Deck 9: Race and Ethnicity

Question 1

Prejudice is an action; discrimination is an attitude.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Hatred of Chinese Americans in 1942, and further discrimination against Japanese immigrants, were historical examples of spillover bigotry.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

The way in which race is determined is a universal cultural constant.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

Discrimination can occur without the awareness of both those doing the discriminating and those being discriminated against.

Question 5

The split labor market and reserve labor force are most aligned with the symbolic interactionist perspective.

Question 6

While President Obama signed an Executive Order allowing work permits to unauthorized immigrants who meet certain qualification, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the states' right to check the immigration status of anyone they stop or arrest.

Question 7

Sociologists find psychological explanations of prejudice to be inadequate.

Question 8

While the patterns of immigration change, and group antogonisms shift focus, the future is likely to continue to be riddled with racial tensions.

Question 9

Jews are most accurately classified as an ethnic group because they share more cultural characteristics than biological ones.

Question 10

Biologists and anthropologists generally agree on a five-member classification system to universally distinguish one race from another.

Question 11

The United States Census Bureau allows respondents to choose as many races as they wish in describing who they consider themselves to be.

Question 12

To date, no Asian American women have been elected to the U.S. Senate.

Question 13

Slavery as it was practiced in the pre-Civil War South and apartheid as practiced in South Africa are two examples of internal colonialism.

Question 14

Research has demonstrated that prejudice can have positive ramifications.

Question 15

Everyone who shares a respective ethnic identity expresses that identity through the same ethnic work.

Question 16

The process of compartmentalization helps people who engage in genocide to maintain a sense of being good and moral.

Question 17

Because the term "Latino" refers to an ethnic group, Latinos may identify themselves as being black, white, or Native American.

Question 18

People who are prejudiced against one racial or ethnic group tend to be prejudiced against other groups.

Question 19

Predatory lending took a particularly hard hit on African Americans increasing monthly payments for their home mortgages, which caused many to lose their homes when the economic crisis hit.

Question 20

The term "melting pot" is the most appropriate analogy to classify Americans based on the fascination Americans have with their ethnic roots.

Question 21

What is the Implicit Association Test?

A)It is a test of cultural intelligence.
B)It is a visual perception test that links race to desirable and undesirable words.
C)It measures the percentage of "white blood" in African Americans.
D)It is the instrument that differentiates between institutional and individual racism.

Question 22

For the last five years, Sarah has been trying to recover her ethnic heritage by tracing her family line. This attempt to trace her family line is an example of ________.

A)permissible assimilation
B)ethnic identification
C)ethnic work
D)ethnicity research

Question 23

Which phrase best describes Miss Rivers' Lodge?

A)a health care experiment at Tuskegee University
B)a fishing retreat for African American men
C)a segregated vacation complex in Georgia
D)a brothel in the French Quarter of New Orleans

Question 24

How did the 2010 U.S. Census instruct Americans to classify themselves in relation to race?

A)Respondents must pick the single term that best describes their race.
B)Respondents may choose no more than two terms that describe their race.
C)Respondents can choose one or more races that they consider themselves to be.
D)Respondents must choose the race of their parents in declaring their own race.

Question 25

Prejudice describes ________ while discrimination describes ________.

A)values; attitudes
B)norms; beliefs
C)attitudes; actions
D)actions; attitudes

Question 26

The belief held by many African Americans that lighter skinned African American women are more attractive than those with darker skin is referred to as ________.

A)the reformulation of race at the micro-level
B)the internalization of the norms of the dominant group
C)reverse racism at the micro-level
D)race betrayal of the minority class

Question 27

Sam, a bartender who saw duty in Vietnam, refuses to serve Asians in his bar because he believes that Asians have no business living in the U.S.A. Sam's actions describe ________.

A)prejudice and discrimination
B)prejudice but not discrimination
C)discrimination but not prejudice
D)neither prejudice nor discrimination

Question 28

Based on the textbook, what are two ways a group becomes a minority?

A)genocide and the expansion of political boundaries
B)migration and a change in the economy of a nation
C)genocide and a change in ethnic work by citizens
D)the expansion of political boundaries and migration

Question 29

What is a group of people with inherited physical characteristics that distinguish it from another group?

A)a race
B)an ethnicity
C)a social group
D)a tribe

Question 30

Ashley Montagu, a physical anthropologist, classified humans into ________ different racial groups.

A)2
B)40
C)160
D)2,000

Question 31

Which statement is most accurate regarding the meaning of race?

A)It is entirely dependent upon fixed biological characteristics.
B)Race varies, depending upon the society in which its meaning is constructed.
C)The concept of race tends to be quite similar in all cultures.
D)Race is a variable that changes, depending upon the age of people who use the term.

Question 32

Who is the best-known "Cablinasian"?

A)Tiger Woods
B)Al Sharpton
C)Barack Obama
D)Colin Powell

Question 33

What term did Louis Wirth use to define groups of people who are singled out for unequal treatment and who regard themselves as objects of collective discrimination?

A)minority group
B)racial group
C)ethnic group
D)subcultural group

Question 34

What is the term used to describe an attitude that exaggerates the virtues of a group, such as all Asian Americans being brilliant or all African Americans being great athletes?

A)complacent superiority
B)positive prejudice
C)master status
D)superior discrimination

Question 35

Which of the following food choices best illustrates the belief that America is a diverse nation?

A)a stew
B)an American pie
C)a tossed salad
D)an Oscar Mayer wiener

Question 36

Tony Pascalucci often wears a shirt that says, "Kiss me, I'm Italian." He flies the Italian flag at his U.S. home, greets people by saying, "Buongiorno," and is known for making the best lasagna in the valley. In view of this, which phrase best describes Tony's behavior?

A)Tony is exercising the concept of ethnic work.
B)Tony is experiencing a racial identity crisis.
C)Tony is experiencing role diffusion.
D)Tony is confused over what his master status is.

Question 37

In society, which group has the greatest power, privileges, and social status?

A)the majority
B)the power elite
C)the capitalist class
D)the dominant group

Question 38

While race might reflect our biological heritage, ________ reflects our cultural heritage.

A)gender
B)age
C)ethnicity
D)social class

Question 39

What did Ezekiel suggest as the reason why some people are attracted to racist hate groups?

A)They have too much leisure time on their hands.
B)They developed group polarization at an early age.
C)Hate groups provide some people with a type of meaning in their lives.
D)Some people are bored and are drawn to risk-taking behavior.

Question 40

As described in the text, what are the two myths of race?

A)eventually there will only be one race; all races have the same origin
B)there is only one race; intelligence is based on race
C)one race is superior to another; pure races exist
D)all races have the same origin; race is a status that cannot be changed

Question 41

What is a Chicano?

A)an illegal immigrant in the United States
B)an American from Mexico
C)an American citizen visiting Mexico
D)a Mexican who is part Native American and part Spanish

Question 42

Of the following, the most extreme example of internal colonialism is ________.

A)indentured servitude
B)slavery
C)caste systems in the post-Civil War South
D)racially motivated hate crime

Question 43

Switzerland is made up of four separate ethnic groups that have kept their own languages but are peacefully united politically and economically. This pattern of intergroup relations is an example of ________.

A)permissible assimilation
B)multiculturalism
C)cultural adaptation
D)forced assimilation

Question 44

Slavery and apartheid are both examples of the ways in which a country's dominant group exploits minority groups for its economic advantage. What do sociologists call this policy?

A)colonization
B)segregation
C)internal colonialism
D)assimilation

Question 45

When Bosnian Serbs practiced ethnic cleansing of the Muslim population during the 1990s, they employed a combination of ________.

A)population transfer and segregation
B)population transfer and genocide
C)assimilation and segregation
D)genocide and pluralism

Question 46

________ refers to seeing certain features of a situation while ignoring others, and the use of labels to group individual members as if they were all alike.

A)Blinded perception
B)Selective perception
C)Generalized vision
D)Discriminating vision

Question 47

Who was the theorist who concluded that highly prejudiced people are actually insecure conformists?

A)John Dollard
B)Theodor Adorno
C)Robert Merton
D)Edwin Sutherland

Question 48

The systematic annihilation or attempted annihilation of a people based on their presumed race or ethnicity is called ________.

A)homicide
B)genocide
C)population transfer
D)manslaughter

Question 49

John recently received his semester grades and found that he had failed two courses. He says the reason he failed the two courses is that they were taught by female professors. John believes that women are really not smart enough to teach at the college level. In this example, the female professors are ________.

A)scapegoats and being blamed for John's grades
B)being discriminatory toward John
C)probably not smart enough to teach in a college
D)prejudiced against John because he is male

Question 50

The massacre of Native Americans in the 1800s, the extermination of the Jews in Nazi Germany, and the slaughter of the Tutsis in Rwanda are all examples of ________.

A)compurgation
B)genocide
C)primogeniture
D)sublimation

Question 51

When an executioner wears a hood he is separating his true identity (the man without a hood)from the one carrying out the execution. Such behavior is part of an effort to separate one's feelings from one's acts, called ________.

A)primogeniture
B)compurgation
C)selective perception
D)compartmentalization

Question 52

Pedro, a legal immigrant from Mexico, and George, a white male whose family has been in America for several generations, have each applied for a car loan at the local bank. Pedro's loan was turned down while George was granted a loan. In comparing their credit history, both men had good credit, and their debts and income were comparable. This is an example of ________ against Pedro.

A)individual prejudice
B)institutional prejudice
C)individual discrimination
D)institutional discrimination

Question 53

The relocation of Native Americans to reservations and the transfer of Americans of Japanese descent to internment camps during World War II are examples of ________.

A)direct transfer
B)compartmentalization
C)internal colonization
D)segregation

Question 54

Based on the most recent research, why are race and ethnicity often factors in medical decisions that favor treatment for white patients?

A)This is a matter of innate racism practiced by white physicians.
B)This is a factor transferred to all medical students as a part of their medical training.
C)White patients have a greater ability to pay for expensive tests.
D)Researchers do not know for sure why race and ethnicity are factors in medical decisions.

Question 55

What is another name for multiculturalism?

A)compartmentalization
B)sublimation
C)pluralism
D)assimilation

Question 56

Who developed the theory of prejudice that addressed frustration levels and scapegoats?

A)Theodor Adorno
B)Talcott Parsons
C)John Dollard
D)Michael Burawoy

Question 57

According to Adorno, a(n)________ is a person who is prejudiced and ranks high on scales of conformity, intolerance, insecurity, respect for authority, and submissiveness to superiors.

A)antisocial personality
B)authoritarian personality
C)scapegoat
D)psychosocial personality

Question 58

When the Native Americans were pacified by the military in the late 1800s, they were forced to learn the English language, dress like the white man, renounce their religion, and give up their customs. This was a classic example of ________.

A)forced assimilation
B)internal colonialism
C)subjugation
D)population transfer

Question 59

The group in society made up of the unemployed who can be put to work during times of high production and then laid off when they are no longer needed is called ________.

A)the reserve labor force
B)the underclass
C)the dual labor force
D)a back-up resource

Question 60

Under czarist Russia, daily living conditions for Jews were made so intolerable that millions chose to leave Russia and migrate to other countries. This is an example of ________.

A)departmentalization
B)subhumanization
C)indirect transfer
D)direct transfer

Question 61

To which ethnic heritage do more Caucasians in America trace their roots than any other?

A)English
B)French
C)German
D)Italian

Question 62

Which state has the highest percentage of minorities?

A)New York
B)Alaska
C)Hawaii
D)California

Question 63

What is the largest minority group in the United States today?

A)Latino American
B)African American
C)Asian American
D)Native American

Question 64

The practice the South employed after the Civil War to segregate blacks from whites was called ________.

A)the Truman Amendment
B)Horatio Alger Law
C)the Baxter Principal
D)Jim Crow law

Question 65

The 1896 Supreme Court ruling that approved "separate but equal" accommodations for blacks and whites as a reasonable use of state power was ________.

A)Africa v. Hewitt
B)Furman v. Georgia
C)Plessy v. Ferguson
D)Garner v. Tennessee

Question 66

What did Proposition 209, a 1996 amendment to the California constitution, address?

A)It established English as the official language in California.
B)It prohibited illegal Mexicans from receiving medical care and other benefits under Medicaid.
C)It banned Mexican immigration into California for ten years.
D)It banned preference to minorities and women in hiring, promotion, and college admissions.

Question 67

Susan's friend Ann had been attending meetings of a local groups who was fighting against gay marriage in their local community. While Susan was not familiar with the political background surrounding this issue and did not have strong feelings herself, she joined the group to spend more time with her friend. According to research by Kimmel and Blee, what is the likely outcome regarding Susan's views of gay marriage and homosexuals?

Question 68

What are the similarities and differences between a quadroon and an octoroon?

Question 69

Since the 1960's Native Americans have won a series of legal victories giving them control over reservation lands. During that time they have opened businesses ranging from fishing canneries to industrial parks that serve metropolitan areas. More recently the business endeavor that has attracted the most attention is the __________ business.

A)oil
B)illegal substances
C)casino
D)textiles

Question 70

The sense that better conditions are soon to follow which, if unfulfilled, increases frustration, is called ________.

A)compartmentalization
B)self-fulfilling prophecy
C)rising expectations
D)the definition of the situation

Question 71

How does prejudice qualify as being functional for society?

Question 72

________are often referred to as the "invisible minority."

A)African Americans
B)Native Americans
C)Hispanic Americans
D)Asian Americans

Question 73

What was Miss Rivers' Lodge?

Question 74

What is the total number of Latinos in the United States, including the official tally as well as the estimate of those in the United States illegally?

A)19 million
B)25 million
C)40 million
D)59 million

Question 75

Following the bombing of Pearl Harbor, any Asian was viewed as an enemy of America. This phenomenon that occurs when one ethnic group that resembles another is also discriminated against because of mere association is called ________.

A)spillover bigotry
B)the Thomas theorem
C)the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis
D)compartmentalization

Question 76

What are the two most popular myths regarding race?

Question 77

Why is using Hindu as a classification of race on the U.S. Census incorrect?

Question 78

Of all ethnic groups, in which group are children most likely to grow up with two parents and least likely to be born to a single mother?

A)Native American
B)Asian American
C)Latino American
D)Caucasian European

Question 79

Provide at least one example of a society in which the numerical majority was a sociological minority and a much smaller racial group served as the dominant group.

Question 80

In American history, who were the white ethnics?

A)They were immigrants from Europe whose language and other customs differed from the original White Anglo-Saxon Protestants.
B)They were colonists who settled in Canada.
C)They were colonists who left the original 13 colonies and moved westward prior to the establishment of the United States.
D)They were colonists loyal to England who did not support American independence.