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Race and Ethnic Relations
Multiple Choice

1 .       Of all American minorities, which group remains among the poorest? [Hint]



2 .       Robert K. Merton called the person who is a kind of "closet bigot" a [Hint]



3 .       Which perspective believes that prejudice arises when groups find themselves in competition with each other? [Hint]



4 .       Edna Bonacich argues that what type of situation is a key factor in much racial, ethnic, and sexual antagonism? [Hint]



5 .       The use of physical size requirements as qualifications for certain jobs might be considered what form of discrimination? [Hint]



6 .       The largest non-white minority group in the United States today is [Hint]



7 .       The era of widespread legal segregation that began in 1896 and lasted for six decades was based on what court ruling? [Hint]



8 .       In the Brown v The Board of Education ruling, the court decided that [Hint]



9 .       About what percentage of the American population today is Hispanic? [Hint]



10 .       Who organized the United Farm Workers to fight for better pay and working conditions for Chicano farm workers? [Hint]



11 .       What has the term "Latinismo" been coined to reflect? [Hint]



12 .       What is the main focus today of the BIA, the Bureau of Indian Affairs? [Hint]



13 .       The concept that all the beliefs, values and lifestyles of the various ethnic groups that make up our country blend together to form a uniquely American mix is called [Hint]



14 .       What sociologist argues that it is class rather than race that is the more important factor in determining the status of African Americans today? [Hint]



15 .       Affirmative Action programs were first established in the [Hint]



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