Why Race Doesn't Matter

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In diverse and less segregated societies, how do people typically view those from different racial backgrounds?

With more suspicion and hostility.

As less of an 'other'. (correct)

As completely different individuals.

As always having the same characteristics.

Why does race not matter?

It does not predict a person's character or qualities. (correct)

It is the most accurate social marker of oppression and privilege.

It always indicates a person's intelligence and sense of humor.

It determines a person's hobbies and music preferences.

What is suggested as a way to make race matter less in society?

Talking about people without mentioning their skin color. (correct)

Segregating communities based on race.

Emphasizing the importance of skin color.

Always highlighting racial differences.

Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a factor unaffected by a person's race?

Skin color preference. (D) Signup and view all the answers

Why do people tend to care about race even when it has no predictive value?

Due to ingrained societal ideas about race. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the author suggest is common among poor people globally?

Similarity in their lives despite racial differences. (A) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements is true regarding racial categories?

There is ongoing debate about the biological and social aspects of race (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which theoretical frameworks are mentioned in the text as investigating the implications of race as a social construction?

Racial formation theory and critical race theory (D) Signup and view all the answers

What has a large body of scholarship traced?

The relationships between the historical, social production of race and its effects on the criminal justice system (C) Signup and view all the answers

What does the image in the text depict?

The three great races according to a 19th-century encyclopedia (D) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following disciplines is not mentioned in the text as employing racial paradigms?

Natural sciences (C) Signup and view all the answers

What aspect of race is explored by the body of scholarship mentioned?

The effects of race on policing and incarceration (A) Signup and view all the answers

What primarily gave rise to the European concept of 'race'?

The scientific revolution and European imperialism/colonization (A) Signup and view all the answers

What incentivized Europeans to categorize human groups?

The need to justify the subordination of African slaves (A) Signup and view all the answers

How did Europeans initially sort themselves and others into groups?

Based on physical appearance (D) Signup and view all the answers

What beliefs emerged regarding the groups sorted by physical appearance?

That physical differences were linked to innate intellectual and behavioral traits (D) Signup and view all the answers

What influenced early European thinking about human differences, according to the text?

Hostility between European groups like the English and Irish (A) Signup and view all the answers

What does the text suggest was a source used by Europeans to categorize human groups?

Classical sources discussing human diversity (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements accurately describes Johann Friedrich Blumenbach's views on race?

He identified five major racial divisions without proposing any hierarchy. (A) Signup and view all the answers

What was the prevailing ideology of race from the 17th through 19th centuries, according to the passage?

Races were primordial, natural, enduring, and distinct. (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements accurately describes the views of influential racial theorists like Georges Buffon, Petrus Camper, and Christoph Meiners?

They classified the Negroid race as inferior to Europeans. (A) Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, what were Thomas Jefferson's views on Native Americans and Africans?

He saw Native Americans as equals to Whites and Africans as inferior to Whites. (C) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements is NOT supported by the information in the passage?

Blumenbach believed that the racial groups he identified were completely distinct and unchanging. (B) Signup and view all the answers

Based on the information in the passage, which of the following statements is true?

The ideology of race during this period was influenced by both folk beliefs and scientific explanations. (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following statements about the Mongoloid race is true according to the text?

They are found throughout the Americas, North Asia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia. (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the historical process that led to the modern concept of race?

Both A and B. (D) Signup and view all the answers

What does the term "self-justification" refer to in the context of the text?

The denigration of a person or group to justify maltreatment of them. (B) Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text as a distinguishing feature of how the concept of race is used today?

Differences between groups are understood to be based on genetic factors. (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the reason for requiring reassurance that our actions and lives are proper?

The text does not provide a reason for this requirement. (A) Signup and view all the answers