Question 1

According to Contreras, how do young minority men detect gang-related danger?

Accepted Answer

Contreras explains that young minority men are hyper-aware of their surroundings. They look out for graffiti on walls, light posts, and sidewalks. They also looking out for people mad-dogging them (i.e. starting at them in a hostile manner).

Question 2

Contreras relates an encounter in which a Mexican gang member asks Freddy, "'Where you from homie?'" Freddy responds, "'I'm from nowhere." What does Freddy's response indicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  He belongs to another local Mexican gang. 
B)  He belongs to a local Black gang. 
C)  He belongs to a Black gang from a different neighborhood. 
D)  He doesn't belong to a gang. 
A)  He belongs to another local Mexican gang. 
B)  He belongs to a local Black gang. 
C)  He belongs to a Black gang from a different neighborhood. 
D)  He doesn't belong to a gang. D

Question 3

Which of the following U.S. cities is the subject of this reading?

Accepted Answer

A)  Chicago 
B)  St. Louis 
C)  Los Angeles 
D)  New York 
A)  Chicago 
B)  St. Louis 
C)  Los Angeles 
D)  New York C

Question 4

In his discussion of the Jordan Downs Housing Project, Contreras explains that the Grape Street Clips mostly target ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  Mexican residents 
B)  Black residents 
C)  ex-gang members 
D)  visitors 
A)  Mexican residents 
B)  Black residents 
C)  ex-gang members 
D)  visitors

Question 5

What does Contreras suggest about existing gang-related research?

Accepted Answer

The answer of What does Contreras suggest about existing gang-related...

Question 6

According to Contreras, how do young minority men interpret gang encounters?

Accepted Answer

The answer of According to Contreras, how do young minority...

Question 7

Contreras asked young Mexican men about the "Black and Brown tension" on the streets. According to Contreras, which of the following partially accounts for their response?

Accepted Answer

A)  the growth of Black gangs 
B)  the growing population of Mexicans in areas that were once predominately African American 
C)  a national rise in xenophobia 
D)  overzealous policing 
A)  the growth of Black gangs 
B)  the growing population of Mexicans in areas that were once predominately African American 
C)  a national rise in xenophobia 
D)  overzealous policing

Question 8

What did Contreras observe about young African Americans who were around Mexicans who looked like gang members?

Accepted Answer

A)  They became uneasy or fearful. 
B)  The showed little concern. 
C)  They mad-dogged the Mexicans. 
D)  They became physically confrontational. 
A)  They became uneasy or fearful. 
B)  The showed little concern. 
C)  They mad-dogged the Mexicans. 
D)  They became physically confrontational.

Question 9

What were the predominant racist narratives that Black and Latino residents used against each other when they engaged in "ethnic jostling"?

Accepted Answer

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Question 10

Among which of the following groups did Contreras observe an intra-ethnic fear?

Accepted Answer

A)  young White males 
B)  young Mexican males 
C)  young Black males 
D)  young multiracial males 
A)  young White males 
B)  young Mexican males 
C)  young Black males 
D)  young multiracial males

Question 11

When Contreras asked young Mexican men whether Mexican gangs sometimes targeted Blacks based on race alone, how did they respond? What feelings did they express?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

According to Contreras, when did the local Mexican population begin to exceed the local Black population?

Accepted Answer

A)  the mid-1980s 
B)  the mid-1990s 
C)  the mid-2000s 
D)  the mid-2010s 
A)  the mid-1980s 
B)  the mid-1990s 
C)  the mid-2000s 
D)  the mid-2010s

Question 13

Contreras asserts that a fear of being watched by gangs creates a loss of ______ for these minority men.

Accepted Answer

A)  allegiance 
B)  income 
C)  street wisdom 
D)  space 
A)  allegiance 
B)  income 
C)  street wisdom 
D)  space

Question 14

Contreras explains that minority men constantly worry about gang violence, which makes them ______ in public.

Accepted Answer

A)  aggressive 
B)  paranoid 
C)  territorial 
D)  reckless 
A)  aggressive 
B)  paranoid 
C)  territorial 
D)  reckless

Question 15

Which of the following does Contreras name as a major limitation of his study?

Accepted Answer

A)  An insufficient sample size 
B)  A lack of discussion about young Black and Mexican women 
C)  An underdeveloped analysis of shifting demographics 
D)  A lack of discussion about police encounters 
A)  An insufficient sample size 
B)  A lack of discussion about young Black and Mexican women 
C)  An underdeveloped analysis of shifting demographics 
D)  A lack of discussion about police encounters

Exam 20: From Nowhere: Space, Race, and Time in How Young Minority Men Understand Encounters With Gangs

According to Contreras, how do young minority men detect gang-related danger?

Contreras relates an encounter in which a Mexican gang member asks Freddy, "'Where you from homie?'" Freddy responds, "'I'm from nowhere." What does Freddy's response indicate?

Which of the following U.S. cities is the subject of this reading?

In his discussion of the Jordan Downs Housing Project, Contreras explains that the Grape Street Clips mostly target ______.

What does Contreras suggest about existing gang-related research?

According to Contreras, how do young minority men interpret gang encounters?

Contreras asked young Mexican men about the "Black and Brown tension" on the streets. According to Contreras, which of the following partially accounts for their response?

What did Contreras observe about young African Americans who were around Mexicans who looked like gang members?

What were the predominant racist narratives that Black and Latino residents used against each other when they engaged in "ethnic jostling"?

Among which of the following groups did Contreras observe an intra-ethnic fear?

When Contreras asked young Mexican men whether Mexican gangs sometimes targeted Blacks based on race alone, how did they respond? What feelings did they express?

According to Contreras, when did the local Mexican population begin to exceed the local Black population?

Contreras asserts that a fear of being watched by gangs creates a loss of ______ for these minority men.

Contreras explains that minority men constantly worry about gang violence, which makes them ______ in public.

Which of the following does Contreras name as a major limitation of his study?

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