Chapter 8 Multiple Choice
Which of the following would be considered a racial group? African Americans Mexican Americans Muslim Americans Irish Americans
African Americans
Which of the following would be considered an ethnic group? African Americans Asian Americans Muslim Americans Arab Americans
Arab Americans
The white racial frame includes all of the following EXCEPT this: Racist ideas Racial stereotypes Racist images Equal opportunity
Equal opportunity
Which of the following was NOT an example of expulsion? Europeans leaving Europe for the American colonies The removal of Native Americans from land east of the Mississippi River The internment of Japanese Americans during WWII The removal of Jews from Poland
Europeans leaving Europe for the American colonies
Which of the following would NOT be an example of institutional racism? People with ethnic-sounding names are less likely to obtain interviews than with Anglo-sounding names. Black and Hispanic men are more likely to get longer sentences in prison than whites who commit the same crimes. People of color have worse health care outcomes than whites. Jamal is followed around the store by security because he is black.
Jamal is followed around the store by security because he is black.
Which of the following was NOT an example of ethnic cleansing? The Nazi Holocaust The Indian Removal Act The removal of Croatians from parts of Croatia Native Americans leaving reservations to find work in cities
Native Americans leaving reservations to find work in cities
________ is a set of ideas and texts produced by the Global North that served as the basis of systems designed to dominate, control, and exploit "the Orient" (the East) and its many minority groups. "The yellow peril" Nativism Sinophobia Orientalism
Orientalism
________ is a socially constructed definition based on some real or presumed physical or biological characteristic, such as skin color or hair texture, as well as on a shared lineage. Ethnicity Culture Race Prejudice
Race
________ consists of defining a minority group as a race, attributing negative characteristics to that group, and then creating the circumstances that keep that group at a disadvantage relative to the majority. Racism Stereotyping Prejudice Xenophobia
Racism
________ is the act of defining a group as a race and attributing negative characteristics to that group. Stereotyping Prejudice Discrimination Racism
Racism
Which of the following would NOT be considered a racist motive? Suzie is afraid of all black men. John feels better about losing a job to a Hispanic man if he blames "political correctness." Jack doesn't think minorities have any business living in his neighborhood. Ralf testifies in court against a black man who robbed him.
Ralf testifies in court against a black man who robbed him.
Which of the following was NOT an example of genocide? The murder of nearly 2 million people by the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia in the mid- to late-1970s The killing, in 1974, of as many as a million people (mostly minority Tutsis) by the majority Hutus in Rwanda The killing of Germans during WWII The killing of hundreds of thousands of ethnic Africans in Sudan since 2003 by ethnic Arabs
The killing of hundreds of thousands of ethnic Africans in Sudan since 2003 by ethnic Arabs
Contemporary sociologists typically reject single-minded "scientific" explanations of race, including the view that genetic differences are responsible for socially significant differences among racial groups. a. True b. False
a. True
Discrimination occurs either formally (e.g., on the job) or informally (e.g., in interpersonal situations). a. True b. False
a. True
Discriminatory policies may be carried out by persons who do not actually believe in them. a. True b. False
a. True
During World War II, between 200,000 and 600,000 Roma died in Nazi concentration camps. a. True b. False
a. True
Historically, ethnic identities have been closely tied to nation-states. a. True b. False
a. True
Historically, imperialism, colonialism, economic development, westernization, and Americanization have worked in large part to Northerners' advantage and to the disadvantage of Southerners. a. True b. False
a. True
In South Africa during apartheid (1948-1994), there were three racial categories. a. True b. False
a. True
Most hate groups in the United States are white supremacist movements. a. True b. False
a. True
Nazi actions against Jews and Roma fit the definition of ethnic cleansing. a. True b. False
a. True
People can be prejudiced without discriminating. a. True b. False
a. True
Sociologists point to the fact that racial categories are often blurred and subject to change; race is a dynamic and fluid social concept. a. True b. False
a. True
While prejudice and racism at the individual level are declining, the larger structures in which those attitudes and behaviors are embedded continue to operate to the detriment of blacks and other racial minorities. a. True b. False
a. True
Whites, especially men who work for an employer without interruption for childbearing, are more likely than blacks and Hispanics to receive pensions from employers. a. True b. False
a. True
Ethnic identities are actually quite fragile. a. True b. False
b. False
In the second half of the 20th century, ideas of biological superiority and inferiority increasingly replaced those associated with cultural superiority and inferiority. a. True b. False
b. False
Individual acts based on racism are often hidden from all to see more than institutional racism. a. True b. False
b. False
Most types of prejudice today are overt. a. True b. False
b. False
Race data have been collected by the United States since its first census in 1900. a. True b. False
b. False
Racism is primarily a product of the West. a. True b. False
b. False
Under Jim Crow, instituted after WWII, blacks were denied political and social rights and were exploited economically. a. True b. False
b. False
The dispersal, typically involuntary, of a racial or ethnic population from its traditional homeland and over a wide geographic area is called a(n) ________. expulsion diaspora eviction dislodgement
diaspora
Freddie is an owner of an apartment complex. When someone calls asking about an apartment for rent, if the person does not sound white, he tells them the apartment is already rented. Freddie is engaging in ________. discrimination good business fair practices ethno-hatred
discrimination
A(n) ________ is a group in a dominant position along the dimensions of wealth, power, and prestige. majority group minority group racial group ethnic group
majority group
Bob is a white male in America. Bob is part of the ________. majority group minority group subordinate group ethnic group
majority group
A(n) ________ is a group in a subordinate position in terms of wealth, power, and prestige. majority group minority group racial group ethnic group
minority group
Jane walks to the other side of the street when she sees a black male walking in her direction from down the street. Jane may be acting on her ________ of black males. hatred stereotypes discrimination unbiased view
stereotypes
Prejudices that cause people to reject, exclude, and vilify groups who are outsiders or foreign to the dominant social group are called ________. racism xenophobia stereotyping prejudice
xenophobia