Chapter 8 Test

Front 1

After taking a social problems class, Josh begins to focus on the institutionalized patterns of discrimination as the sources of the secondary status of minorities because he believes in __________ theories.

Back 1

structural discrimination

Front 2

The funding of schools primarily based on property values systematically discriminates against the poor and is an example of __________ racism

Back 2

institutional

Front 3

Which of the following groups has the lowest poverty rate?

Back 3

white

Front 4

In this post-civil rights era, Chris does not believe that race matters in terms of determining one's life chances. He has a(n) __________ approach to understanding the world.

Back 4

color blind

Front 5

A group labeled as a "race" by the wider society and bound together by common social and economic conditions is a __________ group.

Back 5

racial-ethnic

Front 6

Martin was a British officer in India in the early 1900s. The British in India made up a tiny fraction of the overall population but held nearly all of the power. Thus, Martin was a part of the __________ group.

Back 6

dominant

Front 7

Most Asian Americans are __________.

Back 7

Chinese

Front 8

Hurricane Katrina left thousands of racial minorities stranded in central city New Orleans without an adequate evacuation plan or emergency response. This social disaster highlights __________.

Back 8

the social isolation of minorities in U.S. inner cities

Front 9

Which of the following contributes to the minority education gap?

Back 9

less funding and fewer federal programs for schools

Front 10

Racial problems have __________ foundations

Back 10

structural