Ethnic Studies Final Flashcards
In the first section, why do the authors most likely cite statistics about the demographics of SF and SF State?
The authors want to suggest that SF State does not admit enough non-white Students
What do the second and third sections most likely suggest about the firings of Juan Martinez and George Mason Murray?
That the university was discriminating against them for being non-white and for supporting ‘radical’ new classes and political movements
What demands might you expect the TWLF students to make of SF State based on this excerpt?
The reinstatement of the wrongfully fired professors, the admittance of more non-white students, and the creation of a Black History course
What is the main purpose of this document?
To convince non-student residents of San Francisco and students who are not part of the TWLF to support the SF State student strike.
According to the document, what are some of the things that the Heritage Foundation claims are the result of CRT?
The 2020 BLM protests, California’s Ethnic Studies curriculum, and LGBTQ clubs in schools
Which of these statements best summarizes the document’s explanation of Critical race theory?
“Critical race theory is the idea that racism is embedded in laws and institutions, and that this can cause people who don’t want to be racist to make decisions that result in racist outcomes”
Which of these groups did the author most likely intend to write this document for?
Concerned parents who are unsure what CRT is and if they need to worry about it
Which of these statements would the author of the article most likely agree with?
“CRT is a theory about American racism taken from legal scholarship, and it is often talked about as though it is very influential, even though it is unclear whether many teachers actually teach it to students”
Which of the following statements best summarizes Crenshaw’s explanation of intersectionality?
“Intersectionality is about the way in which different types of oppression overlap, because someone can be oppressed in more than just one way at a time, creating new forms of oppression”
Which of the following is not an example Crenshaw gives of how women experience inequality differently than men?
None of the above
Which of these groups did the authors most likely intend to create this document for?
People who have not heard much about intersectionality before
Which of the following statements about inequality would Crenshaw most likely agree with?
“Inequality in the US today is big problem, and neither political party has been willing to deal with the way that oppressions intersect”
Based on the first section of the document, what was the source of class conflict between poor farmers and wealthy plantation owners?
Both B and C
Which of the following statements best summarizes the main idea of the document?
“Bacon’s Rebellion shows that American racism was encouraged by wealthy colonists as a way to discourage poor people of different races from uniting and rebelling
Based on the last section of the document, which of the following was not a way in which Virginia’s lawmakers worked to create a legal distinction between “black” and “white” people after the rebellion?
None of the above
