Question 1

Ethnocentrism refers to

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A)  a negative attitude toward an entire category of people,such as a racial or ethnic minority.
B)  the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice.
C)  the process by which a person forsakes his or her own cultural tradition to become part of a different culture.
D)  the tendency to assume that one's own culture and way of life are superior to all others.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 2

An approach to racism that emphasizes how racism keeps minorities in low-paying jobs,thereby supplying the capitalist ruling class with a pool of cheap labor,is based on the work of which classical theorist?

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A)  Émile Durkheim
B)  Talcott Parsons
C)  Karl Marx
D)  Auguste ComteE) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 3

Genocide refers to the process of

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A)  combining a majority group and a minority group through intermarriage to form a new group.
B)  expelling a group of people from a territory.
C)  deliberately and systematically killing an entire people or the members of a nation.
D)  forsaking a cultural identity in order to become part of a different culture.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 4

An unreliable generalization about all members of a group that does not recognize individual differences within the group is referred to as

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A)  differential association.
B)  exploitation.
C)  a stereotype.
D)  institutional discrimination.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 5

Characteristics of national origin or distinctive cultural patterns are used primarily by a society to set apart

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A)  minority groups.
B)  ethnic groups.
C)  racial groups.
D)  polarization groups.E) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 6

A minority group is a group

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A)  that is set apart from others because of physical differences.
B)  that is set apart from others because of its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns.
C)  whose members have significantly less control over their own lives than the members of a dominant group.
D)  that has reached very moral decisions about a way of life.E) All of the above
F) C) and D)

Question 7

A White male lawyer mentors a young female Latina lawyer.According to the contact hypothesis,this situation would

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A)  be likely to increase stereotypes rather than reduce them.
B)  be likely to cause them to become less prejudiced.
C)  encourage the White lawyer to engage in color-blind racism.
D)  involve the operation of sexism as well as racism.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 8

Joe grew up in an Italian household in an Italian community in New Jersey.He believes that the traditional Italian celebration of Easter,which includes a large number of family members and mountains of food consumed during a long dinner,is the best way to celebrate this holiday.Joe is illustrating

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A)  prejudice.
B)  ethnocentrism.
C)  discrimination.
D)  pluralism.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 9

Since the change in U.S.immigration policy during the 1960s to encourage immigration of relatives of U.S.residents and people with desirable skills,where have a majority of immigrants originated from?

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A)  Asia
B)  Europe
C)  Latin America
D)  both Asia and Latin AmericaE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Recent Chinese immigrants to the U.S.often find jobs working in sweatshops in New York City's Chinatown,where they work 16 or more hours a day in the garment industry,earning less than minimum wage.The big businesses that hire these illegal and often uninformed immigrants illustrate

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A)  the contact hypothesis.
B)  exploitation theory.
C)  labeling theory.
D)  a self-fulfilling prophecy.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 11

Prejudice is to discrimination as

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A)  norm is to value.
B)  attitude is to behavior.
C)  behavior is to attitude.
D)  good is to bad.E) A) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

In Australia,when Aborigines become part of the dominant society but then refuse to acknowledge their darker-skinned grandparents on the street,they are practicing the process of

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A)  amalgamation.
B)  labeling.
C)  assimilation.
D)  exploitation.E) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 13

The median household income of Blacks today is still only ________ percent that of Whites.

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A)  35
B)  50
C)  60
D)  85E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

A stereotype is a(n)

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A)  factually induced belief about another person.
B)  unreliable generalization about all members of a group that does not recognize individual differences within the group.
C)  person or group that one blames irrationally for one's own problems or difficulties.
D)  belief that one race is superior and that all others are innately inferior.E) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Which of the following has identified three functions that racially prejudiced beliefs have for the dominant group-one being that they provide a moral justification for maintaining an unequal society that routinely deprives a minority group of its rights and privileges?

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A)  Arnold Rose
B)  Harry Edwards
C)  Thomas Pettigrew
D)  Manning NashE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 16

At one time,many Puerto Ricans were effectively barred from serving in the Chicago Police Department because they failed to meet the height requirement.This was an example of

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A)  prejudice.
B)  scapegoating.
C)  institutional discrimination.
D)  a self-fulfilling prophecy.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

Which sociologist suggested that interracial coalitions would most likely reduce racial and ethnic stereotyping and prejudice?

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A)  Karl Marx
B)  William Julius Wilson
C)  Robert Blauner
D)  Roscoe CoxE) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 18

Arab Americans are descendents of people from the ________ nations of the Arab world.

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A)  5
B)  17
C)  22
D)  48E) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

When a majority and minority group combine to form a new group it is known as amalgamation.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Color-blind racism ignores White privilege.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 10: Racial and Ethnic Inequality

Arab Americans are descendents of people from the ________ nations of the Arab world.

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Prejudice is to discrimination as

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Since the change in U.S.immigration policy during the 1960s to encourage immigration of relatives of U.S.residents and people with desirable skills,where have a majority of immigrants originated from?

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A stereotype is a(n)

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When a majority and minority group combine to form a new group it is known as amalgamation.

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Color-blind racism ignores White privilege.

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Recent Chinese immigrants to the U.S.often find jobs working in sweatshops in New York City's Chinatown,where they work 16 or more hours a day in the garment industry,earning less than minimum wage.The big businesses that hire these illegal and often uninformed immigrants illustrate

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Which of the following has identified three functions that racially prejudiced beliefs have for the dominant group-one being that they provide a moral justification for maintaining an unequal society that routinely deprives a minority group of its rights and privileges?

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An approach to racism that emphasizes how racism keeps minorities in low-paying jobs,thereby supplying the capitalist ruling class with a pool of cheap labor,is based on the work of which classical theorist?

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A minority group is a group

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Genocide refers to the process of

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Which sociologist suggested that interracial coalitions would most likely reduce racial and ethnic stereotyping and prejudice?

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The median household income of Blacks today is still only ________ percent that of Whites.

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Joe grew up in an Italian household in an Italian community in New Jersey.He believes that the traditional Italian celebration of Easter,which includes a large number of family members and mountains of food consumed during a long dinner,is the best way to celebrate this holiday.Joe is illustrating

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A White male lawyer mentors a young female Latina lawyer.According to the contact hypothesis,this situation would

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In Australia,when Aborigines become part of the dominant society but then refuse to acknowledge their darker-skinned grandparents on the street,they are practicing the process of

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At one time,many Puerto Ricans were effectively barred from serving in the Chicago Police Department because they failed to meet the height requirement.This was an example of

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Ethnocentrism refers to

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Characteristics of national origin or distinctive cultural patterns are used primarily by a society to set apart

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An unreliable generalization about all members of a group that does not recognize individual differences within the group is referred to as

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