Question 1

In 1800s, ________ was the most prevalent cause for Chinese people to emigrate from their home country.

Accepted Answer

A)  education 
B)  economic gain 
C)  marriage prospects 
D)  religion 
A)  education 
B)  economic gain 
C)  marriage prospects 
D)  religion B

Question 2

The economic impact of immigration of unskilled workers ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  on the African American community was positive 
B)  on dairy farms and chicken-processing plants was negative 
C)  was a drop in wages due to an increase in the supply of labor 
D)  was the creation of new job opportunities for the natives 
A)  on the African American community was positive 
B)  on dairy farms and chicken-processing plants was negative 
C)  was a drop in wages due to an increase in the supply of labor 
D)  was the creation of new job opportunities for the natives C

Question 3

Which of the following perspectives is most likely to consider brain drain as a symptom of the unequal distribution of world resources?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist 
B)  interactionist 
C)  conflict theorists 
D)  suffragists 
A)  functionalist 
B)  interactionist 
C)  conflict theorists 
D)  suffragists C

Question 4

Refugee status is often granted to people fleeing from ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  political persecution 
B)  poverty 
C)  religious commendation 
D)  an epidemic 
A)  political persecution 
B)  poverty 
C)  religious commendation 
D)  an epidemic

Question 5

Sara has xenophobia. She most likely fears ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  strangers or foreigners 
B)  cats and dogs 
C)  new places 
D)  gods or religion 
A)  strangers or foreigners 
B)  cats and dogs 
C)  new places 
D)  gods or religion

Question 6

________ are people forced to leave their communities because of natural disasters.

Accepted Answer

A)  Environmental refugees 
B)  Environmental asylees 
C)  Marielitos 
D)  Natural evacuees 
A)  Environmental refugees 
B)  Environmental asylees 
C)  Marielitos 
D)  Natural evacuees

Question 7

Which of the following statements is true of immigration to the United States in 1921?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japanese immigrants grew in numbers along the east coast. 
B)  Labor unions ensured that the Chinese workers got equal pay. 
C)  Measures were drawn up to block all Asian immigrants by establishing a zero quota for them. 
D)  Chinese and Japanese immigrants were compensated with monetary benefits after the unfair treatment was acknowledged. 
A)  Japanese immigrants grew in numbers along the east coast. 
B)  Labor unions ensured that the Chinese workers got equal pay. 
C)  Measures were drawn up to block all Asian immigrants by establishing a zero quota for them. 
D)  Chinese and Japanese immigrants were compensated with monetary benefits after the unfair treatment was acknowledged.

Question 8

What is brain drain? How has it impacted the United States and other countries?

Accepted Answer

Brain drain is the immigration to the Un

Question 9

According to which of the following perspectives, employers, by paying low wages to illegal immigrants, are able to produce goods and services that are profitable for industry and affordable to consumers?

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict 
B)  interactionist 
C)  suffragist 
D)  functionalist 
A)  conflict 
B)  interactionist 
C)  suffragist 
D)  functionalist

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true of the 1920s quota system for restricting immigration?

Accepted Answer

A)  The system allotted equal quotas to each nation. 
B)  The system allotted each nation a quota equal to three percent of the nation's total population. 
C)  The system favored immigrants from Northern Europe. 
D)  The system favored Asian and African immigrants with advanced skills or education. 
A)  The system allotted equal quotas to each nation. 
B)  The system allotted each nation a quota equal to three percent of the nation's total population. 
C)  The system favored immigrants from Northern Europe. 
D)  The system favored Asian and African immigrants with advanced skills or education.

Question 11

Which of the following is true of illegal immigrants in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  A majority of them pay taxes and do not claim benefits. 
B)  A majority of them acquire the most highly paid jobs. 
C)  A majority of them set up industries across the country. 
D)  A majority of them are responsible for inflow of money into the country. 
A)  A majority of them pay taxes and do not claim benefits. 
B)  A majority of them acquire the most highly paid jobs. 
C)  A majority of them set up industries across the country. 
D)  A majority of them are responsible for inflow of money into the country.

Question 12

What is a mixed-status family? Discuss the problems of mixed status.

Accepted Answer

Mixed status refers to families in which

Question 13

Immigrants who sustain multiple social relationships that link their societies of origin and settlement are called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  xenophobes 
B)  refugees 
C)  transnationals 
D)  asylees 
A)  xenophobes 
B)  refugees 
C)  transnationals 
D)  asylees

Question 14

Which strategy was used to block immigration from Italy in the 1920s?

Accepted Answer

the nation

Question 15

In the context of brain drain, according to ________, it is ironic that the United States gives foreign aid to improve the technical resources of African and Asian countries while maintaining an immigration policy that encourages professionals in such nations to migrate to the United States.

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict theorists 
B)  functionalists 
C)  interactionists 
D)  abolitionists 
A)  conflict theorists 
B)  functionalists 
C)  interactionists 
D)  abolitionists

Question 16

Which of the following is true of naturalized citizens in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  A naturalized citizen cannot work for the President of the United States. 
B)  A naturalized citizen can serve as the President of the United States. 
C)  A person becomes a naturalized citizen on being born in the United States. 
D)  A naturalized citizen can claim the same benefits given to native-born U.S. citizens. 
A)  A naturalized citizen cannot work for the President of the United States. 
B)  A naturalized citizen can serve as the President of the United States. 
C)  A person becomes a naturalized citizen on being born in the United States. 
D)  A naturalized citizen can claim the same benefits given to native-born U.S. citizens.

Question 17

According to the United Nations treaty on refugees, which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Countries are obliged to deport refugees who left their country for political reasons. 
B)  Countries are obliged to refrain from forcibly returning people to territories where their lives might be endangered. 
C)  Countries are obliged to forcibly return people to territories where their liberty might be endangered. 
D)  Countries are obliged to deport refugees who left their country for religious reasons. 
A)  Countries are obliged to deport refugees who left their country for political reasons. 
B)  Countries are obliged to refrain from forcibly returning people to territories where their lives might be endangered. 
C)  Countries are obliged to forcibly return people to territories where their liberty might be endangered. 
D)  Countries are obliged to deport refugees who left their country for religious reasons.

Question 18

By the end of the nineteenth century, more and more immigrants to the United States were ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  neither English speaking nor Protestant 
B)  English speaking and Catholic 
C)  experienced in democratic political practices 
D)  native English speaking white population 
A)  neither English speaking nor Protestant 
B)  English speaking and Catholic 
C)  experienced in democratic political practices 
D)  native English speaking white population

Question 19

The fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  theophobia 
B)  xenophobia 
C)  zelophobia 
D)  homophobia 
A)  theophobia 
B)  xenophobia 
C)  zelophobia 
D)  homophobia

Question 20

What is the perspective of conflict theorists on brain drain?

Accepted Answer

Brain drain is the immigration to the Un

In 1800s, ________ was the most prevalent cause for Chinese people to emigrate from their home country.

The economic impact of immigration of unskilled workers ________.

Which of the following perspectives is most likely to consider brain drain as a symptom of the unequal distribution of world resources?

Refugee status is often granted to people fleeing from ________.

Sara has xenophobia. She most likely fears ________.

________ are people forced to leave their communities because of natural disasters.

Which of the following statements is true of immigration to the United States in 1921?

What is brain drain? How has it impacted the United States and other countries?

According to which of the following perspectives, employers, by paying low wages to illegal immigrants, are able to produce goods and services that are profitable for industry and affordable to consumers?

Which of the following statements is true of the 1920s quota system for restricting immigration?

Which of the following is true of illegal immigrants in the United States?

What is a mixed-status family? Discuss the problems of mixed status.

Immigrants who sustain multiple social relationships that link their societies of origin and settlement are called ________.

Which strategy was used to block immigration from Italy in the 1920s?

In the context of brain drain, according to ________, it is ironic that the United States gives foreign aid to improve the technical resources of African and Asian countries while maintaining an immigration policy that encourages professionals in such nations to migrate to the United States.

Which of the following is true of naturalized citizens in the United States?

According to the United Nations treaty on refugees, which of the following statements is true?

By the end of the nineteenth century, more and more immigrants to the United States were ________.

The fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners is known as ________.

What is the perspective of conflict theorists on brain drain?

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Exam 4: Immigration

In 1800s, ________ was the most prevalent cause for Chinese people to emigrate from their home country.

The economic impact of immigration of unskilled workers ________.

Which of the following perspectives is most likely to consider brain drain as a symptom of the unequal distribution of world resources?

Refugee status is often granted to people fleeing from ________.

Sara has xenophobia. She most likely fears ________.

________ are people forced to leave their communities because of natural disasters.

Which of the following statements is true of immigration to the United States in 1921?

What is brain drain? How has it impacted the United States and other countries?

According to which of the following perspectives, employers, by paying low wages to illegal immigrants, are able to produce goods and services that are profitable for industry and affordable to consumers?

Which of the following statements is true of the 1920s quota system for restricting immigration?

Which of the following is true of illegal immigrants in the United States?

What is a mixed-status family? Discuss the problems of mixed status.

Immigrants who sustain multiple social relationships that link their societies of origin and settlement are called ________.

Which strategy was used to block immigration from Italy in the 1920s?

In the context of brain drain, according to ________, it is ironic that the United States gives foreign aid to improve the technical resources of African and Asian countries while maintaining an immigration policy that encourages professionals in such nations to migrate to the United States.

Which of the following is true of naturalized citizens in the United States?

According to the United Nations treaty on refugees, which of the following statements is true?

By the end of the nineteenth century, more and more immigrants to the United States were ________.

The fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners is known as ________.

What is the perspective of conflict theorists on brain drain?

Exploring Race and Ethnicity

Prejudice

Discrimination

Ethnicity and Religion

Native Americans: the First Americans

African Americans

African Americans Today

Latinos: The Largest Minority

Jewish Americans: Quest to Maintain Identity

Women: The Oppressed Majority

Filters