Question 1

The textbook authors say that some Native American groups are faced with a "devil's bargain": either accept radioactive waste being dumped near their home or face rural poverty.In a short essay,imagine you lived on a reservation.Evaluate these options;what option would you support and why?

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Question 2

In what ways did housing segregation help reinforce racial inequality in the middle of the twentieth century?

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A) Blacks had lower wages than whites but higher average rent,making it difficult to accumulate wealth. 
B) Blacks had lower average rent and lower wages than whites,which stigmatized them. 
C) Blacks were isolated out in the suburbs,making it difficult to get to work. 
D) Whites were in the suburbs with a higher cost of living but access to much better-paying jobs.

Question 3

What are two purposes that ethnic enclaves serve for immigrants?

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Question 4

According to the textbook authors,why might urban and suburban Americans be so quick to stereotype all rural,white Americans as intolerant and racist zealots?

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A) They have witnessed the racist comments and actions firsthand. 
B) It prevents them from having to face their own racist attitudes. 
C) It helps them feel safe by putting down people with less than themselves. 
D) They hope that it will motivate rural residents to change their behavior.

Question 5

What is the only group in the history of the United States that has experienced ghettoization,as defined by Massey and Denton?

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A) Latinos 
B) Asians 
C) African Americans 
D) Polish

Question 6

The U.S.government program that ran from 1942 through 1964 to recruit Mexican nationals and has been referred to as "legalized slavery" was called what?

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A) the Temporary Worker program 
B) the Bracero program 
C) the Migrant Worker program 
D) the Colonias program

Question 7

What two factors contribute to many black and Latino families facing the burden of rising housing costs?

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A) inclusion in the labor market and exclusion from the mortgage market 
B) exclusion from well-paying jobs and increased taxes on low-income earners 
C) exclusion from both well-paying jobs and the mortgage market 
D) exclusion from both safe neighborhoods and well-paying jobs

Question 8

What were the findings of audit studies conducted by the U.S.Department of Housing and Urban Development about racial discrimination in housing?

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A) The mechanisms of housing discrimination that existed before the Fair Housing Act of 1968 are still the primary mechanisms of discrimination used today. 
B) Black home buyers were informed about far more properties than their white counterparts,though they were always in poorer neighborhoods. 
C) Banks supported racial integration by distributing high levels of loans to racially mixed areas. 
D) High levels of housing discrimination is still experienced by blacks,Hispanics,Asians,and Native Americans.

Question 9

It has been said that ending residential segregation in the United States is going to require a "moral commitment" from white America.What is meant by "moral commitment," and why is this commitment necessary from white America in order to end segregation?

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Question 10

A banker that refused to give financially qualified buyers a mortgage because their desired home was in a nonwhite area marked as too risky for a loan was engaged in what discriminatory practice?

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A) property covenants 
B) redlining 
C) blockbusting 
D) gatekeeping

Question 11

What are four characteristics of suburbs that are designed to prevent interaction with those that live in the city?

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Exam 5: Housing