Deck 9: Associations

Question 1

Your text provides which of the following reasons for the proliferation of associations after the end of the U.S. Civil War?

A) towns decimated by fire
B) towns decimated by cannon fire
C) sheer number of men who died fighting
D) loss of a national community
E) all of these

Answer 1

all of these

Question 2

Organizations such as The Elks typically included which of the following limitations regarding who could join their group?

A) must be white
B) must be male
C) must be a citizen of the United States
D) must be Christian
E) all of these

Answer 2

all of these

Question 3

African American fraternal orders provided which of the following benefits to its members?

A) amass considerable institutional capital
B) paid wages to black employees
C) fostered entrepreneurial talents
D) nurtured African American solidarity
E) all of these

Answer 3

all of these

Question 4

Which of the following associations allowed nonwhites to join integrated chapters in the North?

A) the KKK
B) Black Nationalist Party
C) American Legion
D) Odd Fellows
E) the PTA

Question 5

The roots of black nationalism can be found during which era in the United States?

A) the Civil Rights Movement
B) end of the U.S. Civil War
C) early days of slavery
D) end of World War I
E) election of Andrew Jackson

Question 6

Which of the following individuals became the symbol for black nationalism during the early part of the twentieth century?

A) Booker T. Washington
B) Malcolm X
C) Martin Luther King Jr.
D) Marcus Garvey
E) W.E.B. Du Bois

Question 7

Black nationalism desired which of the following objectives for blacks in the United States?

A) black power
B) black-owned businesses
C) black-run government
D) black military force
E) all of these

Question 8

Malcolm X was associated with which of the following organizations?

A) United Negro Improvement Association
B) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
C) Nation of Islam
D) Black Rock Coalition
E) Niagara Movement

Question 9

A study has shown that while 45% of whites surveyed believe "most people can be trusted,"what percentage of blacks surveyed feel the same way?

A) 17%
B) 31%
C) 50%
D) 66%
E) 81%

Question 10

Which of the following U.S. presidential campaigns sought uniquely to organize and mobilize nonwhite voters - including those in low-income neighborhoods - an act which is perhaps the exception which proves the rule?

A) John F. Kennedy
B) Barack Obama
C) Ronald Reagan
D) Franklin Delano Roosevelt
E) William Jefferson Clinton

Question 11

With respect to which of the following organizations do the poor participate at similar rates as middle-and upper-class citizens?

A) Parent Teacher Association
B) Rotary Clubs
C) Church memberships
D) Sports leagues
E) Country clubs

Question 12

Which of the following groups have been labeled "super joiners"by several analysts of associational behavior?

A) Latinos
B) African Americans
C) Asians
D) whites
E) Native Americans

Question 13

The notion that you are more likely to associate regularly with people of different class standings, educational levels, and religions than with people of different racial or ethnic groups is referred to as:

A) ethnic chauvinism.
B) boundary work.
C) homophily.
D) Florida effect.
E) ethnic nationalism.

Question 14

The situation where a person would recommend a friend similar to themselves for membership in a club, rather than to actively push out individuals different from them is referred to as:

A) ethnic chauvinism.
B) boundary work.
C) homophily.
D) Florida effect.
E) ethnic nationalism.

Question 15

Some sports are virtually monopolized by certain racial groups; which of the following sports is virtually monopolized by whites?

A) rugby
B) sailing
C) NASCAR
D) hockey
E) all of these

Question 16

Social scientists have pointed to which of the following social forces as possible reasons for the weakening of civil society?

A) lengthening of the work week
B) the rise of television
C) mass movement of white women into the workforce
D) rise of personal digital devices
E) all of these

Question 17

According to both your textbook authors and author Robert Putnam, which of the following aspects of suburbanization contributed to the erosion of social capital?

A) suburbanites value privacy
B) suburbanites value self-sufficiency
C) little time due to long commutes
D) tools viewed as private property
E) all of these

Question 18

Which of the following states enjoys a high number of associations and the degree of social trust is very high according to your authors?

A) Maine
B) Mississippi
C) Alabama
D) New Mexico
E) Georgia

Question 19

Which of the following groups were established to deal in identity politics for the needs of its members?

A) NAACP
B) National Council of La Raza
C) National Organization for Women
D) Gay and Lesbian Alliance against Defamation
E) all of these

Question 20

Culture wars are always discussed by political pundits, but in reality most Americans, regardless of class, gender, or racial identity, agree on many issues including which of the following?

A) equal opportunity to succeed
B) treated equally under the law
C) freedom is a fundamental human right
D) perfect home is a detached single-family home
E) all of these

Question 21

Which of the following nonwhite associations provide support, mentoring, and training to nonwhites working in organizations structured by institutional racism?

A) Association of Asian Probation Staff
B) Society of Black Lawyers
C) Cuban-American Certified Public Accountants
D) Native American Journalist Association
E) all of these

Question 22

Hate groups performing extraordinary racism would believe which of the following?

A) prejudiced against blacks
B) prejudiced against Asians
C) believes there is a Jewish conspiracy that determines fates of individuals
D) believe African Americans inferior
E) prejudiced against Jews

Question 23

Associations can exclude people from the benefits of full citizenship but cannot force the democratic state to include them.

Question 24

White southerners had a relatively easier time than their Northern counterparts to organize large-scale civic endeavors after the Civil War.

Question 25

One of the few civic organizations to emerge after the U.S. Civil War in the south was the Klu Klux Klan.

Question 26

The early years of the YWCA was a shining example of an organization that rallied behind both gender and racial equality.

Question 27

During the late nineteenth century, no U.S. unions allowed nonwhites or immigrants to join their ranks.

Question 28

Until the 1970s, the Parent Teacher Association limited its membership to white parents only.

Question 29

All nonwhites fought hard for racial integration at the turn of the twentieth century and during the Civil Rights Movement.

Question 30

Whites have long advocated for ethnic nationalism, a movement that need not speak its name.

Question 31

Unlike the NAACP, the United Negro Improvement Association was entirely led, financed, and staffed by blacks and placed women in positions of leadership.

Question 32

The idea that blacks all over the world constituted a powerful nation with a proud past and heroic future was argued for by Marcus Garvey.

Question 33

Marcus Garvey believed blacks were superior to whites in every way.

Question 34

The head of the black nationalist movement secretly met with the head of the Klu Klux Klan.

Question 35

Before Marcus Garvey came to national prominence, black nationalism did not exist in the United States.

Question 36

During the 1960s, the Nation of Islam was run equally by both men and women.

Question 37

The vast majority of blacks during Malcolm X's time believed more in the promise of and movement toward integration than in black nationalism and racial separatism.

Question 38

Integration has been a material success but an ideological and spiritual failure; black nationalism on the other hand, has been an ideological success but a material failure.

Question 39

Social scientific studies show that whites and nonwhites participate in civil society at similar rates.

Question 40

Blacks who regularly come into contact with whites are more active in political organizations than blacks with infrequent contact with whites.

Question 41

Perhaps one of our bigger problems when analyzing U.S. civic participation is that our definition is couched in terms traditionally reserved for white middle-class forms of association.

Question 42

During Dr. King's time, the church was the most segregated major institution in the United States, but this has changed during contemporary times.

Question 43

The only solution to racial integration in the associational field will come through a federally mandated policy or Supreme Court ruling.

Question 44

Since the end of the Civil Rights Movement, social capital has risen in the United States.

Question 45

If you're a sports fan, discuss a team (can be either pro or collegiate) that has a reputation and following which breaks across racial lines. If you are not a sports fan but have a relative who is, discuss whether race plays into that relative's status as a fan. Think about comments that have been said in the past by this person in regards to players or teams. When and how did race enter the conversation?

Question 46

Discuss in detail why the worry that homogeneous communities are only "willing to protect their own lifestyles but are unlikely to express interest in broader issues of national importance"are really not justified. In addition, use your personal family experiences to support how real people balance their own culture and family interests with interests as members of the larger community.

Question 47

Write an essay about the implications of the digital divide in the United States. First, cover material presented in your chapter, and then supplement it with your own experiences on either side of the divide. In addition, think of the transition from public to private technologies and how this graphs onto the racial divide in the United States.

Question 48

Choose a popular figure who in your mind stands (unsaid of course) as a leader for white ethnic nationalism. Compare this figure to individuals such as Marcus Garvey or Malcolm X and the black nationalist movement. Discuss the intersection of charismatic leadership and such movements.

Question 49

Define what a hate group is and how hate groups function in the contemporary world. Add in any personal experiences you've had interacting with hate groups. Why are college-aged women a target of such groups? What solutions would you offer for dealing with such groups in the future?

Question 50

Discuss how you and your family unconsciously have participated doing boundary work and achieving the Florida Effect in your daily lives. Be sure to include any groups you and your family belong to. After performing this exercise, how can we overcome the effects of homophily?

Question 51

Discuss in great detail the truth and assumptions surrounding the topic of "political correctness."Who often complains about it? Why do you think this is?

Question 52

Explain what the culture war is in the United States. Who believes the war is occurring? Why? Discuss how the recent wave of immigration from Mexico plays into this line of thinking.

Question 53

Have you ever participated in racial tourism? If so, what was the reason? What are the pros and cons of this action? Discuss the potentialities of popular programs such as Second Life in our understanding and modeling of racial inequality in the United States.

Question 54

Discuss religion in the United States and how race plays into it. After providing the basic framework for this discussion, take a look at your own individual (or family's) experiences with organized religion and race. Discuss how (if any) intersections exist between the goals of your (or any) particular religion and the elimination of racial inequality. How can religion help or hinder the goal of racial equality?