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1) Even with the relatively recent expansion of the Black middle class, the gap between Black and White family income today is the same as it was in 1972.
- aTrue
- bFalse
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2) A young Black man, Freddie Gray, died while he was in police custody in which city?
- aFerguson
- bBaton Rouge
- cBaltimore
- dDetroit
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3) All of the following are determinants of urban riots except _______.
- aBlack fears over the riots
- bpervasive discrimination and segregation in employment, education, and housing
- cBlack migration to the suburbs
- dthe Black community’s general tendency
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4) Racial stratification is the process by which immigrant groups adopt the language, dress, values, and norms of the host society.
- aTrue
- bFalse
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5) Practices in society that are often abstract and that influence people’s behavior are known as ______.
- asocializations
- bculture
- csocial structure
- dmores
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6) White, blue-collar workers may think that they have no privilege at all. In fact, they may think that others are gaining advantages because of their race or their gender.
- aTrue
- bFalse
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7) The National Advisory Committee on Urban Disorders was set up in the ______.
- a1960s
- b1950s
- c1970s
- d1980s
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8) Asian American poverty is higher than poverty among Whites.
- aTrue
- bFalse
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9) Which presidential administration enacted the federal New Deal?
- aRichard M. Nixon
- bWoodrow Wilson
- cFranklin D. Roosevelt
- dLyndon B. Johnson
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10) Donald Trump claimed that Mexicans are rapists and criminals.
- aTrue
- bFalse
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11) Unemployment among Black men is routinely three times the national unemployment rate.
- aTrue
- bFalse
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12) ______ is(are) the total way of life of a given society or group of people.
- aSocialization
- bCulture
- cSocial structure
- dMores
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13) “As society becomes more multiracial, racism will decline.”
- aTrue
- bFalse
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14) Minority groups have a tendency to blame the victim for racial inequality.
- aTrue
- bFalse
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15) Culture is an adaptation to social structural conditions.
- aTrue
- bFalse