Question 1

While the patterns of immigration change, and group antogonisms shift focus, the future is likely to continue to be riddled with racial tensions.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Who are the Minutemen?

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Question 3

When an executioner wears a hood he is separating his true identity (the man without a hood) from the one carrying out the execution. Such behavior is part of an effort to separate one's feelings from one's acts, called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  primogeniture 
B)  compurgation 
C)  selective perception 
D)  compartmentalization

Question 4

Which of the following food choices best illustrates the belief that America is a diverse nation?

Accepted Answer

A)  a stew 
B)  an American pie 
C)  a tossed salad 
D)  an Oscar Mayer wiener

Question 5

According to anthropologists and biologists, how many distinct races exist among humans? What are the racial classifications discussed in the textbook? Why are the racial categories chosen by the author inadequate to provide a full picture of race?

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Question 6

According to conflict theory, how can prejudice be used to create a split-labor market? What advantage does this give to dominant groups in society?

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Question 7

The United States Census Bureau allows respondents to choose as many races as they wish in describing who they consider themselves to be.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Discuss the two psychological theories to explain the cause of prejudice and discrimination.

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Question 9

As described in the text, what are the two myths of race?

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A)  eventually there will only be one race; all races have the same origin 
B)  there is only one race; intelligence is based on race 
C)  one race is superior to another; pure races exist 
D)  all races have the same origin; race is a status that cannot be changed

Question 10

Sociologists find psychological explanations of prejudice to be inadequate.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Pedro, a legal immigrant from Mexico, and George, a white male whose family has been in America for several generations, have each applied for a car loan at the local bank. Pedro's loan was turned down while George was granted a loan. In comparing their credit history, both men had good credit, and their debts and income were comparable. This is an example of ________ against Pedro.

Accepted Answer

A)  individual prejudice 
B)  institutional prejudice 
C)  individual discrimination 
D)  institutional discrimination

Question 12

Everyone who shares a respective ethnic identity expresses that identity through the same ethnic work.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

John recently received his semester grades and found that he had failed two courses. He says the reason he failed the two courses is that they were taught by female professors. John believes that women are really not smart enough to teach at the college level. In this example, the female professors are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  scapegoats and being blamed for John's grades 
B)  being discriminatory toward John 
C)  probably not smart enough to teach in a college 
D)  prejudiced against John because he is male

Question 14

Discuss both sides of the argument on Affirmative Action.

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Question 15

Because the term "Latino" refers to an ethnic group, Latinos may identify themselves as being black, white, or Native American.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

What is the term used to describe an attitude that exaggerates the virtues of a group, such as all Asian Americans being brilliant or all African Americans being great athletes?

Accepted Answer

A)  complacent superiority 
B)  positive prejudice 
C)  master status 
D)  superior discrimination

Question 17

Match the term with the definition.
 1) genocide
 2) ethnicity
 3) minority group 
 4) dominant group 
 5) ethnic work 
 6) melting pot 
 7) discrimination 
 8) prejudice 
 9) individual discrimination.
10) institutional discrimination
11) authoritarian personality . 
12) reserve labor force
13) selective perception. 
14) internal colonialism
15) segregation
-A) an act of unfair treatment directed against an individual or a group
B) people who are singled out for unequal treatment and who regard themselves as objects of collective discrimination
C) the negative treatment of a minority group that is built into the fabric of society
D) the view that Americans of various backgrounds would blend into a sort of ethnic stew
 E) having distinctive cultural characteristics
 F) the negative treatment of one person by another on the basis of that person's perceived characteristics
G) activities designed to discover, enhance, or maintain ethnic and racial identity 
H) unemployed workers being held in that status pending periods of economic boom who will be laid off when the boom is over
 I) Theodor Adorno's term for people who are prejudiced and rank high on scales of conformity, intolerance, insecurity, and submission to superiors
 J) a policy of economically exploiting minority groups
K) the group with the most power, greatest privileges, and highest social status
 L) the policy of keeping racial-ethnic groups apart 
M) the act of seeing certain features of an object or situation, but remaining blind to others 
N) the systematic annihilation or attempted annihilation of people because of their presumed race or ethnic group
O) an attitude usually expressed in a negative way

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Question 18

What is a Chicano?

Accepted Answer

A)  an illegal immigrant in the United States 
B)  an American from Mexico 
C)  an American citizen visiting Mexico 
D)  a Mexican who is part Native American and part Spanish

Question 19

Slavery as it was practiced in the pre-Civil War South and apartheid as practiced in South Africa are two examples of internal colonialism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Biologists and anthropologists generally agree on a five-member classification system to universally distinguish one race from another.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 12: Race and Ethnicity

While the patterns of immigration change, and group antogonisms shift focus, the future is likely to continue to be riddled with racial tensions.

Who are the Minutemen?

When an executioner wears a hood he is separating his true identity (the man without a hood) from the one carrying out the execution. Such behavior is part of an effort to separate one's feelings from one's acts, called ________.

Which of the following food choices best illustrates the belief that America is a diverse nation?

According to anthropologists and biologists, how many distinct races exist among humans? What are the racial classifications discussed in the textbook? Why are the racial categories chosen by the author inadequate to provide a full picture of race?

According to conflict theory, how can prejudice be used to create a split-labor market? What advantage does this give to dominant groups in society?

The United States Census Bureau allows respondents to choose as many races as they wish in describing who they consider themselves to be.

Discuss the two psychological theories to explain the cause of prejudice and discrimination.

As described in the text, what are the two myths of race?

Sociologists find psychological explanations of prejudice to be inadequate.

Everyone who shares a respective ethnic identity expresses that identity through the same ethnic work.

Discuss both sides of the argument on Affirmative Action.

Because the term "Latino" refers to an ethnic group, Latinos may identify themselves as being black, white, or Native American.

What is the term used to describe an attitude that exaggerates the virtues of a group, such as all Asian Americans being brilliant or all African Americans being great athletes?

What is a Chicano?

Slavery as it was practiced in the pre-Civil War South and apartheid as practiced in South Africa are two examples of internal colonialism.

Biologists and anthropologists generally agree on a five-member classification system to universally distinguish one race from another.