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Review for Exam 2
Review for Exam 2
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Based on readings for the second half of the semester.
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1
Which of the following does Alexander highlight as a reason for mass incarceration? 2 CORRECT
material incentives for Pol.Depts. to search & arrest people
Many police officers and judges are racially biased
Police r allowed to stop & search people w/few restrictions
Officials realized, that more incarceration reduces crime
2
Which of the following are key mechanisms by which the rich influence the political process?
Dark money
Soft money
Community organizing
Triangle and diamond
3
"Michael Brown was shot because he was a thug". This represents which them of color-bind racism
culturalization
naturalization
minimization
abstract liberalism
4
"It's normal for folks to marry someone of their race". This represents which colorblind theme
naturalization
abstract liberalism
culturalization
minimization
5
Identify the correct statement
Race is not real
Race is always about DNA
Race is always about bloodlines
Race is always about differences in physical appearance
6
Does the SCOTUS allow affirmative action in college admissions?
Yes
No
7
How does Alexander show that what many think is objective reality is in fact a social construct
Most prisoners are neither violent nor known to sell drugs
All are correct
Those labeled criminals are often not guilty;just pleaded so
Blacks are not necessarily more guilty of crimes than Whites
8
Our concept of race has evolved as a rationale for a group with one common bloodline to__others
engage in trade with
socially interact with
recognize
dominate
9
According to Collins, building empathy is easier for members of a dominant group than for those of a dominated group
True
False
10
Which of the following policies racializes immigrants and those who look like them, making them unworthy?
Partnerships with local police
ICE initiatives to enhance interior enforcement
The border wall
All of the above
11
According to Coates, reparations are mainly the responsibility of individuals and companies
False
True
12
According to Lee, US-born Asian-American's educational success is explained best by:
The fact that Asian immigrants are more educated than the US population
The typical Asian culture of achievement derived from Confucianism
The ideology of color-blindness
Affirmative action policies
13
Redlining is an example of which concept?
assimilation
institutional racism
eugenics
social illegality
14
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of race
externally defined
exclusive
heirarchical
voluntary
15
Does the SCOTUS allow quotas in college admissions?
No
Yes
16
The exclusion of middle-class Blacks from suburban housing was due to
Discrimination of Blacks from higher paying jobs
The economic legacy of slavery
Federal and bank home-loan policies
Patterns of South-North migration between 1916 and 1970
17
Alexander seeks to prove that most police officers are racists bigots
False
True
18
The program Operation Pipeline is a crucial method to increase incarceration described by Alexander. It is based on:
Searching large #s of people 4drugs w/o reason for suspicion
Selectively searching 4drugs based on clear typical profiles
Pipelining children from schools to prisons by labeling them
Targeting all Black males between the ages of 15 and 35
19
The “predatory” character of some loans is characterized by:
Banks wait for people w/stable income but no credit history
Loans in low-income areas w/terms making them hard to pay
Fed. loans meant to increase revenue through property taxes
1 lending company targets an area & preys on everyone there
20
According to Provine and Doty, immigration policies
Target only undocumented immigrants
Target those who look like immigrants from certain countries, documented or
Target undocumented immigrants from Mexico and Central America
Target only undocumented immigrants who commit crimes
21
How do or did Germans feel with their dark past
They deny responsibility for actions of Nazis
They paid reparations to victims of the Holocaust
They assume responsibility for their ancestors' actions
Both 1 and 2
22
White flight after the Great Depression was driven by which of the following?
The movement of high-paying jobs to suburban developments
Blacks moving to White areas didn't take care of homes
Gov. incentives encouraging whites to move to the suburbs
Coordinated efforts by the KKK and other white hate groups
23
Juan, a Mexican-born landscaper, became a citizen. His employer's neighbor called ICE, suspecting illegality. This is:
Enhancement of interior enforcement
Institutional racism
Social illegality
Invisible illegality
24
Which of the following is the main claim of Michelle Alexander's "Introduction"
Blacks are incarcerated at a disproportionate rate
That the mass incarceration system produces a racial caste
That the criminal justice system is corrupt
That police brutality is due to racial biases
25
According to Collins, gender stereotypes
Should not be considered in an adequate intersectional analysis
Are race- and class- specific
Are the result of the conflict of interest between workers and capitalist
All of the above
26
Sorting people into distinct races was a handy justification for colonialism.
True
False
27
Alexander explains how biased mass incarceration is institutionally induced
False
True
28
Provine and Doty say that policies such as Fed. initiatives initiatives to enhance interior enforcement are part of
A racial project
Social illegality
Inequality of condition
Ethnicization
29
Which mechanisms limited Blacks possibilities for accumulating wealth?
Predatory lending gives Blacks mainly high-interest loans
All of the above
VHA & FHA loans excluded Blacks(by Fed.policy & banks' bias)
19 c. gov.land grants/mass low-priced land sales in the West
30
"The same rules for everyone can be unfair if those rules give an advantage to some." This is:
the ideology of equality of opportunity
both ideologies of equality of opportunity and of condition
the ideology of equality of condition
the ideology of equality of outcome
31
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of ethnicity
cultural
unequal
fluid and multiple
voluntary
32
Coates' argument is basically that reparations needed are a compensation for slavery
True
False
33
According to Harvey Molotch, Black people’s long waits to obtain a job should be understood as
A problem that can be solved by individual effort
All of the above
The consequence of structural inequalities
The result of their culture
34
Why is symbolic ethnicity a matter of choice for Whites but not for Blacks in the US
For Blacks, in the eyes of society, skin color is crucial
Blacks can't choose to be considered (eg)Ghanan,Nigerian,etc
Whites can choose to be considered, (e.g.) Irish,German,etc.
All of the above are correct
35
How is the meaning of Blackness today socially constructed according to Alexander's account
Blackness has no clear meaning in the age of colorblindness
Committing more crimes, Blacks become associated with crime
It is inherited from the Jim Crow era
The War on Drugs is a new way to link Blacks and criminality
36
"Bloodlines or physical characteristics are linked to distinct cultures, behaviors,& abilities"
The statement above is characteristic about racism
The statement above is NOT characteristic about racism
37
John does not vote because of the new voter ID law instituted in the state. What dimension of power is at play?
Second dimension
Third dimension
First dimension
38
According to Molotch, to fairly deal with inequalities regarding race, we should be:
color-blind
either color-blind or color-sighted works
color-sighted
Molotch is ambivalent about being one or the other
39
"Everyone should abide by the same rules." This is the ideology of:
Equality of outcome
Equality of condition
none of the above
Equality of opportunity
40
Molotch's MAIN point is that
Women's restroom lines are longer so they deserve more sq ft
Whatever the size of bathrooms, women will always complain
Equality is not necessarily produced by formally equal rules
To achieve equality we must be equal in all formalities
41
Jane does not vote because, due to gerrymandering, the winner is known beforehand. What dimension of power is at play?
Third dimension
Second dimension
First dimension
42
What explains the phenomenon called White flight?
It's inevitable because of people's nat.neighbhd preferences
It's an inevitable process because of economic market forces
It's not inevitable;it's coordinated by hate groups
It's not inevitable;it's driven by political factors &policy
43
Security camera's closely follow a Black man in a fancy store. Why would Alexander say this happens?
Given their high poverty rate,Black people are not expected
All options are correct
Black people are stigmatized with being criminals
Security cameras follow everyone regardless of race
44
Ana earns $6/hr and is happy because it is better than what she earned in Mexico. What dimension of power is at play?
Third dimension
First dimension
Second dimension
45
The New Jim Crow book says today's racism is caused by police killing Blacks
True
False
46
The meaning of Blackness today is created largely by the New Jim Crow/mass incarceration
True
False
47
Which of the following is NOT a form of discrimination of felons?
No legal right to free speech
No access to public housing
Mark of a criminal record for job searches
No driver’s license
48
Molotch believes that women should get more square footage than men in public bathrooms
True
False
