Question 1

A minority is defined as a category of people who are

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A)  small in numbers and disadvantaged.
B)  less than half the society's total population.
C)  set apart by that society and subordinated or disadvantaged.
D)  born in some other country.E) A) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 2

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) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 3

The ancestors of which of the following groups first settled the lands of the Western Hemisphere?

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

Question 4

Which statement about African Americans is correct?

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A)  Many of the largest U.S.cities have elected black mayors.
B)  An African American president was elected in 2008.
C)  A majority of African Americans are working class or poor.
D)  All of these are correct.E) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 5

Douglas Massey and Nancy Denton documented which of the following patterns in U.S.inner cities?

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A)  hypersegregation
B)  the absence of racial segregation
C)  de jure segregation
D)  declining segregationE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 6

Typically, people who live in _____ perceive fewer racial categories than people who live in _____.

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A)  the United States; Brazil
B)  Brazil; the United States
C)  the Northeast; the Midwest
D)  the West; the NortheastE) A) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 7

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 are correct.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 8

Based on research using the social distance scale, you can correctly say that U.S.college students today

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A)  are less prejudiced than students were fifty years ago.
B)  see less difference between minority categories than students did fifty years ago.
C)  express greater prejudice towards Arabs than African Americans.
D)  All of these are correct.E) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Prejudice and discrimination can reinforce one another.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Scapegoat theory holds that the most powerful people in a society are the most likely to hold prejudices.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

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

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

Question 12

People who are called "WASPs" have ancestors from which country?

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A)  England
B)  Scotland
C)  Wales
D)  All of these are correct.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 13

The overall social standing of Native Americans is

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A)  above the national average.
B)  about the national average.
C)  below the national average.
D)  mixed, with families found equally at all class levels.E) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 14

While prejudice is a matter of _____, discrimination is a matter of _____.

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A)  biology; culture
B)  attitude; action
C)  choice; social structure
D)  abnormality; what a society considers normalE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 15

What is a stereotype? How can applying the sociological perspective help to assess the validity of any stereotype?

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Question 16

Racial segregation has existed, but it has never been legal in the United States.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

What is the scapegoat theory of prejudice? What is the conflict theory of prejudice?

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Question 18

Significant immigration of Asian Americans to the United States was first sparked by

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A)  laws regulating Chinese immigration enacted in 1882.
B)  the California Gold Rush in 1849.
C)  the need for labor during the Great Depression in the 1930s.
D)  World War II.E) A) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 19

The adoption of the English language by Mexican immigrants in the United States is an example of

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

Question 20

Thomas Sowell studied the intelligence test scores of various categories of people and concluded that

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A)  people's culture explains the variation in intelligence test scores.
B)  all individuals have the same intelligence.
C)  all categories of people have the same average test performance.
D)  All of these are correct.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

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The ancestors of which of the following groups first settled the lands of the Western Hemisphere?

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Which statement about Arab Americans is true?

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