Question

1. Which of the following is characteristic of “paternalistic” systems of race relations?

an elaborate etiquette regulates the interaction of members of dominant and subordinate groups

the dominant group views the subordinate group with intense hostility

the dominant group constitutes a numerical majority of the population

dominant and subordinate groups are physically segregated from one another

2. In “paternalistic” systems of race relations, the dominant racial group typically perceives the subordinate racial group as:

childish, lazy, inferior

socially equal, but economically threatening

aggressive, uppity, dangerous

socially unequal, but economically threatening

3. As measured by the dissimilarity index, approximately how many African Americans would have had to change jobs to integrate the U.S. labor force the occupational level in 2003 (i.e., produce a distribution of blacks and whites across all jobs that equals their distribution in the labor force?

13%

33%

53% 63%

4. What sociologists call the “rule of hypo-descent” is the rule that:

multi-racial individuals are regarded as members of the dominant racial group

multi-racial individuals are regarded as members of a category standing “between” black and white

individuals with any visible ancestry among the racially subordinate group are regarded as members of the subordinate group

individuals with any visible ancestry among the racially dominant group are regarded as members of the dominant group

5. According to Warren and Twine, which groups did the dominant racial/ethnic group consider to be “white” in the U.S. in the first half of the 19th Century?

people of English ancestry

people of Irish ancestry

people of Greek ancestry

two of these

all of these

6. Warren and Twine argue that, historically, “non-whites” in the U.S. became “white” by distancing themselves from “blacks.” In practice, this meant:

joining the same churches as blacks

living in the same neighborhoods as blacks

giving their children “black” names

marrying members of their own group or marrying whites

Answer 1

1. The correct answer is Option A. An elaborate etiquette regulates the interaction of members of dominant and subordinate groups is characteristic of “paternalistic” systems of race relations.

2. The correct answer is Option D. In “paternalistic” systems of race relations, the dominant racial group typically perceives the subordinate racial group as socially unequal, but economically threatening.

3. The correct answer is Option B. 33% African Americans would have had to change jobs to integrate the U.S. labour force the occupational level in 2003 according to the dissimilarity index.

4. The correct answer is Option C. The rule of "hypo-descent" states that individuals with any visible ancestry among the racially subordinate group are regarded as members of the subordinate group.

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