Question 1

By treating them as athletic bodies lacking mental capacity worthy of an education, schools indoctrinate Latino youth with lessons of racial subordination. These lessons are_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  a hidden curriculum that operates as a mode of social control 
B)  prescribed by state boards of education 
C)  designed to produce resilience 
D)  ineffective in shaping behavior

Question 2

In their life history interviews with Latino men, Vasquez-Tokos and Norton-Smith found that young men responded to controlling images by using their emotions and attitude to safeguard their sense of self, whereas older men responded by engaging in leadership activities of mentoring and community involvement. Based on this finding, Vasquez-Tokos and Norton- Smith conclude that______________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  Latinos are highly emotional and make good leaders 
B)  life course stage shapes antiracist strategies 
C)  their respondents were not affected by controlling images 
D)  resisting controlling images is futile

Question 3

According to Roberts and Jesudason, people looking to build coalitions must_____differences among them.

Accepted Answer

A)  transcend 
B)  surpass 
C)  confront 
D)  contextualize

Question 4

What would a portrayal of your identity group look like if it were limited only to a stylized historical image from the 18th or 19th century? Would you want that to be the only way that other people knew about or understood your identity?

Accepted Answer

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Question 5

Why are many Americans, especially low income and of color, described as being overweight but malnourished?

Accepted Answer

A)  poor decision making 
B)  the affordability and availability of processed, less nutritional foods 
C)  cultural preferences for certain cuisines 
D)  none of these choices are correct

Question 6

The name DREAM movement comes from the federal_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Diverting Requirements of Ethics and Morality Act 
B)  Delayed Restitution and Equal Area Movement Act 
C)  Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act 
D)  Directing Resources toward Education and Mentoring Act

Question 7

Native Americans constitute approximately_____of the U.S. population.

Accepted Answer

A)  2% 
B)  10% 
C)  12% 
D)  20%

Question 8

What are some examples of virtual spaces created to allow marginalized groups to engage in self-definition and self-representation? Which of these are intended primarily as "private" spaces for members of marginalized groups and which are intended to increase how visible marginalized groups are to mainstream culture? Why are both types of spaces needed?

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Question 9

The Taqwacore punk rock movement described in Amy McDowell's article "This is for the Brown Kids!" is an example of_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  youth resistance in the face of racialization 
B)  political mobilization to secure education for immigrants 
C)  an extremist ideology that seeks to convert disillusioned youth 
D)  a White supremacist movement that operates under the guise of a freedom movement

Question 10

Why does the intersectional location of queer undocumented youth mean that LGBTQ identification may carry larger potential risks for them than for other groups?

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Question 11

The Growing Food and Justice for All Initiative (GFJI), discussed by Alfonso Morales, is headquartered in_____.

Accepted Answer

A)  Los Angeles 
B)  New York City 
C)  Milwaukee 
D)  Chicago

Question 12

The DREAM movement's "Coming Out of the Shadows" campaigns in 2010 through 2012, centered on undocumented youth publicly declaring their undocumented status in order to combat stigma and humanize their experiences, was a borrowed strategy that echoed_________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Christian imagery of light and darkness as good and evil 
B)  the gay movement's "coming out of the closet" narrative 
C)  a South American folktale about a young child and a shadow demon 
D)  citizenship narratives that influenced the National Origins Act of 1924

Exam 4: Intersectionality and Social Change