Sociology race chapter 11

The overall social standing of Native Americans is

below the national average.

Which of the following concepts refers to a category of people, distinguished by physical or cultural traits, who are socially disadvantaged?

minority

According to Theodor Adorno’s authoritarian personality theory, prejudiced people

view society as naturally hierarchical.

Which of the following concepts refers to biological reproduction by people of different racial categories?

miscegenation

Significant immigration of Asian Americans to the United States was first sparked by

the California Gold Rush in 1849.

In the introduction to this chapter, the story about the sociology class at New York’s Bronx Community College suggests

people often confuse "race" and "ethnicity."

While prejudice is a matter of _____, discrimination is a matter of _____.

attitude; action

The United States is NOT truly pluralistic because

racial and ethnic categories do not have equal social standing.

Native Americans gained the right to U.S. citizenship in

1924

A minority is defined as a category of people who are

set apart by that society and experience subordination (disadvantage).

Which of the following concepts refers to a category of people, distinguished by physical or cultural traits, who are socially disadvantaged?

minority

A national civil rights movement, which ended most instances of lawful discrimination, took place during

the 1950s and 1960s.

In the United States, minorities typically have less

All of these are correct.

In which of the following clusters of states do we find the least racial and ethnic diversity?

Maine, Vermont, and New Hampshire

The adoption of the English language by Mexican immigrants in the United States is an example of

assimilation.

The United States is NOT truly pluralistic because

racial and ethnic categories do not have equal social standing

From which world regions do most of today’s U.S. immigrants come?

Latin America and Asia

Which of the following concepts refers to a shared cultural heritage?:

ethnicity

The killing of people in the Darfur region of Africa is a recent example of

genocide.

The largest category of Asian Americans in the United States is people of _____ ancestry.

Chinese

The Hispanic population of the United States is

concentrated in the West, Southwest, and southern Florida.

Which of the following concepts refers to a state in which racial and ethnic minorities are distinct, but have more or less equal social standing?

pluralism

Arab Americans are a U.S. minority that

is increasing in population size. has ancestors from many different nations. has Islam as the dominant religion.

Based on research using the social distance scale, you can correctly say that U.S. college students today

are less prejudiced than students were fifty years ago. see less difference between minority categories than students did fifty years ago. express greater prejudice toward Arabs than African Americans.

Human beings are all members of

a single biological species.

From which world regions do most of today’s U.S. immigrants come?

Latin America and Asia

Native Americans gained the right to U.S. citizenship in

1924.

Why do sociologists consider the "scientific" racial types of Caucasian, Mongoloid, and Negroid to be misleading and even harmful?

All of these are correct.

According to the most recent data, African Americans accounted for about what percentage of the U.S. population?

13 percent

Which of the following categories of Hispanics in the United States is largest in terms of population size?

Mexican Americans

According to the most recent data, African Americans accounted for about what percentage of the U.S. population?

13 percent

You would be expressing a "stereotype" if you

apply a simplified description to every person in some category.

Race refers to _____ considered important by a society; ethnicity refers to _____.

biological traits; cultural traits

.Which of the following is the largest minority category within the U.S. population?

people of Hispanic descent

Thomas Sowell studied the intelligence test scores of various categories of people and concluded that

people’s culture explains the variation in intelligence test scores.

Four states currently have a "minority majority." Which are they?

Texas, New Mexico, California, and Hawaii

Authoritarian personality theory states that extreme prejudice is

a personality trait of certain individuals.

Historically, WASPs dominated the United States until about

1960, with the election of John F. Kennedy.

A national civil rights movement, which ended most instances of lawful discrimination, took place during

+the 1950s and 1960s.

Which of the following concepts refers to the physical and social separation of categories of people?

segregation

Which of the following is the largest minority category within the U.S. population?

people of Hispanic descent

Sociologists define the concept of "race" as

a socially constructed category composed of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of a society consider important.

In the introduction to this chapter, the story about the sociology class at New York’s Bronx Community College suggests

people often confuse "race" and "ethnicity."

In the United States during the 1930s and 1940s, the existence of the "Negro Leagues," with all African-American players, is an example of

segregation.

Japanese immigrants differed from earlier Chinese immigrants by

favoring living in rural areas.

People who are called "WASPs" have ancestors from which country?

All of these are correct.

A national civil rights movement, which ended most instances of lawful discrimination, took place during

the 1950s and 1960s.

Based on research using the social distance scale, you can correctly say that U.S. college students today

are less prejudiced than students were fifty years ago. see less difference between minority categories than students did fifty years ago. express greater prejudice toward Arabs than African Americans.

Which of the following categories of the U.S. population is MOST likely to own and operate a small business?

Korean Americans

When the first Europeans arrived in the Americas in the fifteenth century, Native Americans

had inhabited this land for 15,000 years.

Historically, WASPs dominated the United States until about

1960, with the election of John F. Kennedy.

Authoritarian personality theory states that extreme prejudice is

a personality trait of certain individuals.

Institutional prejudice and discrimination refers to the fact that

bias is built into the operation of social institutions.

Today, about how many immigrants come to the United States, both legally and illegally, each year?

1.25 million