Question 1

When an Indian American father tells his teenage daughter to be chaste and traditional and not promiscuous and weak like white American women,he is alluding to the way in which:

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A)  racial identity is defined through certain sexual practices and performances
B)  Indian Americans embrace American stereotypes about their culture
C)  Indians identify as white rather than black when they come to the United States
D)  Indian Americans think of Americans as monolithically white

Question 2

The "ghetto pass" in Ice Cube's song "True to the Game" is:

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A)  a way of signaling that one is both black and rich
B)  a way of acting out against others that elevates someone to an "untouchable" status
C)  an education that gives someone skills to leave the ghetto and attain a prosperous life
D)  an implied right to authentic blackness that can be taken away if one acts outside of race norms

Question 3

Discuss some of the legacies for black families of the destructive practices wrought on them during slavery.Include at least two specific examples mentioned in the text in your answer.

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Question 4

Formalized legal restrictions against interracial marriages during the 1950s was a type of:

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A)  external sanction
B)  informal rule
C)  interpersonal dynamics
D)  race construction

Question 5

When you hear a black man today saying that some black women are "too bossy," he may be unconsciously referring to:

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A)  the stereotype of the threat of black women's overt sexuality
B)  the stereotype of the "black matriarch"
C)  the stereotype of black women as "natural" leaders
D)  the stereotype of the "black Jezebel"

Question 6

Couples who are dissimilar from one another may have a lower probability of staying married;black couples show greater spousal dissimilarity than nonblack couples.One reason for this may be that:

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A)  the relatively small size of the marriage pool for blacks limits choices for potential mates,increasing the chance of incompatibility
B)  the pattern of behaviors among black men across society makes them less adaptable,causing incompatibilities with most spouses,regardless of race
C)  the adage "opposites attract" creates a sense of adventure for some couples that disappears over time,and black couples are more likely to marry earlier,before that sense of adventure ends
D)  blacks have similar understandings of gender role expectations within the relationship but diverging understandings of how couples express love

Question 7

What is "racial authenticity," and why is it important?

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Question 8

When a native-born,third-generation Chinese American woman encounters repeated interactions with others where she is asked,"Where are you originally from?," what aspects of her identity are being highlighted?

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A)  the way that her gender and presumed Asian ancestry coincide
B)  the way that the person making the inquiry is taking an interest in her Chinese ethnicity
C)  the way that many native-born Asian American citizens remain in a position symbolically tied to an assumed immigrant status
D)  the way her age overlaps with her presumed immigrant status

Question 9

According to sociologist Kenneth Clark,for some inner-city African American and Latina women,an out-of-wedlock birth is:

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A)  a mark of utter disgrace
B)  an abdication of their chances of finding a husband
C)  a symbol of their womanhood
D)  a testament to their economic independence

Question 10

White slave masters forcing black women to bear children for potential profit prior to the Civil War and forced sterilizations of black women in the 1970s are different examples of the same phenomenon,which is best described as:

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A)  transforming black families into "reproductive units"
B)  antimiscegenation
C)  white control of black female sexuality
D)  a gradual relinquishment of control by whites over the black family

Question 11

Because of how out-of-wedlock birthrates are calculated,what would the impact be on out-of-wedlock birthrates if the number of children born to unmarried black women stayed the same but the number of children born to married black women increased?

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A)  Rates of out-of-wedlock births would remain the same.
B)  Rates of out-of-wedlock births would increase.
C)  Rates of out-of-wedlock births would decrease.
D)  Rates of out-of-wedlock births would stop being calculated.

Question 12

According to sociologist Anne Rawls,whites and blacks may occupy the same geographic space,but not the same ________________ space.

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A)  dynamic
B)  socio-racial
C)  interactional
D)  community

Question 13

Why have some historians labeled the black family under slavery a "reproductive unit"?

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Question 14

When people argue that race is marked,or socially constructed,what are they referring to?

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A)  the way that race "imposes itself on you" through America's racial taxonomy
B)  the way that race is created through a combination of internal and external forces,asserted both from outside groups and from within specific cultures
C)  the way that certain races are socially and symbolically marked as different or inferior
D)  the way that race is created through performances such as gestures,interactions,and cultural activities

Question 15

Andi,a twenty-three-year old white woman,hesitated to introduce her African American boyfriend to her parents,who are both white.All of her friends from college have already met her boyfriend.According to the textbook,what might this decision say about attitudes toward interracial dating?

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A)  African Americans are generally more accepting of interracial dating than whites are.
B)  Younger people tend to be more accepting of interracial dating than older people are.
C)  Women tend to be more accepting of interracial dating than men are.
D)  People are less accepting of interracial dating now than they were in the 1990s.

Question 16

In the 1800s,immigration rates among Asian men to the West Coast were much higher than immigration rates among Asian women.Many Asian men remained single due in part to a combination of these differential rates of immigration and:

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A)  cultural aversion to marriage
B)  expectations to marry upon returning to their country of origin
C)  antimiscegenation laws criminalizing interracial marriage and sex
D)  tax penalties for married Asian men

Question 17

Which of the following is a reason that black marriages are twice as likely to end in divorce as whites?

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A)  Black men and women marry at much younger ages than men and women of any other ethnic group.
B)  Black women have greater participation in the workforce than women of other ethnic groups.
C)  Divorce is stigmatized in the white community more than it is in the black community.
D)  High levels of poverty and high incarceration rates can strain marriages,causing conflicts over time.

Question 18

Alabama did not remove language from its state constitution prohibiting interracial marriage until 2000.Though not legally binding,the language operated as a powerful:

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A)  precedent
B)  symbol
C)  fountainhead
D)  gesture

Question 19

A beauty product marketed to Asian American women with the intent of "lightening" their skin represents:

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A)  the racialization of Asian femininity toward white standards
B)  the expanding array of accepted standards for cultural beauty in American society
C)  the normalization of cosmetics for Asian Americans
D)  a radical shift in beauty norms for Asian Americans compared to a decade ago

Question 20

Why do Hispanic men have a relative advantage when it comes to the labor market and marriage as compared to black men?

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Discuss some of the legacies for black families of the destructive practices wrought on them during slavery.Include at least two specific examples mentioned in the text in your answer.

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What is "racial authenticity," and why is it important?

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When an Indian American father tells his teenage daughter to be chaste and traditional and not promiscuous and weak like white American women,he is alluding to the way in which:

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The "ghetto pass" in Ice Cube's song "True to the Game" is:

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Andi,a twenty-three-year old white woman,hesitated to introduce her African American boyfriend to her parents,who are both white.All of her friends from college have already met her boyfriend.According to the textbook,what might this decision say about attitudes toward interracial dating?

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Which of the following is a reason that black marriages are twice as likely to end in divorce as whites?

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In the 1800s,immigration rates among Asian men to the West Coast were much higher than immigration rates among Asian women.Many Asian men remained single due in part to a combination of these differential rates of immigration and:

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When you hear a black man today saying that some black women are "too bossy," he may be unconsciously referring to:

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According to sociologist Anne Rawls,whites and blacks may occupy the same geographic space,but not the same ________________ space.

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Couples who are dissimilar from one another may have a lower probability of staying married;black couples show greater spousal dissimilarity than nonblack couples.One reason for this may be that:

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Why do Hispanic men have a relative advantage when it comes to the labor market and marriage as compared to black men?

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Because of how out-of-wedlock birthrates are calculated,what would the impact be on out-of-wedlock birthrates if the number of children born to unmarried black women stayed the same but the number of children born to married black women increased?

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When a native-born,third-generation Chinese American woman encounters repeated interactions with others where she is asked,"Where are you originally from?," what aspects of her identity are being highlighted?

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Alabama did not remove language from its state constitution prohibiting interracial marriage until 2000.Though not legally binding,the language operated as a powerful:

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When people argue that race is marked,or socially constructed,what are they referring to?

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Formalized legal restrictions against interracial marriages during the 1950s was a type of:

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Why have some historians labeled the black family under slavery a "reproductive unit"?

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White slave masters forcing black women to bear children for potential profit prior to the Civil War and forced sterilizations of black women in the 1970s are different examples of the same phenomenon,which is best described as:

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According to sociologist Kenneth Clark,for some inner-city African American and Latina women,an out-of-wedlock birth is:

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A beauty product marketed to Asian American women with the intent of "lightening" their skin represents:

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