Question 1

African Americans are highly acculturated but not highly integrated into American society.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is reflective of ongoing discrimination in the lives of minorities today?

Accepted Answer

A)   The United States has become more tolerant and open.
B)   Some minority groups still work in ethnic enclaves.
C)   The strong racism of the past is no longer primary.
D)   Jim Crow laws no longer exist.
E)   The overt bigotry of the past has been replaced with indifference.

Question 3

Consider the patterns of acculturation and integration experienced by the major U.S. minority groups. How would you account for the patterns? Why do groups vary in levels of acculturation and integration? Be sure to apply Blauner and Noel's hypotheses in your explanation.

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Question 4

According to the chapter text, Hispanic American groups are generally more acculturated than African Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Contemporary immigrant groups who are non-White and bring few resources and low levels of human capital, such as ______, may experience segmented assimilation and find themselves in situations resembling those of colonized minority groups.

Accepted Answer

A)   Cubans
B)   Italians
C)   Haitians
D)   Canadians
E)   Indians

Question 6

Which group best fits the traditional model of assimilation?

Accepted Answer

A)   African immigrants
B)   Mexican immigrants
C)   European immigrants
D)   Indian immigrants
E)   African Americans

Question 7

The ______ saw a reassertion of ethnicity and loyalty to old identities among some groups, even as other groups developed new coalitions and invented new ethnic identities.

Accepted Answer

A)   1940s
B)   1950s
C)   1960s
D)   1970s
E)   1980s

Question 8

The assimilation experiences of minorities in the United States challenge which of the following conclusions that Gordon makes?

Accepted Answer

A)   Conflict will inevitably lead to assimilation and equality.
B)   Assimilation is not a linear process.
C)   Minority groups must undergo acculturation before structural integration.
D)   Assimilation can be segmented for different groups.
E)   Assimilation and pluralism can occur simultaneously.

Question 9

The problems and issues of minority women are tied to the patterns of inequality in the larger society and within their own groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A)   The United States owes its prosperity and position of prominence in the world more to the dominant group than to the labor of minority groups.
B)   The property of minority groups has reached levels of equality with the dominant group, and the patterns of poverty, discrimination, and marginality no longer limit the lives of millions.
C)   The United States has become more tolerant and open, and minority group members can be found at the highest levels of success, affluence, and prestige.
D)   By harnessing the labor and energy of minority groups, the United States has grown prosperous and powerful, and the benefits have flowed evenly to both the dominant group and the minority groups.
E)   Increasing diversity in the United States will threaten the stabilization of the social, economic, and political spheres of the nation.

Question 11

Contemporary immigrant groups who are non-White and bring high levels of human capital find themselves in situations resembling those of colonized minority groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Explain what is meant in the chapter text by the following statement: "As the globe continues to shrink and networks of communication, immigration, trade, and transportation continue to link all peoples into a single global entity, the problems of diversity will become more international in their scope and implications."

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Question 13

Which of the following groups is the least likely to be acculturated?

Accepted Answer

A)   African Americans
B)   Japanese Americans
C)   Cuban Americans
D)   Native Americans
E)   Mexican Americans

Question 14

Which of the following groups are most likely to be disadvantaged in contemporary society?

Accepted Answer

A)   Asian Americans
B)   Native Americans
C)   White ethnics
D)   Indian Americans
E)   Cuban Americans

Question 15

Each of the groups discussed in the chapter text (except for the White ethnic groups) still controls relatively few resources and is limited in its ability to pursue its self-interests.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Racial minority groups benefited from the continuing industrialization of the economy, but this has failed to work for European Americans.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Which theory can be used to best explain the experiences of Black queer women?

Accepted Answer

A)   Gordon's model of assimilation
B)   intersectionality
C)   Marxism
D)   the Blauner hypothesis
E)   the Noel hypothesis

Question 18

The newer systems of group relations evolved from more rigid forms to more fluid forms as industrialization and ______ progressed.

Accepted Answer

A)   automation
B)   urbanization
C)   mechanization
D)   computerization
E)   systematization

Question 19

Since the U.S. Supreme Court legitimized same-sex marriage in the summer of 2015, there has been no more prejudice and discrimination toward LGBTQ people in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Minority groups in the urban underclass often seek economic opportunity in alternative structures such as crime due to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   the culture of poverty
B)   prejudice from White Americans
C)   opportunities for economic advancement through crime
D)   being barred from fully participating in the mainstream economy
E)   the likelihood of accessing more resources

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