
C)  cultural relativism. 
D)  the benevolence of the Europeans.

Question 5

Social Darwinism was the evolutionary notion of:

Accepted Answer

A)  race. 
B)  survival of the fittest. 
C)  domination. 
D)  genetics. 
A)  race. 
B)  survival of the fittest. 
C)  domination. 
D)  genetics.

Question 6

Because the German Nazis could not find a reliable marker to identify Jews,the Jews were forced to:

Accepted Answer

A)  wear a yellow Star of David. 
B)  identify themselves as Jewish immediately in conversation. 
C)  use their birth names. 
D)  live in certain parts of the country. 
A)  wear a yellow Star of David. 
B)  identify themselves as Jewish immediately in conversation. 
C)  use their birth names. 
D)  live in certain parts of the country.

Question 7

During the 1950s,the United States began to focus more on cultural theories of race and ethnicity,thus rejecting:

Accepted Answer

A)  biblical theories of race. 
B)  racialization. 
C)  miscegenation. 
D)  eugenics. 
A)  biblical theories of race. 
B)  racialization. 
C)  miscegenation. 
D)  eugenics.

Question 8

The Supreme Court's landmark 1954 decision in Brown v.Board of Education struck down what doctrine?

Accepted Answer

A)  separate but equal 
B)  integration 
C)  segregation of churches 
D)  inequality in jobs 
A)  separate but equal 
B)  integration 
C)  segregation of churches 
D)  inequality in jobs

Question 9

Muslims in America have undergone what scholars refer to as the formation of a new racial identity in which new ideological boundaries of difference are drawn around a formerly unnoticed group of people,known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnicization. 
B)  racism. 
C)  ethnism. 
D)  racialization. 
A)  ethnicization. 
B)  racism. 
C)  ethnism. 
D)  racialization.

Question 10

The concept of race:

Accepted Answer

A)  has changed over time. 
B)  is biological. 
C)  is stable and constant. 
D)  is all of the above. 
A)  has changed over time. 
B)  is biological. 
C)  is stable and constant. 
D)  is all of the above.

Question 11

Japanese internment camps resulted in:

Accepted Answer

A)  greater wealth for Chinese Americans. 
B)  a decrease in wealth for white Americans. 
C)  greater wealth for white Americans. 
D)  more Chinese immigrants entering the United States. 
A)  greater wealth for Chinese Americans. 
B)  a decrease in wealth for white Americans. 
C)  greater wealth for white Americans. 
D)  more Chinese immigrants entering the United States.

Question 12

The policy section on "reverse migration" in your textbook argues that the first step to domestic immigration reform should be to:

Accepted Answer

A)  overturn the restrictions that other nations, including Mexico, place on Americans immigrating to their countries. 
B)  encourage other nations to tighten their relatively "open" immigration policies so that they are more "in line" (i.e., restrictive) with U.S. policies. 
C)  overturn America's relatively restrictive immigration policies so that they are more "in line" with the more "open" policies of other nations. 
D)  raise the bar on America's immigration policies in a concerted effort to prevent cultural extinction. 
A)  overturn the restrictions that other nations, including Mexico, place on Americans immigrating to their countries. 
B)  encourage other nations to tighten their relatively "open" immigration policies so that they are more "in line" (i.e., restrictive) with U.S. policies. 
C)  overturn America's relatively restrictive immigration policies so that they are more "in line" with the more "open" policies of other nations. 
D)  raise the bar on America's immigration policies in a concerted effort to prevent cultural extinction.

Question 13

Nativists believed that restricting the immigration of certain groups would:

Accepted Answer

A)  create tension in ethnic communities. 
B)  protect the nation. 
C)  harm international relations. 
D)  eliminate racism. 
A)  create tension in ethnic communities. 
B)  protect the nation. 
C)  harm international relations. 
D)  eliminate racism.

Question 14

Which group did Darwin side with,claiming that the notion of different species of humans was absurd?

Accepted Answer

A)  Protestants 
B)  monogenists 
C)  polygenists 
D)  Catholics 
A)  Protestants 
B)  monogenists 
C)  polygenists 
D)  Catholics

Question 15

Which minority group has the highest percentage of males in prison?

Accepted Answer

A)  whites 
B)  blacks 
C)  Native Americans 
D)  Hispanics 
A)  whites 
B)  blacks 
C)  Native Americans 
D)  Hispanics

Question 16

What was the premise behind eugenics? How did eugenics explain race? What is the problem with this explanation? Give examples.

Accepted Answer

Eugenicists claimed that each race had a

Question 17

Afro-Caribbeans such as Cubans,Haitians,and Jamaicans sometimes resent being unilaterally categorized as African American,because these immigrant groups:

Accepted Answer

A)  are indentured servants. 
B)  have a unique culture and language. 
C)  live in various parts of the country. 
D)  don't understand the American culture. 
A)  are indentured servants. 
B)  have a unique culture and language. 
C)  live in various parts of the country. 
D)  don't understand the American culture.

Question 18

In 1942,120,000 Japanese Americans were sent by federal order to internment camps.Afterward,all Asian Americans (regardless of their country of origin and/or U.S.citizenship status)went from being a relatively unnoticed group to being singled out for discrimination.This is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  racialization. 
B)  prejudice. 
C)  whiteness. 
D)  primordialism. 
A)  racialization. 
B)  prejudice. 
C)  whiteness. 
D)  primordialism.

Question 19

Modern racial thinking developed in the mid-seventeenth century in parallel with three global changes.Which of the following is NOT one of these global changes?

Accepted Answer

A)  the Protestant Reformation in Europe 
B)  the Age of Exploration 
C)  the rise of capitalism 
D)  scientific innovations 
A)  the Protestant Reformation in Europe 
B)  the Age of Exploration 
C)  the rise of capitalism 
D)  scientific innovations

Question 20

Ontological equality is the notion that:

Accepted Answer

A)  God made people with different innate skills and capabilities. 
B)  physical characteristics are markers of the soul. 
C)  social and biological traits can be traced through our lineage. 
D)  everyone is created equal by divine design. 
A)  God made people with different innate skills and capabilities. 
B)  physical characteristics are markers of the soul. 
C)  social and biological traits can be traced through our lineage. 
D)  everyone is created equal by divine design.

The majority of Latinos in the United States have immigrated here within the last ____________ years.

Which group believed that different races were distinct species?

Which term refers to the belief that members of separate races possess different and unequal traits?

Ethnocentrism classified nonwhites as abnormal and inferior to help justify:

Social Darwinism was the evolutionary notion of:

Because the German Nazis could not find a reliable marker to identify Jews,the Jews were forced to:

During the 1950s,the United States began to focus more on cultural theories of race and ethnicity,thus rejecting:

The Supreme Court's landmark 1954 decision in Brown v.Board of Education struck down what doctrine?

Muslims in America have undergone what scholars refer to as the formation of a new racial identity in which new ideological boundaries of difference are drawn around a formerly unnoticed group of people,known as:

The concept of race:

Japanese internment camps resulted in:

The policy section on "reverse migration" in your textbook argues that the first step to domestic immigration reform should be to:

Nativists believed that restricting the immigration of certain groups would:

Which group did Darwin side with,claiming that the notion of different species of humans was absurd?

Which minority group has the highest percentage of males in prison?

What was the premise behind eugenics? How did eugenics explain race? What is the problem with this explanation? Give examples.

Afro-Caribbeans such as Cubans,Haitians,and Jamaicans sometimes resent being unilaterally categorized as African American,because these immigrant groups:

In 1942,120,000 Japanese Americans were sent by federal order to internment camps.Afterward,all Asian Americans (regardless of their country of origin and/or U.S.citizenship status)went from being a relatively unnoticed group to being singled out for discrimination.This is known as:

Modern racial thinking developed in the mid-seventeenth century in parallel with three global changes.Which of the following is NOT one of these global changes?

Ontological equality is the notion that:

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Exam 9: Race

The majority of Latinos in the United States have immigrated here within the last ____________ years.

Which group believed that different races were distinct species?

Which term refers to the belief that members of separate races possess different and unequal traits?

Ethnocentrism classified nonwhites as abnormal and inferior to help justify:

Social Darwinism was the evolutionary notion of:

Because the German Nazis could not find a reliable marker to identify Jews,the Jews were forced to:

During the 1950s,the United States began to focus more on cultural theories of race and ethnicity,thus rejecting:

The Supreme Court's landmark 1954 decision in Brown v.Board of Education struck down what doctrine?

Muslims in America have undergone what scholars refer to as the formation of a new racial identity in which new ideological boundaries of difference are drawn around a formerly unnoticed group of people,known as:

The concept of race:

Japanese internment camps resulted in:

The policy section on "reverse migration" in your textbook argues that the first step to domestic immigration reform should be to:

Nativists believed that restricting the immigration of certain groups would:

Which group did Darwin side with,claiming that the notion of different species of humans was absurd?

Which minority group has the highest percentage of males in prison?

What was the premise behind eugenics? How did eugenics explain race? What is the problem with this explanation? Give examples.

Afro-Caribbeans such as Cubans,Haitians,and Jamaicans sometimes resent being unilaterally categorized as African American,because these immigrant groups:

In 1942,120,000 Japanese Americans were sent by federal order to internment camps.Afterward,all Asian Americans (regardless of their country of origin and/or U.S.citizenship status)went from being a relatively unnoticed group to being singled out for discrimination.This is known as:

Modern racial thinking developed in the mid-seventeenth century in parallel with three global changes.Which of the following is NOT one of these global changes?

Ontological equality is the notion that:

The Sociological Imagination: An Introduction

Methods

Culture and Media

Socialization and the Construction of Reality

Groups and Networks

Social Control and Deviance

Stratification

Gender

Poverty

Health and Society

Family (in Core edition)

Education

Capitalism and the Economy

Authority and the State

Religion

Science, the Environment, and Society

Collective Action, Social Movements, and Social Change

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