Question 1

African Americans often turn to ____________ when they are attempting to be accepted by the dominant group.This means acting differently with the dominant group.

Accepted Answer

A)  collective resistance 
B)  subalterning 
C)  redlining 
D)  code switching 
A)  collective resistance 
B)  subalterning 
C)  redlining 
D)  code switching

Question 2

Anthony Marx (1998)has suggested that the repulsion Americans felt for Nazi Germany and the persecution of Jews during World War II was one of the forces behind the desegregation movement in the 1950s.Explain.

Accepted Answer

Americans were appalled at the treatment

Question 3

In one study of television portrayals of Arabs,researchers found basic myths that continue to surround this group.Which of the following is NOT one of these myths?

Accepted Answer

A)  They are fabulously wealthy. 
B)  They are uncivilized and barbaric. 
C)  They do not assimilate. 
D)  They revel in acts of terrorism. 
A)  They are fabulously wealthy. 
B)  They are uncivilized and barbaric. 
C)  They do not assimilate. 
D)  They revel in acts of terrorism.

Question 4

According to Peggy McIntosh (1988),which of the following statements about "being white" is most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)  If you are white, it is difficult to find cosmetics that suit your ethnicity at local drugstores. 
B)  If you are white, it's almost guaranteed that you will teach your children about systematic racism for their own protection. 
C)  If you are white, you don't have to think much about your racial identity. 
D)  If you are white, you are often pointed to as an example of what "most white people" do. 
A)  If you are white, it is difficult to find cosmetics that suit your ethnicity at local drugstores. 
B)  If you are white, it's almost guaranteed that you will teach your children about systematic racism for their own protection. 
C)  If you are white, you don't have to think much about your racial identity. 
D)  If you are white, you are often pointed to as an example of what "most white people" do.

Question 5

The term phrenology refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  variations in body size. 
B)  the differences in head formation. 
C)  athletic ability. 
D)  the study of bones. 
A)  variations in body size. 
B)  the differences in head formation. 
C)  athletic ability. 
D)  the study of bones.

Question 6

The one-drop rule asserts that just "one drop" of black blood makes:

Accepted Answer

A)  a person biracial. 
B)  a person black. 
C)  a person more criminal. 
D)  a person less intelligent. 
A)  a person biracial. 
B)  a person black. 
C)  a person more criminal. 
D)  a person less intelligent.

Question 7

The black ghetto was manufactured by whites through a set of deliberate,conscious practices.Which of the following is NOT one of the practices mentioned in your book?

Accepted Answer

A)  property owners signed secret agreements promising to exclude blacks 
B)  high homeowner association dues 
C)  if blacks moved in, whites would move out 
D)  redlining 
A)  property owners signed secret agreements promising to exclude blacks 
B)  high homeowner association dues 
C)  if blacks moved in, whites would move out 
D)  redlining

African Americans often turn to ____________ when they are attempting to be accepted by the dominant group.This means acting differently with the dominant group.

Anthony Marx (1998)has suggested that the repulsion Americans felt for Nazi Germany and the persecution of Jews during World War II was one of the forces behind the desegregation movement in the 1950s.Explain.

In one study of television portrayals of Arabs,researchers found basic myths that continue to surround this group.Which of the following is NOT one of these myths?

According to Peggy McIntosh (1988),which of the following statements about "being white" is most accurate?

The term phrenology refers to:

The one-drop rule asserts that just "one drop" of black blood makes:

The black ghetto was manufactured by whites through a set of deliberate,conscious practices.Which of the following is NOT one of the practices mentioned in your book?

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

Filters

Exam 9: Race

African Americans often turn to ____________ when they are attempting to be accepted by the dominant group.This means acting differently with the dominant group.

Anthony Marx (1998)has suggested that the repulsion Americans felt for Nazi Germany and the persecution of Jews during World War II was one of the forces behind the desegregation movement in the 1950s.Explain.

In one study of television portrayals of Arabs,researchers found basic myths that continue to surround this group.Which of the following is NOT one of these myths?

According to Peggy McIntosh (1988),which of the following statements about "being white" is most accurate?

The term phrenology refers to:

The one-drop rule asserts that just "one drop" of black blood makes:

The black ghetto was manufactured by whites through a set of deliberate,conscious practices.Which of the following is NOT one of the practices mentioned in your book?

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

Filters