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Unemployment Among Young Blacks

David Dunn

7 July 2022

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Unemployment among young Blacks is high because of

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all of these

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Which of the following comparisons between Blacks and Whites is correct?

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all of these

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According to a 2003 Harvard University study, __________ Black students attend apartheid schools in the U.S.

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1 in 6

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In 2005, the percentage of single mother households among Blacks was

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50%.

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Which of the following is typical of African American families?

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strong kinship bonds

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In two parent African American families, the __________ is the most common.

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egalitarian pattern of decision making

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The percentage of African Americans who were middle class or higher in 2007 was

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23%.

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In his research, William Julius Wilson found compelling evidence that young Blacks

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were competing successfully with young Whites.

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In general, housing for Blacks

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all of these

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Financial lenders designate minority and racially changing neighborhoods as poor investments in a practice called

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redlining.

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The percentage of jail inmates who are Black is

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39%.

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In the future, African American housing will likely

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be primarily in all-Black neighborhoods.

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Crimes against African Americans are viewed as less meaningful due to

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victim discounting.

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One hypothesis for the lack of student success among African Americans is that there are social penalties for "acting white." What is the critique offered in the text for this hypothesis?

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all of these

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Blacks often experience inadequate schooling because of

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all of these

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The type of school segregation that results from residential patterns is

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de facto segregation.

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Data since the 1960s indicate that

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public schools are becoming increasingly segregated by race.

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The practice of placing students in specific curriculum groups based on test scores is called

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tracking.

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Black progress in higher education has been inhibited by

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all of these

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An African American family is __________ likely to live below the poverty line than a non-Hispanic white family.

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three times more

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Sundown towns

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Communities from which non-Whites were systematically excluded from living

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Slave codes

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Laws that defined the low position of slaves in the United States

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Racial formation

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Equating Black Africans with slavery reinforced blackness as a race, an inferior race

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Racial formation

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A sociohistorical process by which racial categories are created, inhabited, transformed, and destroyed

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Abolitionists

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Antislavery advocates, includes whites and free blacks

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Many whites who opposed slavery, like Abe Lincoln, did not believe in racial equality

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Racial equality was unimaginable

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White primary

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Forbade Black voting in election primaries

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Slavery reparation

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Refers to the act of making amends for the injustice of slavery

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Restrictive covenant

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Private contract entered into by neighborhood property owners stipulating that property could not be sold or rented to certain minority groups, ensues that cannot live in that area

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de jure segregation

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Segregation that results from children being assigned to schools specifically to maintain racially separate schools

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Civil disobedience

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Based on the belief that people have the right to disobey the law under certain circumstances

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Relative deprivation

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The conscious feeling of a negative discrepancy between legitimate expectations and current actualities

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Rising expectations

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Refers to the increasing sense of frustration that legitimate needs are being blocked

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question

Unemployment among young Blacks is high because of

answer

all of these

question

Which of the following comparisons between Blacks and Whites is correct?

answer

all of these

question

According to a 2003 Harvard University study, __________ Black students attend apartheid schools in the U.S.

answer

1 in 6

question

In 2005, the percentage of single mother households among Blacks was

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50%.

question

Which of the following is typical of African American families?

answer

strong kinship bonds

question

In two parent African American families, the __________ is the most common.

answer

egalitarian pattern of decision making

question

The percentage of African Americans who were middle class or higher in 2007 was

answer

23%.

question

In his research, William Julius Wilson found compelling evidence that young Blacks

answer

were competing successfully with young Whites.

question

In general, housing for Blacks

answer

all of these

question

Financial lenders designate minority and racially changing neighborhoods as poor investments in a practice called

answer

redlining.

question

The percentage of jail inmates who are Black is

answer

39%.

question

In the future, African American housing will likely

answer

be primarily in all-Black neighborhoods.

question

Crimes against African Americans are viewed as less meaningful due to

answer

victim discounting.

question

One hypothesis for the lack of student success among African Americans is that there are social penalties for "acting white." What is the critique offered in the text for this hypothesis?

answer

all of these

question

Blacks often experience inadequate schooling because of

answer

all of these

question

The type of school segregation that results from residential patterns is

answer

de facto segregation.

question

Data since the 1960s indicate that

answer

public schools are becoming increasingly segregated by race.

question

The practice of placing students in specific curriculum groups based on test scores is called

answer

tracking.

question

Black progress in higher education has been inhibited by

answer

all of these

question

An African American family is __________ likely to live below the poverty line than a non-Hispanic white family.

answer

three times more

question

Sundown towns

answer

Communities from which non-Whites were systematically excluded from living

question

Slave codes

answer

Laws that defined the low position of slaves in the United States

question

Racial formation

answer

Equating Black Africans with slavery reinforced blackness as a race, an inferior race

question

Racial formation

answer

A sociohistorical process by which racial categories are created, inhabited, transformed, and destroyed

question

Abolitionists

answer

Antislavery advocates, includes whites and free blacks

question

Many whites who opposed slavery, like Abe Lincoln, did not believe in racial equality

answer

Racial equality was unimaginable

question

White primary

answer

Forbade Black voting in election primaries

question

Slavery reparation

answer

Refers to the act of making amends for the injustice of slavery

question

Restrictive covenant

answer

Private contract entered into by neighborhood property owners stipulating that property could not be sold or rented to certain minority groups, ensues that cannot live in that area

question

de jure segregation

answer

Segregation that results from children being assigned to schools specifically to maintain racially separate schools

question

Civil disobedience

answer

Based on the belief that people have the right to disobey the law under certain circumstances

question

Relative deprivation

answer

The conscious feeling of a negative discrepancy between legitimate expectations and current actualities

question

Rising expectations

answer

Refers to the increasing sense of frustration that legitimate needs are being blocked

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