Soci Final Exam – Flashcards
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The view that race intersects with class to shape one's experience in the social structure is a perspective related to
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conflict theory
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In the debate over whether class or race are more important as the source of inequality, sociologist William Julius Wilson argues that
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changes in the economic structure are more important than race in shaping the life chances of different groups.
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Racial groups are defined by:
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How the groups have been treated historically.
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The group collectively referred to as White Anglo-Saxon Protestants (WASPS) who settled in the "New World" did not include the
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Irish
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Which of these statements regarding the position of Native Americans in this country is false?
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Only about one-fourth of Native Americans live on or near reservations today.
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The original entry of Mexican Americans into the U.S. was the result of
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military conquest
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Sociologists find that racism
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is the perception and treatment of members of a racial group as inferior.
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Chinese immigrants began migrating to the U.S. in the mid-19th century because:
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the U.S. needed workers.
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The generally held primary objection to Affirmative Action is
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the use of quotas
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The historical process in any society by which a group comes to be defined as a race is called
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racial formation
