Question 1

The paternalistic system of race relations is characterized by:

Accepted Answer

A)  A system in which majority and minority group members compete in some important areas 
B)  A system is which race pretty well determines one's status in life 
C)  The fact that open and formalized discrimination has been outlawed 
D)  A tendency toward conflict between the majority and minority groups 
A)  A system in which majority and minority group members compete in some important areas 
B)  A system is which race pretty well determines one's status in life 
C)  The fact that open and formalized discrimination has been outlawed 
D)  A tendency toward conflict between the majority and minority groups B

Question 2

How do competitive race relations systems differ from paternalistic? What can cause a change from paternalistic to competitive race relations?

Accepted Answer

Competitive race relations systems differ from paternalistic ones in that they do not involve a dominant group providing for and controlling the opportunities and resources for minority groups. In a competitive race relations system, all groups have equal access to opportunities and resources, and success is determined by individual merit and effort rather than by the benevolence of the dominant group.

A change from a paternalistic to a competitive race relations system can be caused by various factors. One factor could be a shift in societal attitudes and values towards equality and fairness, leading to a rejection of paternalistic attitudes and policies. Another factor could be the empowerment and mobilization of minority groups, leading to demands for equal treatment and opportunities. Additionally, changes in government policies, laws, and regulations can also contribute to a shift towards a more competitive race relations system. Ultimately, a change from paternalistic to competitive race relations requires a fundamental shift in power dynamics and a commitment to creating a more just and equitable society for all.

Question 3

How did the institution of slavery change over time? What two things caused this change? How did people's prejudice toward blacks change as slavery changed?

Accepted Answer

The institution of slavery changed significantly over time due to various factors. One major change was the shift from indentured servitude to chattel slavery, where slaves were treated as property and had no rights. This change was caused by the increasing demand for labor in the Americas, particularly in the agricultural and mining industries. The second factor that caused change was the development of racialized slavery, where the concept of race was used to justify the enslavement of Africans and their descendants.

As slavery changed, people's prejudice toward blacks also evolved. Initially, prejudice was based on the belief that Africans were inferior and suited for manual labor. However, as the institution of slavery became more entrenched and racialized, prejudice became more deeply ingrained and justified by pseudoscientific theories of race. This led to the dehumanization of black people and the normalization of their mistreatment and exploitation.

Overall, the institution of slavery changed over time due to economic and ideological factors, which in turn influenced people's prejudice toward blacks and perpetuated the system of slavery.

Question 4

When the group into which one is born,totally determines one's opportunities throughout life,this status is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Ascribed 
B)  Achieved 
C)  Mandated 
D)  Social 
A)  Ascribed 
B)  Achieved 
C)  Mandated 
D)  Social

Question 5

Which of the following is true about life under slavery according to the article in the textbook called "The Peculiar Institution of Slavery in the Antebellum South?

Accepted Answer

A)  Slaves worked very few hours of the day 
B)  Slaves were taught to awe white people 
C)  Slave masters believed that Negroes were natural-born slaves 
D)  Slaves were encouraged to be independent of their masters 
A)  Slaves worked very few hours of the day 
B)  Slaves were taught to awe white people 
C)  Slave masters believed that Negroes were natural-born slaves 
D)  Slaves were encouraged to be independent of their masters

Question 6

Which of the following is regarded as an important cause of black slavery in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  Indians were not racially identifiable 
B)  White indentured servants could run away and join their tribal groups 
C)  Blacks were in a strange land involuntarily 
D)  Indians were not used to the heat of the south and were more susceptible to illnesses from mosquitoes 
A)  Indians were not racially identifiable 
B)  White indentured servants could run away and join their tribal groups 
C)  Blacks were in a strange land involuntarily 
D)  Indians were not used to the heat of the south and were more susceptible to illnesses from mosquitoes

Question 7

When a numerical minority is dominant,race relations tend to be caste-like.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Africans were brought to the United States involuntarily.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Canadians generally honored their treaties with Indians,gave them better land for their reservations,and moved them less often as compared to the United States.The reason for this was:

Accepted Answer

A)  Canadians were less ethnocentric than Americans 
B)  The religious beliefs of Canadians were very different from Americans 
C)  White pressure for land in the United States was much greater 
D)  Canadians were not able to force Indians to do what they wanted 
A)  Canadians were less ethnocentric than Americans 
B)  The religious beliefs of Canadians were very different from Americans 
C)  White pressure for land in the United States was much greater 
D)  Canadians were not able to force Indians to do what they wanted

Question 10

There are historical examples of pure caste and pure class systems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Reservation land was often the most fertile and profitable land in a given area.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

A caste system is one in which:

Accepted Answer

A)  There are rigidly defined unequal groups in which membership is passed from generation to generation. 
B)  There is inequality, but one's status is not determined by birth 
C)  Achieved status is emphasized 
D)  A marriage partner may be chosen from any group 
A)  There are rigidly defined unequal groups in which membership is passed from generation to generation. 
B)  There is inequality, but one's status is not determined by birth 
C)  Achieved status is emphasized 
D)  A marriage partner may be chosen from any group

Question 13

The belief that blacks were innately inferior to whites developed around the time that slavery became institutionalized.Research suggests that:

Accepted Answer

A)  These beliefs led to slavery becoming institutionalized 
B)  These beliefs developed as a result of the institutionalization of slavery for whites to rationalize what they were doing to blacks 
C)  These beliefs were also associated with many other immigrant groups who were entering the country at that time 
D)  Beliefs and the institutionalization of slavery developed independent of each other 
A)  These beliefs led to slavery becoming institutionalized 
B)  These beliefs developed as a result of the institutionalization of slavery for whites to rationalize what they were doing to blacks 
C)  These beliefs were also associated with many other immigrant groups who were entering the country at that time 
D)  Beliefs and the institutionalization of slavery developed independent of each other

Question 14

The plantation system's need for cheap,dependable labor is one reason why slavery developed into the form it did in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Racist beliefs about blacks were very strong before the advent of slavery in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Segregation becomes most intense under which system of race relations?

Accepted Answer

A)  Paternalistic 
B)  Rigid competitive 
C)  Fluid competitive 
D)  Caste 
A)  Paternalistic 
B)  Rigid competitive 
C)  Fluid competitive 
D)  Caste

Question 17

An American Indian protest campaign in the 1970s referred to itself as ________________,a fitting description of Indian-white relations from before the Revolutionary War until the end of the nineteenth century.

Accepted Answer

A)  The American Indian Movement 
B)  The Trail of Tears 
C)  Promised lands 
D)  The Trail of Broken Treaties 
A)  The American Indian Movement 
B)  The Trail of Tears 
C)  Promised lands 
D)  The Trail of Broken Treaties

Question 18

Ethnic stratification tends to be greater when:

Accepted Answer

A)  The two groups don't share the same language 
B)  Initial contact is involuntary for the group who becomes subordinate 
C)  The two groups differ in terms of race 
D)  The two groups differ in terms of religion 
A)  The two groups don't share the same language 
B)  Initial contact is involuntary for the group who becomes subordinate 
C)  The two groups differ in terms of race 
D)  The two groups differ in terms of religion

Question 19

The view that the white man's supernaturally willed destiny was to rule and "civilize" all of North America,from coast to coast is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Manifest Destiny 
B)  Divide and Conquer 
C)  The Trail of Broken Treaties 
D)  The Divine Right of Kings 
A)  Manifest Destiny 
B)  Divide and Conquer 
C)  The Trail of Broken Treaties 
D)  The Divine Right of Kings

Question 20

There is a greater tendency for stratification to exist when contact originally occurred through annexation.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

The paternalistic system of race relations is characterized by:

How do competitive race relations systems differ from paternalistic? What can cause a change from paternalistic to competitive race relations?

How did the institution of slavery change over time? What two things caused this change? How did people's prejudice toward blacks change as slavery changed?

When the group into which one is born,totally determines one's opportunities throughout life,this status is called:

Which of the following is true about life under slavery according to the article in the textbook called "The Peculiar Institution of Slavery in the Antebellum South?

Which of the following is regarded as an important cause of black slavery in the United States?

When a numerical minority is dominant,race relations tend to be caste-like.

Africans were brought to the United States involuntarily.

Canadians generally honored their treaties with Indians,gave them better land for their reservations,and moved them less often as compared to the United States.The reason for this was:

There are historical examples of pure caste and pure class systems.

Reservation land was often the most fertile and profitable land in a given area.

A caste system is one in which:

The belief that blacks were innately inferior to whites developed around the time that slavery became institutionalized.Research suggests that:

The plantation system's need for cheap,dependable labor is one reason why slavery developed into the form it did in the United States.

Racist beliefs about blacks were very strong before the advent of slavery in the United States.

Segregation becomes most intense under which system of race relations?

An American Indian protest campaign in the 1970s referred to itself as ________________,a fitting description of Indian-white relations from before the Revolutionary War until the end of the nineteenth century.

Ethnic stratification tends to be greater when:

The view that the white man's supernaturally willed destiny was to rule and "civilize" all of North America,from coast to coast is called:

There is a greater tendency for stratification to exist when contact originally occurred through annexation.

Orientation: Basic Terms and Concepts

Prejudice: Its Forms and Causes

Reducing Prejudice: How Achievable? How Important?

Macro-Sociological Perspectives: The Order and Conflict Models

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

The Economic and Health Care Systems and Minority Groups in America

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 5: Origins and Causes of Ethnic Inequality

The paternalistic system of race relations is characterized by:

How do competitive race relations systems differ from paternalistic? What can cause a change from paternalistic to competitive race relations?

How did the institution of slavery change over time? What two things caused this change? How did people's prejudice toward blacks change as slavery changed?

When the group into which one is born,totally determines one's opportunities throughout life,this status is called:

Which of the following is true about life under slavery according to the article in the textbook called "The Peculiar Institution of Slavery in the Antebellum South?

Which of the following is regarded as an important cause of black slavery in the United States?

When a numerical minority is dominant,race relations tend to be caste-like.

Africans were brought to the United States involuntarily.

Canadians generally honored their treaties with Indians,gave them better land for their reservations,and moved them less often as compared to the United States.The reason for this was:

There are historical examples of pure caste and pure class systems.

Reservation land was often the most fertile and profitable land in a given area.

A caste system is one in which:

The belief that blacks were innately inferior to whites developed around the time that slavery became institutionalized.Research suggests that:

The plantation system's need for cheap,dependable labor is one reason why slavery developed into the form it did in the United States.

Racist beliefs about blacks were very strong before the advent of slavery in the United States.

Segregation becomes most intense under which system of race relations?

An American Indian protest campaign in the 1970s referred to itself as ________________,a fitting description of Indian-white relations from before the Revolutionary War until the end of the nineteenth century.

Ethnic stratification tends to be greater when:

The view that the white man's supernaturally willed destiny was to rule and "civilize" all of North America,from coast to coast is called:

There is a greater tendency for stratification to exist when contact originally occurred through annexation.

Orientation: Basic Terms and Concepts

Prejudice: Its Forms and Causes

Reducing Prejudice: How Achievable? How Important?

Macro-Sociological Perspectives: The Order and Conflict Models

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

The Economic and Health Care Systems and Minority Groups in America

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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