Two years into her new job, Paula finds that her salary is considerably lesser than that
of her male colleagues at similar positions. She can seek redress for this disparity in pay
even after 180 days under the ________.
a. Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act
b. Employment Non-Discrimination Act
c. Equal Pay Act of 1963
d. Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act
Executive Order 9066, which resulted in the forced confinement of Japanese Americans
in evacuation camps, was based on ________.
a. court trials against those suspected of espionage
b. indictments against all anti-U.S Japanese Americans
c. showing greater loyalty to Japan
d. having Japanese ancestry
Members of a minority or subordinate group ________.
a. generally marry outside their group
b. become a part of the group voluntarily
c. are political equals of the majority group
d. have distinguishing cultural characteristics
Which of the following statements reflect the political trends prevalent amongst
Latinos?
a. Many Latinos resent that every four years the political movers and shakers rediscover
that they exist.
b. Majority of Hispanic voters in the United States prefer the Republicans over the
Democrats.
c. Many Hispanics are least interested in voting as they fear being deprived of their
permanent residency status.
d. Majority of the Latinos vote for political parties that promote policies with strict
immigration laws.
A large, organized religion that is not officially linked with the state or government is
known as ________.
a. civil religion
b. denomination
c. de jure segregation
d. de facto segregation
Which of the following statements is true of hometown clubs?
a. They collect money for improvements in hospitals and schools that are beyond the
means of the local people back home.
b. They accept remittances only from entities situated in Mexico.
c. They are professional organizations that operate on a profit basis.
d. They are recreational clubs started with the motive of connecting fellow Mexican
American migrants with each other.
If Michelle is a Reform Jew, she ________.
a. cannot sit with men together in Reform congregations
b. can participate in the reading of the Torah
c. can remarry without seeking a divorce
d. cannot observe the Sabbath
One reason for the popularity of Black Power among African Americans was that
________.
a. it advocated the theory of the talented tenth for the development of Blacks
b. it fought for the cause of an independent state for the Blacks
c. it gave them the opportunity to take the law in their own hands
d. it gave them a viable option for surviving in a segregated society
James is a typical Black South African. He belongs to the same economic class as the
majority of the population. In which of the following situations is he most likely to find
himself?
a. being a victim of reverse apartheid
b. owning a gun illegally
c. paying for private medical care
d. searching in vain for multiracial schools
Which of the following is an example of institutional discrimination?
a. a job that places a blanket exclusion on hiring people with felony records
b. a sales job that requires employees to be fluent in the local language
c. a job that does not permit children to accompany parents to the workplace
d. a job that has an equal number of holidays for employees of all ethnicities
In which of the following ways did the attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001 affect
New York’s Chinatown?
a. Buildings were damaged.
b. There was a decline in tourism.
c. Shipments to the garment industry improved.
d. There was a population influx.
Which of the following is a cause of prejudice?
a. the commitment to equality
b. the fear of being threatened
c. the desire to eradicate exploitation
d. the need to avoid failure
Which of the following is true about non-Catholic religious Latinos?
a. They tend to be older.
b. They attend independent churches.
c. They are least likely to attend services.
d. They refrain from associating religion to their daily lives.
Which of the following steps taken by the government since World War II has created a
new meeting place for Native Americans in cities, far from their native homelands and
the reservations?
a. The Johnson-O”Malley Act
b. The Reorganization Act
c. The Indian Claims Commission
d. The Employment Assistance Program
Which of the following is true of the economic picture of contemporary American
women?
a. They earn more than men in high-status occupations.
b. They work in the same fields as men and earn less.
c. They earn the same as men in part-time gender-typed jobs for women.
d. They tend to go into lower-paying specialties.
When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a crowded bus to a White man, her
defiance led to the organization of the ________.
a. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
b. National Advisory Commission
c. Alabama National Guard
d. Montgomery Improvement Association
Like Mexican Americans, the Salvadorans have created ________ or associations that
relate to a specific village that receives remittances.
a. colonias
b. ethnonational clubs
c. hometown clubs
d. maquiladoras
Lily identifies as a Hasidic Jew. Which of the following holds true for her?
a. She must wear garments that mix linen and wool.
b. She must adhere to kashrut.
c. She must wear a yarmulke, even while sleeping.
d. She must undertake a lifetime of study of the Torah.
Which of the following best describes gender roles?
a. It refers to expectations regarding the proper behavior, attitudes, and activities of
males and females.
b. It refers to the ideology establishing equal rights for men and women.
c. It refers to the barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified worker because of
gender.
d. It refers to the double burden that is faced by many women and that very few men
share equitably.
The trend of an increasing proportion of the population being composed of older people
is expected to continue well through the twenty-first century. A reason behind this is
________.
a. a decline in mortality
b. a decrease in number of postwar baby boomers
c. an increase in the birth rate
d. a decrease in the average life span of the population
Defiance of authority is regarded as a sign of ________.
a. pluralism
b. assimilation
c. amalgamation
d. color-blind racism
Which of the following statements accurately describes a bisexual?
a. A bisexual is an individual sexually attracted to a person of the opposite sex.
b. A bisexual is an individual sexually attracted to a person of the same sex.
c. A bisexual is an individual who wears clothing of the opposite sex.
d. A bisexual is an individual sexually attracted to both sexes.
The term sa pamilya refers to Filipinos’ strong ________.
a. devotion to God
b. loyalty to family
c. vocational pursuits
d. educational background
In 1993, the Congress passed the Religious Freedom Restoration Act, which
said________.
a. the government may not enforce laws that “substantially burden” the exercise of
religion
b. that prosecuting people who use illegal drugs as part of a religious ritual is not a
violation of the First Amendment guarantee of religious freedom
c. that states may not require the teaching of creationism alongside evolution in public
schools
d. Congress may make laws respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the
free exercise thereof
Drawing on the conflict perspective, sociologist Howard Waitzkin suggests that
________.
a. racial tensions contribute to the medical problems of African Americans
b. death resulting from hypertension is twice as common in Whites as in Blacks
c. significant differences exist among segments of the population with Blacks living
longer than
Whites
d. Blacks are overrepresented while seeking medical care, donating blood, or signing up
for organ
donation
Patricia J. Williams, an African American academic, writes about her experiences
regarding redlining. She states, “I was treated differently when lenders and real estate
agents realized that I was an African American.” Which of the following is most likely
to have occurred before they realized that she was an African American?
a. She was asked fewer questions about her finances.
b. She was considered a “risk” due to her financial situation.
c. She experienced unkept appointments.
d. She was quoted higher rents compared to people of other ethnicities.
Which of the following statements represents the trends in immigration of Mexicans to
the United States?
a. The years before World War I restricted Mexican refugees from entering the United
States.
b. The Mexican revolution of 1909″1922 limited Mexican immigrants from entering the
United States.
c. World War I curtailed the flow of people from Europe, leaving the labor market open
to Mexican Americans.
d. Increasing poverty in the Southwest United States decreased the number of Mexicans
across the border.
Acculturation of Chinese Americans in family life is evidenced by ________.
a. absolute parental authority
b. rising numbers of Tiger Mothers
c. children questioning the authority of parents
d. an increase in domestic violence
Which of the following statements is true of gender groups?
a. Women are physically indistinguishable.
b. Membership in gender groups is involuntary.
c. Men are lowered to the position of the social minority.
d. Women encounter prejudice and discrimination.
________ are characteristic of Hispanic households.
a. Low levels of wealth
b. High financial resources
c. High levels of accountability
d. Low indemnity levels
Martin Luther King, Jr. advocated ________.
a. nonviolence
b. pluralism
c. separatism
d. self-fulfilling prophecy
Describe the Allotment Act of 1887. What was its outcome?
The yearning to establish a Jewish state in the biblical homeland is known as ________.
How does the environment affect global immigration?
________ styles of dancing, singing, and costuming derived from the tradition of Plains
tribes of Native Americans are spreading nationwide as common cultural traits.
Discuss the plight of minority women in the United States. Use the example of Latinas
to explain your answer.