Question 1

A personal outlook that puts family obligations first,before individual well-being,is called

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A)   familism
B)   Christianity
C)   nuclear family
D)   altruism

Question 2

America's increasing racial and ethnic diversity

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A)   makes visible the idea of different families enacting different traditions in their own way.
B)   eliminates social conflicts that arise over different forms and expressions of family life.
C)   decreases diversity among families in the United States.
D)   makes equal access to education more viable.

Question 3

An ethnic group perceived to share physical characteristics is called

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A)   racial ethnicity
B)   race
C)   ethnography
D)   ethnocentrism

Question 4

The one-drop rule helps explain what about Barack Obama?

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A)   His blood type confirms his African descent.
B)   Why he was labeled the first black president.
C)   How his racial background is rooted in biology.
D)   Since he has a white mother, he is technically white.

Question 5

Unmarried,young black women outnumber married,employed black men in their age group by what factor in the four biggest metropolitan areas?

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A)   2 to 1
B)   3 to 1
C)   4 to 1
D)   5 to 1

Question 6

Lashalla,an African American woman,is on a dating show in which she must pick one of four male suitors to marry.Based on what you know about race and marriage patterns,which suitor is she most likely to pick?

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A)   Chuck, the Latino man
B)   Barry, the white man
C)   Idris, the black man
D)   Stephen, the Asian American man

Question 7

The stereotype of Asian Americans as successful students-the "model minority"-may

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A)   prevent hostility.
B)   encourage cultural unity.
C)   warp the expectations held by and of students.
D)   encourage violence against Asian Americans.

Question 8

Many sociologists criticize the Moynihan Report,which attributes ongoing racial inequality in large part to the nature of black family life,because it

Accepted Answer

A)   does not address the phenomenon of single black mothers.
B)   places too much emphasis on homosexuality among black men.
C)   takes too much of a feminist approach.
D)   "blames the victim" and contributes to racist stereotypes.

Question 9

Drawing on the concepts you learned throughout this chapter,consider the concept of social distance.What is social distance,and how do you think trends in social distance will change over time in the United States?

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Question 10

Erica,an African American woman,gave birth to her first child when she was unmarried and 21 years old.What is one reason sociologists might believe Erica is representative of other African American single mothers?

Accepted Answer

A)   She had a child so she could receive welfare benefits.
B)   Her romantic partner was recently incarcerated due to racial profiling.
C)   Her father was abusive to her as a child.
D)   She lacked the social skills necessary for finding and securing a romantic partner.

Question 11

How do immigrant families adapt to their new cultural environments over the course of generations?

Accepted Answer

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Question 12

Which historical practice among American Indians has gained the attention of social scientists?

Accepted Answer

A)   the acceptance of informal same-sex marriage
B)   the patriarchal family structure
C)   the prevalence of unmarried American Indian men
D)   the one-child limit

Question 13

In 1894,Wong Kim Ark,who was born in San Francisco,attempted to visit his parents in China.On his return,authorities declared that,due to which law,he could not be a citizen because his parents were Chinese?

Accepted Answer

A)   1792 Sedition Act
B)   1814 Citizenship Reform
C)   1882 Chinese Exclusion Act
D)   1850 War Brides Act

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