Deck 8: Racialethnic Relations

Question 1

__________ is an attitude that involves prejudging.

A) Discrimination
B) A stereotype
C) Prejudice
D) Racism

Answer 1

Prejudice

Question 2

The tendency to marry within one's group is called __________.

A) endogamy
B) exogamy
C) perpetuity
D) militancy

Answer 2

endogamy

Question 3

When a minority group seeks to separate itself and form a separate nation with political and cultural independence, it is called __________.

A) militancy
B) assimilation
C) secession
D) pluralism

Answer 3

secession

Question 4

__________ refers to the exploitation of a minority group's labor.

A) Population transfer
B) Assimilation
C) Pluralism
D) Internal colonialism

Question 5

Floyd does not like Italians. This is an example of __________.

A) discrimination
B) a stereotype
C) prejudice
D) racism

Question 6

In Rwanda, the Hutus (the dominant group) slaughtered thousands of Tutsi's (the minority group). This is an example of __________.

A) assimilation
B) pluralism
C) segregation
D) genocide

Question 7

Barack Obama, Oprah Winfrey, and Tyra Banks have inherited physical characteristics that identify them as a group of people. This illustrates __________.

A) race
B) ethnocentrism
C) perpetuity
D) social class

Question 8

With the Trail of Tears, Native Americans were forced to move from their homeland to Indian territory in the western part of the United States. This is an example of __________.

A) direct population transfer
B) assimilation
C) indirect population transfer
D) apartheid

Question 9

Lola was born female. As such, this status is __________.

A) assimilated
B) apartheid
C) ascribed
D) achieved

Question 10

Because she is African American, Karima faces discrimination. This suggests that Karima is a part of a __________.

A) dominant group
B) minority group
C) racial-ethnic group
D) split-labor market

Question 11

The Irish immigrants in America desired to be absorbed into society and did not want to be treated as a separate group. This is an example of __________.

A) militancy
B) assimilation
C) secession
D) pluralism

Question 12

After slavery was abolished, some southern whites tried to make life so miserable for African Americans that they would leave the area. This is an example of __________.

A) direct population transfer
B) assimilation
C) indirect population transfer
D) apartheid

Question 13

Tianju is Chinese American. His family and friends expect that he will marry someone who is also Chinese American. This reflects __________.

A) endogamy
B) exogamy
C) perpetuity
D) militancy

Question 14

When Mrs. Winston hires new employees to work at her hardware store, she starts the female employees at minimum wage, but starts the men at one dollar over the minimum wage. This practice is an example of __________.

A) discrimination
B) a stereotype
C) prejudice
D) racism

Question 15

India is a multi-ethnic society in which 22 languages are recognized by the constitution. As such, minority group members live peacefully with the dominant group while maintaining their distinctive culture. This illustrates __________.

A) militancy
B) assimilation
C) secession
D) pluralism

Question 16

In Africa's largest country, Sudan, there have been decades of fighting as southerners struggle to separate from an administration dominated by those from the north. The southerners seeking cultural and political independence are an example of __________.

A) militancy
B) assimilation
C) secession
D) pluralism

Question 17

When Africans were first brought to America as slaves, they were required to give up their religion, their language, their names, and their dreams. This is an example of __________.

A) permissible assimilation
B) forced assimilation
C) direct population transfer
D) indirect population transfer

Question 18

Up until the late 1960s, African Americans were not allowed to live in "whites-only" neighborhoods, attend "whites-only" schools, eat in "whites-only" restaurants, or drink out of "whites-only" water fountains. This is an example of __________.

A) assimilation
B) pluralism
C) segregation
D) genocide

Question 19

Second-generation Chinese and Korean Americans are people of Chinese and Korean ancestry who __________.

A) were born and/or from a young age reared in the United States
B) were born and/or from a young age reared in China or Korea but now live in the United States
C) immigrated to the United States as adults
D) were persecuted in the United States

Question 20

Mr. Mortar thinks that his Asian students are smarter than his white students. This is an example of __________.

A) discrimination
B) a stereotype
C) prejudice
D) racism

Question 21

A(n) __________ refers to people who identify with one another on the basis of their ancestry and cultural heritage.

A) minority group
B) dominant group
C) racial-ethnic group
D) affinity group

Question 22

Jerome and Deanna went to view an apartment that was listed for rent in the newspaper. When the apartment owner saw that the couple was black, he told them that the apartment was no longer vacant. The owner does not want to rent to blacks. This is an example of __________.

A) individual discrimination
B) perpetuity
C) ethnocentrism
D) institutional discrimination

Question 23

At the Shady Pines Country Club, a person can only gain membership through inheritance. Because blacks, Asians, and Hispanics were banned from membership until the 1970s, the club remains all white today. This reflects __________.

A) individual discrimination
B) perpetuity
C) ethnocentrism
D) institutional discrimination

Question 24

The unequal distribution of a society's resources based on race-ethnicity is called __________.

A) ethnocentrism
B) racial-ethnic stratification
C) internal colonialism
D) perpetuity

Question 25

Durkheim stressed that society needs __________.

A) division of labor
B) split labor force
C) reserve labor force
D) civil disobedience

Question 26

__________suggest that the benefits of discrimination must outweigh its costs.

A) Conflict theorists
B) Functionalists
C) Symbolic interactionists
D) Secessionists

Question 27

Heather sees African Americans as lazy because that is what she has perceived them to be. This is __________.

A) using selective perception
B) a self-fulfilling prophecy
C) civil disobedience
D) institutional discrimination

Question 28

__________ examine how we are socialized into prejudice and discrimination.

A) Conflict theorists
B) Functionalists
C) Symbolic interactionists
D) Secessionists

Question 29

Maurice's research examines how children learn prejudice and discrimination from their parents. Maurice's research is in line with __________.

A) conflict theorists
B) functionalists
C) symbolic interactionists
D) secessionists

Question 30

Senator Murphy believes that the benefits of discrimination outweigh the costs of discrimination. The senator's beliefs are in line with __________.

A) conflict theorists
B) functionalists
C) symbolic interactionists
D) secessionists

Question 31

When Christian missionaries in Africa met Senegalese men who can have up to four wives by law, the missionaries tried to convince the men that their ways were "wrong" and that they should adopt the ways of the missionaries, which were "right." This illustrates __________.

A) racial-ethnic stratification
B) internal colonialism
C) perpetuity
D) ethnocentrism

Question 32

It costs $4 to make each book, but the publisher sells each book for $14. The $10 profit is an example of __________.

A) split labor market
B) surplus value of labor
C) capitalist economy
D) internal colonialism

Question 33

Management at the Acme Company tries to create racial divides among its workers. This creates a __________.

A) capitalist economy
B) split labor market
C) militancy
D) internal colonialism

Question 34

The Immigration Reform and Control Act __________.

A) permitted unauthorized immigrants to apply for U.S. citizenship
B) called for the deportation of unauthorized immigrants
C) banned the use of English to teach Spanish-speaking students
D) guaranteed Mexicans the right to maintain their culture in the United States

Question 35

Which state has the largest concentration of Latinos?

A) Texas
B) Florida
C) New Jersey
D) California

Question 36

In the case of Lau v. Nichols, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that __________.

A) using only English to teach Spanish-speaking students violates their civil rights
B) unauthorized immigrants can apply for U.S. citizenship
C) unauthorized immigrants should be deported immediately
D) Mexicans have the right to maintain their culture in the United States

Question 37

African Americans make up approximately __________ of the House of Representatives.

A) 2%
B) 5%
C) 11%
D) 24%

Question 38

__________involve(s) deliberately but peacefully defying laws that are considered unjust.

A) Rising expectations
B) Compartmentalizing
C) Civil disobedience
D) Selective perception

Question 39

When the first African American man had been elected to the presidential office, many blacks were anticipating better conditions. This illustrates __________.

A) rising expectations
B) compartmentalizing
C) civil disobedience
D) selective perception

Question 40

Which ethnic group is most likely to complete a college education?

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

Question 41

Which racial-ethnic group has the highest suicide rate?

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

Question 42

__________ banned race and gender preferences in hiring and college admissions in California.

A) The Bakke Case
B) Brown v. Board of Education
C) Proposition 209
D) The Civil Rights Act

Question 43

Juan belongs to a group that is characterized by low levels of education and high rates of violent crime, drug abuse, disease, births to single mothers, and death by murder. He is a member of __________.

A) a melting pot
B) the underclass
C) apartheid
D) pan-Indianism

Question 44

Minority groups share some common characteristics as well as some common strategies for dealing with their second-class status. Discuss these characteristics and apply your theoretical knowledge to explain them.

Question 45

Compare and contrast the six policies that the dominant group may adopt for interacting with minorities and give examples of each one.

Question 46

Compare and contrast individual discrimination and institutional discrimination, providing examples of each. Identify which of these we have more of now in the United States.

Question 47

Explain the concept of dirty work, and discuss how it relates to racial-ethnic stratification and racial-ethnic succession.

Question 48

List four ways to encourage an appreciation of diversity. Apply functionalist, conflict, and symbolic interactionist theories to analyze which of those points will be most effective.