Plantation owners in America often argued that the Africans they imported were better off as slaves because they did not have the mental capacity to run their own lives. Today, this seems both racist and crazy. How could such racist beliefs flourish?

In the novel The Human Stain by Philip Roth, a professor at a college in the Northeast is forced into early retirement after he is accused of racism. The charge turns out to be ironic when the reader learns that the professor has a secret: he was born to African American parents and has been covering up his heritage and living as a white man his whole adult life. What is this an example of?

In Chicago, a city with more Polish people than anywhere else in the United States, Casimir Pulaski Day is always a very important holiday. Although not well remembered in the rest of the country, Pulaski was a Polish-born hero of the American Revolution and a cavalry general. What concept helps to explain why this holiday is so much more important to people who trace their ancestry to Poland?

Which of the following is an example of discrimination?

When someone of Irish ancestry who does NOT typically identify as Irish in everyday life puts on a green hat, drinks green beer, and wears a “Kiss me, I’m Irish” T-shirt on St. Patrick’s Day, it is an example of:

How does colorblindness contribute to racial inequalities?

Halloween costume makers and retailers make generous profits from selling costumes that allow their wearers to be Indian princesses or gypsies. By profiting from the stereotypical display of marginalized groups without fully understanding and appreciating the culture, they are engaging in:

How do sociologists define ethnicity?

The exploitation of a minority group within the dominant group’s political borders is called:

What does an individual need to be able to do in order to sound authentically African American when interacting with others online?

What explanation does functionalism have for prejudice and discrimination today?

What historical event is sometimes referred to as the “forgotten genocide”?

When whites are less than half the population of any given state, it is called a ________ state.

In the early 1900s, native-born Americans, usually Protestants, did NOT consider Irish, Italian, or Jewish immigrants to be white. What does this illustrate?

Many immigrants to the United States have gotten in trouble for keeping livestock—especially chickens, goats, and pigs—in urban areas. Their neighbors feel it is okay to own a 150-pound mastiff but “unsanitary” to have a 50-pound goat that gives milk. In this case, what is driving racism?

What metaphor best describes cultures that have embraced multiculturalism and pluralism?

How do sociologists define race?

Why are there differences in life expectancies for people of different races?

How do sociologists define a minority group?

According to sociologists like Howard Winant and Michael Omi, what is the relationship between race and class?

A young person from Southern California has four German grandparents. She lived in Los Angeles all her life before accepting a job in Milwaukee. She has never really thought about her German heritage, but in Milwaukee she discovers many other people with similar ancestries and starts using her ethnicity as a way to develop social and professional relationships. What is this an example of?

The deliberate and systematic extermination of a racial, ethnic, or national group is called:

According to one study, in Pennsylvania, black defendants on trial for murder were 40 percent more likely to receive the death penalty than whites convicted of similar crimes. This indicates that:

Why are poor women LESS likely to marry?

A study prepared by the United Church of Christ’s Commission on Racial Justice argued that African American and Hispanic communities are much more likely to be located near toxic waste dumps than white communities. What does this tell you about race in America?

An action or behavior that results in the unequal treatment of an individual because of his membership in a racial or ethnic group is called:

How do many people hope that the Internet will have a democratic influence on society?

What is it called when members of a racial minority group intermarry and have children with members of the dominant group until the races are completely mixed?

According to the text, which of the following countries is an example of a multicultural society, one in which people are encouraged to live peacefully together in political, social, cultural, and economic unity?

According to the work of Twine (2011), what changes occur in the lives of white women that have families with black men?