Exam 8: Race, Ethnicity, and Multiculturalism

The Thomas theorem helps us understand that race is socially constructed because it shows us that

Which one of the following was a leader in the abolitionist movement?

The systematic killing of people on the basis of their race, ethnicity, or religion is termed

As of 2010, how many people identified as native American?

In most societies, people who have the most power

The goal of Black Lives Matter is to

In what year did the U.S. radically reform its immigration laws in order to end the previous system of national, racial, and ethnic quotas?

When Europeans created racial classification systems in the 18th century, they

In their quest to justify oppressing non-white people, white scientists of the mid-1800s used all of the following pseudo-scientific measures to place white people at the top of a racial hierarchy EXCEPT

So-called "Jim Crow" laws reinforced racial

The work of anthropologist Franz Boas provided evidence that language, culture, and behavior were not inherited but learned. This gave further evidence to the sociological insight that

In what year did the Census start to allow people to self-identify as Hispanic in addition to identifying with a racial category?

Black immigrants to the U.S. often consciously hold on to their cultural heritage for all of the following reasons EXCEPT

An H-1B visa is for

What inspired many people to participate in the Great Migration?

Ethnic groups are held together by all of the following EXCEPT

All of the following were agricultural products produced primarily through the labor of enslaved people that helped Britain establish economic and political dominance in the 18th century EXCEPT

Which racial or ethnic group has the highest rate of drug and alcohol use?

Which three U.S. states have welcomed the most Asian immigrants?

What was the main cause of the decline of the Native American population after contact with Europeans?