Unit 9.1 Race and Ethnicity Notes - Sociology

Which of the following are negative consequences that minority groups suffer from segregation? - denies them the residential choice - compels them to live in poorer neighborhoods that offer less access to schools jobs and medical facilities - living in poorer neighborhoods affects the wealth gap between racial and ethnic minorities and whites - all of the above

- all of the above

Susie's great grandparents came to the United States in the late 1920s from Germany. Susie only speaks English and knows very little about German cultural traditions, food, or language? A. cultural pluralism B. expulsion C. segregation D.Assimilation

Assimilation

refers to the absorption of a minority group into the dominant culture? - segregation - cultural pluralism - expulsion - assimilation

Assimilation

Eloise, a social worker who helps political refugees from Somalia get settled into their new homes in the United States, believes that it is important for immigrants to be free to preserve their native culture. She maintains that a heterogeneous society, one where multiple languages are spoken and a variety of beliefs coexist, is a vibrant and creative society. Eloise advocates ______. a.cultural pluralism b.cultural normativity c.assimilation d.cultural hegemony

Cultural pluralsim

In order to be considered an act of discrimination, an individual must intend to cause harm to a minority group or one of its members. True or False

False

Institutionalized discrimination is no longer found in the United States. True or False

False

The concept of genocide as a crime is a new phenomenon because in ancient times Greeks, Romans, Assyrians, Mongols never engaged in such activities. True or False

False

Through empirical research, cultural pluralism has been definitively proven to produce greater social cohesion and harmony than assimilation. True or False

False

Which of the following best characterizes a split labor market? - When the workers of two ethnicities unite and fight back against the capitalists - In a capitalist system, the competition on the labor market between a low wage and high wage group creates racism or ethnic antagonism - When the labor market splits along ethnic lines but is functional for the labor market as it increases efficiencies - all of the above

In a capitalist system, the competition on the labor market between a low wage and high wage group creates racism or ethnic antagonism

the manager of an apartment complex intentionally does not rent to someone based on their skin color? A.Prejudice B.Institutionalized discrimination C.Individual discrimination

Individual discrimination

In the early 2000's banks disproportionately lent money to racial and ethnic minorities at a subprime (higher) rate than they did for whites. This policy resulted in a higher rate of foreclosures on homes in African American communities? A.Prejudice B.Institutionalized discrimination C.Individual discrimination

Institutionalized discrimination

This video discusses the recent opening of the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia on the campus of Ferris State University in Michigan. Led by the efforts of Dr. David Pilgrim, who began collecting symbols of racism during his childhood in Alabama, the museum serves not as a shrine to racism but to educate and provoke critical thinking among attendees about the mistreatment of African Americans. Now 9,000 pieces strong, the new museum has found a permanent home. The exhibits at the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia best showcase which of the following statements about minority groups. a.The majority group has more economic and political power than minority groups, but minorities most often outnumber the majority group. b.While minorities have less political power, they often have more economic power than the majority group. c.Minorities are usually distinguished by (often exaggerated) physical or cultural attributes that make them recognizable to the dominant group. d.None of these statements are true.

Minorities are ushually distinguished by (often exagerated) physical or cultural attributes that make them recognize to the dominant group.

Elisa has a negative attitude towards people of different racial or ethnic backgrounds from her own, she thinks they have criminal tendencies and are not trustworthy? A.Prejudice B.Institutionalized discrimination C.Individual discrimination

Prejudice

For many years, Catholics and Protestants in Ireland defined one another as separate races. - True - False

True

Scholars continue to debate the relative merits of cultural pluralism and assimilation. True or False

True

The Human Genome Project found genetically all human beings are nearly identical and less than .01% of the total gene pool contributes to racial differences. - True - False

True

Based on the video the Split Labor Market, Dennis Kearney formed the __________________ a group that promoted the Chinese exclusionary act. - EWU-European Workers Union - SFT-Socialists for Free Trade - WPC-Working Man's Party of California - UWA-Union Workers for America

WPC-Working Man's Party of California

Which of the following statements about genocide is true? - The term—a combination of the Hebrew word for the nation and the Latin word for the plan—was coined by the Greek philosopher Thomas Aquinas. - It is rarely a consequence of strained majority-minority relations. - It has not occurred in Europe. - While considered a crime under international law, the international community does not always agree on when it has been committed or how to address it.

While considered a crime under international law, the international community does not always agree on when it has been committed or how to address it

In the United States, many believe that all people of Asian descent are good at math. This belief is an example of ______. a.institutional discrimination b.a phenotype c.a stereotype d.normative racism

a stereotype

Which sociological perspective helps us to recognize the ways racism is beneficial for more powerful groups in society? - functionalist - conflict - interactionist - none of the above

conflict

High school teacher Mike McGraw was reported as telling his students, who are children of Somali migrants residing in Lewiston, Maine ". . . not to lose their culture, not to lose the things that made their family heritage important . . ." McGraw's statements echo the importance of ______, the coexistence of different racial and ethnic groups characterized by the acceptance of one another's differences. - cultural pluralism - assimilation - the melting pot - genocide

cultural pluralism

Mauritius, a small island in the Indian Ocean, several ethnic groups live side by side respecting each others' culture A. cultural pluralism B. expulsion C. segregation D.Assimilation

cultural pluralism

refers to the coexistence of different racial and ethnic groups, characterized by acceptance of one another's differences? - segregation - cultural pluralism - expulsion - assimilation

cultural pluralism

Mexican American is a ______. a.normalized group b.counterculture c.ethnic group d.racial group

ethnic group

refers to characteristics of groups associated with national origins, languages, and cultural and religious practices? - Minorities - race - ethnicity

ethnicity

In 2017, there were almost 66 million refugees and internally displaced people due to civil wars and ethnic violence? A. cultural pluralism B. expulsion C. segregation D.Assimilation

expulsion

Native Americans were driven from their homelands, under military arms, to march thousands of miles to areas designated by the government as Native American Reservations? A. cultural pluralism B. expulsion C. segregation D.Assimilation

expulsion

refers to the process of forcibly removing a population from a particular area? - segregation - cultural pluralism - expulsion - assimilation

expulsion

The mass systematic destruction of people or a nation is the definition of - mass murder - genocide - expulsion - abdication

genocide

The display of flags bearing confederate imagery is a contentious issue across the South. In Alabama, the governor removed confederate flags from capitol grounds. The issue is unsettled in South Carolina. Bipartisan support for changing the state flag in Mississippi echoes the controversy in Georgia in 2003, where state officials adopted a new state flag. Seen by detractors as a symbol of aggression and hate against African Americans, some white Southerners insist the confederate imagery in the flag represents an important piece of Southern history. Mississippi state Senator Kenny Wayne Jones stated his disapproval for flying the Confederate flag, stating, "And as an African American, we start seeing that symbol over and over again for acts of violence, acts of bigotry, acts of racial hatred. . ." In his view, the flag is a reminder of ______, discrimination enshrined in law, public policy, or common practice. a.individual discrimination b.prejudice c.institutional discrimination d.genocide

institutional discrimination

This video discusses the recent opening of the Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia on the campus of Ferris State University in Michigan. Led by the efforts of Dr. David Pilgrim, who began collecting symbols of racism during his childhood in Alabama, the museum serves not as a shrine to racism but to educate and provoke critical thinking among attendees about the mistreatment of African Americans. Now 9,000 pieces strong, the new museum has found a permanent home. The Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia features an exhibit of two water fountains labeled for separate use by whites and African Americans. The Jim Crow era policies are an example of ______ . a.expulsion b.individual discrimination c.institutional discrimination d.stereotyping

institutional discrimination

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, an agency of the U.S. government, was concerned about the lending practices of BancorpSouth; they suspected that racial and ethnic minorities were being given less favorable treatment than whites. To test their suspicions, they sent a number of undercover investigators in to apply for home loans. They found that requests for financing to purchase homes in predominately white neighborhoods were granted more often than requests for funds to purchase homes in areas where most residents belonged to a racial or ethnic minority group, even when the applicants were similarly qualified. They also found that whites received more favorable loan terms—specifically, lower interest rates—than African Americans with comparable work and credit histories. The pattern was found to be too widespread and systematic to be the work of particular loan officers. Which term best captures what was taking place at BancorpSouth? a.institutionalized discrimination b.a stigma c.racism d.individual discrimination

institutionalized discrimination

refers to less powerful groups who are dominated by a more powerful group and often discriminated against on the basis of characteristics deemed by the majority to be socially significant? - Minorities - race - ethnicity

minorities

The small Maine town of Lewiston has become home to more than 5,000 Somali refugees. Migrating to leave war and civil unrest in Somalia, the refugees seek a new start in the United States. While locals were unsure of the Somalis' arrival—fearing the immigrants would not fit in and require welfare assistance—migrants found employment or started businesses. Today the Somalis play a major role in the revitalization of Lewiston. Linda is a grocery store cashier in Lewiston, Maine. A family of Somali migrants approach her register. She politely scans their items and collects the money. After the family leave the store, she remarks to a coworker, "All the Somalis are lazy and on welfare. I don't like them." Linda's beliefs about Somali migrants is an example of ______. a.expulsion b.assimilation c.prejudice d.individual discrimination

prejudice

refers to a group of people who share a set of characteristics (usually physical) deemed by society to be socially significant? - minorities - race - ethnicity

race

Hispanic is a broad term that a.refers to people with a shared language (Spanish) as part of their common heritage b.refers to Spanish speakers who use the vosotros, rather than the nosotros form c.refers exclusively to people who trace their ancestry from Spain d.refers to a racial, rather than an ethnic, minority group

refers to people with a shared language (Spanish) as part of their common heritage

Before the 1960s, in many parts of the United States, it was a crime for whites to sell their homes or rent apartments to nonwhites in white neighborhoods? A. cultural pluralism B. expulsion C. segregation D.Assimilation

segregation

refers to the practice of separating people spatially or socially on the basis of race or ethnicity? - segregation - cultural pluralism - expulsion - assimilation

segregation

Which of the following is true? - sociologists treat race as scientifically significant; sociological research has discovered that there are biological and genetic differences distinguishing each race despite the fact that biologists and geneticists have not found these differences - sociologists treat race as socially significant; if the race is defined as real, then it is real in its consequences - Sociologists have never discovered a link between race and power - all of the above

sociologists treat race as socially significant; if the race is defined as real, then it is real in its consequences