Sex refers to:
a. Biological characteristics
b. Social characteristics
c. Both A and B
d. None of the above
According to Marx, one class owns or controls the means of production, and in the case
of an industrial society, Marx called this elite or ruling class the proletariat. The other
class is the working class, or the bourgeoisie.
a. True
b. False
Robert LaPiere demonstrated that people’s actions match their beliefs.
a. True
b. False
The period of Reconstruction that followed the Civil War was a time of:
a. Opportunity for black southerners
b. Bitter conflict and struggle in the South between blacks and European immigrants
c. Great repression and racism in the South
d. Rapid movement of black southerners to the urban North
e. Opportunity for white southerners
_________ is to de facto segregation as _________ is to de jure segregation:
a. Whites and blacks choosing to attend different churches, whites and blacks choosing
to go to different clubs
b. Laws requiring blacks to sit at the back of the bus, laws requiring blacks to drink
from different water fountains
c. Whites and blacks choosing to attend different churches, laws requiring blacks to sit
at the back of the bus
d. Laws requiring blacks to sit at the back of the bus, whites and blacks choosing to
attend different churches
e. None of the above
According to the Black Power movement, racial separation involves __________,
whereas racial segregation involves__________.
a. empowerment; powerlessness
b. powerlessness; empowerment
c. violence; nonviolence
d. nonviolence; violence
The awareness of minority group members of their differentiation from the dominant
group provides the basis for strong bonds and a sense of group solidarity.
a. True
b. False
The civil rights movement was successful at ending de jure segregation because:
a. It came at a time of increased industrialization and urbanization
b. It supported the code of American values such as liberty and equality
c. Other groups saw its goals as legitimate and supported them
d. The mass media was sympathetic in its coverage of nonviolent protests
e. All of the above
The entire northern African American population enjoyed greater freedom and
developed more political and economic resources.
a. True
b. False
According to Patricia Hill Collins, opportunity and experience are shaped by
a. dichotomous, class-based systems.
b. a matrix of domination.
c. uniform, gender-based privilege.
d. a desire for stratification.
The policy of termination was successful and the tribes that were terminated provided
economic benefits and a better quality of life for other tribes.
a. True
b. False
A collective identity is necessary to the formation of a social movement.
a. True
b. False
Which of the following permitted immigration from Mexico?
a. Repatriation
b. Operation Wetback
c. Termination
d. Bracero program
e. The quota system
Class, prestige, and power are three dimensions of a(n)
a. institutional minority.
b. immigration pattern.
c. cognitive prejudice.
d. stratification system.
The least diverse nation(s) in the world are
a. Britain and Scotland
b. Mexico
c. Northern Europe
d. Korea and Japan
The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTa. is probably the most significant
source of recent changes to Mexican society. Its effects include:
a. A net increase in the number of jobs in Mexico
b. Increased wages and reduced poverty
c. Decreased wages and increased poverty
d. A net decrease in the number of jobs in Mexico
e. C and D
Brazil and U.S. history are parallel in many respects.
a. True
b. False
Race is seen as a ____ in Brazil.
a. Continuum
b. Dividing line
c. Non factor
d. None of the above
According to statistical maps, where would one most likely find Hmong?
a. New York
b. Texas
c. California
d. Wisconsin
Institutional discrimination is always obvious, overt, and intentionally discriminatory.
a. True
b. False
The greatest success of the Chicanismo movement was:
a. Assistance for Mexican immigrants to reach the United States
b. Raising the awareness of the larger society about the grievances and problems of
Mexican Americans
c. Allowed Mexican Americans to pursue their life interests
d. Translated immediately into political and economic power
Israel has an official policy of assimilation.
a. True
b. False
Most recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions have
a. Supported the use of Affirmative Action programs especially in educational settings
b. Generally rejected the use of Affirmative Action as a decision making tool.
c. Allowed one type of discrimination to correct another type of discrimination
d. Have not addressed the issue of affirmative action in any meaningful way
Which fact illustrates that Western society places more weight on the education of
males?
a. Boys are called on more in class
b. Girls are discouraged from attending college
c. Boys are more likely to receive a post-graduate degree than are females
d. Girls are often steered toward traditional male fields of study such as engineering and
math
Asian Americans make up a large portion of the U.S. population.
a. True
b. False
The idea that racism is changing form to a more subtle way of expressing negative
feelings is called:
a. Blaming the victim
b. Declining prejudice
c. Social distance
d. The vicious cycle
e. Modern racism
What was the outcome of the Red Power movement’s fish-in ?
a. The occupation of Alcatraz
b. Increased self-governance for the village of Wounded Knee in South Dakota
c. A loss of fishing rights for American Indian tribes outside the state of Wisconsin
d. The Supreme Court confirmed American Indian rights to fish in Washington State
Since the middle of the twentieth century, minority groups have demanded greater
openness, fairness, equality, respect for their traditions, and justice.
a. True
b. False
Selective perception is the tendency to see minorities generally in a negative light.
a. True
b. False
Black Africans had a commodity the colonists coveted_____________, and the
colonists subsequently constructed a system to control and exploit this
commodity_______________.
a. Black female slaves
b. Black males under 12
c. All slave children
d. White females who were married to black slaves
e. None of the above
The English language may contribute to racist stereotypes because of the use of terms
such as black-hearted, black list, or black eye.
a. True
b. False
The one common factor that seems to account for the origin of all prejudice is:
a. Selective perception
b. The affective dimension of prejudice
c. Stereotypes
d. Competition between groups
e. None of the above
Unlike, African American minorities in the antebellum South, American Indians during
the contact period were
a. a colonized minority group.
b. successful at resisting denomination.
c. in competition with whites for labor.
d. facing high levels of discrimination.
Skin color is an important marker of group membership in our society because it:
a. Was selected during a complex and lengthy historical process
b. Became important because we attributed significance to it
c. Has scientific significance
d. None of the above
e. A and B above
Since the mid-1960s, immigrants have been coming to the United States at nearly
record rates.
a. True
b. False