Question 1

Racial segregation has existed,but it has never been legal in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

According to Theodor Adorno's authoritarian personality theory,prejudiced people

Accepted Answer

A) view society as naturally hierarchical. 
B) reject ethnocentrism. 
C) do not view actions as either right or wrong. 
D) reject all conventional cultural values. 
A) view society as naturally hierarchical. 
B) reject ethnocentrism. 
C) do not view actions as either right or wrong. 
D) reject all conventional cultural values. A

Question 3

The concept "white ethnics" refers to

Accepted Answer

A) people of Hispanic ancestry who are light skinned. 
B) people of any ethnicity who are light skinned. 
C) biracial or multiracial people. 
D) non-WASPs of European ancestry. 
A) people of Hispanic ancestry who are light skinned. 
B) people of any ethnicity who are light skinned. 
C) biracial or multiracial people. 
D) non-WASPs of European ancestry. D

Question 4

Institutional prejudice and discrimination refers to the fact that

Accepted Answer

A) some people hold rigid and unfair attitudes. 
B) bias was more pronounced in this nation's history. 
C) bias is built into the operation of social institutions. 
D) many people still hold prejudiced opinions. 
A) some people hold rigid and unfair attitudes. 
B) bias was more pronounced in this nation's history. 
C) bias is built into the operation of social institutions. 
D) many people still hold prejudiced opinions.

Question 5

From which world regions do most of today's U.S.immigrants come?

Accepted Answer

A) Latin America and Asia 
B) Asia and Africa 
C) Africa and Latin America 
D) Africa and Europe 
A) Latin America and Asia 
B) Asia and Africa 
C) Africa and Latin America 
D) Africa and Europe

Question 6

Although based on physical traits like skin color,the concept of "race" is constructed by society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

When the first Europeans arrived in the Americas in the fifteenth century,Native Americans

Accepted Answer

A) followed shortly thereafter. 
B) had migrated to North America from Asia a century before. 
C) came with them from Europe. 
D) had inhabited this land for 15,000 years. 
A) followed shortly thereafter. 
B) had migrated to North America from Asia a century before. 
C) came with them from Europe. 
D) had inhabited this land for 15,000 years.

Question 8

Assimilation refers to everyone shedding all their traditions and "melting" into a new population with a new way of life.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The Matsui family came to the United States from Japan thirty years ago.They now speak English at home and the Matsui children date non-Japanese students at college.This family's story best illustrates which of the following concepts?

Accepted Answer

A) pluralism 
B) segregation 
C) assimilation 
D) miscegenation 
A) pluralism 
B) segregation 
C) assimilation 
D) miscegenation

Question 10

People of Chinese ancestry were the first Asian Americans to come to the United States and they remain the largest in terms of population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Which category of Asian Americans has an average income above the national average?

Accepted Answer

A) Filipino Americans 
B) Chinese Americans 
C) Japanese Americans 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) Filipino Americans 
B) Chinese Americans 
C) Japanese Americans 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 12

Arab Americans are a U.S.minority that

Accepted Answer

A) is increasing in population size. 
B) has ancestors from many different nations. 
C) has Islam as the dominant religion. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) is increasing in population size. 
B) has ancestors from many different nations. 
C) has Islam as the dominant religion. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 13

Assimilation refers to the process by which

Accepted Answer

A) people become more tolerant of minorities. 
B) minorities gradually adopt patterns of the dominant culture. 
C) all minority categories become more equal in social standing. 
D) people regain their lost cultural heritage. 
A) people become more tolerant of minorities. 
B) minorities gradually adopt patterns of the dominant culture. 
C) all minority categories become more equal in social standing. 
D) people regain their lost cultural heritage.

Question 14

Which of the following categories of Hispanics in the United States is largest in terms of population size?

Accepted Answer

A) Cuban Americans 
B) Mexican Americans 
C) Puerto Ricans 
D) Bolivians 
A) Cuban Americans 
B) Mexican Americans 
C) Puerto Ricans 
D) Bolivians

Question 15

Most states in the United States now have a "minority majority."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Race refers to _____ considered important by a society; ethnicity refers to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) cultural traits; biological traits 
B) biological traits; cultural traits 
C) differences; what we have in common 
D) what we have in common; differences 
A) cultural traits; biological traits 
B) biological traits; cultural traits 
C) differences; what we have in common 
D) what we have in common; differences

Question 17

The Hispanic population of the United States is

Accepted Answer

A) spread evenly across the country. 
B) concentrated in the West,Southwest,and southern Florida. 
C) concentrated in industrial cities of the Northeast. 
D) concentrated in the Deep South. 
A) spread evenly across the country. 
B) concentrated in the West,Southwest,and southern Florida. 
C) concentrated in industrial cities of the Northeast. 
D) concentrated in the Deep South.

Question 18

The idea that prejudice and discrimination form a vicious circle means that

Accepted Answer

A) prejudice is more common than actual discrimination. 
B) it is easy to prove that most stereotypes are wrong. 
C) most people do not act on their prejudices. 
D) prejudice and discrimination reinforce each other. 
A) prejudice is more common than actual discrimination. 
B) it is easy to prove that most stereotypes are wrong. 
C) most people do not act on their prejudices. 
D) prejudice and discrimination reinforce each other.

Question 19

Human beings are all members of

Accepted Answer

A) a single biological species. 
B) various species,depending on color. 
C) various species,depending on cultural background. 
D) various species,depending on where in the world they live. 
A) a single biological species. 
B) various species,depending on color. 
C) various species,depending on cultural background. 
D) various species,depending on where in the world they live.

Question 20

Culture theory states that prejudice remains widespread despite the fact that our culture defines any and all prejudice as wrong.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 14: Race and Ethnicity

Racial segregation has existed,but it has never been legal in the United States.

According to Theodor Adorno's authoritarian personality theory,prejudiced people

The concept "white ethnics" refers to

Institutional prejudice and discrimination refers to the fact that

From which world regions do most of today's U.S.immigrants come?

Although based on physical traits like skin color,the concept of "race" is constructed by society.

When the first Europeans arrived in the Americas in the fifteenth century,Native Americans

Assimilation refers to everyone shedding all their traditions and "melting" into a new population with a new way of life.

The Matsui family came to the United States from Japan thirty years ago.They now speak English at home and the Matsui children date non-Japanese students at college.This family's story best illustrates which of the following concepts?

People of Chinese ancestry were the first Asian Americans to come to the United States and they remain the largest in terms of population.

Which category of Asian Americans has an average income above the national average?

Arab Americans are a U.S.minority that

Assimilation refers to the process by which

Which of the following categories of Hispanics in the United States is largest in terms of population size?

Most states in the United States now have a "minority majority."

Race refers to _____ considered important by a society; ethnicity refers to _____.

The Hispanic population of the United States is

The idea that prejudice and discrimination form a vicious circle means that

Human beings are all members of

Culture theory states that prejudice remains widespread despite the fact that our culture defines any and all prejudice as wrong.

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