Deck 11: Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: Urban Diversity

Question 1

Female participation in the labor force

A) was very limited among upper- and middle-class women throughout the 19^th century.
B) increased rapidly after 1850.
C) dropped during World War II.
D) was about 90% in 2000.

Answer 1

A

Question 2

The Hull House

A) was founded by Richard Daley.
B) was located in a middle-class neighborhood of Chicago.
C) addressed the needs of immigrant women and families.
D) fought against unions.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Chinese Americans

A) account for 1% of the total U.S. population.
B) have been blocked from immigrating because of the Chinese Exclusion Act.
C) overwhelmingly occupy professional and technical positions.
D) have a median family income that has fallen below the national average.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

Karl and Alma Taeuber's study shows that

A) blacks were less segregated in 1960 than in 1970.
B) segregation can be measured by an index of dissimilarity.
C) the segregation index for San Jose, California, was the highest in the United States.
D) racism is the main cause of segregation.

Question 5

Gerald Suttles's study of the Addams area on Chicago's West Side suggests that

A) poor neighborhoods are highly disorganized and lack social order.
B) each ethnic or racial group claims its own territory.
C) African Americans form closely knit communities.
D) Mexican Americans are the most disadvantaged urban minority.

Question 6

Chicago was incorporated as a city in

A) 1673.
B) 1763.
C) 1833.
D) 1897.

Question 7

In 2012, foreign-born people represented percent of Miami's total population.

A) 33.5
B) 46.5
C) 58.1
D) 91.3

Question 8

The process known as "chain migration" describes the idea that

A) once migration from a given area begins, it grows at an increasing rate.
B) immigrants tend to settle near friends and relatives.
C) immigrants often go back to their country of origin.
D) men migrate first, then women and children follow.

Question 9

Puerto Ricans

A) enjoy open migration privileges.
B) are less segregated from whites than Mexican Americans.
C) are among the wealthiest Hispanics in the United States.
D) are the largest Hispanic group in the United States.

Question 10

Throughout the 1800s, most of the United States' black population

A) lived in the South and in rural areas.
B) lived in urban areas.
C) was relatively wealthier than today.
D) was concentrated around northeastern cities.

Question 11

Immigration to the United States is higher now than ever before.

Question 12

Since 1960, the majority of immigrants have been

A) non-registered and illegal.
B) non-chronicled but legal.
C) people of European origins.
D) people of color.

Question 13

The Chicago political machine

A) has been controlled by Italian immigrants.
B) came to power in 1900.
C) focused on maintaining the quality of the central business district.
D) worked on improving the living conditions in poorer black neighborhoods.

Question 14

All but which of the following groups contribute to the Muslim population in Canada?

A) Egyptians
B) French
C) Indians
D) Indonesians

Question 15

What is the fastest growing nonwhite population in the United States?

A) Hispanics
B) Asians
C) African Americans
D) Pacific Islanders

Question 16

Mexican Americans

A) largely reside in rural areas.
B) are well integrated into U.S. neighborhoods.
C) account for 32 percent of Los Angeles's population.
D) tend to follow extended family residence patterns.

Question 17

Native Americans who migrate to the city

A) tend to concentrate in ghettos.
B) quickly earn higher incomes.
C) experience a cultural clash.
D) have drug problems.

Question 18

The height of the "Great Immigration" period took place

A) between 1800 and 1850.
B) between 1920 and 1950.
C) between 1880 and 1910.
D) between 1945 and 1970.

Question 19

Which of the following contributed to black migration to the North?

A) Urban decentralization of transportation
B) The growth of industrial production
C) The increase of southern agriculture
D) Urban sprawl in cities

Question 20

Chicago's access to other areas of the country through railroads and water systems allowed it to become

A) the largest service center in America.
B) a large manufacturing center.
C) the primary destination of immigrants.
D) the most advanced technological city.

Question 21

The largest Arab-American settlement is in Dearborn, MI.

Question 22

Open space is often allocated to male-oriented activities.

Question 23

Most of the 10 most segregated metropolitan areas are in the North, while the 10 least segregated metropolitan areas are in the South.

Question 24

About nine in 10 Mexican Americans live in rural areas.

Question 25

The majority of new immigrants come from Asia and Latin America.

Question 26

Asians are stereo typed as a "model minority."

Question 27

New York is no longer the main destination of immigrants.

Question 28

Chicago was destroyed by fire in 1871.

Question 29

In the United States, Korean self-employment is higher than white self-employment.

Question 30

Japanese Americans represent an increasing share of Asian Americans.

Question 31

Since the 1970s, racial residential segregation has steadily decreased in the United States.

Question 32

The period of Great Migration from the South followed the period of Great Immigration from Europe.

Question 33

Hispanics have surpassed African Americans and have become the nation's largest minority.

Question 34

Ethnic and racial diversity is increasing in cities.

Question 35

Puerto Ricans are the poorest of all Hispanics.

Question 36

Hispanics represent nearly half of Los Angeles's population.

Question 37

Chicago has never had a black mayor.

Question 38

Only one-fourth of all Native Americans live in urban areas.

Question 39

One in five residents in San Francisco is Chinese.

Question 40

There is a high number of female-headed families among Puerto Ricans.

Question 41

Compare the experience of Asian Americans and African Americans in United States cities. What factors explain the differences and similarities?

Question 42

What do immigrants bring to cities?

Question 43

How can urban spaces be dominated by a specific gender? Explain and give examples.

Question 44

How has the representation of different ethnic and racial groups changed in cities throughout this century?