InQuizitive: Chapter 9. Race

Place in chronological order the events that lead to the formation of black ghettos in the first part of the twentieth century.

(1) demographic trends and structural changes in the economy increased competition for jobs (2) the social boundary between blacks and whites hardened (3) Property owners and police cooperated to maintain segregated neighborhoods (4) federal aid to home purchasers favored whites over blacks (5) Urban renewal projects forced black Americans to relocate into crime-ridden public housing projects

What are the main problems with the concept "African American" as a label for part of the U.S. population?

-Immigrants from Cuba, Jamaica, and Haiti think of those places, not Africa, as their countries of origin. -Many newly arrived immigrants from Africa do not want to be grouped with the blacks already here.

Place the events in the history of racial classification in chronological order.

-The right to citizenship was limited to "free white persons." -An influx of European immigrants changed the ethnic makeup of the United States. -Congress imposed a quota system limiting immigration from some nations. -Immigration from Europe slowed dramatically while immigration from the southern United States to the North grew markedly.

Identify the statements that are examples of "color-blind racism."

Example(s) - Rising numbers of immigrants from different cultures threaten the identity and culture of native-born citizens. -Race isn't that important—everyone has an equal chance to get ahead.

Symbolic ethnicity today is a matter of choice for white middle-class Americans, but not for black middle-class Americans. Identify the factors behind this difference.

Factor(s) -For a white person, in the eyes of society, skin color is not a defining characteristic. -For a black person, in the eyes of society, skin color is a defining characteristic. -A white person can choose to be considered, for instance, Irish or German. -A black person cannot choose to be considered, for instance, Kenyan or Nigerian. -A black person cannot choose to be considered either white or black.

Identify the items as ssociated with either monogenism or polygenism.

Monogenism -claims that all human beings are part of a single family tree -a view held by religious traditionalists -a view held by Darwinists

Identify the true and false statements about race.

True Statement(s) Race is a social construct. Race is about bloodlines.

Match each type of response to oppression to its description.

Members of an oppressed group fight—literally or metaphorically—against their oppression. (COLLECTIVE RESISTANCE) Members of an oppressed group attempt to disguise their group membership. (PASSING) Members of an oppressed group make an effort to behave like the dominant group. (ACCEPTANCE) Members of an oppressed group flee persecution by the dominant group. (WITHDRAWEL)

Identify whether or not the following beliefs characterize racism.

Racist Belief(s) -Certain groups are, by virtue of their bloodlines or physical characteristics, superior to others. -Humans are divided into distinct bloodlines and/or physical types. -Bloodlines or physical characteristics are linked to distinct cultures, behaviors, and intellectual abilities.

Identify the reasons why residential segregation is such a serious social problem.

Reason(s) -It is hard to change or prevent. -It leads to other forms of segregation. -It fosters a culture of segregation.

What was the racial atmosphere in the housing project where Dalton Conley grew up in the 1970s?

Whites were a marginalized group.

Identify the ways in which the Burakumin in Japan demonstrate the process of racialization.

Racializing -The Burakumin are treated as a distinct group, unrelated to other Japanese. -The Burakumin are barred from full participation in Japanese society. -The Burakumin have poorer health, less educational achievement, and lower income than their fellow Japanese citizens.

The animation describes a paradox about race: It is a social construct with life-or-death consequences. The word race comes from a Latin word meaning "_____"Our modern concept of race has evolved in conjunction with____as a rationale for a group of people with one common ____ to ____ other people.

1. root 2. imperialism 3. bloodline 4. conquer and dominate

Place in chronological order the events that led up to the 1994 Rwandan genocide, in which at least 800,000 members of the Tutsi tribe were massacred by members of the Hutu tribe.

-Hutus and Tutsis are living together in relative harmony - Belgium, as the local colonial power, institutes a class hierarchy - Following Rwandan independence in 1982 - Three years of failed crops put Rwanda's social fabric under strain - The hutut take out their frustration of the tutsis, killing hundreds of thousands

Place the historical events in chronological order.

1. The U.S. Supreme Court decides Plessy v. Ferguson. 2. Allied forces fight the racist regime of Nazi Germany. 3. The U.S. Supreme Court decides Brown v. Board of Education. 4. Mandatory busing is used to desegregate schools. 5. Integration of schools through compulsory busing is widely rejected as unacceptable.

Identify the consequences of making everyone (whites and others) more aware of whiteness as a racial category.

Consequence(s) -It removes the assumption that whiteness is normal and nonwhiteness is deviant. -It encourages some whites to embrace white consciousness in racist fashion.

Identify the examples of how the decriminalization of marijuana perpetuates racialized wealth inequality between blacks and whites.

Example(s) -African Americans are more likely than whites to be arrested for using marijuana. -More whites than blacks have been awarded contracts to sell marijuana.

Identify the features of the 2010 Census's race and ethnicity questions that improve the accuracy of the nation's racial composition.

Feature(s) -Respondents are able to check more than one box indicating racial identity. -Respondents indicate their race and ethnicity in separate questions.

Identify the roles that social media plays in the Black Lives Matter movement.

Role(s) -Social media provides a platform for organizing. -Social media brings attention to police violence.

Identify the true and false statements about the US penal system.

True Statement(s) -Nearly half of all black men will be arrested before the age of 23. -Today, the majority of the prison population consists of blacks and Latinos.