The development of solidarity between ethnic subgroups, such as Hispanics, is called
________.
a. panethnicity
b. ethnocentrism
c. assimilation
d. marginalization
Asking people their willingness to interact with or be employed with people of different
racial and ethnic backgrounds measures their level of ________.
a. discrimination
b. stereotyping
c. social distance
d. scapegoating
Which of the following statements is true of the education of African Americans?
a. Blacks as a group have always attained the same level of education as Whites as a
group.
b. African American children are more likely to have formal prekindergarten education
than are White children.
c. African American schoolchildren who stay in school are guaranteed equal
opportunities in life.
d. Black children generally drop out of school sooner and, therefore, are less likely to
receive high school diplomas.
The worldwide integration of government policies, cultures, social movements, and
financial markets through trade and the exchange of ideas is known as ________.
a. communization
b. privatization
c. globalization
d. nationalization
Immigrants from Central and South America ________.
a. form coalitions with Cuban Americans, Mexican Americans, or Puerto Ricans
b. lack formal education and shared modest skills
c. have increased in numbers even faster than that of Mexicans or any other group
d. share the same native tongue, Spanish
Intergroup hostility refers to the ________.
a. discrimination against subordinate groups by dominant groups
b. hostile attitudes of straight people toward gays and lesbians
c. prejudice among specific subordinate groups
d. racial profiling of immigrants in the U.S
The president of a bank refuses to hire the most qualified candidate for a key
management position because the candidate is Jewish. This is an example of ________.
a. discrimination
b. pluralism
c. ethnocentrism
d. panethnicity
A growing problem is that Puerto Rico has emerged as a ________.
a. war struck country stifled with unrest and oppression
b. country plagued with issues arising out of substance abuse and juvenile delinquency
c. major gateway to the United States for illegal drugs from South America
d. tax haven for large U.S. corporations that are looking to evade federal income taxes
When acculturation is weaker among Chinese Americans, family life is characterized
by ________.
a. weakening of the father’s authority as absolute
b. a decline in the importance of the extended family
c. high rates of divorce
d. strict attitudes about sexual behavior
In the context of consequences of subordinate-group status, what does D represent in
the equation A+ B+ C → D?
a. an ethnocultural”racial group that is forcefully evicted from certain areas or a country
b. the secession of a subordinate group to move to an already-established nation
c. the segregation of a subordinate group imposed by dominant groups
d. an ethnocultural”racial group that shares some of the characteristics of each initial
group
The key factor in the great disparity between the Black and White family wealth was
the failure of
African Americans to ________.
a. inherit wealth from their ancestors
b. have a strong achievement orientation
c. maintain a strong work orientation
d. accumulate wealth through home buying
With reference to the current scenario in the United States in comparison with the rest
of the population, the elderly are more likely to be ________.
a. White
b. male
c. living in the state of California
d. nonnative
Commonwealth supporters argue that ________.
a. independence includes too many unknown costs, so they embrace the status quo
b. the idea of statehood invokes the fear of higher taxes
c. the idea of statehood results in an erosion of their cultural heritage
d. independence leads to nonparticipation in the global economy, thereby restricts
international negotiation
Gradually, the policies directed from Europe toward the indigenous peoples of North
America resembled the approach described in the world systems theory. Which of the
following was the most important to the Europeans?
a. the spiritual expression of the indigenous peoples
b. the land the indigenous peoples occupied
c. the sacramental use of peyote
d. the fishing and hunting practices of the indigenous peoples
Dominique works at the human resources department in a software product
development firm. She finds that her efforts to work in a position at the sales
department are consistently blocked, even though she is qualified for the job. This is an
example of ________ existing in the organization.
a. economic discrimination
b. a glass escalator
c. a glass cliff
d. a glass wall
The policy of “separate but equal” was defined as ________ by the U.S. Supreme Court
in 1896.
a. reasonable
b. unacceptable
c. racist
d. discriminatory
Nearly two-thirds of Hispanics in the United States are ________.
a. Colombians
b. Puerto Ricans
c. Cuban Americans
d. Mexican Americans
Many Baltonian men were effectively barred from serving in the police department of
Rhodia because they failed to meet the minimum height requirement. The height
requirement in no way helped perform the job effectively and favored White men in
securing positions in the department. This is an example of ________.
a. occupational segregation
b. reverse discrimination
c. institutional discrimination
d. group libel
In 1800s, ________ was the most prevalent cause for Chinese people to emigrate from
their home country.
a. education
b. economic gain
c. marriage prospects
d. religion
Antislavery advocates, including Whites and free Blacks, were called ________.
a. White primaries
b. abolitionists
c. covenants
d. assimilationists
The Bell Curve presented the research of Herrnstein and Murray on the IQ, where they
claimed that ________.
a. 60 percent of IQ is inheritable
b. IQ is independent of one’s cultural heritage
c. Whites and Blacks have similar IQ levels
d. women have higher IQ than men
The term second shift refers to ________.
a. the late night shift of a 24-hour service facility
b. the second job of people working two or more jobs
c. the work outside the home followed by childcare and housework
d. child care centers that offer after school care facility to single working moms
________ came to mean a policy of separate development devised by the Whites to deal
with the multiracial population in South Africa.
a. Holocaust
b. Apartheid
c. Genocide
d. White flight
Jim Crow laws ________.
a. mandated affirmative action
b. gave White people their ultimate authority
c. outlawed busing to achieve racial balance
d. improved the position of African Americans in the society
The Hmong come from rural areas of ________.
a. China
b. South Korea
c. Laos and Vietnam
d. Indonesia and Malaysia
Which of the following statements about environmental justice is true?
a. Issues of environmental justice are limited to metropolitan areas.
b. There is a higher probability that White communities lack the resources to tackle
environmental problems.
c. Low-income communities are more likely to be adjacent to waste sites.
d. Native American reservation land is protected from environmental abuse.
Before the beginning of the Christian faith to the present time, anti-Semitism has
followed the struggle of ________.
a. Jews
b. Gentiles
c. East Asians
d. Muslims
According to the Americans with Disabilities Act, businesses with more than 15
employees ________.
a. can refuse to make reasonable accommodation for an employee with a disability
b. cannot refuse to hire a qualified applicant with a disability
c. can opt to employ a candidate with a disability as a temp
d. cannot refuse to pay a higher salary to an employee with a disability
In 1964, illegal border crossings by Mexicans increased because ________.
a. legal crossings became more difficult
b. the bracero program was reinstated
c. immigration quotas for Mexicans became relaxed
d. the United States introduced an open border policy
Immigrants who sustain multiple social relationships that link their societies of origin
and settlement are called ________.
a. xenophobes
b. refugees
c. transnationals
d. asylees
Which of the following economic trends is prevalent among Hispanics?
a. Hispanics as a group have far overreached the number of White children in poverty.
b. Poor Hispanic children are least likely to have a working parent than White or Black
children.
c. Hispanic households appear to have slightly lower levels of median wealth than the
African American households.
d. Hispanic households average more than 12 cents for every dollar in wealth owned by
White non-Hispanic households.
Why was the passage of Termination Act of 1953 disastrous?
Discuss the Afrocentric perspective.
Why are Latino households considered to be more familistic than others in the United
States?
Discuss the significant aspects of familism.
What is the significance of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990? How has it
impacted people with disabilities?
Give an overview of the protest efforts made by Native Americans. Also, mention the
outcome of the efforts made.
________ refers to families in which one or more is a citizen and one or more is a
noncitizen.
List and explain the five characteristics of a minority or subordinate group.
How does institutional discrimination differ from individual discrimination? Provide
three examples of institutional discrimination.
What do intermarriage statistics indicate about the assimilation of Chinese Americans
and Japanese Americans?
Discuss the role of a kye in Korean American businesses. Provide an example to
explain how it works.
What is the relationship between education and prejudice?
What is the evidence of intergroup hostility other than that of Whites toward minorities?
Explain the economic status of Puerto Rico, using world systems theory. What
problems are contributing to the economic conditions experienced by the majority of
the island’s inhabitants?
Zhang, a recent immigrant to the United States, joined a secret society based on his
interest in Chinese politics. This organization is an example of a(n) ________.
An attack by ________ on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941 brought the United States
into World War II and marked a painful tragedy for the Issei and Nisei.
What is reverse discrimination? Does the latest data support that White men experience
discrimination on the basis of race?
Provide an argument against the statement that “subordinate groups merely accept the
definitions and ideologies of the dominant group.” Give specific historical and
contemporary examples to support your answer.
What is the significance of the suffrage movement? How was it received by the society
and what was its outcome?
Which strategy was used to block immigration from Italy in the 1920s?