Question 1

Which of Hansen's policy suggestions about European immigration do you think is most helpful? Think of an additional policy suggestion and discuss the pros and cons of that policy.

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One of Hansen's policy suggestions about...

Question 2

Which of the following factors led Brazil to actively recruit immigrant labor during the beginning of the twentieth century?

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A)   Rapidly expanding coffee plantation industry
B)   Desire to promote racial diversity
C)   Rapidly expanding technology industry
D)   Desire to promote ethnic diversity

Question 3

What term was invested by the ancient Greeks to describe a reflexive feeling of hostility to the stranger or Other?

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A)   Ethnocentrism
B)   Xenophobia
C)   Nationalism
D)   Cultural relativism

Question 4

Which of the following processes did Japanese officials engage in to promote the long-term settlement of Japanese immigrants in Brazil?

Accepted Answer

A)   Language training for immigrants
B)   Purchasing land that immigrants could settle
C)   Cultural education programs for immigrants
D)   None-there was no specific effort on the part of Japan to promote settlement

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of the three steps in the historical migration chain that shaped Europe's current immigration dynamics?

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A)   Arrival of guest-worker/colonial migrants
B)   Arrival of the families of guest-worker/colonial migrants
C)   Post-1980 surge in asylum seekers
D)   The European public's overwhelming support of immigrants

Question 6

Telles and Bailey conducted an empirical analysis of stratification beliefs across eight Latin American countries. What are the strengths of their research? What are the weaknesses in their methodology?

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The strengths of Telles and Bailey's res...

Question 7

Describe the role of religion in the invention of racism.

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The role of religion in the invention of...

Question 8

What do you think are the pros and cons of promoting multiculturalism? How might promoting multiculturalism benefit society, and how might it actually be problematic?

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Promoting multiculturalism has several p...

Question 9

Explain why Troy Duster argues for the continuing study of race in societies that use the concept as a means of stratifying members' access to resources. Explain why this is important and discuss how this differs from other organizations' approaches to the connection between race and science.

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Troy Duster argues for the continuing st...

Question 10

Describe what the social reproduction of racial hierarchy means and discuss how this process is embedded in the fabric of the United States.

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The social reproduction of racial hierar...

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