Question 1

Love and Race Caught in the Public Eye HEIDI ARDIZZONE and EARL LEWIS
-Alice Jones and Leonard (Kip) Rhinelander were:

Accepted Answer

Alice Jones and Leonard (Kip) Rhinelander were married, but their marriage was later voided by a legal separation agreement. Their marriage was highly publicized and controversial due to their interracial relationship at a time when interracial marriage was still illegal in some states.

Question 2

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS
-Waters examines a political dimension in ethnic and racial relations revealed in:

Accepted Answer

The article focuses on the asymmetry between Blacks and Whites in terms of power, knowledge, stereotyping, historical experience, and choice of identity, indicating a political dimension in ethnic and racial relations. The other options are relevant and important factors in understanding ethnic and racial relations, but they are not the main focus of the article.

Question 3

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS
-In her example of cross-ethnic misunderstanding, Waters describes the different responses to the syndicated column "Dear Abby," in which a reader wondered why:

Accepted Answer

This response addresses a common misunderstanding about asking someone of a different ethnicity where they are from. For some, this question can be seen as a way to inquire about a person's race or nationality, rather than simply their place of birth. This can create discomfort and is important to understand when communicating with people from diverse backgrounds.

Answer: D
 This response also highlights a cross-ethnic misunderstanding, specifically regarding intermarriage between different ethnic groups. The reader's assumption that Chinese- and Japanese-American males rarely intermarry with non-Chinese and -Japanese females may be based on stereotypes about these groups, rather than actual data about intermarriage rates. Understanding cultural norms and attitudes towards intermarriage is important for effective communication and relationship-building with individuals from diverse backgrounds.

However, option A is also a possible answer as it highlights the common stereotype of African Americans being seen as outstanding athletes.

Question 4

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS
-According to Herbert Gans, "symbolic ethnicity" :

Accepted Answer

Symbolic ethnicity refers to the idea that individuals can still identify with and celebrate their ethnic background without experiencing negative consequences, and may even gain benefits from doing so. This is often true for white individuals, who can selectively embrace aspects of their heritage without experiencing the systemic discrimination and disadvantages faced by individuals from historically marginalized ethnic groups.

Question 5

Love and Race Caught in the Public Eye HEIDI ARDIZZONE and EARL LEWIS
-The "rule" that most U.S. states used to determine who was "non-white" was the:

Accepted Answer

The article discusses the concept of "optional ethnicities" for white Americans, meaning they can adopt or discard ethnic identities based on personal preference or convenience. The article does not mention any other concepts such as A, C, D, or E.

Question 6

Love and Race Caught in the Public Eye HEIDI ARDIZZONE and EARL LEWIS
-This essay describes how social historians and sociologists do research using court records and:

Accepted Answer

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Question 7

Love and Race Caught in the Public Eye HEIDI ARDIZZONE and EARL LEWIS
-The "facts" of this storyare:

Accepted Answer

The article clearly states that Kip Rhinelander was a wealthy white male and Alice Jones was a working-class African American female. There is no mention of Kip Rhinelander being a false identity or Alice Jones being an heiress. While it is true that Kip Rhinelander was married and wanted to marry Alice Jones, it is important to note that their relationship was also complicated by issues of race and class.

Question 8

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS
-Waters based a great deal of her analysis of ethnic identities on what source of information?

Accepted Answer

Waters based her analysis of ethnic identities on the decennial U.S. Census of the Population, as she emphasizes in the title of her article "Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only?" which includes data from the 2000 census.

Question 9

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS
-According to Waters, ethnicity is:

Accepted Answer

Waters defines ethnicity as a selected characteristic, based on one's or one's acquaintances' beliefs about who one is. She argues that ethnicity is not solely based on ancestry or fixed characteristics given at birth, but rather is a socially constructed identity that can be shaped and influenced by a variety of factors, including personal beliefs and experiences.

Question 10

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS
-Waters's depiction of different college experiences emphasizes which two groups?

Accepted Answer

Waters emphasizes the experiences of black and white students in her depiction of different college experiences.

Question 11

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS
-Because most Americans of European ancestry no longer face ethnic discrimination, they can:

Accepted Answer

Most Americans of European ancestry no longer face ethnic discrimination, so they have the option to select which aspects of an ethnic identity they want to recognize or choose to identify with none at all. This is not to say that choosing none is the only option, but they have the privilege to do so without the negative consequences that people of color face by rejecting their own ethnicity or attempting to assimilate into white culture.

Quiz 4: Social Interaction and Identity

Love and Race Caught in the Public Eye HEIDI ARDIZZONE and EARL LEWIS -Alice Jones and Leonard (Kip) Rhinelander were:

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS -Waters examines a political dimension in ethnic and racial relations revealed in:

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS -In her example of cross-ethnic misunderstanding, Waters describes the different responses to the syndicated column "Dear Abby," in which a reader wondered why:

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS -According to Herbert Gans, "symbolic ethnicity" :

Love and Race Caught in the Public Eye HEIDI ARDIZZONE and EARL LEWIS -The "rule" that most U.S. states used to determine who was "non-white" was the:

Love and Race Caught in the Public Eye HEIDI ARDIZZONE and EARL LEWIS -This essay describes how social historians and sociologists do research using court records and:

Love and Race Caught in the Public Eye HEIDI ARDIZZONE and EARL LEWIS -The "facts" of this storyare:

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS -Waters based a great deal of her analysis of ethnic identities on what source of information?

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS -According to Waters, ethnicity is:

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS -Waters's depiction of different college experiences emphasizes which two groups?

Optional Ethnicities: For Whites Only? MARY WATERS -Because most Americans of European ancestry no longer face ethnic discrimination, they can: