Question 1

Which statement would your textbook authors most agree with?

Accepted Answer

A)  Racism is no longer a significant problem for blacks. 
B)  In explaining racial inequality between blacks and whites,gender disadvantages are more significant than racism. 
C)  In explaining racial inequality between blacks and whites,class disadvantages are more significant than racism. 
D)  Although class disadvantage can partially explain racial inequality,it is not the primary explanation. 
A)  Racism is no longer a significant problem for blacks. 
B)  In explaining racial inequality between blacks and whites,gender disadvantages are more significant than racism. 
C)  In explaining racial inequality between blacks and whites,class disadvantages are more significant than racism. 
D)  Although class disadvantage can partially explain racial inequality,it is not the primary explanation.

Question 2

In 2007,whites on average could expect to live __________ years longer than African Americans.

Accepted Answer

A)  2.1 
B)  3.8 
C)  15.4 
D)  25.6 
A)  2.1 
B)  3.8 
C)  15.4 
D)  25.6

Question 3

As of 2014,the United States has elected a total of __________ black senators in the past and present.

Accepted Answer

A)  0 
B)  9 
C)  30 
D)  60 
A)  0 
B)  9 
C)  30 
D)  60

Question 4

According to the textbook,which of the following statements concerning residential segregation is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Neighborhood segregation has declined significantly over the past quarter century. 
B)  Studies show that discriminatory practices toward black clients in the housing market have disappeared. 
C)  Black and white children still attend separate schools in most rural areas of the South. 
D)  There is a high level of educational segregation in larger cities. 
A)  Neighborhood segregation has declined significantly over the past quarter century. 
B)  Studies show that discriminatory practices toward black clients in the housing market have disappeared. 
C)  Black and white children still attend separate schools in most rural areas of the South. 
D)  There is a high level of educational segregation in larger cities.

Question 5

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning ethnicity?

Accepted Answer

A)  For whites,the importance of ethnicity has declined in recent years. 
B)  For whites,ethnicity is largely voluntary and symbolic. 
C)  Like ethnicity for whites,being racially Asian is largely voluntary and symbolic for Asians. 
D)  Given high rates of ethnic intermarriages,more and more whites can now choose which ethnicity to be. 
A)  For whites,the importance of ethnicity has declined in recent years. 
B)  For whites,ethnicity is largely voluntary and symbolic. 
C)  Like ethnicity for whites,being racially Asian is largely voluntary and symbolic for Asians. 
D)  Given high rates of ethnic intermarriages,more and more whites can now choose which ethnicity to be.

Question 6

Which category of full-time workers had the lowest weekly earnings in 2012?

Accepted Answer

A)  Latina women 
B)  white women 
C)  black men 
D)  white men 
A)  Latina women 
B)  white women 
C)  black men 
D)  white men

Question 7

Most immigrants admitted to the United States since 1965 have been from:

Accepted Answer

A)  northwestern Europe 
B)  southern and eastern Europe 
C)  Africa 
D)  Latin America or Asia 
A)  northwestern Europe 
B)  southern and eastern Europe 
C)  Africa 
D)  Latin America or Asia

Question 8

Characterize the racial and ethnic inequality that exists in the United States today.Which of the following dimensions of inequality do you think is most significant: education,income,health,or political power? Explain why you think so.

Accepted Answer

For the first part of this question,the

Question 9

In American Apartheid (1993),Douglas Massey and Nancy A.Denton argue that ________ is/are responsible for the perpetuation of black poverty and the continued polarization of black and white people.

Accepted Answer

A)  the history of racial segregation 
B)  impersonal market forces 
C)  the biological inferiority of blacks 
D)  the cultural inferiority of blacks 
A)  the history of racial segregation 
B)  impersonal market forces 
C)  the biological inferiority of blacks 
D)  the cultural inferiority of blacks

Question 10

A major new influx of immigrants from __________ arrived in the United States in the 1880s and 1890s.

Accepted Answer

A)  northwestern Europe 
B)  southern and eastern Europe 
C)  Latin America 
D)  Asia 
A)  northwestern Europe 
B)  southern and eastern Europe 
C)  Latin America 
D)  Asia

Question 11

Which of the following events is NOT an example of genocide?

Accepted Answer

A)  During the 1960s,the Cultural Revolution took place in Communist China. 
B)  In the late 1970s,two million Cambodians died in the Khmer Rouge's killing fields. 
C)  During the 1990s,in the African country of Rwanda,hundreds of thousands of the minority Tutsis were massacred by the dominant Hutu group. 
D)  During the 1990s,in the former Yugoslavia,Bosnian and Kosovar Muslims were summarily executed by the Serb majority. 
A)  During the 1960s,the Cultural Revolution took place in Communist China. 
B)  In the late 1970s,two million Cambodians died in the Khmer Rouge's killing fields. 
C)  During the 1990s,in the African country of Rwanda,hundreds of thousands of the minority Tutsis were massacred by the dominant Hutu group. 
D)  During the 1990s,in the former Yugoslavia,Bosnian and Kosovar Muslims were summarily executed by the Serb majority.

Question 12

Joan believes that most drug dealers are black.She continues to hold this belief even though she read in the newspaper that more whites sell drugs than blacks.Joan's attitude is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  prejudice 
B)  discrimination 
C)  segregation 
D)  institutional racism 
A)  prejudice 
B)  discrimination 
C)  segregation 
D)  institutional racism

Question 13

What is a minority group? Why might this term cause confusion? Give two possible sources of confusion.

Accepted Answer

To answer this question,the student shou

Question 14

Dispersal of an ethnic population from an original homeland into foreign areas,often in a forced way or under traumatic circumstances,is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  immigration 
B)  emigration 
C)  diaspora 
D)  assimilation 
A)  immigration 
B)  emigration 
C)  diaspora 
D)  assimilation

Question 15

Explain the persistence of racial and ethnic inequality in the United States.Refer specifically to the perspectives of Robert Blauner,William Julius Wilson,and Douglas Massey and Nancy A.Denton in your response.Which perspective do you think best explains the persistence of racial and ethnic inequality in the United States? Explain.

Accepted Answer

For the first part of the question,the s

Question 16

Which group of Americans has the highest college graduation rate?

Accepted Answer

A)  Non-Hispanic whites 
B)  African Americans 
C)  Asian Americans 
D)  Hispanics 
A)  Non-Hispanic whites 
B)  African Americans 
C)  Asian Americans 
D)  Hispanics

Question 17

What is NOT an example of a racialized system?

Accepted Answer

A)  pre-15th century North America 
B)  apartheid in South Africa 
C)  the American South in the early 20th century 
D)  the United States after the dismantling of state-sanctioned segregation during the civil rights era of the 1960s 
A)  pre-15th century North America 
B)  apartheid in South Africa 
C)  the American South in the early 20th century 
D)  the United States after the dismantling of state-sanctioned segregation during the civil rights era of the 1960s

Question 18

Discuss the four models of ethnic integration mentioned in your textbook-assimilation,melting pot,pluralism,and multiculturalism.What model (or models)characterize ethnic integration in the United States,past and present?

Accepted Answer

The student should first describe the fo

Question 19

__________ refers to the movement of people into one country from another for settlement,and __________ refers to the movement of people out of one country to settle in another.

Accepted Answer

A)  Immigration; emigration 
B)  Emigration; immigration 
C)  Assimilation; segregation 
D)  Segregation; assimilation 
A)  Immigration; emigration 
B)  Emigration; immigration 
C)  Assimilation; segregation 
D)  Segregation; assimilation

Question 20

What did the 1964 Civil Rights Act do?

Accepted Answer

A)  banned discrimination in public facilities,education,employment,and any agency receiving government funds 
B)  outlawed discriminatory voting practices 
C)  outlawed discrimination in the rental or purchase of homes 
D)  banned all race-based legal restrictions on marriage 
A)  banned discrimination in public facilities,education,employment,and any agency receiving government funds 
B)  outlawed discriminatory voting practices 
C)  outlawed discrimination in the rental or purchase of homes 
D)  banned all race-based legal restrictions on marriage

Which statement would your textbook authors most agree with?

In 2007,whites on average could expect to live __________ years longer than African Americans.

As of 2014,the United States has elected a total of __________ black senators in the past and present.

According to the textbook,which of the following statements concerning residential segregation is true?

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning ethnicity?

Which category of full-time workers had the lowest weekly earnings in 2012?

Most immigrants admitted to the United States since 1965 have been from:

Characterize the racial and ethnic inequality that exists in the United States today.Which of the following dimensions of inequality do you think is most significant: education,income,health,or political power? Explain why you think so.

In American Apartheid (1993),Douglas Massey and Nancy A.Denton argue that ________ is/are responsible for the perpetuation of black poverty and the continued polarization of black and white people.

A major new influx of immigrants from __________ arrived in the United States in the 1880s and 1890s.

Which of the following events is NOT an example of genocide?

Joan believes that most drug dealers are black.She continues to hold this belief even though she read in the newspaper that more whites sell drugs than blacks.Joan's attitude is an example of:

What is a minority group? Why might this term cause confusion? Give two possible sources of confusion.

Dispersal of an ethnic population from an original homeland into foreign areas,often in a forced way or under traumatic circumstances,is known as:

Which group of Americans has the highest college graduation rate?

What is NOT an example of a racialized system?

Discuss the four models of ethnic integration mentioned in your textbook-assimilation,melting pot,pluralism,and multiculturalism.What model (or models)characterize ethnic integration in the United States,past and present?

refers to the movement of people into one country from another for settlement,and refers to the movement of people out of one country to settle in another.

What did the 1964 Civil Rights Act do?

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Exam 10: Ethnicity and Race

Which statement would your textbook authors most agree with?

In 2007,whites on average could expect to live __________ years longer than African Americans.

As of 2014,the United States has elected a total of __________ black senators in the past and present.

According to the textbook,which of the following statements concerning residential segregation is true?

Which of the following statements is NOT true concerning ethnicity?

Which category of full-time workers had the lowest weekly earnings in 2012?

Most immigrants admitted to the United States since 1965 have been from:

Characterize the racial and ethnic inequality that exists in the United States today.Which of the following dimensions of inequality do you think is most significant: education,income,health,or political power? Explain why you think so.

In American Apartheid (1993),Douglas Massey and Nancy A.Denton argue that ________ is/are responsible for the perpetuation of black poverty and the continued polarization of black and white people.

A major new influx of immigrants from __________ arrived in the United States in the 1880s and 1890s.

Which of the following events is NOT an example of genocide?

Joan believes that most drug dealers are black.She continues to hold this belief even though she read in the newspaper that more whites sell drugs than blacks.Joan's attitude is an example of:

What is a minority group? Why might this term cause confusion? Give two possible sources of confusion.

Dispersal of an ethnic population from an original homeland into foreign areas,often in a forced way or under traumatic circumstances,is known as:

Which group of Americans has the highest college graduation rate?

What is NOT an example of a racialized system?

Discuss the four models of ethnic integration mentioned in your textbook-assimilation,melting pot,pluralism,and multiculturalism.What model (or models)characterize ethnic integration in the United States,past and present?

__________ refers to the movement of people into one country from another for settlement,and __________ refers to the movement of people out of one country to settle in another.

What did the 1964 Civil Rights Act do?

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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refers to the movement of people into one country from another for settlement,and refers to the movement of people out of one country to settle in another.