SOC 215 MSU First exam
social construction - correct answer an idea or way of viewing people based not on
biological differences but on social perceptions
race - correct answer a social construction to describe a group of people based on
not biological differences but on social perceptions
racism - correct answer the belief that races are populations who's physical
differences are linked to significant cultural and social differences within a hierarchy. (or) the practice of
subordinating races believed to be inferior
ethnicity - correct answer group identity based on notions of similar and shared
history, culture, and kinship
historical construction - correct answer an idea or view that was formed in
particular times and places
colonialism - correct answer The practice of acquiring political control over another
country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
genocide - correct answer the mass killing of a group of people, especially those of a
particular ethnic or racial group
slave codes - correct answer laws enacted in the 1660s that clearly spelled out the
differences between African slaves and European indentured servants
ideology - correct answer a set of principles and ideas that benefits the dominant
group
,Indian removal act of 1830 - correct answer Act that enabled the administration of
U.S. president Andrew Jackson to use military power to displace at least 70,000 Native Americans, killing
tens of thousands in the process.
Trail of Tears - correct answer the forced displacement of the Cherokee of Georgia,
the apalachiola of Florida, the peoria of Illinois, the shawnee of Ohio, and a host of other tribes
scientific racism - correct answer the use of sconce or pseudo science to justify to
reproduce racial inequality
intelligence testing - correct answer the attempt to quantify intellectual ability using
scientific measures
eugenics - correct answer the practice of controlled breeding to increase the
occurrence of desirable characteristics in a population
pseudoscience - correct answer beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being
based on scientific method
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 - correct answer legislation that denied Chinese
laborers entry to the United States
immigration act of 1917 - correct answer Legislation expanding the 1882 Chinese
Exclusion Act and denying entry to the United States for anyone coming from the "Asiatic Barred Zone,"
which included India, Burma, the Malay States, Arabia, and Afghanistan.
Johnson-reed act (immigration act 1924) - correct answer legislation that made
passports and visas a requirement for entry to the united states and established national-origin quotas
for European immigrants
naturalization law of 1790 - correct answer the first piece of US legislation on
citizenship, starting that only "free white persons" who had lived in the US for at least two years were
eligible
, birthright citizenship - correct answer Also known as jus soli, the concept that
citizenship is determined by where one is born, not by the nationality, race, or citizenship of one's
parents.
naturalization - correct answer the process whereby people become citizens of a
country where they were not born
assimilation - correct answer a process whereby immigrants lose their ethnic
distinctiveness and become part of the mainstream
radicalization - correct answer a process whereby people come to be recognized as
part of a racial group
anti-semitism - correct answer discrimination, hostility, or prejudice against jews
structural violence - correct answer institutional harm or disadvantage inflicted on
individuals or social groups
1851 indian appropriations act - correct answer legislation that created reservations
for native Americans
allotment and assimilation period - correct answer the oppression of native
Americans from 1870 to the 1920s when two thirds of native American lands were lost and federal
boarding schools forced students to assimilate
1871 Indian appropriations act - correct answer legislation that declared the US
government would no longer sign treaties with native American tribes
Dawes act (1887) - correct answer legislation that forced native Americans to give
up their communal lands and claim individual ownership of their lands
indian reorganization act (1934) - correct answer legislation that ended allotment
policies for Native American land
social construction - correct answer an idea or way of viewing people based not on
biological differences but on social perceptions
race - correct answer a social construction to describe a group of people based on
not biological differences but on social perceptions
racism - correct answer the belief that races are populations who's physical
differences are linked to significant cultural and social differences within a hierarchy. (or) the practice of
subordinating races believed to be inferior
ethnicity - correct answer group identity based on notions of similar and shared
history, culture, and kinship
historical construction - correct answer an idea or view that was formed in
particular times and places
colonialism - correct answer The practice of acquiring political control over another
country, occupying it with settlers, and exploiting it economically.
genocide - correct answer the mass killing of a group of people, especially those of a
particular ethnic or racial group
slave codes - correct answer laws enacted in the 1660s that clearly spelled out the
differences between African slaves and European indentured servants
ideology - correct answer a set of principles and ideas that benefits the dominant
group
,Indian removal act of 1830 - correct answer Act that enabled the administration of
U.S. president Andrew Jackson to use military power to displace at least 70,000 Native Americans, killing
tens of thousands in the process.
Trail of Tears - correct answer the forced displacement of the Cherokee of Georgia,
the apalachiola of Florida, the peoria of Illinois, the shawnee of Ohio, and a host of other tribes
scientific racism - correct answer the use of sconce or pseudo science to justify to
reproduce racial inequality
intelligence testing - correct answer the attempt to quantify intellectual ability using
scientific measures
eugenics - correct answer the practice of controlled breeding to increase the
occurrence of desirable characteristics in a population
pseudoscience - correct answer beliefs or practices mistakenly regarded as being
based on scientific method
Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 - correct answer legislation that denied Chinese
laborers entry to the United States
immigration act of 1917 - correct answer Legislation expanding the 1882 Chinese
Exclusion Act and denying entry to the United States for anyone coming from the "Asiatic Barred Zone,"
which included India, Burma, the Malay States, Arabia, and Afghanistan.
Johnson-reed act (immigration act 1924) - correct answer legislation that made
passports and visas a requirement for entry to the united states and established national-origin quotas
for European immigrants
naturalization law of 1790 - correct answer the first piece of US legislation on
citizenship, starting that only "free white persons" who had lived in the US for at least two years were
eligible
, birthright citizenship - correct answer Also known as jus soli, the concept that
citizenship is determined by where one is born, not by the nationality, race, or citizenship of one's
parents.
naturalization - correct answer the process whereby people become citizens of a
country where they were not born
assimilation - correct answer a process whereby immigrants lose their ethnic
distinctiveness and become part of the mainstream
radicalization - correct answer a process whereby people come to be recognized as
part of a racial group
anti-semitism - correct answer discrimination, hostility, or prejudice against jews
structural violence - correct answer institutional harm or disadvantage inflicted on
individuals or social groups
1851 indian appropriations act - correct answer legislation that created reservations
for native Americans
allotment and assimilation period - correct answer the oppression of native
Americans from 1870 to the 1920s when two thirds of native American lands were lost and federal
boarding schools forced students to assimilate
1871 Indian appropriations act - correct answer legislation that declared the US
government would no longer sign treaties with native American tribes
Dawes act (1887) - correct answer legislation that forced native Americans to give
up their communal lands and claim individual ownership of their lands
indian reorganization act (1934) - correct answer legislation that ended allotment
policies for Native American land
