Race & Ethnicity Midterm Exam Questions And Answers
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The literacy test was implemented in 1917 to restrict immigration from - ANSWER
Western Europe
Under the provisions of the national origins system, who among the following would find
it easiest to legally enter the United States? - ANSWER A citizen of Mexico
In the 1920s, the United States instituted a national origins system of immigration that
was designed to - ANSWER block immigration from Italy.
The quotas under the national origins system were based on - ANSWER the number of
people descended from each nationality recorded in the 1920 census.
A primary goal of the 1965 Immigration and Naturalization Act was to - ANSWER
reunite immigrant families.
The act of conferring citizenship on a person after birth is called - ANSWER
Naturalization
Which term refers to the immigration to the United States of skilled workers,
professionals, and technicians who are desperately needed by their home countries? -
ANSWER Brain drain
The brain drain refers most dramatically today to the attraction of skilled professionals to
the United States from - ANSWER developing countries of Africa and Asia
The majority of foreign students receiving their doctorates in the sciences and
engineering in the U.S. - ANSWER are still in the U.S. four years later.
The perspective most likely to see the brain drain as a symptom of the unequal
distribution of world
resources is - ANSWER Conflict
The denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups for prejudices or
other arbitrary reasons is - ANSWER Discrimination
The denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups which results from
, the normal operations of a society is known as - ANSWER Institutional discrimination
Institutional discrimination - ANSWER is frequently unintended and unconscious.
An example of a practice within the informal economy would be - ANSWER All of these
The dual labor-market model - ANSWER is an example of social inequality.
In the dual labor market model the economy is divided into two realms with - ANSWER
menial jobs making up the secondary realm.
White men who were ex-convicts were found to be ________, according to research
conducting by sociologist Devah Pager. - ANSWER more likely than Black men with
clean records to be asked back after a job interview
What is meant by the phrase commercial desert? - ANSWER There are few
businesses in the neighborhoods of the underclass.
The practice of locating landfills near minority neighborhoods exemplifies - ANSWER
environmental racism.
Double jeopardy refers to the - ANSWER subordinate status experienced by women of
color.
In 2003, the median family income of all Whites with college degrees was over $86,000,
while all Black families with college degrees earned a median family income of
approximately - ANSWER $40,000.
On the day before the vote on the 1964 Civil Rights Act - ANSWER enemies of the act
included gender, hoping for its defeat.
Minorities are discriminated against by redlining when - ANSWER mortgages are
denied for houses in minority neighborhoods.
Ethnocentrism is - ANSWER he tendency to assume that one's culture is superior to all
others.
The Hate Crime Statistics Act - ANSWER directs the Department of Justice to gather
data on hate or bias crimes.
Prejudice is - ANSWER a negative attitude, not behavior
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The literacy test was implemented in 1917 to restrict immigration from - ANSWER
Western Europe
Under the provisions of the national origins system, who among the following would find
it easiest to legally enter the United States? - ANSWER A citizen of Mexico
In the 1920s, the United States instituted a national origins system of immigration that
was designed to - ANSWER block immigration from Italy.
The quotas under the national origins system were based on - ANSWER the number of
people descended from each nationality recorded in the 1920 census.
A primary goal of the 1965 Immigration and Naturalization Act was to - ANSWER
reunite immigrant families.
The act of conferring citizenship on a person after birth is called - ANSWER
Naturalization
Which term refers to the immigration to the United States of skilled workers,
professionals, and technicians who are desperately needed by their home countries? -
ANSWER Brain drain
The brain drain refers most dramatically today to the attraction of skilled professionals to
the United States from - ANSWER developing countries of Africa and Asia
The majority of foreign students receiving their doctorates in the sciences and
engineering in the U.S. - ANSWER are still in the U.S. four years later.
The perspective most likely to see the brain drain as a symptom of the unequal
distribution of world
resources is - ANSWER Conflict
The denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups for prejudices or
other arbitrary reasons is - ANSWER Discrimination
The denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups which results from
, the normal operations of a society is known as - ANSWER Institutional discrimination
Institutional discrimination - ANSWER is frequently unintended and unconscious.
An example of a practice within the informal economy would be - ANSWER All of these
The dual labor-market model - ANSWER is an example of social inequality.
In the dual labor market model the economy is divided into two realms with - ANSWER
menial jobs making up the secondary realm.
White men who were ex-convicts were found to be ________, according to research
conducting by sociologist Devah Pager. - ANSWER more likely than Black men with
clean records to be asked back after a job interview
What is meant by the phrase commercial desert? - ANSWER There are few
businesses in the neighborhoods of the underclass.
The practice of locating landfills near minority neighborhoods exemplifies - ANSWER
environmental racism.
Double jeopardy refers to the - ANSWER subordinate status experienced by women of
color.
In 2003, the median family income of all Whites with college degrees was over $86,000,
while all Black families with college degrees earned a median family income of
approximately - ANSWER $40,000.
On the day before the vote on the 1964 Civil Rights Act - ANSWER enemies of the act
included gender, hoping for its defeat.
Minorities are discriminated against by redlining when - ANSWER mortgages are
denied for houses in minority neighborhoods.
Ethnocentrism is - ANSWER he tendency to assume that one's culture is superior to all
others.
The Hate Crime Statistics Act - ANSWER directs the Department of Justice to gather
data on hate or bias crimes.
Prejudice is - ANSWER a negative attitude, not behavior
