Exam 10: Ethnicity and Race

According to the textbook,which of the following statements concerning Western colonialism is NOT true?

Which of the following statements concerning minority groups is true?

Who argued that race is of diminishing importance in explaining inequalities between whites and blacks?

Thinking in terms of fixed and inflexible categories,such as believing that all Muslims are religious fundamentalists,is best described as:

What are three factors your textbook authors mention in explaining the historical rise of racism? In your answer,discuss Joseph Arthur de Gobineau's classification of races.

Assimilation is defined as:

Which group has lived in the United States longer than all other immigrant groups other than Anglo-Saxons yet faces the segregation and poverty that for the other groups was only a transitional phase?

People who,because of their distinct physical or cultural characteristics,find themselves in situations of inequality within a society are known as:

The term that describes the differences in human physical characteristics used to categorize large numbers of individuals is:

Which of the following immigrant groups was NOT subjected to significant prejudice and discrimination by those who were already established in the United States?

The term that describes patterns of discrimination based on ethnicity that have become structured into existing social institutions is:

The term that describes cultural practices and outlooks of a given community that have emerged historically and tend to set people apart is:

More than 99 percent of the people in the United States are descended from:

Which is now the largest minority group in the United States?

An individual or group blamed for wrongs that were not of their doing is called a:

Which group has the lowest high school graduation rate?

Although Scott,an African American,was more qualified than Bernardo,a Hispanic American,Bernardo was hired instead of Scott because the owner believed that Hispanic Americans are harder workers than African Americans.The best term used to describe denying Scott the job is an example of:

In examining recent trends in global migration,Stephen Castles and Mark Miller (1993)have identified four tendencies that they claim characterize migration patterns today and that are expected to persist in the coming years.What are they? Describe them.

Which of the following statements concerning segregation is NOT true?

Industrial development in the North of the United States,combined with the mechanization of agriculture in the South,produced a progressive movement of __________ northward starting at the beginning of the 20th century.