Deck 13: America Is the Land of Equal Opportunity

Question 1

From the Obama to the Trump presidency, Americans' views on race relations ______.

A) have largely flipped (from good to bad)
B) have held steady in largely positive views on race relations
C) have held steady in largely negative views on race relations
D) more Americans now feel that race is receiving sufficient attention in society

Answer 1

A

Question 2

In recognizing that you are a student, a daughter, and a part-time worker, I am recognizing your ______.

A) role set
B) status set
C) master statuses
D) ascribed statuses

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following statements is supported by recent polling data?

A) A larger percentage of minorities than Whites believe that getting a college degree is an important goal for their kids
B) A larger percentage of Whites than minorities believe that getting a college degree is an important goal for their kids
C) Most Whites think that having a college degree is an important component of being a part of the middle class
D) A larger percentage of Whites than minorities believe that getting a college degree is an important goal for their kids and most Whites think that having a college degree is an important component of being a part of the middle class.

Answer 3

A

Question 4

According to the race essay, early zoning laws ______.

A) prohibited racial segregation of neighborhoods
B) kept working-class families out of middle-class neighborhoods
C) effectively created racial segregation in housing
D) kept working-class families out of middle-class neighborhoods and effectively created racial segregation in housing

Question 5

Early housing projects built as a part of Roosevelt's New Deal ______.

A) were integrated
B) were frequently restricted to Whites only
C) replicated old segregation patterns of inner cities
D) None of these choices are correct.

Question 6

National opinion surveys find that ______.

A) roughly half of Whites and nearly three-quarters of Blacks think that racism against Blacks is still widespread in America
B) roughly three-quarters of Whites and half of Blacks think that racism against Blacks is still widespread in America
C) all races pretty much agree that racism is a thing of the past in the United States
D) only a very small percentage of Blacks report being treated unfairly by police because of their race

Question 7

The Fair Housing Act of 1968 ______.

A) largely dismantled segregated neighborhoods
B) repealed earlier discriminatory housing legislation
C) has failed to undo segregation in housing patterns
D) contained an amendment that restricted federal housing projects to Whites only

Question 8

In large measure, most Americans prefer to live in ______.

A) racially homogeneous neighborhoods
B) racially diverse neighborhoods
C) economically diverse neighborhoods
D) politically homogeneous neighborhoods

Question 9

Post the Great Recession, the largest drop in homeownership occurred for ______.

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

Question 10

The average wealth of Blacks today is ______ of the wealth of Whites.

A) 5%
B) 10%
C) 50%
D) 60%

Question 11

Sociologically speaking, race ______.

A) refers to biological categories
B) refers to a social construction that results from deeming some traits more worthy or significant than others
C) is a socially nonsignificant variable
D) is no longer a master status in U.S. society

Question 12

Once a school district is declared "unitary," it ______.

A) is released from any court-ordered desegregation plans
B) has achieved a racial/ethnic balance that represents the larger community
C) is united in its commitment to eliminate racial segregation
D) it has met or exceeds a 10 to 1 faculty/student ratio

Question 13

For the most part, charter schools ______.

A) have much more racially diverse student bodies
B) repeat the enrollment patterns of traditional public schools
C) eliminate racial/ethnic segregation in schools
D) are less likely than traditional public schools to be high poverty schools

Question 14

High poverty schools are those ______.

A) where 75% or more of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches
B) where 50% of more of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunches
C) where most students are from homes below the poverty line
D) where the student body is primarily homeless

Question 15

Which revenue sources are the two primary sources for school funding?

A) federal and state funding
B) federal and local funding
C) state and local funding
D) property taxes and federal funding

Question 16

Which of the following terms refers to a "controlling" or defining social position?

A) an achieved status
B) an ascribed status
C) a master status
D) a forced status

Question 17

You are a daughter, sister, worker, a college student, and so on. All of these positions constitute your ______.

A) role set
B) status complex
C) role complex
D) status set

Question 18

A master status refers to ______.

A) a socially superior status
B) a status that dominates other statuses
C) a nominal status
D) a gradient status

Question 19

Which of the following terms refers to a "forced" status?

A) an achieved status
B) an ascribed status
C) a master status
D) a nominal status

Question 20

The concept of "life chances" refers to ______.

A) the likelihood of surviving the first year of life
B) the likelihood of living a good, long, and successful life
C) the likelihood of upward social mobility
D) the likelihood of living a tasteful life

Question 21

In general, sociologists argue that race is ______.

A) essentially about biology
B) more properly understood as a social rather than a biological phenomenon
C) not as important as social class in determining social inequality
D) a clearly delineated social category

Question 22

Prejudice operates in the realm of ______, while discrimination operates in the realm of ______.

A) attitudes; behavior
B) behavior; attitudes
C) individuals; groups
D) groups; individuals

Question 23

Over the last 20 years, White enrollment in public schools ______.

A) has slowly but surely been increasing
B) has decreased in the South and West but increased in the Northeast and Midwest
C) has increased in the South and West but decreased in the Northeast and Midwest
D) has decreased in all regions of the country

Question 24

Two years into the Trump administration, the unemployment rate for Blacks was ______.

A) lower than the White unemployment rate
B) lower than the Hispanic unemployment rate
C) higher than the White but lower than the Hispanic rates
D) higher than White and Hispanic unemployment rates

Question 25

A Black worker holding one of the Top 20 jobs for Blacks will earn on average what percent of the average income for the Top 20 occupations for White workers?

A) roughly 25%
B) roughly 50%
C) roughly 75%
D) There will be no significant differences in average incomes of the two groups

Question 26

Between 1983 and 2013, the average wealth of Blacks ______.

A) was stable
B) increased vis-à-vis Whites
C) caught up with the average wealth of Whites
D) decreased

Question 27

Sociologically speaking, a social minority ______.

A) is any group that is in the numerical minority in a society
B) a group regarded as inferior to another
C) is any group that self-identifies as such
D) is any group that fails to reach a critical mass in society