Question 1

Jorge and Maria moved from a small city in Colombia to a large city in Texas.Jorge and Maria earn more income in the United States,but do not have transportation like the majority of their neighbors,co-workers,etc.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  absolute deprivation 
B)  cultural relativism 
C)  assimilation 
D)  relative deprivation

Question 2

Who is most likely to encounter a glass ceiling in our society?

Accepted Answer

A)  Minority males 
B)  Minority females 
C)  White females 
D)  All of the above

Question 3

According to (Figure 3.2 in the tect),hate crimes are more likely to be motivated by

Accepted Answer

A)  sexual orientation 
B)  race 
C)  religion 
D)  ethnicity

Question 4

In terms of annual income,the greatest disparity exists between

Accepted Answer

A)  Caucasian men and Asian American women 
B)  African American women and Caucasian men 
C)  Native American men and Latino women 
D)  Latino women and Caucasian women

Question 5

What president said,"Affirmative action has been good for America?"

Accepted Answer

A)  Barack Obama 
B)  Richard Nixon 
C)  John Kenney 
D)  Bill Clinton

Question 6

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  African American families are less likely to be in debt than Caucasian families 
B)  Caucasian families are more likely to be in debt than African American families 
C)  African American and Caucasian families are equally as likely to be in debt 
D)  African American families are more likely to be in debt than Caucasian families

Question 7

What is the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or other arbitrary reasons?

Accepted Answer

A)  racism 
B)  ethnocentrism 
C)  discrimination 
D)  scapegoating

Question 8

What term refers to the barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified worker because of gender or minority membership?

Accepted Answer

A)  institutional discrimination 
B)  hate crime 
C)  ethnocentrism 
D)  glass ceiling

Question 9

The wealth gap between __________ and __________ families has more than quadrupled over the course of a generation.

Accepted Answer

A)  Asians; African Americans 
B)  Pacific Islanders; Asians 
C)  Latinos; Caucasians 
D)  Caucasians; African Americans

Question 10

Which of the following is not an example of reverse discrimination?

Accepted Answer

A)  A Hispanic male refuses to interact with a Caucasian male at his school 
B)  An Asian female refuses to ask a Caucasian male on a date 
C)  A Hispanic female refuses to interact with a Caucasian male at her place of employment 
D)  An Asian female asks a Hispanic female out on a date

Question 11

The patterns of discrimination against people trying to buy homes in minority and radically hanging neighborhoods is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  absolute deprivation 
B)  affirmative action 
C)  redlining 
D)  ethnocentrism

Question 12

What percent of Michigan citizens voted to restrict all state universities from using affirmative action in their admission policies?

Accepted Answer

A)  58% 
B)  54% 
C)  40% 
D)  11%

Question 13

What year was the Civil Rights Act established?

Accepted Answer

A)  1954 
B)  1964 
C)  1987 
D)  1997

Question 14

The Civil Rights Act led to the establishment of the

Accepted Answer

A)  EEOC 
B)  WFU 
C)  OSHA 
D)  NAMI

Question 15

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  White men earn 33% more than Black men 
B)  Hispanic women earn 28% more than Alaskan Native women 
C)  On average, Black women earn less than Asian women 
D)  On average, Asian women earn more than Native American men

Exam 3: Discrimination