Question 1

Segregation refers to the physical and social separation of categories of people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

The killing of people in the Darfur region of Africa is a recent example of

Accepted Answer

A) assimilation. 
B) genocide. 
C) miscegenation. 
D) hypersegregation. 
A) assimilation. 
B) genocide. 
C) miscegenation. 
D) hypersegregation.

Question 3

Prejudice and discrimination are found in not just individuals,but in the operation of society's institutions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Which of the following concepts refers to a category of people,distinguished by physical or cultural traits,who are socially disadvantaged?

Accepted Answer

A) minority 
B) ethnic category 
C) racial category 
D) out-group 
A) minority 
B) ethnic category 
C) racial category 
D) out-group

Question 5

Scientific research shows that there are three biologically pure races.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

All members of a minority typically share a distinct identity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

A national civil rights movement,which ended most instances of lawful discrimination,took place during

Accepted Answer

A) World War II. 
B) the 1950s and 1960s. 
C) the 1970s. 
D) the 1990s. 
A) World War II. 
B) the 1950s and 1960s. 
C) the 1970s. 
D) the 1990s.

Question 8

Why do sociologists consider the "scientific" racial types of Caucasian,Mongoloid,and Negroid to be misleading and even harmful?

Accepted Answer

A) Every society's population contains a lot of genetic mixture. 
B) Various racial categories are genetically very much alike. 
C) The skin color of Caucasian people ranges from very light to very dark. 
D) All of these are correct. 
A) Every society's population contains a lot of genetic mixture. 
B) Various racial categories are genetically very much alike. 
C) The skin color of Caucasian people ranges from very light to very dark. 
D) All of these are correct.

Question 9

Prejudice is a rigid and unfair generalization about an entire category of people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

In most cases,race and ethnicity refer to the same thing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Prejudice and discrimination can reinforce one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The first Native Americans immigrated to the United States about the time Christopher Columbus came to the Americas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

A family leaves Russia and takes up residence in the United States,where they gradually lose Russian cultural traditions.Doing so,these people have modified their

Accepted Answer

A) race. 
B) ethnicity. 
C) ancestry. 
D) religion. 
A) race. 
B) ethnicity. 
C) ancestry. 
D) religion.

Question 14

What Gunnar Myrdal called the "American dilemma" was

Accepted Answer

A) the denial of basic rights to African Americans by a so-called "democratic society." 
B) the placing of Native Americans on reservations. 
C) the restriction of immigration by a nation that was built by immigrants. 
D) the refusal of many minorities to improve their social standing. 
A) the denial of basic rights to African Americans by a so-called "democratic society." 
B) the placing of Native Americans on reservations. 
C) the restriction of immigration by a nation that was built by immigrants. 
D) the refusal of many minorities to improve their social standing.

Question 15

Which statement about Arab Americans is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Some Arab Americans are recent immigrants; some are not. 
B) Some Arab Americans speak Arabic; some do not. 
C) Some Arab Americans are Muslims; some are not. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) Some Arab Americans are recent immigrants; some are not. 
B) Some Arab Americans speak Arabic; some do not. 
C) Some Arab Americans are Muslims; some are not. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 16

The largest category of Asian Americans in the United States is people of _____ ancestry.

Accepted Answer

A) Korean 
B) Japanese 
C) Chinese 
D) Vietnamese 
A) Korean 
B) Japanese 
C) Chinese 
D) Vietnamese

Question 17

Authoritarian personality theory states that extreme prejudice is

Accepted Answer

A) built into culture itself. 
B) a trait of certain individuals with particular personalities. 
C) found among poor and disadvantaged people. 
D) found among most people in all societies. 
A) built into culture itself. 
B) a trait of certain individuals with particular personalities. 
C) found among poor and disadvantaged people. 
D) found among most people in all societies.

Question 18

The claim that defining members of some minority as inferior will make them inferior is one application of

Accepted Answer

A) social distance research. 
B) de facto segregation. 
C) the Thomas Theorem. 
D) authoritarian personality theory. 
A) social distance research. 
B) de facto segregation. 
C) the Thomas Theorem. 
D) authoritarian personality theory.

Question 19

Theodor Adorno linked extreme prejudice to a certain personality type.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Conflict theory states that prejudice is

Accepted Answer

A) a tool used by powerful people to oppress others. 
B) built into culture itself. 
C) common among immigrants. 
D) common among certain people with rigid personalities. 
A) a tool used by powerful people to oppress others. 
B) built into culture itself. 
C) common among immigrants. 
D) common among certain people with rigid personalities.

Exam 14: Race and Ethnicity

Segregation refers to the physical and social separation of categories of people.

The killing of people in the Darfur region of Africa is a recent example of

Prejudice and discrimination are found in not just individuals,but in the operation of society's institutions.

Which of the following concepts refers to a category of people,distinguished by physical or cultural traits,who are socially disadvantaged?

Scientific research shows that there are three biologically pure races.

All members of a minority typically share a distinct identity.

A national civil rights movement,which ended most instances of lawful discrimination,took place during

Why do sociologists consider the "scientific" racial types of Caucasian,Mongoloid,and Negroid to be misleading and even harmful?

Prejudice is a rigid and unfair generalization about an entire category of people.

In most cases,race and ethnicity refer to the same thing.

Prejudice and discrimination can reinforce one another.

The first Native Americans immigrated to the United States about the time Christopher Columbus came to the Americas.

A family leaves Russia and takes up residence in the United States,where they gradually lose Russian cultural traditions.Doing so,these people have modified their

What Gunnar Myrdal called the "American dilemma" was

Which statement about Arab Americans is true?

The largest category of Asian Americans in the United States is people of _____ ancestry.

Authoritarian personality theory states that extreme prejudice is

The claim that defining members of some minority as inferior will make them inferior is one application of

Theodor Adorno linked extreme prejudice to a certain personality type.

Conflict theory states that prejudice is

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