SOCI 164 final exam
which of the following best describes the legal strategy of the national association for the advancement of colored people (naacp) campaign to end school segregation?
challenged that segregated schools were in fact not equal
which best summarizes educational current completion rates by race?
completion rates for both high school and college have increased for all racial groups
what is one way antiracist art responds to the racist aesthetic?
correcting distorted representations of nonwhites
if a person seeks to expand his or her cultural awareness by changing his or her social settings and experiences, the person is
engaging in indirect individual change
formalized legal restrictions against interracial marriages during the 1950s was a type of
external sanction
what was the primary objective of cultural reeducation of American Indians?
force them to assimilate into Anglo-American society and culture
noting that being from the inner city, the suburbs, or a rural area is acknowledging the importance of _______ as a part of individual identity
geography
research shows that students of color are about 10 percent more likely to experience what in college classrooms compared to their white peers?
harassment and feelings of being unwelcome
which of the following is an accurate statement about the relationship among Christian religious congregations, race and ethnicity, and the neighborhoods churches are located in?
most churches are approximately ten times less racially diverse than the neighborhoods in which they are located
Annette laureau, author of unequal childhoods, argues that class differences in parenting are
mostly about language, attitudes, and behaviors
which group is the most likely to drop out of high school?
native Americans
African American fraternal lodges and federations (such as the masons)
nurtured African American solidarity and supported many instances of civil rights advocacy
immigrant organizations often aim to help with adjustment to American society. for example, organizations such as the Chinese consolidated benevolent association and the Chinese-American planning council
oversee English-language classes, career training, and cultural events
which industry that exploits the economic plight of the poor and racial minorities does chapter 11 note as having more stores across the US than mcdonalds restaurants?
pay-day lenders
the sale of imitation native American headdresses at popular music festivals by non-native groups to be worn predominantly by non-native americans, thereby weakening the political and cultural significance of headdress, is an example of
strategic amnesia
what is one way that racism is embedded in the structure of schools, as described in the textbook?
students are tracked such that whites and Asians have disproportionate access to the most intellectually stimulating classes
alabama did not remove language from its state constitution prohibiting interracial marriage until 2000. though not legally binding, the language operated as a powerful
symbol
what was one of the differences between the united negro improvement association (UNIA) and the NAACP?
the UNIA placed women in positions of leadership; the NAACP did not
what is "boundary work?"
the collection of practices by which people maintain or challenge racial relations of exclusivity or inclusivity
the legislation that prohibits discrimination by housing lenders and landlords is called
the fair housing act
when the membership of a racial justice social movement is itself multiracial
the goals of the movement are reflected in its composition
when a person says that "a person's character counts more than race" when competing for jobs or school admissions, they are relying on
the ideology of color-blindness
Kathleen blee conducted research on women who were involved in white supremacist groups and found that most
were middle class, had college educations, and were gainfully employed
in many US classroom settings, students of color are often dubbed the "experts" on race through what practice?
asking students of color to speak for an entire population
what is the sociological term that refers to the sum of one's knowledge about established and valued cultural activities and practices?
cultural capital
because many American Indians are married to non-American Indians, they often find themselves looking through the cultural lens of their partners and expanding their perspective. this type of emotional work is called
cultural labor
one problem with Horace kallen's ideal of a hyphenated, culturally pluralistic society is that ________
it doesnt address the obstacles hindering the incorporation of nonwhites into a majority white nation
when an individual is the victim of a hate crime, how does that crime typically impact the larger racial and ethnic community of which he or she is a part?
it puts community members on notice by making them aware that there are people out there who want to hurt them
aside from limiting professional options for nonwhite models, what is one consequence of the overrepresentation of white models in the fashion industry?
it reinforces the features of white women as the standards of beauty
shamus khan argues that highly privileged students at the nation's most elite private schools benefit most from
learning an attitude of cultural ease
what roadblock strategy was responsible for slowing the pace of desegregation?
legislative acts known as "public placement"
the mastermind and primary spokesperson for the united negro improvement association (UNIA) was
marcus garvey
in what way does whiteness impact the field of anthropology?
marginalized populations are treated as exotic objects of study
black women are the least likely group in American society to marry. some analysts even estimate rates as low as what?
one in three black women will marry in her lifetime
the textbook authors use the example the Latina/o teens are more likely than Anglo teens to "make fun of people who try to do well in school" to illustrate which concept?
oppositional culture
on one hand, racial tourism can denaturalize racial categories and provide people with a kind of racial freedom that offline life does not permit. on the other hand, too often racial tourism
reinforces racial divides through stereotypes
in American history, the assimilation model
required that people adopt the predominant cultural norms of the established society of power and influence while minimizing the practices of their racial/ethnic groups
achieving commercial success at the expense of a political message or an artist's authenticity is often referred to as what?
selling out
in 1895, booker t. Washington gave a speech known as "the atlanta compromise." in it, he suggested that appropriate race relations were comparable to the relationship between:
the fingers and the hand
in the US, the census bureau classifies Hispanic origin people as being either racially black or racially white. this classification is an example of
society's symbolic order
the internet was used effectively to extend the reach of the Hawaiian language revitalization movement, demonstrating that
the internet can be a useful tool for building community and providing avenues for people to communicate in their language and redeem interest in and use of that language
when people argue that race is marked, or socially constructed, what are they referring to?
the way that race "imposes itself on you" through America's racial taxonomy
treating whiteness as the universal default category is an example of what?
the white aesthetic
your textbook mentions films like Mississippi burning, to kill a mockingbird, black hawk down, and the matrix. what common theme do these films present?
the white savior theme
which of the following did Edward morris find in his ethnography of white students in a majority black school in texas?
the white students used the term "white" to insult one another for personality traits such as being nerdy
according to the textbook authors, when it comes to confronting people who make racist comments
thinking about your timing to challenge the comments may be as important as what you say
what is the 80/20 phenomenon?
this is the idea that roughly 80 percent of social change is brought about by 20 percent of the population
what is one reason that the antiracist aesthetic is not featured as prominently in venues such as art museums?
whites are overrepresented in positions of power in such venues
an aspect of the color-blind ideology called "color-blind racism" occurs when
whites use the language and rhetoric of color-blindness to discriminate against blacks and other people of color
what is an example of cultural appropriation?
mass production and sale of the Palestinian keffiyeh in the US
mainstream American society contains many misconceptions about American indian spirituality and Christianity, including the idea that
American Indians incorporate traditional practices, such as praying to animals and nature, prioritizing these practices are more central than Christian scripture and rituals
Robert Putnam, the author of the modern classic bowling alone, argues which of the following about American civil society?
Americans' participation in civil society is a way to gauge how trustful and connected we are to one another, and by those indicators, American civil society is in trouble
comparing Asian americans who are Christian to Asian americans who are buddhist indicates that
Asian American Buddhists in the united states have adapted their worship patterns because many buddhist temples have conformed to the structure of American worship patterns, meeting only on the weekends like Christian churches
during the period of urbanization in American society that was part of the industrial revolution, America imported a model of slum exploitation that had been widespread in what region?
Europe
where can we find the roots of our problematic ideas about "cultural authenticity?"
European colonizers
the practice known as a "Mississippi appendectomy" is best described by which of the following?
a forced sterilization performed on a poor black woman in the south as practice for medical residents at teaching hospitals
the dismantling of many jim crow era segregation policies is an example of what type of change?
a legal and institutional change
according to Elijah Anderson, a "cosmopolitan canopy" is
a pluralistic space where people come to appreciate one another's differences and empathize with each other
a metaphor for the multicultural framework that the textbook mentions is
a salad bowl
according to sociologist Kenneth clark, for some inner city African American and Latina women, an out-of-wedlock birth is
a symbol of their womanhood
which of the following is most likely to work as a form of "cultural capital?"
ability to distinguish between works of classical music
the "ghetto pass" in ice cube's song "true to the game" is
an implied right to authentic blackness that can be taken away if one acts outside of race norms
when people examine the overlap of their own intersecting identities, they may be likely to overlook the impact of their privileged identities, as described in which of the following examples?
an upper-middle-class black woman who minimizes the role of her economic position
which of the following is an accurate explanation for why homosexuality is viewed by some African americans as a predominantly "white" phenomenon?
because the social construction of black sexuality precludes the possibility of homosexuality
how did the young women's Christian association (YWCA) change during the twentieth century
black women organized and helped transform the YWCA from a racially segregated organization into one that prioritized racial justice
in what way might Margaret mead's classic ethnographic study, coming of age in samoa: a psychological study of primitive youth for western civilization, illustrate the whiteness in education?
by describing the people in the study as uniform and homogenous
which of the following is most true about evangelical Christian megachurches?
by preaching interracial solidarity, over a third of megachurches can be defined as multiracial
what is the way for nonwhite artists to free themselves from the dominance of the white gaze?
depict people of color as full, complex humans
what are the limits of "diversity training?"
diversity training has expanded to incorporate so much difference that it signals human variation instead of calling forth structural racism
in 1930s America, economic pressures resulted in which of the following impacts for nonwhite families?
efforts to force representations of Mexicans and Mexican americans to mexico
a white politician, acknowledging the ways in which policies he previously supported have negatively impacted communities of color, makes the statement that he "only hopes that I can somehow change who I am in my remaining lifetime and pass on to my children what I've learned..." in this example, the man most likely
has confronted how his identity and actions feed racism
data from a study of contemporary internet (online) dating showed that the group of women most likely to exclude men from their own racial category as potential mates was
heterosexual Asian women
audience conduct that is "orderly, regulated, learned, prosperous, and civilized" is characteristic of
highbrow culture
from a sociological perspective, what is the problematic underlying assumption behind the increasingly popular question, "why do white youth love hip hop?"
hip hop has not reached the status of "true art"
the term we use to describe the cause of strong racial variation in civic participation is
homophily
an art museum recently decreased the price of admission, instituted admission-free sundays, and offered free art education classes at a nearby low-income public school. these efforts can help the museum to
increase attendance among the poor and working class
during the early-to-mid-twentieth century, labor unions largely remained racially homogenous, white-dominated, and exclusionary. when they did promote integration, as early as the late 1800s through the civil rights movement, an advantage of this integration was that
integrated labor unions helped challenge the dominant stereotype of blacks, Hispanics, and other people of color as "strikebreakers"
homophily ...
is a matter of pulling friends in
though often forced to attend boarding schools run by Christian missionaries and later the federal government, American indian students regularly resisted this "indoctrination into whiteness." which of the following, as described in chapter 7, is an example of such resistance?
performing important ceremonies in secret
which features of affirmative action do most americans overestimate?
prevalence and power
in most US public universities, the fact that muslim students are required to attend classes during Ramadan is an example of what?
privileging of certain groups' history, culture, and needs over others'
which of the following suggestions do the textbook authors provide as a potential way to encourage equity in secondary education?
provide incentives for highly experienced teachers with the best qualifications to teach in disadvantaged schools
when an indian American father tells his teenage daughter to be chaste and traditional and not promiscuous and weak like white American women, he is alluding to the way in which
racial identity is defined through certain sexual practices and performances
norman Rockwell's paintings and country music songs that reminisce over the "good old days" are examples of what concept?
racial nostalgia
jeremy, who is white, has been thinking about how he teases his friend lee, who is Asian, about being "good at math." Jeremy has recently come to realize that by making such claims, he is using a stereotype and has determined to stop making such jokes. this type of personal change is a result of
the openness of jeremy to deliberate reflection and self-criticism about his actions
according to the textbook, what is the relationship between societal attitudes about interracial marriage and raising the question, "what about the children?"
the question is often positioned as a rationalization for being opposed to interracial marriages and comes frequently as a way to package that disapproval without being forthright
an approach to racial interaction that advocates for confrontational interactions to challenge the racial order is called
the race traitor approach
a beauty product marketed to Asian American women with the intent of "lightening" their skin represents
the racialization of Asian femininity towards white standards
presenting racism as an individual, psychological issue while neglecting structural and institutional racism is a part of what concept?
the racist aesthetic
what is Victoria's secret's "sexy little geisha" merchandise an example of?
the racist aesthetic
when you hear a black man today saying that some black women are "too bossy," he may be unconsciously referring to
the stereotype of the "black matriarch"
which of the following is a true statement about hate groups in the united states?
the united states has experienced a recent resurgence of hate groups
andi, a twenty-three year old white woman, hesitated to introduce her African American boyfriend to her parents, who are both white. all of her friends from college have already met her boyfriend. according to the textbook, what might this decision say about attitudes toward interracial dating?
young people tend to be more accepting of interracial dating than older people are
what is "narrowcasting?"
creating television shows designed to target specific racial or ethnic groups
when we say that interactions operate at the "mezzanine level of social structure," what does that mean?
interactions between people and the styles of interactions others observe of people in groups are patterned, reflect social structure, and are sometimes generalized into racial assumptions
although the ku klux klan (KKK) was largely a white protestant movement, formed with the explicit purpose of promoting racial and ethnic conflict, it wasn't the only one. another example the textbook gives is ______ associations established to wage battle with __________ ones
irish ; Italian
to argue that schools should adjust their curriculum so that African, Asian, and indigenous accounts of history be incorporated with equal weight alongside European accounts is to advocate for
racial justice and democracy
what makes some comedy fit into the racist aesthetic and other comedy fit into the antiracist aesthetic?
racist comedy relies on stereotypes; antiracist comedy uses humor to break down stereotypes
a group of students argue with their professor that their assigned history text is inadequate because it ignores the influence of slave revolts in achieving emancipation. according to prudence carter, how should we understand their behavior?
the students are resistant to a curriculum that does not adequately represent their heritage
according to sociologist georg simmel, what happens when lower classes begin to copy the fashions of the upper class?
the upper class abandons the style and finds something new
