Merin Hemminger SOA 100 Quiz 3

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Quiz 4 SOA 100 Race 1. What does Bonilla-Silva mean by ‘Racism without racists’? Bonilla-Silva meant that you don’t need to be racist to say/do racist things and perpetuate this system, and speaks to the idea of colorblindness. In this “ideal” colorblind society that has been pushed, no one is a racist. However people of color will still face racism because implicit biases will still be held, but not broken down because conversations are not happening. 2. Give one lesson or conclusion that Coates wants his son to take away from his ‘letter’. Coates attempts to imprint onto his son that matter what he faces in the world, his skin is not a crime and his blackness is something to be celebrated. Coates also attempts to warn his son of the discrimination and unfair treatments he will face in an effort to remind him he is not alone in his struggle and there are others fighting for a better reality. 3. Since the end of the ‘Great Recession’ and the gap between black and whites in terms of income has gotten_____________ A. Larger B. Smaller C. Remained Constant 4. The paradigm that dominates understandings of race in America is what? a. Colorblindness b. Anti-Racism c. Political Correctness d. Racial Healing 5. Race is ______________ in America. A. Meaningless B. Socially Constructed C. Fixed D. Exclusive 6. Racial Formation theory was put forward/ authored by which theorist along with Michael Omi?
A. Du Bois B. Winant C. Newton D. Davis 7. In America, on average whites have about _________ times as much wealth as blacks. A. 2X B. 4X C. 15X D. 100X 8. Even though segregation is illegal some companies and districts encourage policies that encourage one respective race or another to settle in certain areas. This is called what? a. Separation of Races b. De facto Segregation c. Jurisprudence d. Silver-lining 9. The black unemployment rate is consistently ___________ than the Hispanic unemployment rate. A. Lower B. Higher C. About The Same 10. What is the difference between achieved identities and ascribed identities? And provide an example of each. Ascribed identities are given to us, race is an ascribed identity because it is defined by others perceptions of us. An achieved identity is something we choose and adopt as an aspect of ourselves, like religion.
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