CHAP 10 SOCI- Racial & Ethnic Minorities
an individual who feels very uncomfortable when friends tell a racist joke and yet does not speak out of fear of being ridiculed would be classified by Merton as a(n)
unprejudiced discriminator
about what percentage of the U.S population was born outside the U.S
10 percent
AA make up approximately what percent of the total population of the U.S
13.5
in recent years, some states have proposed laws making English the official state language and eliminating or restricting bilingual education. the aim of these measures is
Anglo conformity
to advocate his career in radio, Jamie Fernandez learns to speak English without trace of a Spanish accent and changes his name to Jim Fox. this is an example of
Anglo conformity
which ethnic or regional group has the highest average levels of education?
Asian Americans
the largest population of immigrants to the U.S today is accounted for by the people from
Latin America
the largest number of illegal immigrants to the U.S come from which country
Mexico
legal definition of race in the U.S usually were based on the person's
ancestry
Genocide, a practice banned by international law, is another term for
annihilation
the policy of the Nazis toward the Jews during the Holocaust of the 1940s was one of
annihilation
the racial or ethnic group was the largest percentage growth in recent years is
asians
a 1946 government report on Native Americans called for "their complete integration into the mass of the population". the report was advocating
assimilation
the difference between prejudice and discrimination is a difference between
attitudes and behavior
in the U.S, people with one white parent and one black parent have usually thought of themselves as
black
which hispanics group in the U.S has the highest average income
cubans
According to Tischler, the distinguishing features of an ethnic group are usually
cultural
the U.S census counts a person as AA if he or she
defines himself or herself as AA regardless of ancestry
Biologists today rely on outward physical traits such as skin, color, hair texture, and nose type in making biological classifications of human beings
false
despite changes in race relations and laws over the past fifty years, a majority of Americans still say they disapprove of interracial marriage
false
most interracial couples list their children as multiracial on census forms
false
nearly half of the US population now classifies themselves as multiracial
false
prejudice is a negative attitude that is nevertheless rational
false
to qualify as an ethic group, members must be unified politically
false
in what year were laws prohibiting interracial marriage declared unconstitutional by the supreme court
in 1960's
social arrangements that restrict a group's life chances, even though there is no apparent hatred, prejudice, or stereotyping, are called
institutionalized discrimination
Sonia is a member of a minority group. She is unable to obtain a well-paying, secure job not because of outright racism but, rather, because like many others of her minority group, she attended a less-than-adequate school and lacks connections. Sonia is a victim of
institutionalized prejudice and discrimination
the immigration quotes of the 1920s were designed to limit immigration from countries such as
italy and poland
the largest proportion of Hispanics in the U.S come from
mexico
Old migration to the U.S. consisted of people from
northern europe who came prior to 1880
"not the elimination of differences but the perfection and conservation of differences" is a statement favoring
pluralism
Canada's maintaining two official languages, English and French, is an example of
pluralism
a major difference between prejudice and discrimination is that
prejudice involves thoughts, discrimination involves actions
Many white shopkeepers in U.S. southern towns during the 1950s and 1960s depended upon African American customers for a large part of their business, so although they welcomed blacks as customers, they considered them social inferiors. These merchants are examples of
prejudiced non-discriminators
The earliest large wave of immigrants from China worked mostly in
railroad construction
when psychologists say that prejudice allows for "projection", they mean that the prejudiced person
sees in some other group what are really his or her own faults
the development of the ethnic . neighborhoods such as Chinatowns and Little Italy is an example of voluntary
segregation
The term race refers to a category of people who are defined as similar because they:
share a number of physical characteristics
according to the social definition of race, a women is black if
she and others think she is black
the largest number of AA is found in what part of the U.S
south
the text's example of Philip and Paul Malone was used to illustrate
the difficulties in accurately assigning race
according to Tischler, a major reason for the increasing income gap between AA and whites is
the increase in female- headed families among AA
Italian Americans today are most likely to trace their ancestors back to
the new migration
Women can be regarded as a minority group in American society because
they are discriminated against because of their sex
According to Tischler, people with prejudiced attitudes may not engage in discriminatory behavior.
true
Even during its more restrictive periods, the U.S. has had one of the most open immigration policies in the world.
true
Prejudice is more likely to develop between groups that are competing against each other for scarce resources
true
Racial classification are not simple or obvious; a person considered white in one society might be categorized as nonwhite in another
true
The number of interracial marriages in the U.S has increased greatly in the past three decades
true
hispanics are now the largest ethnic group in the US
true
more than half of all native americans live on or near reservations administered by the U.S government
true
prejudice serves some positive functions for the people who hold that prejudice
true