Question 1

Preconceived opinions or attitudes held by members of one group toward another are defined as:

Accepted Answer

A)  prejudice 
B)  discrimination 
C)  racism 
D)  situational ethnicity 
E)  symbolic racism 
A)  prejudice 
B)  discrimination 
C)  racism 
D)  situational ethnicity 
E)  symbolic racism A

Question 2

_______________ often involves _______________,the unconscious attribution to others of one's own desires or characteristics.

Accepted Answer

A)  Institutional racism; situational ethnicity 
B)  Symbolic ethnicity; individual racism 
C)  Stereotypical thinking; displacement 
D)  Scapegoating; projection 
E)  Logic; rationality 
A)  Institutional racism; situational ethnicity 
B)  Symbolic ethnicity; individual racism 
C)  Stereotypical thinking; displacement 
D)  Scapegoating; projection 
E)  Logic; rationality D

Question 3

Residential segregation is based on personal decisions,not on racism.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

An example of a Native American family encouraging its children to select a partner from the same tribe is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  symbolic ethnicity 
B)  marital endogamy 
C)  prejudice toward other ethnic groups 
D)  white antiracism 
E)  antiracism 
A)  symbolic ethnicity 
B)  marital endogamy 
C)  prejudice toward other ethnic groups 
D)  white antiracism 
E)  antiracism

Question 5

Ethnic differences are learned behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

When a group takes over the attitudes and language of the dominant community,it has engaged in:

Accepted Answer

A)  genocide 
B)  assimilation 
C)  segregation 
D)  pluralism 
E)  multiculturalism 
A)  genocide 
B)  assimilation 
C)  segregation 
D)  pluralism 
E)  multiculturalism

Question 7

When ethnic groups have achieved a distinct but equal status,the society is said to exhibit:

Accepted Answer

A)  genocide 
B)  assimilation 
C)  segregation 
D)  pluralism 
E)  multiculturalism 
A)  genocide 
B)  assimilation 
C)  segregation 
D)  pluralism 
E)  multiculturalism

Question 8

The group that has the highest income among Latinos is composed of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Puerto Ricans 
B)  Mexican Americans 
C)  Guatemalans 
D)  Hondurans 
E)  Cubans 
A)  Puerto Ricans 
B)  Mexican Americans 
C)  Guatemalans 
D)  Hondurans 
E)  Cubans

Question 9

According to Jake Najman's (1993)research,the rate of infant mortality for the poorest 20% of the population was four times higher than for the wealthiest 20% of the population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

The systematic,planned destruction of a racial,political,or cultural group is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  genocide 
B)  assimilation 
C)  segregation 
D)  pluralism 
E)  multiculturalism 
A)  genocide 
B)  assimilation 
C)  segregation 
D)  pluralism 
E)  multiculturalism

Question 11

All of the following describe the classic model of migration EXCEPT countries:

Accepted Answer

A)  like the United States 
B)  involved in diaspora reception 
C)  that developed as nations of immigrants 
D)  that encouraged immigration 
E)  that promised citizenship, although with restriction and quotas 
A)  like the United States 
B)  involved in diaspora reception 
C)  that developed as nations of immigrants 
D)  that encouraged immigration 
E)  that promised citizenship, although with restriction and quotas

Question 12

Characterize the current immigration debate.What is your position? Provide evidence to support this position.

Accepted Answer

The current immigration debate is charac

Question 13

Croatia has become a monoethnic state because of the racialized policies of mass expulsion during the 1990s.This is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  ethnocide 
B)  ethnic cleansing 
C)  antiracism 
D)  pluralism 
E)  symbolic ethnicity 
A)  ethnocide 
B)  ethnic cleansing 
C)  antiracism 
D)  pluralism 
E)  symbolic ethnicity

Question 14

Most Americans would agree that education is the key vehicle for economic success.The statement that accurately describes the relationship between race and educational achievement is:

Accepted Answer

A)  white Americans and Latin immigrants have widened the educational gap between themselves and black Americans 
B)  regardless of the advances from the civil rights movement, the educational level of black Americans continues to decline 
C)  white Americans have a higher educational level than African Americans and Latinos combined 
D)  the educational level of Hispanics continues to lag behind that of whites and blacks in the United States 
E)  more Hispanics than other minority group members graduate from college 
A)  white Americans and Latin immigrants have widened the educational gap between themselves and black Americans 
B)  regardless of the advances from the civil rights movement, the educational level of black Americans continues to decline 
C)  white Americans have a higher educational level than African Americans and Latinos combined 
D)  the educational level of Hispanics continues to lag behind that of whites and blacks in the United States 
E)  more Hispanics than other minority group members graduate from college

Question 15

The notion that was prevalent in white society during the pre-civil rights era that African American males had very highly charged sexual urges that they could not control is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  projection 
B)  antiracism 
C)  situational scapegoating 
D)  discrimination 
E)  institutional racism 
A)  projection 
B)  antiracism 
C)  situational scapegoating 
D)  discrimination 
E)  institutional racism

Question 16

Robin Cohen has identified six criteria for a diaspora.Which is NOT a way in which Jewish immigration to the United States conforms to these criteria?

Accepted Answer

A)  Jewish families emigrated from eastern Europe where they were subjected to harsh and restrictive government policies. 
B)  Jewish families are concentrated in large urban areas, such as New York, Miami, Chicago, and Los Angeles. 
C)  Many Jewish families still fear that a latent anti-Semitism will become active. 
D)  Jewish men and women have made valuable contributions in the fields of science, medicine, law, entertainment, and politics, among others. 
E)  Jewish men immigrated well in advance of Jewish women, establishing diaspora-specific trade ghettos. 
A)  Jewish families emigrated from eastern Europe where they were subjected to harsh and restrictive government policies. 
B)  Jewish families are concentrated in large urban areas, such as New York, Miami, Chicago, and Los Angeles. 
C)  Many Jewish families still fear that a latent anti-Semitism will become active. 
D)  Jewish men and women have made valuable contributions in the fields of science, medicine, law, entertainment, and politics, among others. 
E)  Jewish men immigrated well in advance of Jewish women, establishing diaspora-specific trade ghettos.

Question 17

Race is socially constructed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The large migration to the United States in the 1880s and 1890s came from:

Accepted Answer

A)  Britain 
B)  southern and eastern Europe 
C)  northwestern Europe 
D)  Asia 
E)  Latin America 
A)  Britain 
B)  southern and eastern Europe 
C)  northwestern Europe 
D)  Asia 
E)  Latin America

Question 19

Compare and contrast the four models of migration describing global population movements since 1945.

Accepted Answer

The four models of migration describing

Question 20

The four models offered to explain global migration movements since 1945 are the classic,the colonial,the ethnic,and the neoglobal.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Preconceived opinions or attitudes held by members of one group toward another are defined as:

_ often involves _,the unconscious attribution to others of one's own desires or characteristics.

Residential segregation is based on personal decisions,not on racism.

An example of a Native American family encouraging its children to select a partner from the same tribe is an example of:

Ethnic differences are learned behaviors.

When a group takes over the attitudes and language of the dominant community,it has engaged in:

When ethnic groups have achieved a distinct but equal status,the society is said to exhibit:

The group that has the highest income among Latinos is composed of:

According to Jake Najman's (1993)research,the rate of infant mortality for the poorest 20% of the population was four times higher than for the wealthiest 20% of the population.

The systematic,planned destruction of a racial,political,or cultural group is called:

All of the following describe the classic model of migration EXCEPT countries:

Characterize the current immigration debate.What is your position? Provide evidence to support this position.

Croatia has become a monoethnic state because of the racialized policies of mass expulsion during the 1990s.This is an example of:

Most Americans would agree that education is the key vehicle for economic success.The statement that accurately describes the relationship between race and educational achievement is:

The notion that was prevalent in white society during the pre-civil rights era that African American males had very highly charged sexual urges that they could not control is an example of:

Robin Cohen has identified six criteria for a diaspora.Which is NOT a way in which Jewish immigration to the United States conforms to these criteria?

Race is socially constructed.

The large migration to the United States in the 1880s and 1890s came from:

Compare and contrast the four models of migration describing global population movements since 1945.

The four models offered to explain global migration movements since 1945 are the classic,the colonial,the ethnic,and the neoglobal.

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Exam 11: Ethnicity And Race

Preconceived opinions or attitudes held by members of one group toward another are defined as:

_______________ often involves _______________,the unconscious attribution to others of one's own desires or characteristics.

Residential segregation is based on personal decisions,not on racism.

An example of a Native American family encouraging its children to select a partner from the same tribe is an example of:

Ethnic differences are learned behaviors.

When a group takes over the attitudes and language of the dominant community,it has engaged in:

When ethnic groups have achieved a distinct but equal status,the society is said to exhibit:

The group that has the highest income among Latinos is composed of:

According to Jake Najman's (1993)research,the rate of infant mortality for the poorest 20% of the population was four times higher than for the wealthiest 20% of the population.

The systematic,planned destruction of a racial,political,or cultural group is called:

All of the following describe the classic model of migration EXCEPT countries:

Characterize the current immigration debate.What is your position? Provide evidence to support this position.

Croatia has become a monoethnic state because of the racialized policies of mass expulsion during the 1990s.This is an example of:

Most Americans would agree that education is the key vehicle for economic success.The statement that accurately describes the relationship between race and educational achievement is:

The notion that was prevalent in white society during the pre-civil rights era that African American males had very highly charged sexual urges that they could not control is an example of:

Robin Cohen has identified six criteria for a diaspora.Which is NOT a way in which Jewish immigration to the United States conforms to these criteria?

Race is socially constructed.

The large migration to the United States in the 1880s and 1890s came from:

Compare and contrast the four models of migration describing global population movements since 1945.

The four models offered to explain global migration movements since 1945 are the classic,the colonial,the ethnic,and the neoglobal.

What Is Sociology?

Asking And Answering Sociological Questions

Culture And Society

Socialization And The Life Cycle

Social Interaction And Everyday Life In The Age Of The Internet

Groups, networks, and Organizations

Conformity, deviance, and Crime

Stratification, class, and Inequality

Global Inequality

Gender Inequality

Aging

Government, political Power, and Social Movements

Work And Economic Life

Families and Intimate Relations

Education

Religion In Modern Society

The Sociology Of The Body: Health,illness,and Sexuality

Urbanization, population, and The Environment

Globalization In A Changing World

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_ often involves _,the unconscious attribution to others of one's own desires or characteristics.