Question 1

Which demographic group created the first Jim Crow segregation laws and customs that excluded African Americans from schools, juries, and voting?
A) Southern whites
B) New England whites
C) Western whites
D) We do not know.

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Question 2

Political systems have historically always been based on strict hierarchy, but it wasn't until the end of the eighteenth century that these systems invoked the notion of
A) Religion
B) Kinship
C) Language
D) Race

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The notion of race as a basis for political systems and hierarchy became more pronounced at the end of the eighteenth century, particularly with the rise of European imperialism and the transatlantic slave trade, which categorized people based on race to justify unequal treatment and slavery.

Question 3

Global racism shares a language grounded in
A) Culture
B) Theory
C) Science
D) Relativism

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Global racism often utilizes pseudo-scientific language and concepts to justify and perpetuate racial hierarchies and stereotypes.

Question 4

Although racism has become global, it is not
A) Persistent
B) Uniform
C) Prevalent
D) Relevant

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Racism, while widespread and persistent, is not uniform because it manifests differently across various cultures and societies.

Question 5

Which process began in fifteenth-century England and resulted in the transformation of what were once communal lands, forests, and medians in English villages to private property held by landowners to produce commodities?
A) Enclosure movement
B) Eminent domain
C) Communal ownership
D) Socialism

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The Enclosure movement in fifteenth-century England involved the division and privatization of common lands, forests, and medians that were previously used collectively by villagers. This process allowed landowners to consolidate and control lands for more efficient commodity production, significantly altering the social and economic landscape of rural England.

Question 6

Describe the economic changes that took place in sixteenth- and seventeenth- century England and explain the impact of these changes.

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Question 7

Explain how the accumulation of private wealth became a dominant cultural value in England during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries and discuss how this economic change impacted social inequality.

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Question 8

Feagin argues that modern societies' characteristics of industrialization and technology, market economies, national governments, and complex bureaucratization played a major role in the genocide and land and labor theft of the colonialism of European countries. Provide examples of how these processes played out.

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Question 9

Feagin discusses the "bureaucratization of oppression." Explain what he means by this term, discuss the historical context, and provide an example of it.

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Question 10

Describe what the social reproduction of racial hierarchy means and discuss how this process is embedded in the fabric of the United States.

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Question 11

Hansen discusses the fact that citizenship is malleable. Is that how U.S. society typically portrays citizenship? What impact do you think a more flexible understanding of citizenship would have on immigrant debates in the U.S.?

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Question 12

Sánchez argues that one factor limiting the spread of Mexican nationalism was racial diversity. Explain what is meant by this statement. Why do you think that is the case? How might these dynamics differ in a more racially homogenous society?

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Question 13

How do contemporary debates about immigrant and border patrol between the U.S. and Mexico account for the historical context of where this border was located? How do you think current debates would be changed if this history was more readily acknowledged?

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Question 14

Hansen discusses the complexity of immigration in Europe and ultimately emphasizes that "Europe needs immigrants." Why is this the case? Do you think this is true of the United States as well? If so, what impact does this have on U.S. immigration policy?

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Question 15

How do you think global economic, political, and social changes impacted the shifting nature of the relationship and attitudes between Japanese immigrants and Brazilians?

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Question 16

What are the implications of understanding ethnic identity as dynamic? Can you think of an example of a person or group of people whose ethnic identity has shifted?

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Question 17

Discuss how Europe's history of immigration is both similar to and different from the history of immigration in the U.S.

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Question 18

Which of Hansen's policy suggestions about European immigration do you think is most helpful? Think of an additional policy suggestion and discuss the pros and cons of that policy.

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Question 19

When faced with discriminatory treatment by majority society, immigrant minority groups can respond in two different ways. Describe each of these ways and think of an example that is different from the example offered in the textbook. Can you think of examples of other immigrant minority groups responding to discrimination in these ways?

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Question 20

Discuss how xenophobia impacted the experiences of Japanese immigrants in Brazil. Can you think of examples of other immigrant groups in other countries who have been impacted by xenophobia?

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Quiz 2: Roots: Making Race and Ethnicity

Which demographic group created the first Jim Crow segregation laws and customs that excluded African Americans from schools, juries, and voting?

Political systems have historically always been based on strict hierarchy, but it wasn't until the end of the eighteenth century that these systems invoked the notion of

Global racism shares a language grounded in

Although racism has become global, it is not

Which process began in fifteenth-century England and resulted in the transformation of what were once communal lands, forests, and medians in English villages to private property held by landowners to produce commodities?