Deck 4: Sociological Theories of Race and Racism

Question 1

Which of the following is NOT true?

A) Blacks and Latinos are several times more likely to go to prison than Whites.
B) Audit studies show that Blacks are less likely than Whites to be interviewed.
C) Affirmative action has significantly increased the number of Black and Latino studentsaccepted to Ivy League school by 125%.
D) Teachers are more likely to recommend White students for gifted programs.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Sociological theories in the field of race and ethnic relations look at:

A) how racism works and how people are racialized.
B) how racism hurts people and how people are racist.
C) how people are radicalized and how racism works.
D) how racism works and why racism exists.

Answer 2

A

Question 3

Racially discriminatory actions by individuals, such as a landlord lying about an apartment being taken because the person on the phone has an "Asian accent," constitutes:

A) systemic racism.
B) structural racism.
C) linguistic racism.
D) individual racism.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Racial microaggressions are?

A) Slightly racist statements that hurt the feelings of people of color.
B) Innocent racial comments that end up having a psychological effect on people of color.
C) Daily commonplace insults and racial slights that cumulatively affect thepsychological well-being of people of color.
D) Daily, racial stereotyping that ends up psychologically affecting people of color.

Question 5

Out of a recent study of 152 Asian Americans _____ of them experienced microaggressions during a two-week period.

A) 18%
B) 31%
C) 55%
D) 78%

Question 6

Which of the following is a real-life example of a racial microaggression gathered by The Microaggressions Project?

A) Ohmygawd. You're totally not what people think of when they think of Muslim women. You're so cool.
B) I express that my brother attends a private university. Immediately a girl responds in a very sure voice, "Oh, he plays football?"
C) I always get asked to be an interpreter for patients who are not native English speakers, specifically for those of Asian background.
D) All of the above.

Question 7

In Black neighborhoods in Washington D.C. and Chicago, nearly three-quarters of Black men have been incarcerated. This is an example of

A) community racism.
B) institutional racism.
C) cultural racism.
D) color-blind racism.

Question 8

_____ racism focuses on accumulated acts of racism across history and throughout one's lifetime; _____ racism focuses on inter-institutional interactions across time and space; and ______racism focuses on practices within institutions?

A) Systemic; structural; institutional
B) Systemic; institutional; structural
C) Structural; systemic; institutional
D) Institutional; structural; systemic

Question 9

Systemic racism theory gives primacy to _____ and to _____.

A) institutions; racism.
B) individuals; racial microaggressions.
C) racial microaggressions; racial prejudice.
D) history and anti-Blackness.

Question 10

Racial inequality in housing leads to racial inequality in schooling, which in turn leads to racial inequality in the labor market. This is an example of:

A) systemic racism.
B) structural racism.
C) inter-institutional racism.
D) chain reaction racism.

Question 11

According to Eduardo Bonilla-Silva, "Societies that have _________ differentially allocate economic, political, social, and even psychological rewards to groups along racial lines."

A) institutional racism
B) racist power structure
C) racialized social systems
D) racially unequal practices

Question 12

Racial formation theory argues that ______ is the primary site where race is constructed and contested?

A) the home
B) the school system
C) the court system
D) the state

Question 13

Through a process of racial formation, both the ______ government and _____ governments define who is and who is not Native American.

A) federal, tribal
B) state, federal
C) tribal, state
D) local, tribal

Question 14

Kandaswamy (2012) argues that ________ideas of gender, sexuality, race, and class influence public opinions about who deserves state assistance and who does not.

A) interconnected
B) intersectional
C) interactive
D) interchangeable

Question 15

Andrea Smith (2012) argues that there are three pillars of White supremacy. They are:

A) racism, prejudice, and power.
B) anti-Blackness, anti-immigration, and orientalism.
C) genocide, feticide, and miticide.
D) anti-Black racism, genocide, and orientalism.

Question 16

Islamophobia began as _______ discrimination and has evolved into ________ discrimination.

A) Arabic, Muslim
B) Islamic, Arabic
C) religious, racial/ethnic
D) minor, major

Question 17

White supremacy, patriarchy, and capitalism are three _______ systems of oppression.

A) interrelated
B) interlocking
C) interinstitutional
D) intersectional

Question 18

Which of the following scholars did NOT contribute to the concept of intersectionality?

A) Patricia Hill Collins
B) Kimberlé Crenshaw
C) Maria Espinosa
D) bell hooks

Question 19

Which of the following would be systems of oppression that require intersectional analysis?

A) race, class, and gender
B) race, age, and citizenship status
C) race, ability, and sexual identity
D) all of the above

Question 20

Critical race theory is:

A) A theory of race and racism that critically analyzes racialized social systems, identifies individual racism, and the analysis of structural racism.
B) A theory of race and racism that criticizes White history, engages Black history, and supports Marxism.
C) A theory of race and racism that attacks racial discrimination, racial oppression, and racial domination.
D) A theory of race and racism that centers the voices of people of color, focuses on theeradication of racist oppression, and uses reflexive thinking.

Question 21

Please describe two studies that provide evidence that individual racism is widespread.

Question 22

Provide an example of a racial microaggression.

Question 23

Please give an example of structural racism.

Question 24

How is Hurricane Katrina an example of systemic racism?

Question 25

How do tax policies enhance racial inequality?

Question 26

What is a racial project as defined by Omi and Winant? Please give an example.

Question 27

The "welfare queen" is a stereotype that interconnects what kinds of formation?

Question 28

What is the difference between a racial project and a racist project?

Question 29

Please give an example of orientalism, one of the pillars of White Supremacy.

Question 30

Is there a difference between Islamophobia and anti-Arab racism? Why or why not?

Question 31

Please provide an example of racial prejudice and racial discrimination in action.

Question 32

What are some of the critiques of Omi and Winant's racial formation theory?

Question 33

Please provide three (3) examples of racist ideas about and practices toward indigenous people?

Question 34

How can the settler colonial framework be applied to another racialized minority group?

Question 35

Kimberlé Crenshaw explains how a group of Black and Latina women end up in a battered women's shelter. What are the systems of oppression that make up the intersectionality in this scenario?