Exam 11: Race and Ethnicity

The racial categories set out between 250 and 300 years ago by ______ & ______ are pretty much the same categories still used today in U.S. censuses.

Which of the following has been a major racial trend in the U.S. population for the past couple of decades?

Which of the states below became a majority-minority state in around 2004?

Why do demographers study race and ethnicity? Why does this topic have special significance for demography?

Which of the following is not one of the four racial groups identified and measured by the U.S. Federal Government in the U.S. census?

Which of the following statement is true?

Which racial or ethnic group had the largest absolute numerical increase in the U.S. between 2000 and 2010?

What is the difference between race and ethnicity?

What percentage of all new marriages in the U.S. in 2008 were between spouses of a different race or ethnicity?

What is a majority-minority population? Which states of the U.S. are now characterized as majority-minority states? When is the United States projected to become a majority-minority country? What are some of the social, economic, and political consequences of a state or country turning into a majority-minority population?

When over 50% of a population is comprised of peoples who belong to the minority race/ethnic groups, the population may be referred to as a

What is the "Rogelio Rule"? How does it work? Why is this rule useful for the demographic study of race and ethnicity?

A question about race has been included on every U.S. census since the first census was conducted in _________

Who is the father of taxonomy?

Define the following: pluralism; assimilation; and the melting pot theory. How are each of these concepts and theories similar and different?