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Chapter 03
Portraying Difference: Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality in
Language and the Media
True / False Questions
1. Small
talk does not reflect deeper implications regarding group identities.
FALSE
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Topic: Symbols and
Language
2. Symbols
bear a necessary connection to the nature of whatever they symbolize.
FALSE
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Language
3. The
importance of language in creating and reinforcing perceptions of difference
often lies more in what’s not said than what is.
TRUE
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Language
4. A
symbol can be a physical object or a word.
TRUE
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Language
5. Slurs
are arbitrary and meaningless, primarily reflecting the ill-manners of those
who use them.
FALSE
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Language
6. Slurs
have static meanings that do not change over time or social context.
FALSE
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Language
7. The
slur “queer” has successfully been inverted by those who were targeted by it.
TRUE
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Language
8. Shifts
in the usage of language as well as in reference terms and connotations often
parallel changes in the social stature of particular groups.
TRUE
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9. The
slur “nigger” has been successfully inverted across all generations and social
contexts.
FALSE
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Language
10.
Political correctness always reflects a shallow and meaningless
attempt to sanitize language.
FALSE
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Language
Multiple Choice Questions
11.
The effort to replace such terms as “mankind,” “freshmen,” or
“chairman” with “humankind,” “first-year student,” and “chairperson,”
respectively, to refer to people of all sexes reflects:
A.the sanitizing of language.
B. the social construction of reality.
C. the
avoidance of exclusive language.
D. media-reinforced femininity.
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Language
12.
According to the text, some researchers attribute the fact that
men tend to interrupt, are nonresponsive, and control topics of conversation
to:
A.the mainstream culture of femininity.
B. the natural dominance of men.
C. the natural submissiveness of women.
D. power
imbalances between men and women.
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Language
13.
Which of the following statements is true of immigrants in the
United States?
A.Immigrants
are making the transition to speaking English more quickly than in the past.
B. Less than half the children who speak Spanish as their first language
speak English.
C. Majority of residents with a foreign-born parent prefer to speak only
Spanish at home.
D. Most immigrant groups prefer the use of panethnic labels as it gives
them political power.
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Language
14.
Adopting a “hyphenated” identity is an example of
multiculturalism because:
A.it reflects a situational reality.
B. it
maintains simultaneous connections to more than one ethnicity.
C. it represents a stage in the assimilation process.
D. it means that all ethnoracial qualities are valued equally.
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Language
15.
Which of the following statements is true of assimilation?
A.It is the notion that all ethnoracial qualities are valued equally.
B. It is the process by which ethnic groups adopt a hyphenated ethnoracial
identity.
C. It
is the process by which members of minority groups alter their ways to conform
to those of the dominant culture.
D. It is the process by which members of minority groups emphasize the
importance of the cultural elements that give them identity and make them
different from others.
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Language
16.
An example of the process of assimilation would be:
A.a
Mexican immigrant enrolling in English classes.
B. a Mexican immigrant teaching her children Spanish.
C. an Irish immigrant joining the local St. Patrick’s Day parade.
D. an Irish immigrant opening a themed restaurant like Bennigan’s.
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Language
17.
Which of the following is an example of someone moving toward
multiculturalism?
A.A Mexican immigrant enrolling in English classes
B. A Mexican immigrant teaching her children Spanish
C. An Irish immigrant joining the local St. Patrick’s Day parade
D. All
of these
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18.
Which of the following statements is true of panethnic labels?
A.They are used to distinguish between the diverse groups of Africans.
B. They are the labels used by government bodies to distinguish between
the different Indian tribes.
C. They
are broad terms applied to diverse subgroups that are assumed to have something
in common.
D. They have historically been used by minority groups to label themselves
groups for the sake of convenience.
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19.
In Newman’s narrative, when the checker asked Newman’s son, “So,
what are you going to ask Santa to bring you for Christmas?,” she was:
A.asking an inappropriately personal question.
B. showing genuine interest in her customers.
C. showing
that Christianity has the privilege in everyday discourse not to be named.
D. signaling her particular religious membership.
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20.
The fact that red means danger in many cultures most likely
demonstrates that:
A.because red is the color of fire, it is automatically associated with danger.
B. those
cultures have all learned and understood that red means danger.
C. because red is the color of blood, it is automatically associated with
danger.
D. there is some natural property of the color red that signals danger.
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21.
Symbols are powerful social constructions because:
A.they bear deep connections to nature.
B. our everyday interactions rely sparsely on the use of words as symbols.
C. they are completely arbitrary, and we can invent them at will.
D. our
lives and reality depend upon our knowledge of and agreement on them.
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22.
Which of the following statements is true of multiculturalism?
A.It is the process by which members of minority groups alter their ways to
conform to those of the dominant culture.
B. It emphasizes the use of panethnic labels to highlight within-group
diversity.
C. It encourages cultural assimilation by moving away from the use of
hyphenated ethnoracial identities.
D. It
emphasizes the importance of maintaining the cultural elements that make us
different from one another.
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23.
Applying slurs to those one knows are not members of the
targeted group, such as calling boys and men “ladies” or any other feminine
label, is an example of:
A.coercing
behavior through symbolic communication.
B. assimilating from an essentialist perspective.
C. panethnic labeling.
D. political sanitization of language.
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24.
Shifts in the usage of language as well as in reference terms
and connotations often parallel changes in the social stature of particular
groups. The best example of this is:
A.the existence of the television series “Queer as Folk.”
B. the fact that pro-ana movements are sometimes referred to as pro-mia
movements.
C. the
fact that using the word “nigger” is now detrimental to the political careers
of Whites.
D. the existence of Jeff Foxworthy’s “Blue Collar TV” comedy series.
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25.
The common usage of terms like “female engineer” and “male
nurse” demonstrates that:
A.assimilation ensures that men and women can share power equally.
B. occupations
take on the symbolic identity of those we expect to be in them.
C. most occupations use panethnic labeling.
D. it is important to differentiate between men and women.
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26.
Which of the following statements is true of symbols?
A.Symbols are by definition incapable of evoking emotional responses.
B. Humans create all symbols using reason and logic.
C. Symbols bear a necessary connection to nature.
D. Humans
concoct them and learn to agree on what they should stand for.
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27.
The extension of federal recognition to a tribal nation is the:
A.formal process by which members of the tribal nation are employed by the
federal government.
B. process that makes the tribal nation lose its exempt status from state
tax laws.
C. formal
acknowledgement of the tribe’s legal sovereign status.
D. process by which it is assigned a panethnic label.
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28.
The fact that “New Yorker” can mean Jew and “urban” can mean
black is a reflection of:
A.where many Jews and Blacks actually live.
B. symbolic representations.
C. polite euphemisms.
D. code
words.
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29.
The usage of code words instead of blatant slurs most likely
reflects:
A.successful self-labeling at the individual level.
B. shifts
in the social stature of particular groups.
C. the use of unsanitary language.
D. natural linguistic shifts.
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30.
Which of the following is a criticism of the “pro-ana” or
“pro-mia” movement?
A.It
glorifies dangerous and potentially life-threatening conditions.
B. It shames thin women and encourages them to binge on food.
C. It encourages women to take up work in hazardous countries.
D. It shames working mothers and encourages them to stay at home to take
care of their children.
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Representations of Identities
Essay Questions
31.
Explain how language is especially volatile in the area of race
and ethnicity.
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32.
Is the United States an assimilationist or multiculturalist
nation?
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33.
What is the purpose and effect of slurs?
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34.
In what ways is gendered language reflective of the power
differences between men and women?
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35.
Newman asserts that symbols are powerful social constructions.
What does he mean by this? Give three examples of the symbolic construction of
reality.
Answers will vary
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Chapter 05
Expressing Inequalities: Prejudice and Discrimination in
Everyday Life
True / False Questions
1. Because
anyone can hold stereotypes of others, all prejudice has the same effect.
FALSE
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Perceiving Inequalities
2. In
this day and age, it is sufficient to label behavior racist for it to be
stopped.
FALSE
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Building Blocks of Bigotry
3. Prejudice
reflects relative group positions in society.
TRUE
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4. Stereotypes
are usually quite easy to change.
FALSE
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Building Blocks of Bigotry
5. Asian
Americans are a “model” minority because they have fully been assimilated into
the American culture.
FALSE
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6. Stereotyping
is a universal feature of human thought.
TRUE
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7. The
expectations and resentment associated with being the “model minority” can be
as confining and oppressive as those created by more negative stereotypes.
TRUE
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Building Blocks of Bigotry
8. Women
are anatomically and hormonally predisposed to be better parents than men.
FALSE
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Building Blocks of Bigotry
9. As a
direct result of the positive “Strong Black Woman” stereotype, black women find
themselves near the top of the U.S. pay scale.
FALSE
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Building Blocks of Bigotry
10.
Heterosexism is highest among individuals who know no gays and
lesbians personally.
TRUE
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Perceiving Inequalities
11.
The belief that women are naturally inclined to be parents is
linked to the broader gender inequalities in society.
TRUE
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Building Blocks of Bigotry
12.
Prejudice remains constant and unchanging despite changes in
social conditions.
FALSE
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Perceiving Inequalities
13.
Prejudice is a purely rational view of stereotypes.
FALSE
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14.
Anti-gay prejudice is uniform throughout society.
FALSE
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Perceiving Inequalities
15.
If there’s a group of people that is distinctive and
identifiable, it’s inevitable that someone will find these people unfit,
unapproachable, or undesirable.
TRUE
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16.
When President Obama was elected in 2008, racial prejudice
ended.
FALSE
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Perceiving Inequalities
17.
When groups lack societal power, their discrimination is of the
highest significance within the larger social structure.
FALSE
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Inequality in Action
18.
U.S. Whites constantly have to define their identity in terms of
race.
FALSE
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Perceiving Inequalities
19.
The power of whiteness reproduces itself regardless of people’s
intentions because it is seen not as whiteness but as normal.
TRUE
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Perceiving Inequalities
20.
The privilege of not having to think about race provides
advantages to Whites whether or not they approve of receiving such privileges.
TRUE
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Multiple Choice Questions
21.
_____ is defined as the overgeneralized belief that a certain
trait, behavior, or attitude characterizes all members of some identifiable
group.
A.Stereotype
B. Libel
C. Colonialism
D. Transparency
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Building Blocks of Bigotry
22.
Which of the following is a negative consequence of positive
stereotypes about women?
A.They are not considered to be naturally fit to raise children.
B. They are culturally noticeable.
C. They are asked to seek work to support their families.
D. They
are not considered decisive enough to be effective organizational leaders.
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Building Blocks of Bigotry
23.
Model minority stereotypes are not really complimentary because:
A.they are never at all accurate.
B. they
can create damaging expectations.
C. malicious motives underlay them.
D. they make Whites feel bad.
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24.
Even when Asian Americans succeed, white hostility credits their
success to them being:
A.open minded.
B. trustworthy.
C. clannish
drones.
D. broad-minded people.
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25.
Which of the following women would be made to be the most
culturally noticeable by the “good mother” stereotype?
A.Women who take drugs to become pregnant
B. Women who have had accidental abortions
C. Women who work for pay and have children
D. Women
who are not mothers
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26.
The statement made by a white worker “But a black guy? It would
mean you lost a job to someone that everybody knows is lower than you” is an
example of:
A.consciousness
of relative social position.
B. gender neutrality.
C. psychological instability.
D. economic rationality.
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27.
The problem with depicting masculinity and femininity as
natural, biological phenomena is that it:
A.discourages doing gender.
B. confuses
sex with gender.
C. shows that femininity is considered more ideal than masculinity.
D. supports panethnic labeling.
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28.
Most of the time, institutional discrimination is:
A.advantageous to model minorities.
B. more easy to change than personal discrimination.
C. even
less recognized than quiet, subtle forms of personal discrimination.
D. obvious and codified into the law.
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Inequality in Action
29.
Which of the following statements is true of institutional
discrimination?
A.It reduces bias in panethnic labeling processes.
B. It gives more importance to femininity over masculinity.
C. It emphasizes the importance of within-group differences over
between-group differences.
D. It
can only work to the advantage of those who wield power and control major
social institutions.
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Inequality in Action
30.
Which of the following statements is true of personal
discrimination?
A.It affects people of all races equally.
B. It is a direct result of gender neutrality laws.
C. It is more harmful than institutional discrimination.
D. It
can be practiced by anyone against any group.
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31.
Which of the following is the negative consequence of
individualizing racist behavior?
A.It reduces the effects of colorism on an individual level.
B. It emphasizes the importance of institutional discrimination over
personal discrimination.
C. It
obscures the group-level prejudice that is culturally and socially supported.
D. It reduces the importance of panethnic labeling.
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32.
Which of the following can transform individual-level prejudice
into group-level prejudice?
A.Patriotism and courage
B. Feeling nostalgic and feeling insignificant
C. Feeling different and feeling superior
D. Entitlement
and suspicion
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33.
Based on the discussion in the text, the most likely reason for
students of color to restrict themselves to groups made up of other students of
color is:
A.the
desire to avoid experiencing the prejudice of Whites.
B. the desire to replicate the racist separatism of Whites.
C. the desire to keep Whites from the privileges of group membership.
D. the obsession with race and color.
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34.
Whites may be described as racially transparent because:
A.they are so indifferent.
B. their
skin color is socially invisible.
C. race no longer matters.
D. there are no stereotypes of Whites.
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35.
Understanding the racial perceptions of wealthy white men is
important because:
A.the lives of powerful and famous men are rarely studied.
B. their perceptions are widespread.
C. many
of them have the power to shape views, policies, and laws.
D. wealthy white women have been studied more often.
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36.
_____ refers to established laws, customs, policies, and
practices that systematically reflect and produce inequalities in society,
whether or not the individuals maintaining these practices have discriminatory
intentions.
A.Psychological discrimination
B. Antiquated discrimination
C. Personal discrimination
D. Institutional
discrimination
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Inequality in Action
37.
Skin-color distinctions within an ethnoracial group reflect:
A.the
broader racial values of the culture at large.
B. an irrational concern with social status.
C. the efforts of Blacks to create their own beauty standards.
D. the historical equation of skin color with all things refined and
beautiful.
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38.
According to the text, the shift from explaining inequality as
an innate, biological matter to explaining it as a matter of cultural
differences and national identity is one form of:
A.rearticulation.
B. quiet
bias.
C. racial progress.
D. colorism.
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Inequality in Action
39.
_____ refers to the unfair treatment of people based on some
identifiable social characteristic such as race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality,
or class.
A.Personification
B. Libel
C. Discrimination
D. Proliferation
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Essay Questions
40.
Why are stereotypes so often resistant to change?
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41.
Why is individualizing racism problematic?
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42.
Why are quiet bias and positive stereotypes more problematic
than blatant and explicit bias and negative stereotypes?
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Topic: Discrimination: Inequality in Action
43.
Discuss the election of President Barack Obama in 2008 and place
it into the context of the discussion in this chapter. Is racial prejudice gone
in our society today? How is the conversation complicated?
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44.
What is colorism? Why is it a reasonable response by communities
of color to their situations?
Answers will vary
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