Chapter 14

Question 1

What was William Budford III ideology?

Answer 1

He believed in meritocracy, what you get is what you deserve

Question 2

What are the traditional American Beliefs in Human Capital Theory

Answer 2

success as an individual phenomenon, success is equally available to everyone, and assimilation is desirable

Question 3

Assimilation is only fragmented not segmented

Answer 3

false, it is either or

Question 4

Primary labor market

Answer 4

jobs that are better paying, higher status and more secure

Question 5

secondary labor market

Answer 5

jobs that are lower paying, lower status and less secure

Question 6

which split labor market is the dominant group

Answer 6

higher priced labor

Question 7

which split labor market is the minority group

Answer 7

cheaper labor

Question 8

the noel hypothesis

Answer 8

when ethnocentrism, competition and differential in power come together they result in ethnic or racial stratification

Question 9

What is Deutsch and Collins Study

Answer 9

girl idk

Question 10

past in the present insitutional discrimination

Answer 10

involves patterns of inequality or unequal treatment in the present, this is caused by some pattern of discrimination in the past

Question 11

what is the importance of subsistence technology

Answer 11

dominant minority relations shaped by social, political and economic forces that change as these characteristic change

Question 12

in terms of subsistence technology, the post industrial soceity unlikely offers many opportunities for people with lower education and skills (t/f)

Answer 12

true

Question 13

what increases prejudice and leads to greater discrimination and repression

Answer 13

group competition

Question 14

Intersectionality

Answer 14

Members in a group does not define a person, other factors must be considered such as age, sex, geography, political ideology, individuality, human capital

Question 15

Assimilation and Pluralism in terms of African Americans

Answer 15

African Americans are highly acculturated yet present a mixed picture in terms of integration

Question 16

Assimilation and Pluralism in terms of Native Americans

Answer 16

native americans are less acculturated and remain the most isolated and impoverished minority group in the United States

Question 17

Assimilation and Pluralism in terms of Hispanic Americans

Answer 17

hispanics are generally less acculturated yet integration is highly variable by latino ethnic groups

Question 18

Why does group membership continue to be important

Answer 18

it is linked to fundamental patterns of inclusion, exclusion and inequality

Question 19

Diversity threatens stability (t/f)

Answer 19

false

Question 20

what are the most serious problems for minority groups

Answer 20

structural/institutional and not individual/personal