Question 1

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Minority groups have been excluded from ownership or control of the major means of production in today's corporate economy 
B)  The majority of blacks own their own homes 
C)  Blacks and Hispanics own as much stock as whites 
D)  Hispanics, but not blacks, are well represented in power positions of major corporations 
A)  Minority groups have been excluded from ownership or control of the major means of production in today's corporate economy 
B)  The majority of blacks own their own homes 
C)  Blacks and Hispanics own as much stock as whites 
D)  Hispanics, but not blacks, are well represented in power positions of major corporations

Question 2

People with incomes below the poverty level today see doctors more often than before Medicaid was established.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Becker's starting point-that some people have a "taste for discrimination" assumes that the main cause of discrimination is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Affective prejudice 
B)  Cognitive prejudice 
C)  Racial prejudice 
D)  Conative prejudice 
A)  Affective prejudice 
B)  Cognitive prejudice 
C)  Racial prejudice 
D)  Conative prejudice

Question 4

The split labor market theory is based on the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Conflict perspective 
B)  Social-psychological perspective 
C)  Functionalist perspective 
D)  Marxist perspective 
A)  Conflict perspective 
B)  Social-psychological perspective 
C)  Functionalist perspective 
D)  Marxist perspective

Question 5

A pattern whereby minorities are disproportionately exposed to hazardous substances both at work and at home is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Environmental justice 
B)  Environmental racism 
C)  Toxic racism 
D)  Pollution policies 
A)  Environmental justice 
B)  Environmental racism 
C)  Toxic racism 
D)  Pollution policies

Question 6

Among the industrialized countries of the world,which two have health care systems based solely on the ability to pay?

Accepted Answer

A)  Canada and Great Britain 
B)  The United States and South Africa 
C)  The United States and Canada 
D)  Sweden and Norway 
A)  Canada and Great Britain 
B)  The United States and South Africa 
C)  The United States and Canada 
D)  Sweden and Norway

Question 7

Environmental racism is the pattern by which minorities are disproportionately exposed to hazardous substances both at work and at home.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Because Medicaid pays well,most physicians welcome these patients into their practices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

In the study by Reich which examined the 1960 and 1970 Census data on the 48 largest metropolitan areas in the United States it was concluded that:

Accepted Answer

A)  Poor whites and employers benefit from discrimination 
B)  Discrimination is a cause of capitalism 
C)  Marxist theory of discrimination is proven correct 
D)  Income within the white population was more concentrated where black-white inequality was great 
A)  Poor whites and employers benefit from discrimination 
B)  Discrimination is a cause of capitalism 
C)  Marxist theory of discrimination is proven correct 
D)  Income within the white population was more concentrated where black-white inequality was great

Question 10

Which of the following is true of Gary Becker's economic theory of discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A)  Discrimination is functional for the employer as well as for the society as a whole 
B)  The only beneficiaries of a discriminatory system are white workers who get better jobs and more pay than they would in a nondiscriminatory hiring system 
C)  Because it is functional, discrimination will never disappear in a complex industrial society 
D)  Firms that discriminate gain competitive advantage over those that do not 
A)  Discrimination is functional for the employer as well as for the society as a whole 
B)  The only beneficiaries of a discriminatory system are white workers who get better jobs and more pay than they would in a nondiscriminatory hiring system 
C)  Because it is functional, discrimination will never disappear in a complex industrial society 
D)  Firms that discriminate gain competitive advantage over those that do not

Question 11

When Dr.Schulman (1999)showed a video of a black and a white man reporting symptoms indicating a serious heart problem to 700 doctors,they were asked if the patients needed further advanced medical treatment.The doctors:

Accepted Answer

A)  Recommended both patients for further diagnostic testing for heart disease 
B)  Recommended the black patient for further diagnostic testing for heart disease but not the white patient 
C)  Recommended the white patient for further diagnostic testing for heart disease but not the black patient 
D)  Did not recommend further diagnostic testing for either patient 
A)  Recommended both patients for further diagnostic testing for heart disease 
B)  Recommended the black patient for further diagnostic testing for heart disease but not the white patient 
C)  Recommended the white patient for further diagnostic testing for heart disease but not the black patient 
D)  Did not recommend further diagnostic testing for either patient

Question 12

All of the following are reasons why minorities do not get the health care they need EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Health is expensive 
B)  Incompatibility of middle-class and traditional medicine 
C)  Lack of minority physicians 
D)  Surplus of physicians in inner-city, urban areas 
A)  Health is expensive 
B)  Incompatibility of middle-class and traditional medicine 
C)  Lack of minority physicians 
D)  Surplus of physicians in inner-city, urban areas

Question 13

In Saskatchewan province Canada,when they introduced a $1.50 fee for each visit to the doctor (it had been free)they found what result?

Accepted Answer

A)  More people went to the doctor regardless of race 
B)  Poorer people, especially with large families, in large part stopped coming 
C)  Wealthier people were less likely to come to the doctor 
D)  Poorer people were more likely to come to see the doctor 
A)  More people went to the doctor regardless of race 
B)  Poorer people, especially with large families, in large part stopped coming 
C)  Wealthier people were less likely to come to the doctor 
D)  Poorer people were more likely to come to see the doctor

Question 14

Which of the following is true about minorities and economics?

Accepted Answer

A)  Home ownership is equal between blacks and whites 
B)  Black high school graduates are less likely than white high school graduates to complete college, even when their families' incomes are similar 
C)  Most minorities with higher incomes have been in the middle and upper classes for generations 
D)  Many minority group members are in positions of power in major corporations 
A)  Home ownership is equal between blacks and whites 
B)  Black high school graduates are less likely than white high school graduates to complete college, even when their families' incomes are similar 
C)  Most minorities with higher incomes have been in the middle and upper classes for generations 
D)  Many minority group members are in positions of power in major corporations

Question 15

The percentage of African Americans enrolled in medical schools is increasing each year.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Black and Hispanic Americans are concentrated live in central cities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Most minority people who use traditional medicine which involves folk medicine or religious healing,rarely go to see medical doctors.page.: 299

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Health care in America is economically and racially stratified because:

Accepted Answer

A)  Poor people have unlimited access to medical care 
B)  Care for the middle-class is often more fragmented, rushed, and less holistic than the care received by the poor 
C)  The design of the health care system is such that it meets the needs of the physician more than the needs of the patient 
D)  We have a national health care plan that covers all Americans 
A)  Poor people have unlimited access to medical care 
B)  Care for the middle-class is often more fragmented, rushed, and less holistic than the care received by the poor 
C)  The design of the health care system is such that it meets the needs of the physician more than the needs of the patient 
D)  We have a national health care plan that covers all Americans

Question 19

Which statement is true according to the split labor market theory?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a form of functional theory 
B)  The business owner prefers not to discriminate because he/she recognizes that racial discrimination is dysfunctional 
C)  Discrimination is in the interest of minority laborers 
D)  Minority laborers are instrumental in the creation of a dual wage system 
A)  It is a form of functional theory 
B)  The business owner prefers not to discriminate because he/she recognizes that racial discrimination is dysfunctional 
C)  Discrimination is in the interest of minority laborers 
D)  Minority laborers are instrumental in the creation of a dual wage system

Question 20

The practice of hiring better-educated employees when education is not a factor completing the job is deliberately racist.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which of the following is true?

People with incomes below the poverty level today see doctors more often than before Medicaid was established.

Becker's starting point-that some people have a "taste for discrimination" assumes that the main cause of discrimination is:

The split labor market theory is based on the:

A pattern whereby minorities are disproportionately exposed to hazardous substances both at work and at home is called:

Among the industrialized countries of the world,which two have health care systems based solely on the ability to pay?

Environmental racism is the pattern by which minorities are disproportionately exposed to hazardous substances both at work and at home.

Because Medicaid pays well,most physicians welcome these patients into their practices.

In the study by Reich which examined the 1960 and 1970 Census data on the 48 largest metropolitan areas in the United States it was concluded that:

Which of the following is true of Gary Becker's economic theory of discrimination?

When Dr.Schulman (1999)showed a video of a black and a white man reporting symptoms indicating a serious heart problem to 700 doctors,they were asked if the patients needed further advanced medical treatment.The doctors:

All of the following are reasons why minorities do not get the health care they need EXCEPT:

In Saskatchewan province Canada,when they introduced a $1.50 fee for each visit to the doctor (it had been free)they found what result?

Which of the following is true about minorities and economics?

The percentage of African Americans enrolled in medical schools is increasing each year.

Black and Hispanic Americans are concentrated live in central cities.

Most minority people who use traditional medicine which involves folk medicine or religious healing,rarely go to see medical doctors.page.: 299

Health care in America is economically and racially stratified because:

Which statement is true according to the split labor market theory?

The practice of hiring better-educated employees when education is not a factor completing the job is deliberately racist.

Orientation: Basic Terms and Concepts

Prejudice: Its Forms and Causes

Reducing Prejudice: How Achievable? How Important?

Macro-Sociological Perspectives: The Order and Conflict Models

Origins and Causes of Ethnic Inequality

Changing Patterns of Majority-Minority Relations in the United States

Minority Group Movements and Their Impact on Society

Changing Values, Goals, and Models: New Thinking on Assimilation, Pluralism, and Separatism

Cross-Cultural Studies of Majority-Minority Relations

The Status of Majority and Minority Groups in the United States Today

Living Apart: Housing Segregation in America

The American Political and Legal System and Majority-Minority Relations

Education and American Minority Groups

Current Trends in Majority-Minority Relations

Current Debates: Affirmative Action, Immigration, and Race Versus Class

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Exam 11: The Economic and Health Care Systems and Minority Groups in America

Which of the following is true?

People with incomes below the poverty level today see doctors more often than before Medicaid was established.

Becker's starting point-that some people have a "taste for discrimination" assumes that the main cause of discrimination is:

The split labor market theory is based on the:

A pattern whereby minorities are disproportionately exposed to hazardous substances both at work and at home is called:

Among the industrialized countries of the world,which two have health care systems based solely on the ability to pay?

Environmental racism is the pattern by which minorities are disproportionately exposed to hazardous substances both at work and at home.

Because Medicaid pays well,most physicians welcome these patients into their practices.

In the study by Reich which examined the 1960 and 1970 Census data on the 48 largest metropolitan areas in the United States it was concluded that:

Which of the following is true of Gary Becker's economic theory of discrimination?

When Dr.Schulman (1999)showed a video of a black and a white man reporting symptoms indicating a serious heart problem to 700 doctors,they were asked if the patients needed further advanced medical treatment.The doctors:

All of the following are reasons why minorities do not get the health care they need EXCEPT:

In Saskatchewan province Canada,when they introduced a $1.50 fee for each visit to the doctor (it had been free)they found what result?

Which of the following is true about minorities and economics?

The percentage of African Americans enrolled in medical schools is increasing each year.

Black and Hispanic Americans are concentrated live in central cities.

Most minority people who use traditional medicine which involves folk medicine or religious healing,rarely go to see medical doctors.page.: 299

Health care in America is economically and racially stratified because:

Which statement is true according to the split labor market theory?

The practice of hiring better-educated employees when education is not a factor completing the job is deliberately racist.

Orientation: Basic Terms and Concepts

Prejudice: Its Forms and Causes

Reducing Prejudice: How Achievable? How Important?

Macro-Sociological Perspectives: The Order and Conflict Models

Origins and Causes of Ethnic Inequality

Changing Patterns of Majority-Minority Relations in the United States

Minority Group Movements and Their Impact on Society

Changing Values, Goals, and Models: New Thinking on Assimilation, Pluralism, and Separatism

Cross-Cultural Studies of Majority-Minority Relations

The Status of Majority and Minority Groups in the United States Today

Living Apart: Housing Segregation in America

The American Political and Legal System and Majority-Minority Relations

Education and American Minority Groups

Current Trends in Majority-Minority Relations

Current Debates: Affirmative Action, Immigration, and Race Versus Class

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