Chapter 8 Multiple Choice

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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


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