Question 1

Describe the primary findings of Van Ausdale and Feagin's research on children's development of racial and ethnic concepts. What cognitive development theories do they critique, and why? Which theories do they utilize in their analysis?

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Question 2

Describe the main findings in the Houston Area Survey study on neighborhood preferences by Lewis, Emerson, and Klineberg. What are the implications of this research?

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Question 3

Think of an example of how assimilation is depicted in popular culture in the U.S. and describe it. Can you also think of an example that depicts an alternative view of assimilation?

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Question 4

Describe the macro sociological reasons and the social psychological reasons that there is a high personal cost to attending racially diverse religious congregations.

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Question 5

Measurements of the likelihood of having persons of another race in one's neighborhood are called

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A)  Segregation indices 
B)  Exposure indices 
C)  Homogeneity indices 
D)  Neighborhood indices

Question 6

For blacks, preference for integrated neighborhoods follows which pattern?

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A)  Increases with income and education levels 
B)  Decreases with income and education levels 
C)  Increases with income levels but decreases with education levels 
D)  Increases with education levels but decreases with income levels

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT one of the reasons why race relations in the U.S. are moving to a tri-racial stratification system, according to Bonilla-Silva?

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A)  The demography of the country is changing. 
B)  White supremacy is disappearing. 
C)  Race relations have become globalized. 
D)  The attack on affirmative action is signaling the end of race-based social policy.

Question 8

Which of the following terms describes the decline of an ethnic distinction and its corollary cultural and social differences, as defined by Alba and Nee?

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A)  Pluralism 
B)  Relativism 
C)  Assimilation 
D)  Mainstreaming

Question 9

Approximately what percentage of African Americans has a close friend or relative who is currently incarcerated?

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A)  10% 
B)  20% 
C)  25% 
D)  50%

Question 10

According to the National Congregations Survey, about nine out of every ten American religious congregations are comprised of at least what percent of one racial group?

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A)  30% 
B)  50% 
C)  60% 
D)  90%

Question 11

Explain how residential and educational racial segregation are interrelated and discuss the implications of these forms of segregation.

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Question 12

Describe why it is important to talk about race when analyzing the mass incarceration system in the U.S. In your answer discuss what the term "racialized mass incarceration" means and what the consequences of this are.

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Question 13

Explain what the Asian model minority stereotype is. In your answer include how this stereotype evolved and what the implications of it are.

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Question 14

Describe how Jiménez and Horowitz's research on academic achievement and ethnoracial identity is influenced by assimilation theories focusing on the influence of immigrant-origin populations on established individuals and institutions.

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Question 15

Discuss the connections between racial residential segregation, mass incarceration, and the War on Drugs.

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Question 16

Which demographic group experiences the most housing discrimination in the study by Roscigno, Karafin, and Tester?

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A)  Black males 
B)  White males 
C)  Black females 
D)  White females

Question 17

Discuss the strengths and weaknesses in the methodology used in Christerson and Emerson's research on diverse churches.

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Question 18

Which trend describes the historical trajectory of where immigrants generally settle in the U.S.?

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A)  Immigrants used to settle primarily in urban ethnic enclaves and still do today. 
B)  Immigrants used to settle primarily in urban ethnic enclaves but now also settle in suburbs. 
C)  Immigrants used to settle primarily in suburbs but now also settle in urban ethnic enclaves. 
D)  Immigrants used to settle primarily in suburbs and still do today.

Question 19

Social scientists offer various explanations of the process of assimilation. Describe the differences between these approaches and explain which explanation you find most compelling. Why?

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Question 20

How would you answer the example vignettes from the Houston Area Survey study? What do you think shapes your answer?

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Exam 3: Today: Remaking Race and Ethnicity