Deck 10: Racial and Ethnic Minorities

Question 1

Political unification in ethnic groups:

A) is essential to their existence.
B) existed only in the past.
C) is not an essential feature.
D) is always a primary goal.
E) is never attainable in ethnic groups.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Can women be regarded as a minority group in American society?

A) No, because they are a numerical majority.
B) No, because they are not a racial or ethnic group.
C) Yes, because they are singled out for discriminatory treatment.
D) Yes, because they are a numerical minority of the U.S. population.
E) No, because gender is not a characteristic of minority groups.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

A group of high school boys sneak over to the home of a Jewish family one night and spray paint it with derogatory terms. When caught, they confess willingly because they do not think it was that serious. This group is an example of:

A) unprejudiced nondiscriminators.
B) unprejudiced discriminators.
C) prejudiced nondiscriminators.
D) prejudiced discriminators.
E) unconscious discriminators.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Ethnic groups might or might not:

A) be recognized as 501C non-profit organizations.
B) be able to pay for their registration with the federal government.
C) survive changes in population associated with the demographic transition.
D) be recognized by others.
E) be legal in their organization.

Question 5

The term race refers to a category of people who are defined as similar because they:

A) have a unique and distinctive genetic makeup.
B) share a number of physical characteristics.
C) exhibit similar behaviors.
D) express comparable attitudes.
E) were born in a particular geographical location.

Question 6

What is the term for an irrationally-based negative or positive attitude toward certain groups and their members?

A) stereotype
B) prejudice
C) discrimination
D) ethnocentrism
E) negative belief system

Question 7

Which of the following is a dysfunction of prejudice?

A) It can result in discrimination.
B) It limits our vision of the world around us.
C) It creates hostility and conflict among different groups of people.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 8

Before the Alabama senate voted to repeal the prohibition of interracial marriages:

A) racial prejudice had already disappeared in the South.
B) many rural judges still refused to issue licenses to mixed race couples.
C) people hid their mixed racial ancestry.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 9

A new Hispanic family has moved in to Steve s building. Steve is deeply prejudiced against Hispanics, but says nothing because he is afraid others in his building will react unfavorably to him. Steve is:

A) an unprejudiced discriminator.
B) an unconscious discriminator.
C) an unprejudiced nondiscriminator.
D) a prejudiced discriminator.
E) a prejudiced nondiscriminator.

Question 10

The story of the brothers Paul and Philip Malon, was used to illustrate:

A) the failures of multiculturalism.
B) a humorous look at the inaccuracies of birth records.
C) the truism that racial appearance and racial definition always match.
D) the difficulties of accurately assigning race.
E) the ultimate strength of biological over social definitions of race.

Question 11

A group that has a distinct cultural tradition with which its own members identify and which may or may not be recognized by others is known as a(n):

A) subculture.
B) race.
C) minority.
D) special interest group.
E) ethnic group.

Question 12

Prejudice:

A) always results in discrimination.
B) may or may not result in discrimination.
C) is the result of discrimination.
D) cannot be changed.
E) can be a positive feature in society.

Question 13

Roger works with Thanh Li, a recent immigrant from Vietnam. Roger considers Thanh Li a friend, but when co-workers exclude Thanh Li from the company softball team because they are prejudiced, Roger says nothing and goes ahead and plays on the team. Merton s classification of Roger is a(n): A) unprejudiced discriminator.
B) unprejudiced nondiscriminator.
C) prejudiced nondiscriminator
D) prejudiced nondiscriminator.
E) prejudiced discriminator.
F) unconscious discriminator.

Question 14

Unequal treatment of individuals on the basis of membership in a category or group is known as:

A) prejudice.
B) segregation.
C) institutional racism.
D) discrimination.
E) active dislike.

Question 15

The essential characteristic of a minority group is:

A) the differential treatment and exclusion its members experience.
B) the differential but equal treatment its members experience.
C) that its members receive racially- or ethnically-based scholarships.
D) its small size relative to the rest of society.
E) the members desire to remain apart from the larger society.

Question 16

Which of the following is a function of prejudice?

A) It makes it easier for a group to denigrate its competitors.
B) It facilitates a feeling of in-group solidarity.
C) It allows people to project their own negative qualities onto another group.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 17

What is the basic function or purpose of legal definitions of race?

A) to determine who would be identified as black
B) to determine who was not white
C) to reinforce existing biological differences
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 18

What do homosexuals, the elderly, and people with disabilities have in common?

A) They experience gender-based discrimination.
B) Identification issues are a psychiatric medical condition.
C) They are all minorities in American society.
D) The federal government provides funding for special programs to help them survive.
E) Nothing these groups are just random.

Question 19

Luis and Maria were denied housing in a neighborhood because of their ethnicity. This represents:

A) stereotyping.
B) discrimination.
C) ethnocentrism.
D) prejudice.
E) exclusion.

Question 20

Segregation laws represent what form of racial definition?

A) genetic
B) legal
C) social
D) cultural
E) bio-social

Question 21

The U.S. Census Bureau relies on a _____ system of racial classification.

A) genetic
B) legal
C) social
D) self-definition
E) biological

Question 22

In order to advance his career in radio, Jaime Fernandez learns to speak without a trace of a Spanish accent and changes his name to Jim Fox. This is an example of:

A) subjugation.
B) Euro conformity.
C) Chicano conformity.
D) annihilation.
E) Anglo conformity.

Question 23

Segregation refers to:

A) the extermination of a racial or ethnic group.
B) negative attitudes toward categories of people.
C) unequal treatment of individuals on the basis of their membership in a category.
D) the physical separation of different groups of people.
E) the forced removal of a minority from a country.

Question 24

The policy of the Nazis toward the Jews during the Holocaust of the 1930s and 1940s was one of:

A) pluralism.
B) Anglo conformity.
C) annihilation.
D) subjugation.
E) segregation.

Question 25

Which type of relationship is theoretically most compatible with the ideals of democracy?

A) assimilation
B) expulsion
C) segregation
D) pluralism
E) integration

Question 26

Forcing a group of people to live separate from the majority is known as:

A) segregation.
B) Anglo conformity.
C) pluralism.
D) assimilation.
E) exclusion.

Question 27

Most of the earlier immigrants to America had distinctive subcultures with their own unique language, style of dress, norms, and values. The children of these immigrants, however, rapidly learned to speak English and to adopt mainstream American cultural styles. This is an example of:

A) segregation.
B) pluralism.
C) assimilation.
D) subjugation.
E) cultural adoption.

Question 28

The most successful way of controlling the number of immigrants to the U.S. from different parts of the world is by:

A) changing the quota system to only exclude Hispanics from over represented countries.
B) hiring native-born citizens first.
C) socially containing the immigrant communities in small neighborhoods.
D) adopting federal legislation specifying the terms under which people can legally enter and stay.
E) direct action against immigrant communities to discourage illegals.

Question 29

Switzerland s German, Italian, and French districts, each of whose residents has equal citizenship in the country, would be an example of:

A) assimilation.
B) subjugation.
C) separation.
D) segregation.
E) pluralism.

Question 30

The process whereby groups with different cultures come to have a common culture is known as:

A) assimilation.
B) pluralism.
C) subjugation.
D) segregation.
E) incorporation.

Question 31

Forced migration is a form of:

A) segregation.
B) assimilation.
C) expulsion.
D) genocide.
E) isolation.

Question 32

At one time in the U.S., individuals who were avowed homosexuals were prohibited from joining the armed services. Those already in who were discovered were discharged. This policy represents:

A) individual prejudice on the part of certain officers.
B) institutionalized prejudice and discrimination.
C) discrimination that is justified because many citizens agree with it.
D) an unfortunate occurrence but not discrimination because homosexuals are not a minority group.

Question 33

In the winter of 1838, members of the Cherokee nation were rounded up by U.S. soldiers and forcibly marched from North Carolina to what is now Oklahoma, a march that has come to be known by the Cherokee as the Trail of Tears. This march is an example of:

A) segregation.
B) forced migration.
C) forced assimilation.
D) Anglo conformity.
E) Euro-dominance.

Question 34

Since the establishment by the United Nations General Assembly of the convention declaring genocide an international crime:

A) no acts of genocide have occurred.
B) many acts of genocide have occurred, and charges have been brought against these countries.
C) many acts of genocide have occurred, but no charges have been made.
D) several false charges of acts of genocide have been made.
E) it has been difficult to determine whether genocide actually has occurred.

Question 35

The vast majority of Asian immigrants:

A) are middle-class and highly educated.
B) fail to learn to speak English.
C) are not a diverse group.
D) settle in the Midwest.
E) have lower education rates than other immigrant population groups.

Question 36

Under international law, which of the following is considered a crime?

A) forced assimilation
B) genocide
C) segregation
D) forced migration
E) internal expulsion

Question 37

The development and coexistence of separate racial and ethnic group identities within a society where no single group dominates is referred to as:

A) pluralism.
B) assimilation.
C) Anglo conformity.
D) segregation.
E) amalgamation.

Question 38

Lenski states the struggle among groups for more goods, services, and power will inevitably lead to:

A) subjugation.
B) eventual assimilation.
C) eventual equality among groups.
D) forced migration.
E) separation.

Question 39

J.T. is a member of a minority group and is unable to obtain a well-paying, secure job, not due to outright racism, but because he attended a less-than-adequate school. J.T. is a victim of:

A) subtle and unrecognized personal prejudice.
B) unfortunate accidental discrimination.
C) lack of personal abilities.
D) bad luck that has nothing to do with being a minority.
E) institutionalized prejudice and discrimination.

Question 40

Institutionalized prejudice and discrimination results from:

A) a prejudiced social order.
B) discrimination by groups who seek to maintain their privileged positions.
C) inequities built into the social structure that systematically handicap a particular group.
D) all of the above
E) none of the above

Question 41

The 2000 U.S. Census was the first that allowed people to check more than one category under race.

Question 42

At one time or another, most minorities in this country have been subjected to discrimination.

Question 43

In Merton s system, discrimination is most likely to occur among prejudiced discriminators.

Question 44

To qualify as a ethnic group, a group must be a numerical minority within a nation.

Question 45

Most minority groups are denied full social participation in society.

Question 46

Which one of the following is NOT a type of illegal immigration?

A) entering the country illegally
B) overstaying a legal tourist visa
C) daily border crossers who stay
D) living in the U.S. under a student visa
E) none of the above

Question 47

Assimilation refers to the fusion of two cultures through a shared give-and-take.

Question 48

On some reservations, Native Americans fare the worst of all minority groups in America.

Question 49

Prejudice is a rational, but negative attitude.

Question 50

Race refers to a category of people who are grouped together because of a number of physical characteristics.

Question 51

Expulsion is often accomplished through forced migration.

Question 52

Feelings of prejudice are more likely to develop between groups that are competing against each other for scarce resources.

Question 53

Johann Blumenbach was an 18th-century German physiologist who contended that racial categories were accurate reflections of the actual division among human groups.

Question 54

Social definitions of race are based on how individuals present themselves and how other people respond to them.

Question 55

What religious group among immigrants was opposed by the WASPs during the mid-19th century into the 20th century?

A) Germans from Amish communities
B) Buddhists
C) Catholics from any country
D) Voudoun folk practitioners
E) Fundamentalist Mormons

Question 56

Ethnic groups often form subcultures with a high degree of internal loyalty.

Question 57

Institutionalized prejudice and discrimination restricts the life chances of a particular group in society.

Question 58

Based on birth rates among racial and ethnic groups today, what will happen in the mid 21st century?

A) Minority group members today will be at least 50% or more of the U.S. population.
B) WASPs will disappear or become a tiny force in society.
C) People from Eastern Europe will become a dominant ethnic group.
D) Birth rates in all groups are dropping, so the status quo will change slowly.
E) Immigrants will dominate society in the United States.

Question 59

Unprejudiced discriminators are likely to condemn acts of discrimination committed by others.

Question 60

Native Americans often remain largely unassimilated into mainstream American life.

Question 61

Although there have been attempts to portray the mass murder of Jews as an undertaking of the Nazi elite that was not supported by the German people, historical evidence indicates that the majority of the German people supported the Aryan purity policy.

Question 62

Puerto Ricans in the United States have the lowest median family income of any Hispanic group, due in part to the frequency with which they move back and forth to their homeland.

Question 63

Native Americans have higher median household income than that of African Americans and similar to that of Hispanics.

Question 64

Anglo conformity as an ideal of American life was NOT seriously challenged until the 1960s.

Question 65

Old migration in the United States refers to importing slaves from Africa during colonial times.

Question 66

People in the first wave of Cuban immigration have been relatively successful in America since they arrived with more marketable skills and money than immigrants typically possess.

Question 67

Cubans living in the United States have fared better than any other Hispanic immigrant group.

Question 68

Nearly half of all illegal immigrants to the United States come from Mexico.

Question 69

Even during its more restrictive periods, the United States has had one of the more open immigration policies in the world.

Question 70

The percentage of black immigrants in the total black population is increasing.

Question 71

Genocide constitutes a deliberate attempt to exterminate a racial or ethnic group.

Question 72

White Anglo Saxon Protestants (WASPs) are people of Germanic origins.

Question 73

The largest, most systematic program of ethnic extermination took place in Germany before and during World War II when six million Jews were put to death by the Nazis.

Question 74

More than half of all Native Americans live on or near reservations administered by the U.S. government.

Question 75

By 1970, 27% of the foreign-born population was nonwhite; by 2000, 75% was nonwhite.

Question 76

Without quota systems, old migration was a much larger movement than new migration.

Question 77

60% of all Jews in Europe and 36% of all Jews in the world were killed by the Nazis.

Question 78

The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 allowed employers to hire illegal immigrants and sponsor their permanent status.

Question 79

About 25% of all illegal immigrants live in California.

Question 80

Benjamin Franklin thought that German immigrants would cost America too much because they could not assimilate.