CHAP 10 SOCI- Racial & Ethnic Minorities

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an individual who feels very uncomfortable when friends tell a racist joke and yet does not speak out of fear of being ridiculed would be classified by Merton as a(n)

unprejudiced discriminator

about what percentage of the U.S population was born outside the U.S

10 percent

AA make up approximately what percent of the total population of the U.S

13.5

in recent years, some states have proposed laws making English the official state language and eliminating or restricting bilingual education. the aim of these measures is

Anglo conformity

to advocate his career in radio, Jamie Fernandez learns to speak English without trace of a Spanish accent and changes his name to Jim Fox. this is an example of

Anglo conformity

which ethnic or regional group has the highest average levels of education?

Asian Americans

the largest population of immigrants to the U.S today is accounted for by the people from

Latin America

the largest number of illegal immigrants to the U.S come from which country

Mexico

legal definition of race in the U.S usually were based on the person's

ancestry

Genocide, a practice banned by international law, is another term for

annihilation

the policy of the Nazis toward the Jews during the Holocaust of the 1940s was one of

annihilation

the racial or ethnic group was the largest percentage growth in recent years is

asians

a 1946 government report on Native Americans called for "their complete integration into the mass of the population". the report was advocating

assimilation

the difference between prejudice and discrimination is a difference between

attitudes and behavior

in the U.S, people with one white parent and one black parent have usually thought of themselves as

black

which hispanics group in the U.S has the highest average income

cubans

According to Tischler, the distinguishing features of an ethnic group are usually

cultural

the U.S census counts a person as AA if he or she

defines himself or herself as AA regardless of ancestry

Biologists today rely on outward physical traits such as skin, color, hair texture, and nose type in making biological classifications of human beings

false

despite changes in race relations and laws over the past fifty years, a majority of Americans still say they disapprove of interracial marriage

false

most interracial couples list their children as multiracial on census forms

false

nearly half of the US population now classifies themselves as multiracial

false

prejudice is a negative attitude that is nevertheless rational

false

to qualify as an ethic group, members must be unified politically

false

in what year were laws prohibiting interracial marriage declared unconstitutional by the supreme court

in 1960's

social arrangements that restrict a group's life chances, even though there is no apparent hatred, prejudice, or stereotyping, are called

institutionalized discrimination

Sonia is a member of a minority group. She is unable to obtain a well-paying, secure job not because of outright racism but, rather, because like many others of her minority group, she attended a less-than-adequate school and lacks connections. Sonia is a victim of

institutionalized prejudice and discrimination

the immigration quotes of the 1920s were designed to limit immigration from countries such as

italy and poland

the largest proportion of Hispanics in the U.S come from

mexico

Old migration to the U.S. consisted of people from

northern europe who came prior to 1880

"not the elimination of differences but the perfection and conservation of differences" is a statement favoring

pluralism

Canada's maintaining two official languages, English and French, is an example of

pluralism

a major difference between prejudice and discrimination is that

prejudice involves thoughts, discrimination involves actions

Many white shopkeepers in U.S. southern towns during the 1950s and 1960s depended upon African American customers for a large part of their business, so although they welcomed blacks as customers, they considered them social inferiors. These merchants are examples of

prejudiced non-discriminators

The earliest large wave of immigrants from China worked mostly in

railroad construction

when psychologists say that prejudice allows for "projection", they mean that the prejudiced person

sees in some other group what are really his or her own faults

the development of the ethnic . neighborhoods such as Chinatowns and Little Italy is an example of voluntary

segregation

The term race refers to a category of people who are defined as similar because they:

share a number of physical characteristics

according to the social definition of race, a women is black if

she and others think she is black

the largest number of AA is found in what part of the U.S

south

the text's example of Philip and Paul Malone was used to illustrate

the difficulties in accurately assigning race

according to Tischler, a major reason for the increasing income gap between AA and whites is

the increase in female- headed families among AA

Italian Americans today are most likely to trace their ancestors back to

the new migration

Women can be regarded as a minority group in American society because

they are discriminated against because of their sex

According to Tischler, people with prejudiced attitudes may not engage in discriminatory behavior.

true

Even during its more restrictive periods, the U.S. has had one of the most open immigration policies in the world.

true

Prejudice is more likely to develop between groups that are competing against each other for scarce resources

true

Racial classification are not simple or obvious; a person considered white in one society might be categorized as nonwhite in another

true

The number of interracial marriages in the U.S has increased greatly in the past three decades

true

hispanics are now the largest ethnic group in the US

true

more than half of all native americans live on or near reservations administered by the U.S government

true

prejudice serves some positive functions for the people who hold that prejudice

true


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