Exam 1 - Chapters 1-5 Flashcards
Ethnic maintenance is typically measured by
A. economic success
B.Educational attainment
C. Facility in the religious scriptures
D. Facility in the mother language
Facility in the mother language
What is the ethnic paradox?
A. The portrayal of the problems of ethnic minorities as their fault
B. Maintaining ethnic ties that can assist with ones assimilation in larger society
C. The belief that ones own culture is not as good as the dominant culture in society
D.better qualified whites passed over for ethnic minority men
B. Maintaining ethnic tres that can assist with ones assimulation in largersociety
According to which of the following, is there an increase in grandchildren of immigrants?
a. the principle of third generation interest
b. self-fulfilling prophecy
c. symbolic ethnicity
d. the theory of bicultural immersion
A. The principle of third generation interest
Which of the following lays emphasis on ethnic food and ethnically associated political issues rather than deeper ties t one’s heritage?
a. ethnic paradox
b. civil religion
c. secessionist minority
d. symbolic ethnicity
D. Symbolic ethnicity
Which of the following statements is true about German Americans in the twenty-first century?
a. The German-American National Alliance declined membership to protestantsto
b. With the rise of the Nazi era, most German Americans distanced themselves from the politics in Germany.
c. German Americans moved from having a single identity of White to multiple identities.
d. German Americans were denied permanent residential status due to the Nazi tyranny.
b. With the rise of the Nazi era, most German Americans distanced themselves from the politics in Germany.
According to the dominant Whites of New England, the Irish were once thought to be worse than freed Blacks because the Irish
a. did not follow the Catholic church
b. accepted the behavior that was expected of them
c. had higher crime rates than others
d. did not suffer their maltreatment in silence
D. did not suffer their maltreatment in silence ( Irish were one of the ones that fought back)
Which of the following statements is true about the Irish immigrants?
a. The upper-class Irish immigrants were referred to as “shanty Irish.”
b. Direct competition with Black Americans was a common feature during the immigration stages.
c. Irish immigrants stayed away from the church
d. The Irish immigrants assumed more leadership positions in politics and labor unions.
d. The Irish immigrants assumed more leadership positions in politics and labor unions.
The____were the first immigrant group to encounter prolonged organized resistance.
a. Polish
b. Italians
c. Irish
d. Germans
C. Irish
The fact that Italians often are characterized as
criminal is an example of —-toward White ethnics
a. victim discounting
b. reverse discrimination
c. respectable bigotry
d. White privilege
C. respectable bigotry
The migration of Poles who sought improvement in their lives was known as ——
A. Perestroika
B. Za Chlebem
C. Zslachata
D. Glasnostika
B. Za Chlebem
The term has often been used in the United States to refer explicitly to religion.
a. ethnophaulism
b. pluralism
c. ageism
d. ethnocentris
B. pluralism
________reflects that no single faith is privileged over all others.
a. Civil religion
b. Religious ethnicity
c. Religious deprivation
d. Model religion
a. Civil religion
Beginning with which of the following president’s administration, did the federal government make explicit efforts to include religious organizations?
a. President George W. Bush
b. President Clinton
c. President Barack Obama
d. President Ronald Reagan
b. President Clinton
In 1995, the Supreme Court ruled that privately sponsored religious displays are permitted on public property if
a. a written permission has been sought from all the residents of the locality
b. a member of the Congress votes for the displays
c. other forms of expression are permitted in the same location
d. members of other religions are also allowed to participate
C. other forms of expression are permitted in the same location
