Question 1

Which of the following is an example of segregation?

Accepted Answer

A) Jews and Catholics marrying one another and producing children 
B) interracial marriage 
C) confining Japanese Americans to relocation camps during World War II 
D) All of these answers are correct. 
A) Jews and Catholics marrying one another and producing children 
B) interracial marriage 
C) confining Japanese Americans to relocation camps during World War II 
D) All of these answers are correct.

Question 2

The belief that the U.S.was a "melting pot," which became very compelling in the first part of the twentieth century,suggested that the nation had an almost divine mission to produce

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

The contact hypothesis

Accepted Answer

A) is a Marxist theory that views racial subordination in the U.S.as a manifestation of the class system inherent in capitalism. 
B) states that interracial contact between people of equal status will cause them to become less prejudiced and to abandon previous stereotypes. 
C) was a theory that gave moral support to the continued existence of apartheid in South Africa. 
D) is a Parsonian theory that views ethnic subordination as a means of regulating social interactions between dominant and subordinate groups. 
A) is a Marxist theory that views racial subordination in the U.S.as a manifestation of the class system inherent in capitalism. 
B) states that interracial contact between people of equal status will cause them to become less prejudiced and to abandon previous stereotypes. 
C) was a theory that gave moral support to the continued existence of apartheid in South Africa. 
D) is a Parsonian theory that views ethnic subordination as a means of regulating social interactions between dominant and subordinate groups.

Question 4

Amalgamation refers to the process of

Accepted Answer

A) combining a majority group and a minority group through intermarriage to form a new group. 
B) expelling a group of people from a territory. 
C) deliberately and systematically killing an entire people or the members of a nation. 
D) forsaking a cultural identity in order to become part of a different culture. 
A) combining a majority group and a minority group through intermarriage to form a new group. 
B) expelling a group of people from a territory. 
C) deliberately and systematically killing an entire people or the members of a nation. 
D) forsaking a cultural identity in order to become part of a different culture.

Question 5

A farmer is called to help sandbag a levy that is about to flood his town.The farmer is stationed between two correctional center inmates who are required to assist in the flood-control efforts.As a result of this experience,the farmer has developed a newfound respect for inmates.This example would be consistent with which perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) functionalist perspective 
B) conflict perspective 
C) interactionist perspective 
D) global perspective 
A) functionalist perspective 
B) conflict perspective 
C) interactionist perspective 
D) global perspective

Question 6

A White male lawyer mentors a young female Latina lawyer.According to the contact hypothesis,this situation would

Accepted Answer

A) be likely to increase stereotypes rather than reduce them. 
B) be likely to cause them to become less prejudiced. 
C) encourage the White lawyer to engage in color-blind racism. 
D) involve the operation of sexism as well as racism. 
A) be likely to increase stereotypes rather than reduce them. 
B) be likely to cause them to become less prejudiced. 
C) encourage the White lawyer to engage in color-blind racism. 
D) involve the operation of sexism as well as racism.

Question 7

Which of the following countries exemplifies the modern pluralistic state?

Accepted Answer

A) United States 
B) Japan 
C) Switzerland 
D) Egypt 
A) United States 
B) Japan 
C) Switzerland 
D) Egypt

Question 8

The contact hypothesis suggests that if an African American boss and her Italian employee work together for several years in the same office,they will become more prejudiced toward one another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which sociologist suggested that interracial coalitions would most likely reduce racial and ethnic stereotyping and prejudice?

Accepted Answer

A) Karl Marx 
B) William Julius Wilson 
C) Robert Blauner 
D) Roscoe Cox 
A) Karl Marx 
B) William Julius Wilson 
C) Robert Blauner 
D) Roscoe Cox

Question 10

Recent Chinese immigrants to the U.S.often find jobs working in sweatshops in New York City's Chinatown,where they work 16 or more hours a day in the garment industry,earning less than minimum wage.The big businesses that hire these illegal and often uninformed immigrants illustrate

Accepted Answer

A) the contact hypothesis. 
B) exploitation theory. 
C) labeling theory. 
D) a self-fulfilling prophecy. 
A) the contact hypothesis. 
B) exploitation theory. 
C) labeling theory. 
D) a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Question 11

Which of the following equations represents assimilation?

Accepted Answer

A) A + B + C $\rightarrow$ A 
B) A + B + C = A + B + C 
C) A + B + C = D 
D) None of these answers is correct. 
A) A + B + C $\rightarrow$ A 
B) A + B + C = A + B + C 
C) A + B + C = D 
D) None of these answers is correct.

Question 12

Which one of the following would NOT be an example of assimilation?

Accepted Answer

A) refusing to acknowledge darker-skinned grandparents on a public street 
B) citizens of India who adopt British traditions and customs 
C) a Muslim woman wearing her traditional headscarf while out shopping in her U.S.suburb 
D) an Italian American family changing its name to one more easily found among White,Protestant families 
A) refusing to acknowledge darker-skinned grandparents on a public street 
B) citizens of India who adopt British traditions and customs 
C) a Muslim woman wearing her traditional headscarf while out shopping in her U.S.suburb 
D) an Italian American family changing its name to one more easily found among White,Protestant families

Question 13

Genocide refers to the process of

Accepted Answer

A) combining a majority group and a minority group through intermarriage to form a new group. 
B) expelling a group of people from a territory. 
C) deliberately and systematically killing an entire people or the members of a nation. 
D) forsaking a cultural identity in order to become part of a different culture. 
A) combining a majority group and a minority group through intermarriage to form a new group. 
B) expelling a group of people from a territory. 
C) deliberately and systematically killing an entire people or the members of a nation. 
D) forsaking a cultural identity in order to become part of a different culture.

Question 14

A sociologist argues that the capitalist ruling class is willing to tolerate high rates of illegal immigration because these immigrants serve as a cheap labor pool.This sociologist is most likely to draw upon

Accepted Answer

A) the contact hypothesis. 
B) the anomie theory of deviance. 
C) exploitation theory. 
D) labeling theory. 
A) the contact hypothesis. 
B) the anomie theory of deviance. 
C) exploitation theory. 
D) labeling theory.

Question 15

A Colombian woman and an Italian man,working together as members of a construction crew,overcome their initial prejudices and come to appreciate each other's talents and strengths.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A) the self-fulfilling prophecy. 
B) the contact hypothesis. 
C) exploitation theory. 
D) amalgamation. 
A) the self-fulfilling prophecy. 
B) the contact hypothesis. 
C) exploitation theory. 
D) amalgamation.

Question 16

When a majority and minority group combine to form a new group it is known as amalgamation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 32: Sociological Perspectives on Race and Ethnicity

Which of the following is an example of segregation?

The belief that the U.S.was a "melting pot," which became very compelling in the first part of the twentieth century,suggested that the nation had an almost divine mission to produce

The contact hypothesis

Amalgamation refers to the process of

A White male lawyer mentors a young female Latina lawyer.According to the contact hypothesis,this situation would

Which of the following countries exemplifies the modern pluralistic state?

The contact hypothesis suggests that if an African American boss and her Italian employee work together for several years in the same office,they will become more prejudiced toward one another.

Which sociologist suggested that interracial coalitions would most likely reduce racial and ethnic stereotyping and prejudice?

Recent Chinese immigrants to the U.S.often find jobs working in sweatshops in New York City's Chinatown,where they work 16 or more hours a day in the garment industry,earning less than minimum wage.The big businesses that hire these illegal and often uninformed immigrants illustrate

Which of the following equations represents assimilation?

Which one of the following would NOT be an example of assimilation?

Genocide refers to the process of

A sociologist argues that the capitalist ruling class is willing to tolerate high rates of illegal immigration because these immigrants serve as a cheap labor pool.This sociologist is most likely to draw upon

A Colombian woman and an Italian man,working together as members of a construction crew,overcome their initial prejudices and come to appreciate each other's talents and strengths.This is an example of

When a majority and minority group combine to form a new group it is known as amalgamation.

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