Question 1

White ethnics are non-WASPs of European ancestry.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What is racism? Provide examples of racism in history.

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Question 3

Which of the following concepts refers to a state in which racial and ethnic minorities are distinct,but have more or less equal social standing?

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A)  genocide
B)  segregation
C)  assimilation
D)  pluralismE) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Japanese immigrants differed from earlier Chinese immigrants by

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A)  favoring living in rural areas.
B)  coming to this country in larger numbers.
C)  knowing less about the United States before they got here.
D)  All of these responses are correct.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

All members of a minority typically share a distinct identity.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

A good example of the culture theory of prejudice is

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A)  Theodor Adorno's research on prejudiced people.
B)  Bogardus's research on social distance.
C)  W.I.Thomas's vicious cycle theory.
D)  All of these responses are correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

The concept "white ethnics" refers to

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A)  people of Hispanic ancestry who are light skinned.
B)  people of any ethnicity who are light skinned.
C)  biracial or multiracial people.
D)  non-WASPs of European ancestry.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

The ancestors of which of the following first settled in the Western Hemisphere?

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A)  WASPs
B)  European Americans
C)  African Americans
D)  Native AmericansE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

Which of the following concepts refers to a shared cultural heritage?

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A)  race
B)  minority
C)  ethnicity
D)  stereotypeE) A) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Describe the history of one or more minorities-Native Americans,African Americans,Asian Americans,Hispanic Americans,or Arab Americans-in terms of the following patterns: pluralism,assimilation,segregation,and genocide.Provide as much historical evidence as you can.In your opinion,which of the four patterns of interaction is most pronounced in the case of the minority you wrote about? Why?

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The history of African Americans in the ...

Question 11

The Matsui family came to the United States from Japan thirty years ago.They now speak English at home and the Matsui children date non-Japanese students at college.This family's story BEST illustrates which of the following concepts?

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A)  pluralism
B)  segregation
C)  assimilation
D)  miscegenationE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 12

Among Asian Americans,over half of men and women have completed four years of college.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In the United States during the 1930s and 1940s,the existence of the "Negro Leagues," sports teams with all African-American players,is an example of

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A)  assimilation.
B)  segregation.
C)  pluralism.
D)  miscegenation.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 14

In the introduction to thisCHAPTER,the story about the sociology class at New York's Bronx Community College suggests

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A)  race is a simple matter of color.
B)  people often confuse "race" and "ethnicity."
C)  race is not important to most people in the United States.
D)  All of these responses are correct.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 15

Authoritarian personality theory states that extreme prejudice is

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A)  built into culture itself.
B)  a personality trait of certain individuals.
C)  found among poor and disadvantaged people.
D)  found among most people in all societies.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 16

Which of the following statements about prejudice is true?

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A)  Prejudice involves prejudgments.
B)  Prejudice treats everyone in some category the same way.
C)  Prejudice can be positive or negative.
D)  All of these responses are correct.E) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

For Chinese immigrants,one consequence of living in Chinatowns was

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A)  maintaining traditional culture.
B)  forming kinship networks,or clans.
C)  reducing their chance to learn English,which limited job opportunities.
D)  All of these responses are correct.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Although based on physical traits like skin color,the concept of "race" is constructed by society.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Thomas Sowell demonstrated the importance of culture in shaping the IQ test performance for various categories of the U.S.population.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which statement about Arab Americans is true?

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A)  Some Arab Americans are recent immigrants;some are not.
B)  Some Arab Americans speak Arabic;some do not.
C)  Some Arab Americans are Muslims;some are not.
D)  All of these responses are correct.E) A) and C)
F) All of the above

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