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Crowds line the street at the St.Patrick's Day Parade in New York City.How is this an example of symbolic ethnicity? Offer another example of symbolic ethnicity.In your view,does symbolic ethnicity contribute to inequality,or is it neutral? Why?

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Symbolic ethnicity is a matter of choice for many white Americans.They can freely identify with European nationalities that they believe their ancestors related to (this may or may not be accurate).Symbolic ethnicity requires no proof,carries no cost,and generally brings privilege and inclusion to the white person who is claiming it.
Students may agree with the textbook,arguing that symbolic ethnicity underscores and reinforces the racial privilege of whites in America.Others may argue that it is harmless and can be a recreational expression of identity.Whites should work toward equality in more substantive ways than by personally rejecting symbolic ethnicity.

America's first naturalization law,passed in 1790,granted citizenship to:

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"Majority minority" states,where whites are not the majority of the population,are:

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Japanese internment camps resulted in:

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Under Johann Caspar Lavater's theory of ________,people with light skin were thought to have higher intellect.

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Phrenology was an early-twentieth-century pseudoscience that read people's intelligence,capacities,and race from:

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Euripedes is a fictional student of Aristotle.Following his teacher's line of thought,Euripedes proudly declares his commitment to civic association,that the true test of a person's worth is in what the individual does,not in personal characteristics.Euripedes fails to examine the fact that the principle of civic association excludes:

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Which term refers to the belief that members of separate races possess different and unequal traits?

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Luis is a Mexican American man who says terrible things about African Americans when he is with his Mexican American friends.When they encounter a group of African Americans on the street,Luis smiles,says "Hello," and passes by.Robert Merton would describe Luis as a(n):

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DNA testing is generally seen as a benefit to justice,because it allows for more precise identification of criminals.Sociologists see that forensic genetics also has a tendency to reproduce existing inequalities,because:

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Compare and contrast prejudice and discrimination,offering one to two similarities (comparisons)and one to two differences (contrasts).Robert Merton's diagram about prejudice and discrimination contains four cells: active bigot,timid bigot,fair-weather liberal,all-weather liberal.For each cell,define and give an example of a person who fits the category.In your view,which type is the most dangerous for society,and why?

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Which of the following terms hinges on the belief that social and psychological traits can be traced through bloodlines and selectively bred out of (or into)populations?

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Some of the forms that minority-majority group relations can take are: assimilation,pluralism,segregation,and conflict.Define each form and give a real-world example.

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During the mid-twentieth century in the United States,many blacks moved north to escape Jim Crow laws in the rural South.This resulted in:

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The German Nazis identified Jews as a "race," and race was believed to be biological.Nonetheless,the Jews were forced to wear a yellow Star of David because:

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In the nineteenth century,theories of race moved from religious-based racism to:

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In 1942,120,000 Japanese Americans were sent by federal order to internment camps.Afterward,all Asian Americans (regardless of their country of origin and/or U.S.citizenship status)went from being a relatively unnoticed group to being singled out for discrimination.This is known as:

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How did the eugenics movement use the race concept? What was one major problem with this approach? Offer an example that illustrates the problem.

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The Supreme Court's landmark 1954 decision in Brown v.Board of Education struck down what doctrine?

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Ontological equality is the notion that:

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Crowds line the street at the St.Patrick's Day Parade in New York City.How is this an example of symbolic ethnicity? Offer another example of symbolic ethnicity.In your view,does symbolic ethnicity contribute to inequality,or is it neutral? Why?

America's first naturalization law,passed in 1790,granted citizenship to:

"Majority minority" states,where whites are not the majority of the population,are:

Japanese internment camps resulted in:

Under Johann Caspar Lavater's theory of ________,people with light skin were thought to have higher intellect.

Phrenology was an early-twentieth-century pseudoscience that read people's intelligence,capacities,and race from:

Which term refers to the belief that members of separate races possess different and unequal traits?

Luis is a Mexican American man who says terrible things about African Americans when he is with his Mexican American friends.When they encounter a group of African Americans on the street,Luis smiles,says "Hello," and passes by.Robert Merton would describe Luis as a(n):

DNA testing is generally seen as a benefit to justice,because it allows for more precise identification of criminals.Sociologists see that forensic genetics also has a tendency to reproduce existing inequalities,because:

Which of the following terms hinges on the belief that social and psychological traits can be traced through bloodlines and selectively bred out of (or into)populations?

Some of the forms that minority-majority group relations can take are: assimilation,pluralism,segregation,and conflict.Define each form and give a real-world example.

During the mid-twentieth century in the United States,many blacks moved north to escape Jim Crow laws in the rural South.This resulted in:

The German Nazis identified Jews as a "race," and race was believed to be biological.Nonetheless,the Jews were forced to wear a yellow Star of David because:

In the nineteenth century,theories of race moved from religious-based racism to:

In 1942,120,000 Japanese Americans were sent by federal order to internment camps.Afterward,all Asian Americans (regardless of their country of origin and/or U.S.citizenship status)went from being a relatively unnoticed group to being singled out for discrimination.This is known as:

How did the eugenics movement use the race concept? What was one major problem with this approach? Offer an example that illustrates the problem.

The Supreme Court's landmark 1954 decision in Brown v.Board of Education struck down what doctrine?

Ontological equality is the notion that:

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