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25 Cards in this Set
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Which of the following groups has always been considered White by the English?
A) Swedes B) Germans C) Irish D) None of These |
D) None of These |
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In the U.S. the Roman Catholics and Presbyterians are examples of:
A) Sects B) Classes C) Denominations D) Cults |
D) Denominations |
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Every year Americans of Irish descent celebrate St. Patrick's Day by attending parades, dressing in green, eating traditional Irish foods, and singing Irish ballads. Herbert Gans called this:
A) Paradoxical B) A case of mistaken identity C) Symbolic Ethnicity D) Ethnically authentic |
C) Symbolic Ethnicity |
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How did the Irish become White?
A) The supported Abolition B) They distanced themselves from the Blacks C) They imported a popular version of Catholicism D) All of these |
A) They supported Abolition |
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Upwardly Mobile Irish were known derogatorily as:
A) Lace Curtain Irish B) Shanty Irish C) Tinkers D) Black Irish |
A) Lace Curtain Irish |
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The earliest Irish Immigrants were:
A) Protestant B) Catholic C) Extremely poor D) Wealthy landowners in Ireland |
A) Protestant |
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The emphasis on ethnic foods and ethnically associated political issues was called ______ by Herbert Gans?
A) Ethnic Practices B) Ethnic Identity C) Symbolic Ethnicity D) Ethnic Paradox |
C) Symbolic Ethnicity |
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Creationist favor:
A) Banning private religious schools B) Teaching evolutionary biology in high school C) The formation of Sects D) Literal interpretation of the bible |
D) Literal interpretation of the bible |
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In 1995 the Supreme Court ruled that privately sponsored religious displays are permitted on public property if:
A) Other forms of expression are permitted in the same location B) It is during the Christmas season C) Members of the local community vote for the displays D) All of these |
A) Other forms of expression are permitted in the same location |
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The maintenance of one's ethnic ties in a way that can assist with assimilation in larger society is referred to as:
A) Symbolic Ethnicity B) Ethnicity Paradox C) Integrated Ethnicity D) Integration |
B) Ethnicity Paradox |
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By far, the largest single denomination in the U.S. is:
A) Baptist B) Catholicism C) Islam D) Jusaism |
B) Catholicism |
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According to survey data, which of the following denominations has a higher proportion of affluent members:
A) Jews B) Lutherans C) Presbyterians D) All of these |
C) Presbyterians |
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Which of the following faiths has the largest membership in the U.S.:
A) The Roman Catholic Church B) Southern Baptist Convention C) the United Methodist Church D) Jewish congregations |
A) The Roman Catholic Church |
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Civil Religion describes: B) New Age faiths C) courts restricting religious freedom D) belief systems incorporating many religions, but no single one |
D) belief systems incorporating many religions, but no single one |
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Which of the following is an example of respectable bigotry?
A) The stereotype that most Irish are alcoholics B) TV shows that depict Italians as members of organized crime C) Pollock Jokes D) All of these |
D) All of these |
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An example of seccessionist minority would be:
A) The Amish B) Irish Catholics C) Italian Americans D) Native Americans |
A) The Amish |
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The Supreme Court has ruled against all of the following EXCEPT: A) Prayer in public schools B) Silent mediation in public schools C) Voluntary prayer by a student speaker at a school program D) School-led prayer at graduation |
C) Voluntary prayer by a student speaker at a school program |
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Which of the following would NOT be considered a White ethnic group? B) Italians C) Chinese D) Jews |
C) Chinese |
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The largest denomination in the United States is: B) The United Methodist Church C) the Southern Baptist Convention D) the Roman Catholic Church |
D) the Roman Catholic Church |
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According to sociologist Robert Bellah, civil religion today is: A) Not important to Americans B) Becoming more liberal C) Diminishing in promoting collective identity D) Becoming more conservative |
D) Becoming more conservative |
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The Irish were once thought to be worse than freed Blacks by priviledged New Englanders because: B) The Irish were usually Protestants C) they brought money and political power with them when they immigrated D) Blacks "knew their place" |
D) Blacks "knew their place" |
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What is the ethnicity paradox?
A) The maintenance of one's ethnic ties in a way that can assist with one's assimilation in larger society B) the belief that one's own culture is not as good as the dominant culture in society C) the emphasis on ethnic foods and ethnically associated political associations instead of deeper ties D) the social acceptance of prejudice toward White ethnics |
A) the maintenance of one's ethnic ties in a way that can assist with one's assimilation in larger society |
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For the _____ man, the Priesthood was viewed as a desirable and respected occupation
A) English American B) German American C) Mexican American D) Irish American |
D) Irish American |
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A large, organized religion that is not officially linked with the state or government is known as: B) a sect C) a cult D) a denomination |
D) a denomination |
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Race is: B) important only to whites C) biological D) phenotypical |
A) socially constructed |
