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Identities and Inequalities Exploring the
Intersections of Race, Class, Gender, &
Sexuality 4th Edition Newman TEST BANK

,1) Using Newman's discussion of September 11, 2001, describe the ways in which people in
the United States focused on within-group differences and between-group differences.




Question Details
Topic : Similarities and Differences in Everyday Life: Drawing Lines




2) Explain the phenomenon of false consciousness.




Question Details
Topic : Stratification, Power, and Privilege




3) What is the difference between horizontal and vertical arrangement of human/social
differences?




Question Details
Topic : The Power of "Normal": All Differences are Not Created Equal

, 4) Discuss the idea of intersections. Pick a person whom you know personally (can include
yourself).

a. Describe their statuses, ascribed and achieved.

b. Describe at least two situations in which a particular social identity of the person is more
salient (important) than that of the other identities.

c. Describe a situation in which the combination of the different social identities of the person
led to a conflicting situation for the person and for other people. Explain the reason behind the
occurrence of the conflict.




Question Details
Topic : The Power of "Normal": All Differences are Not Created Equal




5) Using specific examples, discuss the ways in which ascribed and achieved statuses
overlap.




Question Details
Topic : Stratification, Power, and Privilege




6) When we begin social interactions with preconceived ideas about others, we

6) ______