Question 1

A key element of multiculturalism is its respect for ethnic diversity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Hypodescent in the United States automatically determines the race of a child whose parents belong to different racial groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

There is no difference between the biological and cultural definitions of race.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

Institutional discrimination happens when institutions rather than individuals are the targets of discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

What is the term for the arbitrary rule that automatically places the children of a union between members of different socioeconomic groups into the less-privileged group?

Accepted Answer

A)  hypervitaminosis
B)  polygyny
C)  polyandry
D)  hypodescent
E)  hypogamy

Question 6

What term describes an independent, centrally organized political unit, or government?

Accepted Answer

A)  state
B)  ethnic group
C)  nationality
D)  bureaucracy
E)  culture

Question 7

There is much greater variation within each of the traditional races than between them.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Most Americans are not very precise in distinguishing between the terms race and ethnicity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following statements about human skin color is NOT true?

Accepted Answer

A)   Skin color varies because of differences in ultraviolet radiation between different regions of the world.
B)   The amount of melanin in the skin affects the body's production of vitamin D.
C)   The amount of melanin in the skin affects the body's ability to process lactose.
D)   Light skin is a selective advantage outside the tropics, because it admits ultraviolet radiation, which causes the body to manufacture vitamin D and thus prevents rickets and osteoporosis.
E)   Light skin is a selective disadvantage in the tropics, because it is more susceptible to the destruction of the folate that is needed to produce folic acid to protect against neural tube defects in human embryos.

Exam 6: Ethnicity and Race

There is no difference between the biological and cultural definitions of race.

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Institutional discrimination happens when institutions rather than individuals are the targets of discrimination.

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Most Americans are not very precise in distinguishing between the terms race and ethnicity.

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Hypodescent in the United States automatically determines the race of a child whose parents belong to different racial groups.

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There is much greater variation within each of the traditional races than between them.

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A key element of multiculturalism is its respect for ethnic diversity.

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What term describes an independent, centrally organized political unit, or government?

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Which of the following statements about human skin color is NOT true?

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What is the term for the arbitrary rule that automatically places the children of a union between members of different socioeconomic groups into the less-privileged group?

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Exam 6: Ethnicity and Race

There is no difference between the biological and cultural definitions of race.

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Institutional discrimination happens when institutions rather than individuals are the targets of discrimination.

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Most Americans are not very precise in distinguishing between the terms race and ethnicity.

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Hypodescent in the United States automatically determines the race of a child whose parents belong to different racial groups.

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There is much greater variation within each of the traditional races than between them.

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A key element of multiculturalism is its respect for ethnic diversity.

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What term describes an independent, centrally organized political unit, or government?

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Which of the following statements about human skin color is NOT true?

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What is the term for the arbitrary rule that automatically places the children of a union between members of different socioeconomic groups into the less-privileged group?

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