BAMS Final Exam 2023 All Possible Questions and
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The desire for ______is due to many motivations for women around the world,
including to look healthy or to improve one's appearance for marriageability.
a. lighter skin
b. certain body shapes
c. blue eyes
a. lighter skin
Colorism is/was mostly practiced as a form of discrimination through skin color
stratification by
a. whites against other groups
b. within racial groups against group members
c. people in the past
b. within racial groups against group members
Studies show that lighter skin provides _____________________________.
a. access to material resources and opportunities
b. higher self-esteem
c. no benefits
a. access to material resources and opportunities
Choose the incorrect statement about skin bleaching:
a. Skin bleaching is only common for black women.
b. Skin whiteners are sold by prominent companies.
c. Skin bleaching has an international market.
a. skin bleaching is only common for black women
Choose the incorrect statement:
a. Skin color shades are not noticed in Latina communities.
b. Skin color is a concern for many women of color.
c. Lighter is considered aesthetically pleasing in many cultures.
a. skin color shades are not noticed in Latina communities
The names for darkest color skin in African American communities show
a. disapproval of dark skin coloration
b. approval of dark skin coloration
c. neutrality with regards to skin color
a. disapproval of dark skin coloration
Colorism includes the valuing and disvaluing of ______________along with skin
tone.
a. facial features
,b. hair texture
c. both facial features and hair texture
c. both facial features and hair texture
Beauty expectations may work to
a. splinter and distract women from making coalitions and taking action to
improve social conditions and address oppression
b. unify women as they have common concerns about the quality and safety of
beauty products
c. have no influence on group dynamics between women
a. splinter and distract women from making coalitions and taking action to improve
social conditions and address oppression
Beauty pageants in Nigeria specifically seek out different types of beauty to
match the intended audience's expectations which shows that beauty standards
a. possess similarities around the world
b. contain some locally shaped influences
c. differ only superficially
b. contain some locally shaped influences
A common pattern with some exceptions is that lighter skinned men and women
have ____________ of educational realization.
a. the same level
b. a lesser level
c. a higher level
c. a higher level
Media depictions frequently may be used to __________ inequalities.
a. naturalize
b. criticize
c. neutralize
a. naturalize
The caretaker stereotype for black women is the
a. Mammy
b. Jezebel
c. Sapphire
a. Mammy
The intelligent seductress stereotype for Asian American women is the
a. cantina girl
b. dragon lady
c. princess
b. dragon lady
Misrepresentations and _________ are prominent issues in media
representations.
, a. partial representations
b. underrepresentations
c. misrepresentations
b. underrepresentations
The "crooked room" analogy refers to how
a. viewers see misrepresentations as role models
b. outsiders in a group view other identities
c. media producers translate their images into media
a. viewers see misrepresentations as role models
An example of a gendered, raced, and classed stereotype would be
____________.
a. bad black mother
b. black pimp
c. both of the above
c. both of the above
"Controlling images" refer to _______________.
a. the power of gendered images to shape how we define African Americans
b. the way media types structure media images
c. the way media can be addictive to some portion of the population
a. the power of gendered images to shape how we define African Americans
The idea that trying harder will relieve inequalities is called ____________ racism.
a. effort racism
b. equal opportunity racism
c. enlightened racism
c. enlightened racism
Memes can be used to
a. offer criticism of a racist event
b. perpetuate racism
c. both a and b
c. both a and b
Narco-traffickers and bandits are stereotypes of
a. blacks
b. Latinos
c. Asians
b. Latinos
White privilege is characterized by
a. invisibility
Answers Correctly Solved
The desire for ______is due to many motivations for women around the world,
including to look healthy or to improve one's appearance for marriageability.
a. lighter skin
b. certain body shapes
c. blue eyes
a. lighter skin
Colorism is/was mostly practiced as a form of discrimination through skin color
stratification by
a. whites against other groups
b. within racial groups against group members
c. people in the past
b. within racial groups against group members
Studies show that lighter skin provides _____________________________.
a. access to material resources and opportunities
b. higher self-esteem
c. no benefits
a. access to material resources and opportunities
Choose the incorrect statement about skin bleaching:
a. Skin bleaching is only common for black women.
b. Skin whiteners are sold by prominent companies.
c. Skin bleaching has an international market.
a. skin bleaching is only common for black women
Choose the incorrect statement:
a. Skin color shades are not noticed in Latina communities.
b. Skin color is a concern for many women of color.
c. Lighter is considered aesthetically pleasing in many cultures.
a. skin color shades are not noticed in Latina communities
The names for darkest color skin in African American communities show
a. disapproval of dark skin coloration
b. approval of dark skin coloration
c. neutrality with regards to skin color
a. disapproval of dark skin coloration
Colorism includes the valuing and disvaluing of ______________along with skin
tone.
a. facial features
,b. hair texture
c. both facial features and hair texture
c. both facial features and hair texture
Beauty expectations may work to
a. splinter and distract women from making coalitions and taking action to
improve social conditions and address oppression
b. unify women as they have common concerns about the quality and safety of
beauty products
c. have no influence on group dynamics between women
a. splinter and distract women from making coalitions and taking action to improve
social conditions and address oppression
Beauty pageants in Nigeria specifically seek out different types of beauty to
match the intended audience's expectations which shows that beauty standards
a. possess similarities around the world
b. contain some locally shaped influences
c. differ only superficially
b. contain some locally shaped influences
A common pattern with some exceptions is that lighter skinned men and women
have ____________ of educational realization.
a. the same level
b. a lesser level
c. a higher level
c. a higher level
Media depictions frequently may be used to __________ inequalities.
a. naturalize
b. criticize
c. neutralize
a. naturalize
The caretaker stereotype for black women is the
a. Mammy
b. Jezebel
c. Sapphire
a. Mammy
The intelligent seductress stereotype for Asian American women is the
a. cantina girl
b. dragon lady
c. princess
b. dragon lady
Misrepresentations and _________ are prominent issues in media
representations.
, a. partial representations
b. underrepresentations
c. misrepresentations
b. underrepresentations
The "crooked room" analogy refers to how
a. viewers see misrepresentations as role models
b. outsiders in a group view other identities
c. media producers translate their images into media
a. viewers see misrepresentations as role models
An example of a gendered, raced, and classed stereotype would be
____________.
a. bad black mother
b. black pimp
c. both of the above
c. both of the above
"Controlling images" refer to _______________.
a. the power of gendered images to shape how we define African Americans
b. the way media types structure media images
c. the way media can be addictive to some portion of the population
a. the power of gendered images to shape how we define African Americans
The idea that trying harder will relieve inequalities is called ____________ racism.
a. effort racism
b. equal opportunity racism
c. enlightened racism
c. enlightened racism
Memes can be used to
a. offer criticism of a racist event
b. perpetuate racism
c. both a and b
c. both a and b
Narco-traffickers and bandits are stereotypes of
a. blacks
b. Latinos
c. Asians
b. Latinos
White privilege is characterized by
a. invisibility
