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According to Part IV of the text ("Resistance and Social Change"), it is difficult to transform systems of oppression and privilege due to:
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| | A) | the role of institution in maintaining these systems.
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| | B) | our perception that we can't change "the system."
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| | C) | our tendency to underestimate our ability to impact these systems.
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| | D) | all of the above.
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______________ is the term used to describe the fundamental alterations in the patterns of culture, structure, and social behavior over time.
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| | A) | Social structure
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| | B) | Social change
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| | C) | Socialization
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| | D) | Sociology
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According to Part IV of the text ("Resistance and Social Change"), the maintenance of systems of oppression depends on:
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| | A) | social control.
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| | B) | social change.
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| | C) | ideology.
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| | D) | social movements.
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According to Part IV of the text ("Resistance and Social Change"), a society in which each member has the power and opportunity to participate fully is known as a:
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| | A) | social justice system.
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| | B) | democracy.
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| | C) | civil rights system.
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| | D) | meritocracy.
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According to Part IV of the text ("Resistance and Social Change"), a system in which people's success is a result of their talents, abilities, and efforts is known as a:
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| | A) | social justice system.
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| | B) | capitalist system.
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| | C) | meritocracy.
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| | D) | democracy.
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As discussed in Part IV of the text ("Resistance and Social Change"), according to the Massachusetts Governor's Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth, ________ percent of high school students reported hearing their teachers use negative words regarding lesbian and gay people.
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| | A) | 32
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| | B) | 53
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| | C) | 5
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| | D) | 18
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As discussed in Part IV of the text ("Resistance and Social Change"), Anne Wilson Schaef uses the term ______________ in referring to the social control mechanisms used to keep women where the dominant group wants them to be.
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| | A) | rape culture
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| | B) | social dominance
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| | C) | sexism
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| | D) | stoppers
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According to Patricia Hill Collins in Reading 56 ("Toward a New Vision"), in order to get at that "piece of the oppressor planted deep within each of us," we need to:
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| | A) | develop a new understanding of what oppression is.
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| | B) | stop comparing oppressions.
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| | C) | change our daily behavior.
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| | D) | all of the above.
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As discussed by Patricia Hill Collins in Reading 56 ("Toward a New Vision"), according to Sandra Harding, which of the following is NOT a dimension along which gender oppression is structured?
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| | A) | the institutional
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| | B) | the individual
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| | C) | the interpersonal
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| | D) | the symbolic
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According to Patricia Hill Collins in Reading 56 ("Toward a New Vision"), an essential component of being accountable to our role in perpetuating oppression of others involves developing:
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| | A) | an understanding of our responsibility to eliminate all oppression.
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| | B) | empathy for the experiences of individuals and groups different from ourselves.
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| | C) | guilt for the actions of our ancestors.
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| | D) | a sense of individuality.
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According to Yen Le Espiritu in Reading 57 ("Cultural Resistance: Reconstructing Our Own Images"), which of the following activities has been central in the ongoing work of Asian Americans engaging in cultural resistance? |
| | A) | supporting the development of Asian-American studies programs |
| | B) | pushing for more images of Asian Americans on television |
| | C) | fighting the exoticization of Asian Americans in the U.S. mass media |
| | D) | boycotting Broadway musicals |
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According to Yen Le Espiritu in Reading 57 ("Cultural Resistance: Reconstructing Our Own Images"), the justification of inequalities through a set of controlling images that attribute physical and intellectual traits to racially defined groups is known as: |
| | A) | symbolic racism. |
| | B) | oppression. |
| | C) | cultural resistance. |
| | D) | ideological racism. |
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According to Elizabeth Martinez in Reading 59 ("Seeing More than Black and White"), by 2005 the U.S. population will be over ______ percent Latin/Asian/Pacific American and Native American. |
| | A) | 45 |
| | B) | 10 |
| | C) | 20 |
| | D) | 30 |
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In Reading 59 ("Seeing More than Black and White"), Elizabeth Martinez asserts that we need to move beyond a bipolar concept of racism. Her goal in this assertion is to:
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| | A) | build stronger unity against white supremacy.
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| | B) | see the similarities between people of color in their experiences and needs.
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| | C) | become more effective in fighting racial oppression.
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| | D) | all of the above.
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According to Judith Lorber in Reading 60 ("Dismantling Noah's Ark"), which of the following strategies is/are needed in order to reach equality between women and men?
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| | A) | We must examine all laws for their effects on the structural conditions of equality.
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| | B) | We must eliminate the notion of gender differences.
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| | C) | All forms of sexuality would have to be seen as equally valid.
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| | D) | all of the above
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According to Liza Featherstone in Reading 61 ("The New Student Movement"), recent student activist movements:
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| | A) | primarily involve students from traditionally political schools.
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| | B) | are short-lived and disorganized.
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| | C) | involve concerns about the corporatization of higher education.
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| | D) | primarily involve anarchists.
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According to Liza Featherstone in Reading 61 ("The New Student Movement"), the focus of the new student movement is:
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| | A) | similar to that of activist movements in the 1990s.
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| | B) | primarily on economics.
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| | C) | racially diverse.
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| | D) | primarily on identity politics.
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According to Part IV of the text ("Resistance and Social Change"), bringing about positive social change requires organized social movements.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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According to Yen Le Espiritu in Reading 57 ("Cultural Resistance: Reconstructing Our Own Images"), ideological representations of gender and sexuality help to maintain race and class domination.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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According to Larry Solomon in Reading 58 ("'No Evictions. We Won't Move!'"), the struggle to save the I-Hotel was primarily about keeping housing affordable in San Francisco.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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According to Larry Solomon in Reading 58 ("'No Evictions. We Won't Move!'"), urban renewal results in changes to urban areas that benefit residents as well as businesses.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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According to Judith Lorber in Reading 60 ("Dismantling Noah's Ark"), women's ability to procreate results in women's inequality and exploitation.
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| | A) | True
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| | B) | False
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2003 McGraw-Hill Higher Education