Exam 3: Race and Ethnicity

In 2013, there were 41 million foreign-born individuals in the United States.

Which statement is NOT true of affirmative action?

The Trail of Tears is an example of ______.

Compare and contrast individual discrimination and institutional discrimination and give an example of each type.

Which sociological perspective focuses on how the dynamics of racial and ethnic relations divides groups while maintaining a dominant group?

Compared to 35 years ago, black and Hispanic students are today ______ at the nation's top colleges and universities.

All of the following are components of effective workplace diversity training programs EXCEPT ______.

The federal definition of ethnicity is based on guidelines of the ______.

Amitra is an immigrant who has entered the U.S. without documentation. The U.N. would consider her to be which of these types of immigrants?

Most of foreign-born people in the United States come from Asia.

According to the interactionist perspective, we learn about racial and ethnic categories through our social interactions.

Feminist theory intersects with ______ through its analysis of multiple systems of oppression, such as race, class, sexual orientation, nation of origin, language, culture, and ethnicity.

Which sociological perspective is most likely to point to how ethnocentrism and racism maintain social inequality?

The Association of American Colleges and Universities reported ______ in the number of college classes requiring diversity classes between 1990 and 2000.

As of 2014, ______ states have outlawed the use of affirmative action in public schools.

Which group is expected to become a statistical minority by the year 2043?

Explain the patterns of emigration from Mexico since 2007 and identify at least three reasons for these patterns.

The United States today can be said to ______ along color lines.

Define race and explain how it differs from ethnicity.

From the late 19th century through the mid-1940s the United States regarded immigration ______.