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Your text notes three ways that groups respond to domination: withdrawal,passing,and acceptance versus resistance.Discuss each one with examples.

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Question 2

Describe the definitions of race in ancient Egypt,Greece,Rome,and early Christendom.How do they compare to modern racial thinking among the European colonizers up to the present day?

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In ancient Egypt,physical markers were t...

Question 3

Explain the difference between prejudice and discrimination.Describe Merton's diagram for explaining the intersections of prejudice and discrimination.Give examples of each cell.

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Prejudice is a thought,whereas...

Question 4

Which act formalized the exclusive definition of whiteness by imposing immigration restrictions based on a national origins quota system that limited the yearly number of immigrants from each country?

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A)   Ethnic Act of 1900
B)   White Ethnic Act of 1876
C)   Immigration Act of 1924
D)   Race Act of 1850E) All of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 5

Your text mentions five different ethnic groups: Native Americans,African Americans,Latinos,Asian Americans,and Middle Easterners.Discuss the diverse experiences of each group.

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The answer of Your text mentions five different ethnic groups:...

Question 6

Your text mentions forms that minority-majority group relations can take: assimilation,pluralism,segregation,and conflict.Discuss each form and give examples.

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Assimilation is the process by which imm...

Question 7

The differences between race and ethnicity underscore the privileged positions of ____________ in America,who have the freedom to pick and choose their identities and freely show their ethnic backgrounds.

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A)   whites
B)   blacks
C)   Hispanics
D)   AsiansE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

Under Johann Caspar Lavater's theory of ____________,people with light skin were thought to have higher intellect.

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A)   physiognomy
B)   intelligence
C)   civic values
D)   biological superiorityE) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Most Arabs in the United States are not Muslim but ____________,and about 20 percent of U.S.Muslims are ____________.

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A)   Catholic; Asian
B)   Islamic; Latino
C)   Christian; African American
D)   Protestant; East IndianE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 10

Which of the following terms hinges on the belief that social and psychological traits can be traced through bloodlines and selectively bred out of (or into) populations?

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A)   eugenics
B)   biogenics
C)   race relations
D)   sociogenicsE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

The 1896 Supreme Court decision Plessy v.Ferguson upheld:

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A)   equality.
B)   ethnic cleansing.
C)   integration.
D)   segregation.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

According to Nell Irvin Painter,author of The History of White People,white people:

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A)   have a great sense of awareness of their status as white.
B)   typically just see themselves as "individuals."
C)   are made acutely aware of their identity as white by society.
D)   are losing their advantaged status in society.E) B) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 13

Race is not a fixed biological or natural reality; rather,it is:

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A)   genetic.
B)   biologically invented.
C)   an environmental reality.
D)   a social construction.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Which group,led by Sir Francis Galton,believed that negative traits such as criminality were passed through bloodlines and could be bred out?

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A)   sociologists
B)   geneticists
C)   biologists
D)   eugenicistsE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 15

Asians have been applauded for their smooth assimilation and are referred to as:

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A)   the model minority.
B)   more intelligent.
C)   entrepreneurs.
D)   small businessmen.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 16

In the nineteenth century,theories of race moved from religious-based racism to:

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A)   neo-racism.
B)   modern racism.
C)   scientific racism.
D)   biological racism.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 17

When the term race comes up in America today,we usually think in two colors:

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A)   black and brown.
B)   black and white.
C)   red and black.
D)   brown and white.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 18

How has whiteness evolved since the 1800s? Why is whiteness referred to as an "invisible knapsack of privileges"? What are some of the privileges that whites experience?

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In the 1800s,whites experienced a divisi...

Question 19

Swiss theologian Johann Caspar Lavater suggested that outside appearances were connected to inner virtues.According to him,which of the following features signified higher intellect and more worthy character?

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A)   dark skin and large eyes
B)   light skin and small features
C)   dark skin and flat noses
D)   light skin and large featuresE) B) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 20

What is the group that displays no physical distinctions from Japanese citizens but is believed by the Japanese to be a descendant of a less-human race than the Japanese nation as a whole?

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A)   Malayans
B)   Burakumin
C)   Filipinos
D)   ChineseE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Exam 9: Race

What is the group that displays no physical distinctions from Japanese citizens but is believed by the Japanese to be a descendant of a less-human race than the Japanese nation as a whole?

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Race is not a fixed biological or natural reality; rather,it is:

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Your text mentions five different ethnic groups: Native Americans,African Americans,Latinos,Asian Americans,and Middle Easterners.Discuss the diverse experiences of each group.

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The differences between race and ethnicity underscore the privileged positions of ____________ in America,who have the freedom to pick and choose their identities and freely show their ethnic backgrounds.

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Asians have been applauded for their smooth assimilation and are referred to as:

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Swiss theologian Johann Caspar Lavater suggested that outside appearances were connected to inner virtues.According to him,which of the following features signified higher intellect and more worthy character?

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How has whiteness evolved since the 1800s? Why is whiteness referred to as an "invisible knapsack of privileges"? What are some of the privileges that whites experience?

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The 1896 Supreme Court decision Plessy v.Ferguson upheld:

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Which of the following terms hinges on the belief that social and psychological traits can be traced through bloodlines and selectively bred out of (or into) populations?

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In the nineteenth century,theories of race moved from religious-based racism to:

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According to Nell Irvin Painter,author of The History of White People,white people:

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Most Arabs in the United States are not Muslim but ____________,and about 20 percent of U.S.Muslims are ____________.

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Your text mentions forms that minority-majority group relations can take: assimilation,pluralism,segregation,and conflict.Discuss each form and give examples.

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Under Johann Caspar Lavater's theory of ____________,people with light skin were thought to have higher intellect.

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Explain the difference between prejudice and discrimination.Describe Merton's diagram for explaining the intersections of prejudice and discrimination.Give examples of each cell.

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When the term race comes up in America today,we usually think in two colors:

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Which group,led by Sir Francis Galton,believed that negative traits such as criminality were passed through bloodlines and could be bred out?

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Your text notes three ways that groups respond to domination: withdrawal,passing,and acceptance versus resistance.Discuss each one with examples.

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Which act formalized the exclusive definition of whiteness by imposing immigration restrictions based on a national origins quota system that limited the yearly number of immigrants from each country?

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Describe the definitions of race in ancient Egypt,Greece,Rome,and early Christendom.How do they compare to modern racial thinking among the European colonizers up to the present day?

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