Exam 9: Racial Inequality

As of 2012, which ethnic group had the highest high school graduation rate in the United States?

The terms dominant group and minority group describe _____, regardless of the size of the groups.

Democrats such as former President Carter have publicly speculated that _____ is behind some of the partisan attacks against President Obama at venues ranging from town hall meetings to the floor of Congress as well as the birther movement's rumors about the president's birthplace.

Omi and Winant used the term racial formation to describe how

_____ has historically been available for the descendants of European immigrants, but less so for others.

Racial profiling on the nation's highways has become so prevalent that a term has emerged to explain it. That term is

Between the 2000 census and the 2010 census, the number of interracial couples

Maxine is a proponent of the order perspective on race and culture. She says that her ancestors came to the United States as immigrants and because they _____, they were able to rise to the middle class and fit in with other Americans.

The exclusion of minorities from the upper levels of education is likely to affect their opportunities, such as access to high-paying jobs and advancement. This is an example of how institutional discrimination is reinforced because institutions are

_____ is the social construction that sets people of color apart from European immigrant groups.

_____ is often associated with uncertain economic conditions.

The Bell Curve was a book published in 1994 that supported the theory of _____ deficiency, a form of deficiency theory, by claiming that Blacks are innately inferior to Whites.

Researchers at the Health Policy Institute of the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies in Washington, D.C., claim that _____ is more important than genetic code in determining a person's health.

In large cities across the nation, African Americans are _____ Whites to live in communities that are geographically and economically isolated from the economic opportunities, services, and institutions that people need to succeed.

What important change regarding race took place in the 2000 U.S. census?

Every day at least one _____ occurs on a college campus, and every minute a college student somewhere sees or hears racist, sexist, homophobic, or otherwise biased words or images.

_____ theories attribute the plight of certain minorities to prejudiced attitudes held by members of the society's dominant group.

_____ generally work in the lowest rungs of the low-wage workforce.

Although there is no research evidence for White _____, a powerful conservative movement is producing new debates about the fairness of racial policies, such as affirmative action.

Proponents of the theory known as the _____ poverty claim that people in poverty are to blame for their own condition.