In 1925, under the provisions of the national origins system, which of the following
people would find it easiest to legally enter the United States?
a. Hiroto, a Japanese laborer
b. Oliver, a British laborer
c. Nikolaos, a Greek physician
d. Maria, an Italian mother of an American citizen
The relocation of all Eastern tribes across the Mississippi River that lasted more than a
decade is called ________.
a. the Walk for Justice
b. the Trail of Tears
c. pan-Indianism
d. the Ghost Dance
________ is a term used to describe efforts to ensure that hazardous substances are
controlled so that all communities receive protection regardless of race or
socioeconomic circumstances.
a. Environmental justice
b. Affirmative action
c. Amalgamation
d. Environmental refuge
Which of the following terms refers to the immigration to the United States of skilled
workers, professionals, and technicians who are desperately needed by their home
countries?
a. population explosion
b. brain drain
c. civil disobedience
d. colonialism
An ordinary crime is defined as a(n) ________ when offenders are motivated to choose
a victim because of some characteristicfor example, race, ethnicity, religion, sexual
orientation, or disabilityand provide evidence that hatred prompted them to commit the
crime.
a. crime against morality
b. bias crime
c. inchoate crime
d. organized crime
Which of the following is the name of the forged document that claimed that Jews
throughout the world planned to conquer all governments through the means of
Communism?
a. The Passion of the Christ
b. Proclamation of Unlimited National Emergency
c. Protocols of the Learned Elders of Zion
d. The Magna Charta
Which of the following statements is true of the rituals that characterize Islam?
a. Muslims make charitable donations.
b. Muslims say Sunday morning prayers within their community.
c. Muslims pray to Allah once a week.
d. Muslims feast during the month of Ramadan.
________ are organized along family or kinship ties in Chinatowns.
a. Kyes
b. Tsu
c. Tongs
d. Yakuzas
According to which of the following, is there an increase in ethnic interest and
awareness in the grandchildren of the original immigrants?
a. the principle of third generation interest
b. self-fulfilling prophecy
c. symbolic ethnicity
d. the theory of bicultural immersion
One problem faced by the Vietnamese refugees in the United States was ________.
a. religious and political restrictions
b. enrollment of children in schools and colleges
c. downward social mobility
d. returning to their homelands permanently
Many characterizations of the African American community have been attacked
because ________.
a. they represent the legacy of racism and low income across many generations
b. they place too much focus on African Americans in high-paying occupations
c. they overemphasize the poorest segment of the African American community
d. they underemphasize the success achieved by African Americans
The term ________ refers to the forced deportation of people, accompanied by
systematic violence including death.
a. apartheid
b. segmented assimilation
c. ethnic cleansing
d. fusion
Which of the following is a similarity between freedom flotilla and Irish immigration?
a. They represent immigration based on difficult economic conditions.
b. They represent immigration based on the presence of color gradients.
c. The refugees of both these migrations were called Marielitos.
d. The refugees of both these migrations were exploited for political reasons.
The term shadchan is another name for ________.
a. an Israeli citizen
b. a non-Jew
c. a marriage broker
d. a former rabbi
Established political parties began recognizing Latinos as a force in the election process
primarily through the ________.
a. poor Hispanic presence at the polls
b. policies that have facilitated English voters
c. growth of the Hispanic population
d. Hispanic presence outside conventional political activities
Which of the following consequences of the Nineteenth Amendment is accurate?
a. The women’s movement faded away in the first half of the century.
b. Women started voting as a bloc.
c. The success of the suffrage movement automatically led to other feminist reforms.
d. Women have been elected to office in significant proportion to their numbers.
Which of the following statements is true of segregation?
a. Generally, the dominant group imposes segregation on a subordinate group.
b. Intergroup contact is highly unlikely to occur in most segregated societies.
c. Complete segregation is a frequent phenomenon.
d. Segregation by race, ethnicity, and religion occurs solely in the U.S.
W. E. B. Du Bois argued that ________.
a. when racism decreases, class issues become more important
b. what Black students need is segregated or mixed schools.
c. exploitation should be eradicated so that all classes of people can be considered equal
d. race has ceased to be of concern as educated Blacks are entering the middle class
The development of solidarity between ethnic subgroups is called ________.
a. ethnocentrism
b. marginality
c. familism
d. panethnicity
Which of the following is true of the economic impact of immigration?
a. Immigration can increase the availability of natural resources to a community.
b. Immigration creates new job opportunities for the natives.
c. Immigration can revitalize a local economy.
d. Immigration improves wages for the natives living in the community.
Which of the following books of the Old Testament accurately represent the Torah?
a. the books telling the history of the Israelites
b. the first five books
c. the poetic and “Wisdom” books
d. the books of the biblical prophets
Which of the following industries do Asian Indians depend on to help them acclimatize
to the United States and to give them the money they need to become more
economically self-reliant?
a. agricultural
b. service
c. tourist
d. manufacturing
In his research, sociologist William J. Wilson pointed to the “compelling evidence” that
young Blacks ________.
a. embraced the oppositional culture of acting White
b. were competing successfully with young Whites
c. were socially isolated
d. had shrinking economic opportunities
The term ________ refers to a self-image and worldview that is a combination of
religious faith, cultural background based on nationality, and current residency.
a. differential identity
b. traditional identity
c. blended identity
d. mixed identity
Feminization of poverty refers to the trend in the United States since World War II in
which ________.
a. median earnings of full-time female workers is more than male workers
b. women account for a growing proportion of people living in poverty
c. a growing proportion of women in better-paying nontraditional professions are
leaving behind poverty
d. the narrowing of the female”male wage gap is due to men’s wages leveling off
Which of the following consequences of the Employment Assistance Program is
accurate?
a. It resulted in a Native American version of the brain drain.
b. It increased the labor force on the reservation.
c. It helped resolve all the problems of Native Americans in cities.
d. It led to the destruction of all intertribal networks.
________ are monies that immigrants send to their countries of origin.
a. Tariffs
b. Marielitos
c. Remittances
d. Bills
In the context of brain drain, according to ________, it is ironic that the United States
gives foreign aid to improve the technical resources of African and Asian countries
while maintaining
an immigration policy that encourages professionals in such nations to migrate to the
United States.
a. conflict theorists
b. functionalists
c. interactionists
d. abolitionists
Compared with Whites, Black men have higher death rates from ________.
a. respiratory disease
b. heart disease
c. AIDS
d. diarrhea
People’s opportunities to provide themselves with material goods, positive living
conditions, and favorable living experiences are referred to as ________.
a. life cycles
b. life extensions
c. life chances
d. life expectancies
Unlike prejudice, discrimination ________.
a. is a negative attitude toward an entire category of people
b. is a belief or attitude toward an entire category of people
c. does not ever lead to categorical rejection of people
d. involves behavior that excludes members of a group from certain rights
Which of the following statements is true of the political activity and pan-Asian identity
of Asian Americans?
a. They completely alienate themselves from the social organizations of their homeland.
b. They have been slow to achieve political mobilization.
c. They are very docile and do not participate in protests and demonstrations.
d. They come from nations where political participation is encouraged.
According to the spectrum of intergroup status, which of the following relationships is
more tolerant to the subordinate group?
a. secession
b. expulsion
c. pluralism
d. extermination
Which of the following statements is true about the political presence of Hispanics prior
to the 2010 Congressional elections?
a. The Hispanic presence at the polls had always lived up to the expectations.
b. Hispanics were not interested in voting at the polls.
c. Many Hispanics were ineligible to vote under the U.S. Constitution.
d. Hispanics represented a majority among the electoral candidates.
After the American Revolution temporarily stopped the flow of immigration, ________
in Ireland spurred even greater movement to North America.
a. relative deprivation
b. religious intolerance
c. deteriorating economic conditions
d. de facto segregation
The term ________ refers to making private homes built so that they are accessible for
people with disabilities.
Explain contact hypothesis with examples.
Discuss the impact of assimilation on family life of Chinese Americans in the United
States.
How did creation of Israel impact the residing population? How has the Law of Return
contributed to the country’s cultural diversity?
According to Robert Hill, what are the five strengths of African American families that
allow them to function effectively in a hostile (racist) society?
What is the relative importance of religion and ethnicity in influencing social attitudes
and behaviors?
How has the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) been valuable in
addressing problems of the elderly?
How have Central and South Americans contributed to the diversity of the Hispanic
peoples in the United States?
List ten ways to fight prejudice.
What did Martin Luther King, Jr. mean by civil disobedience? What were the elements
of his strategy?
Discuss the aspects of slavery that destroyed the stability and continuity of family life
for Black people.
Discuss the social implications of differential justice and victim discounting. How is the
system of justice compromised by these practices?
Refugees of the third major migration, the 1980 Mariel boatlift, from Cuba to the
United States are called ________, referring to Mariel, the fishing port from which the
boats departed.
Explain the concept of slavery reparation. How has the historical and social significance
of slavery been marginalized?
In 1965, the U.S. Department of Labor released a report entitled The Negro Family:
The Case for National Action commonly referred to as the ________.
What is brain drain? How has it impacted the United States and other countries?
Distinguish the tactics and ideology of the early civil rights period (1954″1965) from
those of the period since 1965.
Write a brief note on the federal government’s role in supporting the sovereignty of
American Indians.