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Chapter 05 Race, Ethnicity, and Families Answer Key
Multiple Choice Questions
| 1. (p. 167) |
When Barack Obama was born in Hawaii to an interracial married couple in 1961 at least ________ states had laws forbidding marriages between whites and non-whites.
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| 2. (p. 141) |
The number of births and deaths among American Indians did not change dramatically between 1970 and 1980. How would you explain the 72 percent rise in their population during this same time period?
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| 3. (p. 147) |
The racial-ethnic group with the greatest number of children under 18 not living with either parent is
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| 4. (p. 154) |
The number of middle-class African American families in the United States has been increasing, but one critical aspect that distinguishes them from middle-class white families is their
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| 5. (p. 160) |
Which of the following people have a long tradition of consensual unions?
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| 6. (p. 168) |
Family households in the United States most likely to marry someone from a different race are from the ________ racial-ethnic group.
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| 7. (p. 150-151) |
The decline in marriage among African Americans can be explained by the following phenomenon:
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| 8. (p. 159-160) |
To overcome their economic hardships, Puerto Ricans have used a system of __________, much as African Americans have used a system of __________.
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| 9. (p. 160) |
The most economically disadvantaged racial-ethnic group among Hispanics is
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| 10. (p. 161) |
The __________ strategy, used by Cubans—especially those living in and around Miami—is a viable way for an immigrant group to achieve economic success.
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| 11. (p. 162) |
The __________ family is thought to be superior in allowing people to be upwardly mobile, as is evidenced by the success of Cubans.
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| 12. (p. 159-160) |
Puerto Ricans have the least selective migration patterns among Hispanics. This would partially explain their __________.
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| 13. (p. 142-143) |
The ________ category has become an umbrella for an extremely diverse group of people that differ in language, religion, and physical features.
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| 14. (p. 167) |
The economically disadvantaged position of American Indian families is most comparable to that of
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| 15. (p. 160) |
The first wave of Cuban American immigrants, in contrast to most other major immigrant groups in the United States, arrived in _____.
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| 16. (p. 167) |
Statistics from 2006 show that ____ of American Indian births were to mothers who were unmarried.
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| 17. (p. 156) |
Which of the following is not an example of a mediating structure?
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| 18. (p. 163) |
One way mentioned by Cherlin in which Asian culture differs from American culture pertains to
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| 19. (p. 141) |
Nagel wrote of “ethnic renewal” where people increasingly identify themselves as
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| 20. (p. 145-156) |
When comparing African American and non-Hispanic white families, it can be said that black families are more likely to
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| 21. (p. 145-146) |
Which of the following statements is true of whiteness as an ethnicity?
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| 22. (p. 161) |
Which of the following groups has the lowest incidence of poverty among Hispanics?
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| 23. | Which of the following is the reason behind high birthrates among Mexican Americans?
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| 24. | Which of the following is a reason why college-educated black women are less likely to marry than their white peers?
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| 25. | Which of the following is the reason for the prevalence of intermarriages among American Indians?
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| 26. | ________ immigrants appear to have used conjugal families as a means of pooling the labor and accumulating the capital necessary to start a business.
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Matching Questions
| 27. (p. 142-166) |
Matching the following
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True / False Questions
| 28. (p. 161) |
The most prosperous Hispanic group in the United States today is the Cuban American group.
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| 29. (p. 157) |
Many Hispanic family households are headed by an unmarried male.
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| 30. (p. 152) |
Grandparents play a more important role, on average, in the lives of black families than in white families.
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| 31. (p. 158-159) |
Mexican Americans have more high-birthrate, multigenerational families than any other racial-ethnic group in the United States.
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| 32. (p. 150-151) |
Welfare has been the major factor contributing to an increase in out-of-wedlock births to African American women in the United States.
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| 33. (p. 150) |
Sixty-nine percent of black men without high school diplomas are incarcerated by the time they are in their early thirties.
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| 34. (p. 158) |
One recent study predicts that by 2040 Mexican immigrants since the 1980s and their descendants will have produced 36 million additional births.
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| 35. | Social capital is the resources that a person can access through his or her relationships with other people.
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| 36. | The prosperity of Cuban Americans is derived in large part from the support they received from mediating structures.
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Essay Questions
| 37. (p. 151-152) |
Why have social scientists been reluctant to acknowledge the role of culture (as compared to the role of economics) in explaining the differences between African American and white families?
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| 38. (p. 149) |
Explain why the racial gap in nonmarital childbearing has been narrowing.
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| 39. | Using information you have read in your text, compare and contrast any three U.S. racial-ethnic groups in terms of size (proportionate to the total U.S. population), marriage patterns, fertility patterns, and economic advantages or disadvantages.
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| 40. (p. 161-162) |
Why were early waves of Cuban immigrants more successful over time in the United States than later waves?
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| 41. (p. 143-144) |
Why do sociologists separate racial-ethnic groups for the study of family?
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| 42. (p. 148-154) |
In what three ways do the marriage patterns of black women differ from those of white women in the United States?
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| 43. (p. 157-160) |
Describe some of the trends in patterns of immigration to the United States among Mexican Americans and Puerto Rican Americans. How might these have affected family life?
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| 44. (p. 159-160) |
Puerto Americans in the United States tend to be the most economically disadvantaged Hispanics. Thinking in terms of immigration and other factors, how would you explain this disadvantage?
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| 45. (p. 167-169) |
Describe why the rates of racial and ethnic marriage vary so greatly. Using one of the low-end groups and one of the high-end groups, give some of the differences between the two racial-ethnic groups and explain why they are less inclined or more inclined to intermarry.
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| 46. (p. 150-152) |
Explain the two major factors that Cherlin believes explain the decrease in African American marriages and the increase in children born to unmarried mothers.
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| 47. (p. 150-151) |
Explain how the following fact affects family relationships in the United States: For every three black unmarried women in their twenties, there is roughly one unmarried black man with earnings above the poverty line.
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| 48. (p. 160) |
Name two kinds of socially recognized unions among Puerto Ricans. How do they differ?
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| 49. (p. 156) |
What is meant by a “mediating structure”, and what does it do for African American families?
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| 50. (p. 167) |
Why is it difficult today to talk about the American Indian family?
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