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Anthropological research reveals that most ethnic groups and nations are recent historical creations, our connection to people within these groups is relatively new, and our shared traditions are recently invented. In addition, most members will never meet each other. Therefore, most nations today are:


A) achieved communities.
B) conglomerates.
C) empires.
D) imagined communities.
E) nation-states.

F) A) and C)
G) A) and B)

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An individual's self-identification with a particular group that can shift according to social location is known as:


A) ethnic variation.
B) flexible nationalism.
C) national identification.
D) rationalization of self.
E) situational negotiation of identity.

F) All of the above
G) A) and C)

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Immigrants from India come from many different areas with different languages and customs, but once they arrive in the United States, these previous distinctions become less important and they all begin the process of becoming Indian American, EXCEPT which group of people?


A) blacks
B) Brahmins
C) Dalits
D) gays and lesbians
E) harijans

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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Swedish people share a common language, culture, and ideals; therefore, Sweden-the country they live in-illustrates the concept of a:


A) dominion.
B) nation.
C) nation-state.
D) society.
E) state.

F) D) and E)
G) A) and E)

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Identify three things that are used as ethnic boundary markers, and explain what cultures they are used in and how.

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This may include things such as a collective name, food, costume, custom, architecture, common history, religion, language, association with a particular territory, or even an imagination of shared physical characteristics. Each will have an appropriate example.

In the 1920s, Italian immigrants were considered dark, strange, and often subhuman by the "white" majority in the United States, who were then primarily of northern European descent. But today, the descendents of these immigrants are considered ordinary "white" folk. This demonstrates the concept of:


A) segregation.
B) nationalization.
C) incorporation.
D) indoctrination.
E) assimilation.

F) A) and B)
G) C) and E)

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The desire of Scots to have their own independent country of Scotland, separate from the United Kingdom, which they are a part of now, illustrates the concept of:


A) dominion.
B) nationalism.
C) partition.
D) schism.
E) separation.

F) None of the above
G) B) and E)

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Explain why England is called the "ninety-minute nation" and why it is so important to people who identify as English.

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England does not exist separately within...

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The text notes that for most of the world's people, ethnicity is not a pressing matter in daily life; instead, it becomes active when power relationships undergo negotiation in a community or nation. In a brief essay, give an example and explain how ethnicity has been activated to accomplish some end. Explain the power relationship under negotiation, who was involved, and how ethnicity was activated to accomplish the goal. Describe the outcome of these efforts.

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The answer can include any of the exampl...

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Compare how and why ethnic-making projects in Rwanda and Bosnia have given rise to conflict.

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Ethnic-making projects occur when politi...

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The text notes that the stories of the Mayflower, the first Thanksgiving, the Boston Tea Party, the American Revolution, and the settling of the West are retold to emphasize a shared destiny as well as the values of freedom, exploration, and individualism. These illustrate the concept of a(n) :


A) folk tale.
B) history.
C) "just so" story.
D) legend.
E) origin myth.

F) A) and D)
G) B) and D)

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In the text, the author notes that the French national soccer team imploded at the 2010 World Cup because one of the team's stars questioned if some members of the team were actually "French." They have to be citizens of France to play on the team. Explain why this became an issue for the French team.

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There is debate in France over who is Fr...

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A sense of historical, cultural, and sometimes ancestral connection to a group of people who are imagined to be distinct from those outside the group is known as a(n) :


A) nation.
B) nationality.
C) ethnicity.
D) lineage.
E) culture.

F) A) and C)
G) B) and C)

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Chinese immigrants in the United States have a long history, but many Chinese American communities still have a distinct Chinese character where they retain many aspects of traditional Chinese cultures. This example illustrates the concept of:


A) amalgamation.
B) biculturalism.
C) integration.
D) multiculturalism.
E) naturalization.

F) B) and C)
G) A) and B)

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In the past, groups of people have tried to systematically eradicate people of different religious or ethnic groups. This is referred to as:


A) annihilation.
B) ethnic cleansing.
C) decimation.
D) genocide.
E) mass destruction.

F) B) and E)
G) All of the above

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Argentina used soccer, polo, and the tango to unite different groups of immigrants into a new group of people who identified with each other rather than their old homelands. This demonstrates the concept of:


A) ethnogenesis.
B) origination.
C) syncretism.
D) conglomeration.
E) nationhood.

F) A) and D)
G) D) and E)

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What metaphor is used to describe the process of immigrant assimilation into U.S. dominant culture?


A) nationalism
B) tossed salad
C) melting pot
D) nationhood
E) whitening

F) C) and D)
G) D) and E)

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A story that is told about the founding and history of a particular group to reinforce a common sense of identity is called a:


A) creation story.
B) folk tale.
C) history.
D) "just so" story.
E) origin myth.

F) C) and D)
G) C) and E)

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Since ethnicity is not biologically fixed, self-identification with a particular ethnic group can change through what process?


A) situational negotiation of identity
B) rationalization of self
C) naturalization of identity
D) ethno-determination
E) ethnic cleansing

F) A) and D)
G) B) and E)

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How long has the Iraqi ethnicity existed in the Middle East?


A) never
B) since World War II
C) two hundred years
D) five hundred years
E) at least two thousand years

F) B) and E)
G) None of the above

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