Multiculturalism in the United States Exam Preparation Guide
Course Introduction
This course examines the historical development, complexities, and contemporary implications of multiculturalism in the United States. Students explore the social, political, and cultural contributions of diverse groups, including those defined by race, ethnicity, religion, gender, and sexual orientation. The course considers theories of identity, assimilation, and pluralism while addressing key debates around immigration, integration, and social justice. Through the analysis of primary sources, case studies, and current events, students gain a deeper understanding of the challenges and opportunities that arise in a multicultural society, and the ongoing efforts to foster inclusion and equity in American life.
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Racial and Ethnic Diversity in the USA 1st Edition by Richard T. Schaefer
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Chapter 1: Exploring Race and Ethnicity in the United States
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Q1) Mary believes that Caucasian families are superior to African American families.This belief illustrates the concept of
A) racial division
B) racial supremacy
C) racial relativism
D) racial formation
Answer: B
Q2) Which of the following best exemplifies a marital arrangement among members of a minority group?
A) Asian male and African American female
B) Amish male and Buddhist female
C) Jewish male and Jewish female
D) Muslim male and Muslim female
Answer: D
Q3) Race is significant in our society because
A) there is a direct correlation between one's race and one's IQ
B) it helps us understand what group we belong to
C) we have given it significance
D) it dictates who we can and cannot marry
Answer: C
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Chapter 2: Prejudice
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Q1) Children who experience overt discrimination are
A) more likely to continue to display feelings of distress and anxiety later in life
B) less likely to continue to display feelings of distress and anxiety later in life
C) more likely to engage in an interracial or interfaith relationship later in life
D) less likely to engage in an interracial or interfaith relationship later in life
Answer: A
Q2) What social scientist conceptualized a scale that could measure social distance empirically?
A) Karl Marx
B) Ernest Burgess
C) Erving Goffman
D) Emory Bogardus
Answer: D
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Chapter 3: Discrimination
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Q1) Jorge and Maria moved from a small city in Colombia to a large city in Texas.Jorge and Maria earn more income in the United States,but do not have transportation like the majority of their neighbors,co-workers,etc.This is an example of
A) absolute deprivation
B) cultural relativism
C) assimilation
D) relative deprivation
Answer: D
Q2) Research suggests that White males who enter female-dominated occupations are more likely to
A) encounter glass ceilings that prohibit entry to top positions
B) advance to the highest positions
C) become marginalized in the workplace
D) experience sexual harassment and gender discrimination
Answer: B
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Chapter 4: Immigration and Ethnicity
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Q1) Xenophobia is
A) the fear or hatred of strangers or foreigners
B) people with a fear of anything associated with China
C) beliefs and policies favoring native-born citizens over immigrants
D) the immigration to the United States of skilled workers, professionals, and technicians who are desperately needed by their home countries
Q2) What year did Congress enact the Chinese Exclusion Act?
A) 1884
B) 1889
C) 1882
D) 1851
Q3) Class consciousness is a necessary stage to the abolition of class just as studying whiteness is a necessary stage to
A) ending racism in the United States
B) deconstructing all race and ethnic categories in our society
C) the abolition of whiteness
D) bringing awareness to Whites about the reality of white privilege
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Chapter 5: Native Americans
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Q1) Which of the following was not one of the five tribes relocated in the Indian Removal Act?
A) Creek
B) Seminole
C) Choctaw
D) Chickadee
Q2) Which of the following is an example of Pan-Indianism?
A) A six-tribe confederation established by the Iroquois
B) The American Indian Movement
C) Unification of the Plains tribes by way of the Ghost Dance
D) All of the above
Q3) What year was the Bureau of Indian Affairs established?
A) 1800
B) 1824
C) 1900
D) 1830
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Chapter 6: African Americans
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Q1) Assigning children to school based on race rather than by location is known as A) de jure segregation
B) institutional segregation
C) residential segregation
D) de facto segregation
Q2) Working at a job for which one is overqualified,involuntarily working part time instead of full time,or being employed on an intermittent basis is known as A) underemployment
B) the riff-raff theory
C) redlining
D) the discounting principle
Q3) In 1942,what organization was founded to fight discrimination with nonviolent direct action?
A) African Americans for Equal Opportunity
B) Black Panthers
C) National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
D) The Congress of Racial Equality
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Chapter 7: Latinos
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Q1) Which of the following is not true regarding the immigration process from Mexico?
A) Immigration from Mexico to the United States remains unrestricted
B) The proximity of Mexico encourages past immigrants to embrace strong cultural and language ties with their country of origin
C) The standard of living and wage scales of Mexico and the United States are vastly different
D) Mexican migrants have always been categorized as illegal aliens, which perpetuates the mutual distrust between Anglos and Mexican Americans
Q2) The key term for Mexican Americans who immigrated to the United States is
A) ethnocentrism
B) familism
C) assimilation
D) La Raza
Q3) It is common for immigrants from Central and South America to
A) speak a language other than Spanish
B) speak two languages, usually English and Spanish
C) speak Spanish and another language such as Portuguese, French or Dutch
D) speak only Spanish
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Chapter 8: Asian Americans
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Q1) Which of the following is not a demand of Japanese culture?
A) respect for authority
B) politeness
C) duty to family, not community
D) high in-group unity
Q2) To become a political candidate in the United States,one must be willing to take risks,invite criticism,and be assertive.These traits
A) are foreign to Chinese culture
B) mirror that of Chinese culture
C) A and B
D) None of the above
Q3) The first decline in Chinatown,a minority neighborhood,occurred during which decade?
A) 1960 -1970
B) 2000 - 2010
C) 1980 - 1990
D) None of the above
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Chapter 9: Diversity: Today and Tomorrow
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Q1) According to the Bureau of the Census,the United States has seen growth in the population in all of the following racial and ethnic groups except
A) African Americans
B) Hispanics
C) White non-Hispanics
D) Asian Americans
Q2) The nation's two largest minority groups are
A) Hispanics and Asian Americans
B) African Americans and Hispanics
C) Pacific Islanders and Native Americans
D) Asian Americans and African Americans
Q3) In comparison to the White population,Asian Americans are
A) almost twice as likely to have a college degree
B) almost three times as likely to have a college degree
C) just as likely to have a college degree
D) none of the above
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