Question 1

Which of the following statements concerning racism is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Racism is a form of prejudice focusing on physical variations between people. 
B)  Racist attitudes became entrenched during the period of Western colonial expansion. 
C)  Racist attitudes rest on mechanisms of prejudice and discrimination found in human societies today. 
D)  Racism resides in the individual conscious only. 
A)  Racism is a form of prejudice focusing on physical variations between people. 
B)  Racist attitudes became entrenched during the period of Western colonial expansion. 
C)  Racist attitudes rest on mechanisms of prejudice and discrimination found in human societies today. 
D)  Racism resides in the individual conscious only.

Question 2

Blaming immigrants for high unemployment rates is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  scapegoating 
B)  racializing 
C)  institutional racism 
D)  discrimination 
A)  scapegoating 
B)  racializing 
C)  institutional racism 
D)  discrimination

Question 3

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning the human classification system developed in 1735 by Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus?

Accepted Answer

A)  Linnaeus's system is recognized as the first version of a modern classification scheme of human populations. 
B)  Linnaeus grouped human beings into four basic categories-Europaeus,Americanus,Asiaticus,and Africanus. 
C)  Linnaeus assumed that each subgroup had qualities of behavior or temperament that were innate and could not be altered. 
D)  Linnaeus's classification scheme was free of the prejudices of Europeans that were prevalent at that time. 
A)  Linnaeus's system is recognized as the first version of a modern classification scheme of human populations. 
B)  Linnaeus grouped human beings into four basic categories-Europaeus,Americanus,Asiaticus,and Africanus. 
C)  Linnaeus assumed that each subgroup had qualities of behavior or temperament that were innate and could not be altered. 
D)  Linnaeus's classification scheme was free of the prejudices of Europeans that were prevalent at that time.

Question 4

About what percent of the population of the United States is of Asian origin?

Accepted Answer

A)  6 percent 
B)  16 percent 
C)  26 percent 
D)  36 percent 
A)  6 percent 
B)  16 percent 
C)  26 percent 
D)  36 percent

Question 5

In examining recent trends in global migration,Stephen Castles and Mark Miller (1993)have identified various tendencies that they claim characterize migration patterns today and that are expected to persist in the coming years.Which of the following is NOT a tendency?

Accepted Answer

A)  acceleration 
B)  diversification 
C)  globalization 
D)  masculinization 
A)  acceleration 
B)  diversification 
C)  globalization 
D)  masculinization

Question 6

What is meant by the term racialization? How does this term help us understand race relations historically and in the present?

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

What is institutional racism? Give examples.

Accepted Answer

To answer this question,the student must

Question 8

Amy Chua,in World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability,argues that free-market democracy results in ethnic tension in many developing countries because:

Accepted Answer

A)  of the lack of cultural knowledge each ethnic group has about the other 
B)  a small ethnic minority enjoys disproportionate economic power 
C)  newer ethnic groups are unable to assimilate 
D)  of the history of segregation 
A)  of the lack of cultural knowledge each ethnic group has about the other 
B)  a small ethnic minority enjoys disproportionate economic power 
C)  newer ethnic groups are unable to assimilate 
D)  of the history of segregation

Question 9

Which group of Americans has the highest median household income?

Accepted Answer

A)  Whites 
B)  African Americans 
C)  Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders 
D)  Hispanics 
A)  Whites 
B)  African Americans 
C)  Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders 
D)  Hispanics

Question 10

Which of the following statements concerning the Civil War is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Following the Civil War,acts were passed legalizing segregation of blacks from whites in public places. 
B)  Most Northern leaders were more interested in abolishing slavery than sustaining the Union. 
C)  After the Civil War,the real conditions of life for African Americans in the South changed relatively little. 
D)  Following the Civil War,the black codes-laws limiting the rights of blacks-placed restrictions on the behavior of the former slaves and punished their transgressions in much the same way as under slavery. 
A)  Following the Civil War,acts were passed legalizing segregation of blacks from whites in public places. 
B)  Most Northern leaders were more interested in abolishing slavery than sustaining the Union. 
C)  After the Civil War,the real conditions of life for African Americans in the South changed relatively little. 
D)  Following the Civil War,the black codes-laws limiting the rights of blacks-placed restrictions on the behavior of the former slaves and punished their transgressions in much the same way as under slavery.

Question 11

Cuban Americans are relatively more successful than Mexican Americans.How can this difference be explained?

Accepted Answer

The majority of Mexican immigrants have

Question 12

Driven by a series of potato famines,1.5 million people migrated to the United States from __________ in the 19th century and settled mostly in __________ areas.

Accepted Answer

A)  Germany; rural 
B)  Germany; urban 
C)  Ireland; rural 
D)  Ireland; urban 
A)  Germany; rural 
B)  Germany; urban 
C)  Ireland; rural 
D)  Ireland; urban

Question 13

The term that describes the practices of keeping racial and ethnic groups physically separate,thereby maintaining the superior position of the dominant group,is:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 14

What fraction of all families headed by African American or Latino women lives in poverty?

Accepted Answer

A)  1/10 
B)  1/4 
C)  1/2 
D)  3/4 
A)  1/10 
B)  1/4 
C)  1/2 
D)  3/4

Question 15

The transferring of ideas or emotions from their true source to another object is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  transference 
B)  stereotyping 
C)  discrimination 
D)  displacement 
A)  transference 
B)  stereotyping 
C)  discrimination 
D)  displacement

Question 16

The systematic,planned destruction of a racial,political,or cultural group is called:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 17

Which group was forcibly removed to relocation centers in World War II?

Accepted Answer

A)  German Americans 
B)  Italian Americans 
C)  Japanese Americans 
D)  Mexican Americans 
A)  German Americans 
B)  Italian Americans 
C)  Japanese Americans 
D)  Mexican Americans

Question 18

The attribution of characteristics of superiority or inferiority to a population sharing certain physically inherited characteristics is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  racism 
B)  antiracism 
C)  relativism 
D)  nativism 
A)  racism 
B)  antiracism 
C)  relativism 
D)  nativism

Question 19

What fraction of undergraduates at the University of California,Berkeley are nonwhite?

Accepted Answer

A)  1/10 
B)  1/3 
C)  1/2 
D)  2/3 
A)  1/10 
B)  1/3 
C)  1/2 
D)  2/3

Question 20

By 2010,the number of migrants worldwide was estimated at nearly:

Accepted Answer

A)  21 million 
B)  82 million 
C)  126 million 
D)  214 million 
A)  21 million 
B)  82 million 
C)  126 million 
D)  214 million

Which of the following statements concerning racism is NOT true?

Blaming immigrants for high unemployment rates is an example of:

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning the human classification system developed in 1735 by Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus?

About what percent of the population of the United States is of Asian origin?

In examining recent trends in global migration,Stephen Castles and Mark Miller (1993)have identified various tendencies that they claim characterize migration patterns today and that are expected to persist in the coming years.Which of the following is NOT a tendency?

What is meant by the term racialization? How does this term help us understand race relations historically and in the present?

What is institutional racism? Give examples.

Amy Chua,in World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability,argues that free-market democracy results in ethnic tension in many developing countries because:

Which group of Americans has the highest median household income?

Which of the following statements concerning the Civil War is NOT true?

Cuban Americans are relatively more successful than Mexican Americans.How can this difference be explained?

Driven by a series of potato famines,1.5 million people migrated to the United States from in the 19th century and settled mostly in areas.

The term that describes the practices of keeping racial and ethnic groups physically separate,thereby maintaining the superior position of the dominant group,is:

What fraction of all families headed by African American or Latino women lives in poverty?

The transferring of ideas or emotions from their true source to another object is known as:

The systematic,planned destruction of a racial,political,or cultural group is called:

Which group was forcibly removed to relocation centers in World War II?

The attribution of characteristics of superiority or inferiority to a population sharing certain physically inherited characteristics is known as:

What fraction of undergraduates at the University of California,Berkeley are nonwhite?

By 2010,the number of migrants worldwide was estimated at nearly:

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Exam 10: Ethnicity and Race

Which of the following statements concerning racism is NOT true?

Blaming immigrants for high unemployment rates is an example of:

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning the human classification system developed in 1735 by Swedish botanist Carolus Linnaeus?

About what percent of the population of the United States is of Asian origin?

In examining recent trends in global migration,Stephen Castles and Mark Miller (1993)have identified various tendencies that they claim characterize migration patterns today and that are expected to persist in the coming years.Which of the following is NOT a tendency?

What is meant by the term racialization? How does this term help us understand race relations historically and in the present?

What is institutional racism? Give examples.

Amy Chua,in World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability,argues that free-market democracy results in ethnic tension in many developing countries because:

Which group of Americans has the highest median household income?

Which of the following statements concerning the Civil War is NOT true?

Cuban Americans are relatively more successful than Mexican Americans.How can this difference be explained?

Driven by a series of potato famines,1.5 million people migrated to the United States from __________ in the 19th century and settled mostly in __________ areas.

The term that describes the practices of keeping racial and ethnic groups physically separate,thereby maintaining the superior position of the dominant group,is:

What fraction of all families headed by African American or Latino women lives in poverty?

The transferring of ideas or emotions from their true source to another object is known as:

The systematic,planned destruction of a racial,political,or cultural group is called:

Which group was forcibly removed to relocation centers in World War II?

The attribution of characteristics of superiority or inferiority to a population sharing certain physically inherited characteristics is known as:

What fraction of undergraduates at the University of California,Berkeley are nonwhite?

By 2010,the number of migrants worldwide was estimated at nearly:

Sociology: Theory and Method

Culture and Society

Socialization, the Life Course, and Aging

Social Interaction and Everyday Life in the Age of the Internet

Groups, networks, and Organizations

Conformity, deviance, and Crime

Stratification, class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Families and Intimate Relationships

Education and Religion

Politics and Economic Life

The Sociology of the Body: Health,illness,and Sexuality

Urbanization,population,and the Environment

Globalization in a Changing World

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Driven by a series of potato famines,1.5 million people migrated to the United States from in the 19th century and settled mostly in areas.