Question 1

Which of the following concepts refers to a state in which racial and ethnic minorities are distinct,but have more or less equal social standing?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

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 responses 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 responses are correct.

Question 3

In the United States during the 1930s and 1940s,the existence of the "Negro leagues," with all African-American players,is an example of

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Sociologists define the concept of "race" as

Accepted Answer

A) people who fall into any minority category. 
B) a person's skin color. 
C) a cultural heritage shared by a category of people. 
D) a socially constructed category composed of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of a society consider important. 
A) people who fall into any minority category. 
B) a person's skin color. 
C) a cultural heritage shared by a category of people. 
D) a socially constructed category composed of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of a society consider important.

Question 5

White ethnics are non-WASPs of European ancestry.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Owning and operating gambling casinos have enabled the typical Native American in the United States to achieve well above-average income.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which statement about African Americans is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Many of the largest U.S.cities have elected African American mayors. 
B) An African American president was elected in 2008 and 2012. 
C) A majority of African Americans are working class or poor. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) Many of the largest U.S.cities have elected African American mayors. 
B) An African American president was elected in 2008 and 2012. 
C) A majority of African Americans are working class or poor. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 8

The ancestors of which of the following first settled in the Western Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A) WASPs 
B) European Americans 
C) African Americans 
D) Native Americans 
A) WASPs 
B) European Americans 
C) African Americans 
D) Native Americans

Question 9

The overall social standing of Native Americans is

Accepted Answer

A) above the national average. 
B) about the national average. 
C) below the national average. 
D) mixed,with families found equally at all class levels. 
A) above the national average. 
B) about the national average. 
C) below the national average. 
D) mixed,with families found equally at all class levels.

Question 10

Which of the following concepts refers to a shared cultural heritage?

Accepted Answer

A) race 
B) minority 
C) ethnicity 
D) stereotype 
A) race 
B) minority 
C) ethnicity 
D) stereotype

Question 11

Which of the following concepts refers to biological reproduction by people of different racial categories?

Accepted Answer

A) assimilation 
B) racial typology 
C) pluralism 
D) miscegenation 
A) assimilation 
B) racial typology 
C) pluralism 
D) miscegenation

Question 12

The ancestors of which of the following groups first settled the lands of the Western Hemisphere?

Accepted Answer

A) WASPs 
B) European Americans 
C) African Americans 
D) Native Americans 
A) WASPs 
B) European Americans 
C) African Americans 
D) Native Americans

Question 13

Which of the following is the largest minority category within the U.S.population?

Accepted Answer

A) people of Asian descent 
B) people of African descent 
C) people of Hispanic descent 
D) people of Native American descent 
A) people of Asian descent 
B) people of African descent 
C) people of Hispanic descent 
D) people of Native American descent

Question 14

Based on research using the social distance scale,you can correctly say that U.S.college students today

Accepted Answer

A) are less prejudiced than students were fifty years ago. 
B) see less difference between minority categories than students did fifty years ago. 
C) express greater prejudice toward Arabs than African Americans. 
D) All of these responses are correct. 
A) are less prejudiced than students were fifty years ago. 
B) see less difference between minority categories than students did fifty years ago. 
C) express greater prejudice toward Arabs than African Americans. 
D) All of these responses are correct.

Question 15

Which of the following categories of the U.S.population is most likely to own and operate a small business?

Accepted Answer

A) Native Americans 
B) African Americans 
C) Korean Americans 
D) Mexican Americans 
A) Native Americans 
B) African Americans 
C) Korean Americans 
D) Mexican Americans

Question 16

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

Question 17

Which of the following statements about prejudice is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Prejudice involves prejudgments. 
B) Prejudice treats everyone in some category the same way. 
C) Prejudice can be positive or negative. 
D) All of these correct. 
A) Prejudice involves prejudgments. 
B) Prejudice treats everyone in some category the same way. 
C) Prejudice can be positive or negative. 
D) All of these correct.

Question 18

In which of the following clusters of states do we find the least racial and ethnic diversity?

Accepted Answer

A) Texas and New Mexico 
B) Maine,Vermont,and New Hampshire 
C) North Carolina and South Carolina 
D) Ohio,Indiana,and Illinois 
A) Texas and New Mexico 
B) Maine,Vermont,and New Hampshire 
C) North Carolina and South Carolina 
D) Ohio,Indiana,and Illinois

Question 19

Being Greek,Italian,or Vietnamese involves a distinct ethnicity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Four states currently have a "minority majority." Which are they?

Accepted Answer

A) Texas,New Mexico,California,and Hawaii 
B) South Carolina,New York,Florida,and California 
C) New Jersey,Georgia,Mississippi,and California 
D) Louisiana,Alabama,California,and Arizona 
A) Texas,New Mexico,California,and Hawaii 
B) South Carolina,New York,Florida,and California 
C) New Jersey,Georgia,Mississippi,and California 
D) Louisiana,Alabama,California,and Arizona

Exam 14: Race and Ethnicity

Which of the following concepts refers to a state in which racial and ethnic minorities are distinct,but have more or less equal social standing?

Arab Americans are a U.S.minority that

In the United States during the 1930s and 1940s,the existence of the "Negro leagues," with all African-American players,is an example of

Sociologists define the concept of "race" as

White ethnics are non-WASPs of European ancestry.

Owning and operating gambling casinos have enabled the typical Native American in the United States to achieve well above-average income.

Which statement about African Americans is correct?

The ancestors of which of the following first settled in the Western Hemisphere?

The overall social standing of Native Americans is

Which of the following concepts refers to a shared cultural heritage?

Which of the following concepts refers to biological reproduction by people of different racial categories?

The ancestors of which of the following groups first settled the lands of the Western Hemisphere?

Which of the following is the largest minority category within the U.S.population?

Based on research using the social distance scale,you can correctly say that U.S.college students today

Which of the following categories of the U.S.population is most likely to own and operate a small business?

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

Which of the following statements about prejudice is true?

In which of the following clusters of states do we find the least racial and ethnic diversity?

Being Greek,Italian,or Vietnamese involves a distinct ethnicity.

Four states currently have a "minority majority." Which are they?

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