Question 1

How has whiteness become a racial identity? What are some of the reasons this has happened?

Accepted Answer

Whiteness has become a racial identity t

Question 2

The Chicano population is heavily concentrated in the Northeast.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Which minority group lost ground since 1978 in its median family income as compared to whites?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans 
B)  Hispanics 
C)  Native Americans 
D)  Asian Americans 
A)  African Americans 
B)  Hispanics 
C)  Native Americans 
D)  Asian Americans

Question 4

Racial or ethnic groups that are near or above societal norms about education or income,yet have been in the past or are currently subject to widespread discrimination are called:

Accepted Answer

A)  Minority groups 
B)  Privileged groups 
C)  Groups with intermediate status 
D)  Groups with subjective status 
A)  Minority groups 
B)  Privileged groups 
C)  Groups with intermediate status 
D)  Groups with subjective status

Question 5

Native Americans make up what percentage of the U.S.population?

Accepted Answer

A)  25% 
B)  10% 
C)  15% 
D)  1.7% 
A)  25% 
B)  10% 
C)  15% 
D)  1.7%

Question 6

The greatest percentage of Native Americans live in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  North 
B)  South 
C)  West 
D)  East 
A)  North 
B)  South 
C)  West 
D)  East

Question 7

The largest group of Asian Americans are the:

Accepted Answer

A)  Japanese Americans 
B)  Korean Americans 
C)  Chinese Americans 
D)  Filipino Americans 
A)  Japanese Americans 
B)  Korean Americans 
C)  Chinese Americans 
D)  Filipino Americans

Question 8

Which of the following is true about Jewish-Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)  A tiny percentage of the world Jewish population live in the United States 
B)  The Jewish population of the U.S. is about 2 percent of the total population 
C)  The U.S. Jewish population is growing more rapidly than the population as a whole because of its high birth rate 
D)  The U.S. Jewish population is highly rural 
A)  A tiny percentage of the world Jewish population live in the United States 
B)  The Jewish population of the U.S. is about 2 percent of the total population 
C)  The U.S. Jewish population is growing more rapidly than the population as a whole because of its high birth rate 
D)  The U.S. Jewish population is highly rural

Question 9

The group that most clearly fits the definition of majority group is whites from Eastern and Southern Europe.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Unlike in the past,today the majority of African Americans live in the North.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

What percentage of the world's Jewish population lives in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  2% 
B)  15% 
C)  40% 
D)  90% 
A)  2% 
B)  15% 
C)  40% 
D)  90%

Question 12

Hispanics are the largest minority group in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The majority of Hispanic Americans are:

Accepted Answer

A)  Puerto Ricans 
B)  Cubans 
C)  Mexican Americans 
D)  Central or South Americans 
A)  Puerto Ricans 
B)  Cubans 
C)  Mexican Americans 
D)  Central or South Americans

Question 14

Black babies are how much more likely to die in the first year of life than white babies?

Accepted Answer

A)  10% higher 
B)  20% higher 
C)  Twice as likely 
D)  Three times as likely 
A)  10% higher 
B)  20% higher 
C)  Twice as likely 
D)  Three times as likely

Question 15

African Americans,Latinos,and American Indian people fit the definition of minority groups because they share the following:

Accepted Answer

A)  They each are a smaller percentage of the population than whites 
B)  They have less wealth, lower incomes, less education, and less power than other groups 
C)  They share a great deal of wealth and influence in American society 
D)  They have lower birth rates than other groups in American society 
A)  They each are a smaller percentage of the population than whites 
B)  They have less wealth, lower incomes, less education, and less power than other groups 
C)  They share a great deal of wealth and influence in American society 
D)  They have lower birth rates than other groups in American society

Question 16

Approximate equality has been reached among whites,blacks and Hispanics in the area of:

Accepted Answer

A)  Income 
B)  Unemployment 
C)  Education 
D)  None of the above 
A)  Income 
B)  Unemployment 
C)  Education 
D)  None of the above

Question 17

Those groups who have immigrated to the United States from eastern and southern Europe are referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  White immigrants 
B)  White ethnics 
C)  Ethnic immigrants 
D)  Ethnic entrants 
A)  White immigrants 
B)  White ethnics 
C)  Ethnic immigrants 
D)  Ethnic entrants

Question 18

The movement of blacks back to the south since the 1970s is based on all of the following factors EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Many blacks came to realize that the North was not the racial paradise some of them had believed 
B)  Southern states have offered blacks financial incentives to return 
C)  Many blacks have returned to areas where their families reside 
D)  Mores, lifestyles and the climate of the south are more familiar to those who used to live there 
A)  Many blacks came to realize that the North was not the racial paradise some of them had believed 
B)  Southern states have offered blacks financial incentives to return 
C)  Many blacks have returned to areas where their families reside 
D)  Mores, lifestyles and the climate of the south are more familiar to those who used to live there

Question 19

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Income of Latinos and blacks is at parity with whites 
B)  Unemployment rates are the same for whites and minorities 
C)  Substantial educational inequalities between whites and minorities still exist 
D)  White teen unemployment rates are particularly high as compared to other racial or ethnic groups 
A)  Income of Latinos and blacks is at parity with whites 
B)  Unemployment rates are the same for whites and minorities 
C)  Substantial educational inequalities between whites and minorities still exist 
D)  White teen unemployment rates are particularly high as compared to other racial or ethnic groups

Question 20

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  The wage gap between whites and racial/ethnic minorities has closed 
B)  Today deliberate racial discrimination is illegal and less common than in the past 
C)  Blacks and Hispanics are proportionally represented in elected political positions 
D)  Blacks and Hispanics have reached educational parity with whites 
A)  The wage gap between whites and racial/ethnic minorities has closed 
B)  Today deliberate racial discrimination is illegal and less common than in the past 
C)  Blacks and Hispanics are proportionally represented in elected political positions 
D)  Blacks and Hispanics have reached educational parity with whites

How has whiteness become a racial identity? What are some of the reasons this has happened?

The Chicano population is heavily concentrated in the Northeast.

Which minority group lost ground since 1978 in its median family income as compared to whites?

Racial or ethnic groups that are near or above societal norms about education or income,yet have been in the past or are currently subject to widespread discrimination are called:

Native Americans make up what percentage of the U.S.population?

The greatest percentage of Native Americans live in the:

The largest group of Asian Americans are the:

Which of the following is true about Jewish-Americans?

The group that most clearly fits the definition of majority group is whites from Eastern and Southern Europe.

Unlike in the past,today the majority of African Americans live in the North.

What percentage of the world's Jewish population lives in the United States?

Hispanics are the largest minority group in the United States.

The majority of Hispanic Americans are:

Black babies are how much more likely to die in the first year of life than white babies?

African Americans,Latinos,and American Indian people fit the definition of minority groups because they share the following:

Approximate equality has been reached among whites,blacks and Hispanics in the area of:

Those groups who have immigrated to the United States from eastern and southern Europe are referred to as:

The movement of blacks back to the south since the 1970s is based on all of the following factors EXCEPT:

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following is true?

Orientation: Basic Terms and Concepts

Prejudice: Its Forms and Causes

Reducing Prejudice: How Achievable? How Important?

Macro-Sociological Perspectives: The Order and Conflict Models

Origins and Causes of Ethnic Inequality

Changing Patterns of Majority-Minority Relations in the United States

Minority Group Movements and Their Impact on Society

Changing Values, Goals, and Models: New Thinking on Assimilation, Pluralism, and Separatism

Cross-Cultural Studies of Majority-Minority Relations

The Economic and Health Care Systems and Minority Groups in America

Living Apart: Housing Segregation in America

The American Political and Legal System and Majority-Minority Relations

Education and American Minority Groups

Current Trends in Majority-Minority Relations

Current Debates: Affirmative Action, Immigration, and Race Versus Class

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Exam 10: The Status of Majority and Minority Groups in the United States Today

How has whiteness become a racial identity? What are some of the reasons this has happened?

The Chicano population is heavily concentrated in the Northeast.

Which minority group lost ground since 1978 in its median family income as compared to whites?

Racial or ethnic groups that are near or above societal norms about education or income,yet have been in the past or are currently subject to widespread discrimination are called:

Native Americans make up what percentage of the U.S.population?

The greatest percentage of Native Americans live in the:

The largest group of Asian Americans are the:

Which of the following is true about Jewish-Americans?

The group that most clearly fits the definition of majority group is whites from Eastern and Southern Europe.

Unlike in the past,today the majority of African Americans live in the North.

What percentage of the world's Jewish population lives in the United States?

Hispanics are the largest minority group in the United States.

The majority of Hispanic Americans are:

Black babies are how much more likely to die in the first year of life than white babies?

African Americans,Latinos,and American Indian people fit the definition of minority groups because they share the following:

Approximate equality has been reached among whites,blacks and Hispanics in the area of:

Those groups who have immigrated to the United States from eastern and southern Europe are referred to as:

The movement of blacks back to the south since the 1970s is based on all of the following factors EXCEPT:

Which of the following statements is true?

Which of the following is true?

Orientation: Basic Terms and Concepts

Prejudice: Its Forms and Causes

Reducing Prejudice: How Achievable? How Important?

Macro-Sociological Perspectives: The Order and Conflict Models

Origins and Causes of Ethnic Inequality

Changing Patterns of Majority-Minority Relations in the United States

Minority Group Movements and Their Impact on Society

Changing Values, Goals, and Models: New Thinking on Assimilation, Pluralism, and Separatism

Cross-Cultural Studies of Majority-Minority Relations

The Economic and Health Care Systems and Minority Groups in America

Living Apart: Housing Segregation in America

The American Political and Legal System and Majority-Minority Relations

Education and American Minority Groups

Current Trends in Majority-Minority Relations

Current Debates: Affirmative Action, Immigration, and Race Versus Class

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