Deck 5: Responses to Human Diversity

Question 1

Among students,the most segregated minority group is:

A)American Indians.
B)Hispanics.
C)African Americans.
D)Asian Americans

Answer 1

B

Question 2

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A)Racism is the idea that physical differences between groups of people signify no difference in intelligence and ability
B)Prejudice is having unfavorable feelings about a group and its individual memebers
C)Discrimination is differential treatment of individuals from certain groups or social categories
D)None of the above

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 helped bring people with disabilities into the mainstream by protecting their rights in areas such as:

A)Employment
B)Transportation
C)Public Accomodations
D)All of the above

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Structural Assimilation is .

A)the term describing when people of different cultures retain their unique individual characteristics and traits,but at the same time interact with other groups,taking on additional traits,such as common language
B)when the new group changes its cultural patterns and beliefs as well as its behaviors to match those of the core society
C)control by a nation of a dominant group over a dependent territory
D)the entrance of the new group into the cliques and associations of the core society at the promary- group level

Question 5

Which of the following statements best describe the radical approach to discriminatory practices?

A)Social workers should stress the necessity of government intervention to counteract discrimination in society.
B)Social workers should warn against relying on government regulation to deal with discrimintory practices,being particularly critical of affirmative action policies.
C)Social workers should address how prejudice is a mask for privilege,or a rationale through which dominant groups maintain their own status quo.
D)None of the above.

Question 6

By 2050,what proportion of the residents of the United States will be people of color?

A)25%.
B)35%.
C)50%.
D)75%.

Question 7

When a belief in white supremacy becomes deeply ingrained in the dominant culture,becomes embodied in customs and laws,and leads to discriminatory patterns that many take for granted,it is called:

A)prejudice.
B)discrimination.
C)individual racism.
D)institutional racism.

Question 8

What percentage of Americans report having a disability?

A)3%.
B)10%.
C)18%.
D)25%.

Question 9

When people of different cultures retain their own unique individual character and traits,but at the same time interact with other groups,taking on additional traits,such as a common language,this is known as:

A)separatism.
B)structural assimilation.
C)cultural pluralism.
D)cultural assimilation.

Question 10

The number of undocumented immigrants entering the country each year is about:

A)200,000.
B)300,000.
C)500,000.
D)1,000,000

Question 11

Quotas on immigrants from particular countries were established:

A)In the mid 1800s.
B)In the 1890s.
C)In 1917.
D)In 1922

Question 12

Which of the following statements best describe the liberal approach to discriminatory practices?

A)Social workers should stress the necessity of government intervention to counteract discrimination in society.
B)Social workers should warn against relying on government regulation to deal with discrimintory practices,being particularly critical of affirmative action policies.
C)Social workers should address how prejudice is a mask for privilege,or a rationale through which dominant groups maintain their own status quo.
D)None of the above.

Question 13

Which of the following statements best describe the conservative approach to discriminatory practices?

A)Social workers should stress the necessity of government intervention to counteract discrimination in society.
B)Social workers should warn against relying on government regulation to deal with discriminatory practices,being particularly critical of affirmative action policies.
C)Social workers should address how prejudice is a mask for privilege,or a rationale through which dominant groups maintain their own status quo.
D)None of the above.

Question 14

Which of the following statements is true?

A)The influx of immigrants generate heavy increases in crime.
B)Immigrants help to create jobs and revitalize poor neighborhoods.
C)Both A and B
D)Neither A nor B

Question 15

The Child Welfare Act of 1978:

A)estabalishes no federal standards for the removal of American Indian children from their families.
B)states that placements of First Nations children should reflect the unique values of their culture.
C)Both A and B
D)Neither A nor B

Question 16

Which of the following statements is true?

A)Due to the fact that women were tied to the private world of the home until relatively recently,the practice of lesbianism remained hidden for a longer period of time than the male homosexual underground.
B)The 2004 Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled sanctioning gay marriage
C)Both A and B
D)Neither A nor B

Question 17

Immigrants make up what percentage of New York City's workforce?

A)15%.
B)24%.
C)33%.
D)43%

Question 18

In 2004,what percentage of African Americans aged 25 or older had a college degree?

A)10%
B)18%
C)26%
D)22%

Question 19

Which of the following statements is NOT true?

A)There is numerous hard data to support charges of "reverse discrimination".
B)Affirmative actions policies were developed initially to compensate for past discrimination against minorities and women and to eliminate barriers in education and employment.
C)California's Proposition 209 was a comprehensive measure that required the state to refrain from granting preferential treatment in public employment,public education,or public contracting to any individual or group on the basis of race,sex,color,ethnicity,or national origin.
D)None of the above

Question 20

While the unemployment rate for whites in the fall of 2006 was 3.8%,the unemployment rate for African Americans was:

A)2)8%.
B)5)8%.
C)8)8%.
D)10.5%

Question 21

People who glorify power,view people as good or bad,repress sexual feelings,are concerned about status and toughness,and blame others for troubles are called:

A)authoritarian.
B)racist.
C)prejudiced.
D)reactionary.

Question 22

Different possibilities for intergroup interactions include all but:

A)assimilation.
B)separatism.
C)blending.
D)pluralism

Question 23

Advocacy of such services as English and "good citizenship" classes for immigrants would be indicative of an emphasis on:

A)cultural assimilation.
B)structural assimilation.
C)separatism.
D)cultural pluralism.

Question 24

The political perspective that posits that the United States is an open society with no systemic barriers to success is:

A)radical.
B)liberal.
C)conservative.
D)none of the above