1. When African Americans who have committed crimes are discussed in the media they are presented as:
having bad values
having no role models
coming from bad families
all of the above
2- The New York Police Department's stop-and-frisk policy led to 685,724 stops in 2011, in which people of color represented over ________ percent of those stops.
80%
75%
95%
50%
3- The most controversial word in the English language is __________.
Ghetto
Nigge
Negro
all of the above
4- Emory Bogardus specified various dimensions of social distance which is used to measure the social distance scale or the level of intimacy a person is willing to accept in his/her relationship with people of other social groups.
close kinship by marriage
members of one's club or personal friends
neighbors on one's street
all of the above
5- Of the Ten Things You Can Do to Improve Race Relations, Gallagher identified the following:
Stopping others from telling racist jokes
Being a positive role model to younger people in your life
respectfully engaging friends and family in what you learn in your race classes
all of the above
6- Feagin and Vera's research suggested that anti-racist Whites are individuals who:
seek out interactions with people in other racial/ethnic groups
have cultivated close friendships across color line
they are more aware of their own racism and the racism of others
all of the above
7- President Obama's victory has been based on a sense of ________ __________ which refers to a type of racism in which Whites show an affinity for "special" Black people whom they perceive as being different from most Blacks
non-racist
enlightened exceptionalism
educated Blacks
none of the above
8- The current discourse on "post-racialism"is important because
some argue that race doesn't matter
race carries much less importance than in previous times
the nation was taking a turn toward post-racialism at his election
all of the above
9- Taking a greater look at the friends defense it is noticeable that:
Whites tend to exaggerate their depth of friendship with people of color
There was evidence of the lack of trust
Friends tended to disappear after class, rooming experience etc.
all of the above