Question 1

Which of the following is not a fundamental idea of the ideology of racism?

Accepted Answer

A) Humans are divided naturally into different physical types. 
B) Group differences are innate, not subject to change. 
C) Peoples' intelligence is unrelated to their physical characteristics. 
D) Some groups are superior to others. 
A) Humans are divided naturally into different physical types. 
B) Group differences are innate, not subject to change. 
C) Peoples' intelligence is unrelated to their physical characteristics. 
D) Some groups are superior to others.

Question 2

It is difficult to establish that race and IQ are linked because:

Accepted Answer

A) we have not developed instruments to test IQ. 
B) the genome project is not yet completed. 
C) blacks' IQ is consistently lower than whites' IQ. 
D) both race and IQ are socially defined and thus highly subjective. 
A) we have not developed instruments to test IQ. 
B) the genome project is not yet completed. 
C) blacks' IQ is consistently lower than whites' IQ. 
D) both race and IQ are socially defined and thus highly subjective.

Question 3

The author argues that, for Americans, a paradoxical result of studying race and ethnic relations in other societies is:

Accepted Answer

A) they learn that in many ways Americans are no different from people in other parts of the world. 
B) they learn that in many ways Americans are fundamentally different from people in other societies. 
C) they begin to better understand their own society. 
D) they begin to realize that the United States is superior to other societies. 
A) they learn that in many ways Americans are no different from people in other parts of the world. 
B) they learn that in many ways Americans are fundamentally different from people in other societies. 
C) they begin to better understand their own society. 
D) they begin to realize that the United States is superior to other societies.

Question 4

Italian and Polish Americans belong to two distinct:

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A) ethnic groups. 
B) races. 
C) waves of immigration to the U.S. 
D) genetic populations. 
A) ethnic groups. 
B) races. 
C) waves of immigration to the U.S. 
D) genetic populations.

Question 5

Racism can be understood as an ideology insofar as it is:

Accepted Answer

A) used to legitimize the unequal distribution of resources. 
B) believed by most people. 
C) taught in schools. 
D) shunned in public. 
A) used to legitimize the unequal distribution of resources. 
B) believed by most people. 
C) taught in schools. 
D) shunned in public.

Question 6

Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A) Today, the trend toward increasing etehnic diversity is limited mostly to the U.S. 
B) There are many societies in the world today that remain ethnically homogeneous. 
C) Few societies in the world today are multiethnic. 
D) There is an increasing trend toward ethnic diversity in most societies of the world today. 
A) Today, the trend toward increasing etehnic diversity is limited mostly to the U.S. 
B) There are many societies in the world today that remain ethnically homogeneous. 
C) Few societies in the world today are multiethnic. 
D) There is an increasing trend toward ethnic diversity in most societies of the world today.

Question 7

Hughes and Hughes (1952) suggested that if it is easy to resign from the group:

Accepted Answer

A) it is a true ethnic group. 
B) it is not a true ethnic group. 
C) it is probably Eurocentric ethnicity. 
D) it is probably Afrocentric ethnicity. 
A) it is a true ethnic group. 
B) it is not a true ethnic group. 
C) it is probably Eurocentric ethnicity. 
D) it is probably Afrocentric ethnicity.

Question 8

The importance of race is its:

Accepted Answer

A) scientific validity. 
B) verifiability. 
C) social meaning. 
D) academic definition. 
A) scientific validity. 
B) verifiability. 
C) social meaning. 
D) academic definition.

Question 9

European racism was spread primarily via:

Accepted Answer

A) colonialism. 
B) television. 
C) voluntary migration. 
D) air travel. 
A) colonialism. 
B) television. 
C) voluntary migration. 
D) air travel.

Question 10

Although fans of a particular athletic team may, like ethnic groups, have a sense of community (for example, "Red Sox Nation"), they are not an ethnic group because:

Accepted Answer

A) they lack a common cultural heritage. 
B) they are made up of people with different racial traits. 
C) they are not territorially defined. 
D) the origins of their ancestors are unknown. 
A) they lack a common cultural heritage. 
B) they are made up of people with different racial traits. 
C) they are not territorially defined. 
D) the origins of their ancestors are unknown.

Which of the following is not a fundamental idea of the ideology of racism?

It is difficult to establish that race and IQ are linked because:

The author argues that, for Americans, a paradoxical result of studying race and ethnic relations in other societies is:

Italian and Polish Americans belong to two distinct:

Racism can be understood as an ideology insofar as it is:

Which of the following statements is correct?

Hughes and Hughes (1952) suggested that if it is easy to resign from the group:

The importance of race is its:

European racism was spread primarily via:

Although fans of a particular athletic team may, like ethnic groups, have a sense of community (for example, "Red Sox Nation"), they are not an ethnic group because:

Ethnic Stratification: Majority and Minority

Tools of Dominance: Prejudice and Discrimination

Patterns of Ethnic Relations: Assimilation and Pluralism

Immigration and the Foundations of the American Ethnic Hierarchy

Native Americans

African Americans

Hispanic Americans

Asian Americans

White Ethnic Americans

Jewish Americans

Arab Americans

The Changing Context of American Race and Ethnic Relations: Current and Future Issues

South Africa: Society in Transition

Brazil: Racial and Ethnic Democracy

Canada: Ethnic Model of the Future

Global Issues of Ethnic Conflict and Change

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Exam 1: Introduction: Some Basic Concepts

Which of the following is not a fundamental idea of the ideology of racism?

It is difficult to establish that race and IQ are linked because:

The author argues that, for Americans, a paradoxical result of studying race and ethnic relations in other societies is:

Italian and Polish Americans belong to two distinct:

Racism can be understood as an ideology insofar as it is:

Which of the following statements is correct?

Hughes and Hughes (1952) suggested that if it is easy to resign from the group:

The importance of race is its:

European racism was spread primarily via:

Although fans of a particular athletic team may, like ethnic groups, have a sense of community (for example, "Red Sox Nation"), they are not an ethnic group because:

Ethnic Stratification: Majority and Minority

Tools of Dominance: Prejudice and Discrimination

Patterns of Ethnic Relations: Assimilation and Pluralism

Immigration and the Foundations of the American Ethnic Hierarchy

Native Americans

African Americans

Hispanic Americans

Asian Americans

White Ethnic Americans

Jewish Americans

Arab Americans

The Changing Context of American Race and Ethnic Relations: Current and Future Issues

South Africa: Society in Transition

Brazil: Racial and Ethnic Democracy

Canada: Ethnic Model of the Future

Global Issues of Ethnic Conflict and Change

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