Question 1

According to Haenfler, "resistance" by subcultures refers to what?

Accepted Answer

Haenfler uses the term "resistance" in subcultures to refer to reactions against the dominant, mainstream society, adult authority, and the banality of suburban life. Therefore, all of the choices are correct.

Question 2

Compare experimental research, survey research, and ethnography in terms of how each approach gathers its data. Explain how each approaches the scientific method, rules of being rigorous and systematic, and their rationales for generalization.

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Question 3

Compare and contrast how the white students at Valley Groves High School felt about their race with how students at Clavey High School felt about their race? What are the implications of these differences for what Perry calls white privilege?

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Question 4

Discuss Perry's idea about "threats" to group position" and provide three (3) examples of how whites in Perry's study felt that their position of supremacy was being threatened.

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Question 5

The idea of the Western, white self as a superior human being dates back to

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Question 6

When Perry asked the students in her study to check a box to indicate what race they were, she reported that whites would do which of the following?

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Question 7

Current standards of ethical behavior for ethnographers require which of the following?

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Protecting people's identities by assuring them confidentiality and anonymity is a crucial ethical standard for ethnographers. It is essential to ensure that participants are not harmed or at risk of harm due to their involvement in the study. Giving out the names and addresses of all people in the study or taking a covert role in the setting can violate participants' privacy and autonomy, and therefore, are not ethical standards.

Question 8

For the Adlers, good ethnography should contain which of the following?

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The Adlers believe that good ethnography should have a systematic and rigorous plan for conducting research, accessibility and readability for a wide range of audiences, and a desire to get in-depth analysis of people's lives. Therefore, the best answer is D, all of the above.

Question 9

In her article on white universal identity, Perry argues that

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Question 10

Gaining entrée to a group, developing trust, and maintaining strong personal relationships with people in the group are all necessary for an effective ethnography. What are the ways that ethnographers have devised to gain access to a group and to maintain relations with them, without losing their objectivity?

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Question 11

According to Perry, tracking students in high schools means that

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Question 12

At Valley Groves, one of the schools studied by Perry, the students

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Question 13

White students studied by Perry frequently felt feelings of threats during which of the following?

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Question 14

What are some of the problems that ethnographers might encounter in studying a religious cult? Explain how you might go about doing such a study, how you would circumvent these problems, and what problems might still exist, no matter how careful you were.

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Question 15

According to Perry, when Herbert Blumer referred to prejudice, he meant

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Perry explains that Blumer's understanding of prejudice is based on the concept of group position threat. Prejudice, according to this theory, arises when a group perceives a threat to their sense of position within society, leading to negative feelings and discriminatory behaviors towards the perceived "out-group." Blumer's conception of prejudice is not limited to discrimination against African Americans or any single group, and it is not focused on individual hostilities alone.

Question 16

Since the civil rights movement of the 1960s, it can be said that racism

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Question 17

The merits of multicultural events was best expressed by students in which of the following ways?

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The students' expression of multicultural events as a means to give voice and visibility to historically silenced cultures best aligns with the goals of promoting diversity and inclusivity. This answer acknowledges the significance of creating spaces to celebrate cultural differences and honor the experiences of marginalized groups. Choice B is limited in that it positions white students as the primary beneficiaries of multicultural events, ignoring the needs and perspectives of non-white students. Choice C also has limitations as it suggests that these events reinforce a dominant, white-centered culture rather than challenging it.

Question 18

Which of the following ideas about white racial identity did Perry posit as a key component of the importance and salience of white superiority?

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Question 19

Philippe Bourgois, in his book, In Search of Respect, studied which of the following groups?

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Philippe Bourgois studied crack dealers in East Harlem in his book, In Search of Respect.

Question 20

Perry cites Blumer as talking about the "inner citadel" of the color line. What was Blumer arguing when he used this phrase?

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Quiz 1: Sociological Odyssey: Contemporary Readings in Introductory Sociology