African American Studies
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African American Studies explores the history, culture, politics, and contributions of African Americans from the early periods of the African diaspora to the present day. The course examines key themes such as slavery, resistance, civil rights, cultural expressions, and contemporary social issues, while critically analyzing the impact of race, class, gender, and identity on the African American experience. Students will engage with interdisciplinary materials, including historical texts, literature, music, art, and film, to develop an understanding of the complexities and richness of African American life and its influence on broader American society.
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Race in America 1st Edition by Matthew Desmond
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Chapter 1: Race in the Twenty-First Century
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Q1) Which of the five fallacies or misconceptions about racism best describes this example?
"You read a newspaper article on changing racial attitudes declaring that young adults ages eighteen to twenty-four are the least racist in American history.While you hope this is true,you are worried that the research is using a static definition of 'racism.'"
A)fixed fallacy
B)legalistic fallacy
C)tokenistic fallacy
D)individualistic fallacy
Answer: A
Q2) Which of the following is an example of a homogenizing heading?
A)Native American
B)Irish American
C)Korean American
D)Italian American
Answer: A
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Chapter 2: The Invention of Race
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Q1) Who were the first group to colonize the Americas?
A)Spaniards
B)British
C)French
D)Dutch Answer: A
Q2) In 1519,which city had the largest population?
A)London
B)Calcutta
C)Paris
D)Tenochtitlán
Answer: D
Q3) The process by which a foreign power invades a territory and establishes enduring systems of exploitation and domination over that territory's indigenous populations is called what?
A)cultural appropriation
B)indigeneity
C)racism
D)colonization
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Politics
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Q1) President Kennedy coined the phrase "a rising tide lifts all boats" to refer to political preference of universal,rather than race-based,policies as a strategy to eradicate inequality.Which policy most closely reflects that strategy?
A)the Voting Rights Act,which prohibited voter discrimination
B)proposals to ban the growth of the private prison industry
C)attempts by right-wing politicians to build a wall between the United States and Mexico
D)President Obama's advocating universal health care to combat race-based health disparities
Answer: D
Q2) Assuming that President Barack Obama would advocate exclusively for the interests of people of color simply because he is a person of color is an example of what?
A)the Southern Strategy
B)the tokenistic fallacy
C)affirmative action
D)reverse discrimination
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Economics
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Q1) ______________ women are more likely to return to welfare than white women for many reasons,including the fact that ____________.
A)Black and Hispanic;women of color face more obstacles in the labor market
B)White;women of color tend to have a stronger "private safety net" than white women do
C)Black and Hispanic;white women who receive welfare are less likely to be married than women of color are
D)White;there are more white women in the United States than there are black and Hispanic women
Q2) Patricia,a young white woman,and Daniel,a young black man,are both struggling to get by.However,Patricia was able to pay off her student loans when she inherited money from her grandmother.This is an example of racial disparities in:
A)income
B)wealth
C)life expectancy
D)credit
Q3) Briefly list two of the three structural causes of poverty outlined by the textbook.
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Chapter 5: Housing
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Q1) Based on the chart below,"Diversity Experiences in Each Group's Typical Neighborhood,2010," which racial/ethnic group is most likely to live in a segregated neighborhood?
A)whites
B)blacks
C)Hispanics
D)Asians
Q2) Where have almost half of all new immigrants since the 1990s settled?
A)rejuvenated city centers
B)an integrated urban neighborhood
C)urban ethnic enclaves
D)the suburbs
Q3) It has been said that ending residential segregation in the United States is going to require a "moral commitment" from white America.What is meant by "moral commitment," and why is this commitment necessary from white America in order to end segregation?
Q4) The textbook authors say that some Native American groups are faced with a "devil's bargain": either accept radioactive waste being dumped near their home or face rural poverty.In a short essay,imagine you lived on a reservation.Evaluate these options;what option would you support and why?
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Chapter 6: Crime and Punishment
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Q1) African Americans have grown so used to being pulled over by the police that many speak of being stopped on account of DWB.What does "DWB" stand for?
A)drinking while bad
B)driving while black
C)doping while beaten
D)daring white brother
Q2) In the 1960s,politicians began what has come to be known as the "war on drugs," a product of which includes increased imprisonments for nonviolent drug offenses.Which of the following was one result of the war on drugs during the 1970s?
A)Potential race rioters were arrested.
B)Drug trafficking decreased.
C)Sexual violence decreased.
D)Drug use decreased.
Q3) How many Americans buy something each year as part of the underground economy?
A)one in five
B)two in five
C)three in five
D)four in five
Q4) In what way did lynch mobs uphold white patriarchy?
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Chapter 7: Education
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Q1) We often think of social capital as inherently good.The more social capital one has,surely more opportunities will follow.Describe how Alejandro Portes's research on familism complicates this view and the implications of this on increasing diversity in higher education.
Q2) Annette Laureau,author of Unequal Childhoods,argues that class differences in parenting are:
A)more about race than class
B)mostly related to differences in material goods
C)mostly about language,attitudes,and behaviors
D)mostly pertain to the geographic environment of the child's upbringing
Q3) Familism is a variant of _____________ having to do with one's attachment to,and reliance on,family-based relationships.
A)cultural capital
B)social capital
C)economic capital
D)symbolic capital
Q4) How did the 1945 Mendez v.Westminster School District case help pave the way for the Brown v.Board of Education decisions?
Q5) Explain the concept of a "model minority."
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Chapter 8: Aesthetics
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Q1) Aside from limiting professional options for nonwhite models,what is one consequence of the overrepresentation of white models in the fashion industry?
A)It reinforces the features of white women as the standards of beauty.
B)It decreases demand for haute couture.
C)It increases the price of designer fashion.
D)It supports the rise of white fashion designers.
Q2) What is "narrowcasting"?
A)casting an actor or actress in the same types of roles repeatedly
B)creating television shows designed to target specific racial or ethnic groups
C)casting an actor or actress based on racial or ethnic stereotypes
D)creating television shows to confirm racial or ethnic stereotypes
Q3) Which of the following is a potentially negative consequence of nonwhite artists having to rely predominantly on white sponsors to fund their art?
A)an increase in popularity for the artist
B)a loss of control over the representation of racism and people of color in their art
C)nonwhite artists reaching high levels of success
D)high profits for artists and artistic producers
Q4) How is The Brady Bunch an example of the white aesthetic in television?
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Chapter 9: Associations
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Q1) Over the past 100 years,social capital and civic engagement in the United States has:
A)increased dramatically
B)increased but only since the information age began in the 1970s
C)declined dramatically
D)declined but only between the agrarian era and the industrial age.
Q2) Provide two examples of how religious organizations promote and preserve racial and ethnic identities.
Q3) Which of the following is a true statement about hate groups in the United States?
A)Hate groups recruit members from predominantly poor,uneducated,rural populations.
B)Hate groups now use the Internet exclusively to spread information and build membership.
C)The United States has experienced a steady decline in hate groups since the Civil Rights Movement.
D)The United States has experienced a recent resurgence of hate groups.
Q4) List two associations where racial homophily is most prevalent.Which racial or ethnic groups have the highest rates of racial homophily? Why?
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Chapter 10: Intimate Life
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Q1) Because in many cases a man who lived as a slave could not stop his master from beating his son or raping his daughter,fatherhood under slavery was denied in a way that:
A)reorganized fatherhood so that it was shared among black men under slavery in resistance to slaveholders
B)represented fatherhood as being undesirable for black men under slavery
C)all but completely eliminated the role of husband and father for most enslaved black men
D)triggered resistances and revolts amongst enslaved black men to object to the familial realities of slavery
Q2) 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?
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.
Q3) What is "racial authenticity," and why is it important?
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Chapter 11: Toward Racial Democracy
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Q1) Sociologist William Julius Wilson argues that neither antidiscrimination laws nor affirmative action has succeeded in __________.
A)improving the life chances of the least well-off in society
B)increasing the number of minority applicants to four-year colleges
C)increasing diversity in the workplace
D)increasing the college graduation rate of minorities
Q2) When a person chooses to look toward uncomfortable racial situations and encounters with openness and self-reflection,he or she is receptive to:
A)color-blindness
B)racial healing
C)accommodation
D)symbolic encounters
Q3) How can asking people questions about their racial perceptions open up a dialogue for potential growth at the level of interactions?
Q4) For proponents of the color-blind framework,what is the role of racial identity in society?
Q5) How does "racial intelligence" provide foresight in new situations?
Q6) Explain the steps of Park's race relations cycle.
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