Soc 204 Test Bank Ch 11
32. What doctrine justified legal segregation in the South?
*a. Jim Crow
7. Speedy Gonzalez is a popular cartoon character, but is widely considered an inappropriate stereotype. Many children are raised watching Speedy Gonzalez cartoons, unaware that such stereotypes are negative. This is a product of:
*c. The culture of prejudice
17. The term assimilation is defined by the text as:
*c. The process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture.
2. Which of the following is an example of racial steering?
*a. Real estate agents directing white clients to look for housing in certain neighborhoods, and non-white clients to others.
14. Which group within the United States has been stereotyped as the model minority?
*a. The Asian American community
29. As a Caucasian in the United States, being reasonably sure that you will be dealing with authority figures of the same race as you is a result of:
*c. white privilege
24. Which of the following is an example of a numerical majority being treated as a subordinate group?
*d. Blacks under apartheid in South Africa
12. Arizona Senate Bill 1070, often referred to colloquially as the papers, please law, was aimed widely at those of:
*d. Mexican descent
37. Why did most white ethnic Americans come to the United States?
a. For a better life b. To escape oppression c. Because they were forced out of their own countries *d. a and b only
23. Ethnicity describes shared:
a. beliefs b. language c. religion *d. any of the above
26. Stereotypes can be based on:
a. race b. ethnicity c. gender *d. all of the above
18. Cedrics uncle believes that racism and discrimination have made a positive impact on society but only in the lives of those who are members of the dominant group. Which sociological perspective is Cedrics uncle coming from?
*a. Functionalism
4. Adolf Hitler blaming Germanys pre-war problems on the Jewish population is an example of:
*a. The scapegoat theory
20. True or false: The majority of American citizens are descendents of immigrants?
*a. True
40. Racial profiling is the use by law enforcement of race alone to determine whether to stop and detain someone.
*a. True
21. The racial term African American can refer to:
*a. a black person living in the United States
34. Amalgamation is represented by the _____________ metaphor.
*a. melting pot
27. What is discrimination?
*b. Biased actions against an individual or group
13. Angela believes that race relations in America are poor because the white ruling class has enacted various laws and regulations to keep other racial groups from achieving equality. With which sociological perspective does Angelas view best align?
*b. Conflict theory
11. In 2010, what did controversial Senate Bill 1070 propose, causing a series of protests and legal battles?
*b. During a lawful stop, detention, or arrest, Arizona police officers may establish the immigration status of anyone they suspect may be here illegally.
38. Amalgamation is the process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture is the process by which a minority group and a majority group combine to form a new group. a. True *b. False
*b. False
39. assimilationis the process by which a minority group and a majority group combine to form a new group.
*b. False
33. What intergroup relationship is represented by the salad bowl metaphor?
*b. Pluralism
16. Asads first grade class is diverse: there are two students from Korea, five students from South America, two students from the United States, three students from Kuwait, a student from Mexico, two students from England, and five students from western Europe. Asads class is:
*b. Pluralistic
1. In the United States, which race would be considered the dominant group?
*b. White
8. When Alexander, who is white, drives his car over the speed limit, a police officer lets him off with a warning. When Christopher, who is Hispanic, drives his car at the same speed as Alexander on the same road, the officer gives him a ticket, even though his record is clean. This is an example of:
*b. White privilege
25. Scapegoat theory shows that:
*b. dominant groups blame subordinate groups for their problems
30. Speedy Gonzalez is an example of:
*b. stereotyping
15. 1967s Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia, a case which legally allowed interracial marriage, is an example of
*c. Amalgamation
9. President Franklin D. Roosevelts executive order 9066, which authorized the establishment of internment camps for anyone with as little as one-eighth Japanese ancestry following Pearl Harbor, is an example of:
*c. Expulsion
31. Which intergroup relation displays the least tolerance?
*c. Genocide
19. Which of the following is NOT an example of a stereotype?
*c. Isaiah cooking his girlfriend a meat-free dinner because she is a vegetarian.
36. Many Arab Americans face _______________, especially after 9/11.
*c. Islamophobia
28. Which of the following is the best explanation of racism as a social fact?
*c. It does not need the actions of individuals to continue.
22. What is the one defining feature of a minority group?
*c. Lack of power
3. According to the social construction of race school of thought, race is:
*d. Not biologically identifiable
6. The term discrimination is defined in the text as:
*d. Prejudiced action against a group of people.
5. Max believes that most peoples racial beliefs are based on images conveyed in popular media since many people never meet members of certain races for themselves. Maxs perspective is:
*d. Symbolic interactionist
10. The term segregation is defined in the text as:
*d. The physical separation of two groups, particularly in residence, but also in workplace and social functions.
35. What makes Native Americans unique as a subordinate group in the United States?
*d. They are the only group that did not come here as immigrants.
