Deck 9: Racism: a Persistent American Presence

Question 1

"Stereotype threat" refers to

A)the anger displayed by someone who is a minority group member
B)an act of violence against a minority group member
C)when a group that is believed to be academically inferior performs poorly as a result of the expectation that they will perform poorly
D)when whites believe that minorities will outperform white students on tests

Answer 1

C

Question 2

In black-white marriages,parents impacted their interracial children's racial identification by

A)forcing the child to accept that he or she was African American
B)choosing to identify the child as "white" on the 2000 U.S.Census even when "interracial" was one of the options
C)choosing to have the children choose either "black" or "white" depending on the number of family members from each side of the family were present
D)choosing to identify the child as "interracial" on the 2000 U.S.Census

Answer 2

D

Question 3

The index of racial dissimilarity

A)measures how different racial groups are from one another
B)is the percentage of a particular racial group living in a particular community
C)is the percentage of a particular racial group that would need to change residential location to achieve racial evenness
D)is the total number of members of a group that would need to change residential location to achieve racial evenness

Answer 3

C

Question 4

The Bogardus social distance scale shows

A)there is a difference in people's willingness to engage in close relationships with members of various racial and ethnic groups
B)that some racial and ethnic groups weigh more than others
C)that minority groups and majority groups tend to live in the same neighborhoods
D)that the majority group does not want to touch minority groups

Question 5

Slave codes

A)were used to maintain strict rules of behavior by slaves
B)were a system of communication used by slaves
C)were used to keep slaves from having children
D)were used by slave owners to communicate with non-English speaking slaves

Question 6

Institutional racism is racism that is

A)engaged in by all individuals in society
B)engaged in by just a few individuals in society
C)engaged in by individuals and groups in the economic,political,and educational systems
D)expressed in mental institutions

Question 7

According to this,only persons who were free and white could obtain the rights and privileges of U.S.citizenship:

A)The Natural Origins Act of 1924
B)The 14^th Amendment of 1868
C)The Reconstruction Act of 1867
D)The Naturalization Act of 1790

Question 8

After priority for family members and those in preferred incomes,the annual maximum number of immigrants entering the U.S.per country is set at

A)1,800
B)28,000
C)128,000
D)1.8 million

Question 9

Racial formation

A)is the genetic makeup of different racial groups
B)the biological process by which racial groups develop
C)a socio-historical process where race-related structures and meanings are created and changed
D)a process by which races learn to live together

Question 10

Color-blind racism refers to all but which of the following?

A)the use of racial covenants
B)the belief held by whites that racial privilege does not exist
C)the belief that all races and groups have equal access to opportunities
D)the belief that racism is a thing of the past

Question 11

When speaking of race,a majority group is one that

A)is always larger than all other groups in society
B)maintains more power ,wealth,and other valued resources than other groups
C)shares the same physical or cultural characteristics as other groups
D)is more intelligent than other groups

Question 12

Racism has virtually disappeared in the U.S.

Question 13

The 1.5 generation refers to

A)first generation immigrants who are the first generation in their families to move to a host country
B)second generation immigrants who are the offspring of parents who were first generation immigrants
C)third generation immigrants who longer refer to themselves as immigrants but as "Americans"
D)immigrants who reach a host country before the age of 13

Question 14

By the late 1920s,African Americans were kept from purchasing houses in white neighborhoods through the use of

A)de facto segregation
B)racial trajectory
C)racially restricted covenants
D)the Great Migration

Question 15

Majority and minority group status are

A)sometimes referred to as dominant group and subordinated group
B)derived from racial membership
C)derived from ethnicity
D)all of the above

Question 16

A stereotype is a set of usually negative

A)actions people apply to a group against which one is prejudiced
B)traits or beliefs about a group against which one is prejudiced
C)methods in which to prevent people from voting
D)all of the above

Question 17

Asian women have been stereotyped in the media as all except for which of the following?

A)Jezebels
B)lotus blossoms
C)China dolls
D)dragon ladies

Question 18

White students are more likely than Hispanic and African American students to

A)have less experienced teachers
B)have more parental outreach
C)have larger classrooms
D)be placed in lower-track classrooms

Question 19

An example of individual racism is

A)racism that produces verbal or physical abuse
B)the belief that the alleged traits of one group are more superior than those of other groups
C)racism that takes place in economic,political,and educational systems
D)all of the above

Question 20

Data from 1948-2007 for the four major racial groups shows that their general pattern of earnings in order of highest to lowest to be

A)Whites,Asians,Blacks,Hispanics
B)Whites,Asians,Hispanics,Blacks
C)Asians,Whites,Blacks,Hispanics
D)Asians,Whites,Hispanics,Blacks

Question 21

A minority group is always numerically smaller than a majority group.

Question 22

Slave codes were a system of laws used to restrict and control the behavior of slaves.

Question 23

The purpose of the National Origins Act of 1924 was to limit the number of individuals entering the United States who might be racially inferior.

Question 24

Asians,Hispanics,and African Americans grow up in families with less capital than whites.

Question 25

Today,racism appears in a subtler,toned-down version of what it was in the past.

Question 26

According to Social Darwinism,only the most inherently capable individuals will be at the top of social,political,and social hierarchies.

Question 27

Human capital can be impacted by language ability.

Question 28

The stereotype of the "Sambo" was used to show that African Americans were content with slavery.

Question 29

Fortunately,stereotype fallout is a rare occurrence in our color-blind society.

Question 30

How were African Americans kept segregated in schools and housing after the end of slavery?

Question 31

"Separate but equal" was the Supreme Court's decision legitimating segregation in the case Brown v.Board of Education.

Question 32

Academic performance and social activities or skills have not bee found to affect peer-group membership.

Question 33

Ethnicity refers to the classification of people into categories with distinct cultural or national traits.

Question 34

Slavery is often referred to as "the peculiar institution."

Question 35

The racial formation trajectory refers to a cyclical pattern of disruption and restoration.

Question 36

Christopher Columbus's initial contact with Native Americans was characterized by hostility and distrust.

Question 37

De facto segregation of residences can result in segregated schools.

Question 38

High indices of dissimilarity indicate that there are low levels of housing segregation.

Question 39

The higher the income for African Americans,the less likely they will live in segregated neighborhoods.

Question 40

Individuals who live in racially segregated communities where there are few racial minorities are more apt to promote a color-blind ideology.

Question 41

Using concepts from Omi and Winant's racial formation theory,discuss the relationship between early English settlers and Native Americans and the English and the system of slavery.

Question 42

How did racialized housing covenants and steering impact the residential segregation patterns of African Americans?

Question 43

Explain how the media represents different racial and ethnic groups.In what way do stereotypes influence what is shown and what people learn about different groups?