Systems of Power and Inequality -- Articles 11 & 12
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
____ 1. Abby L. Ferber's experience researching white supremacists led her to reflect on her own racial identity because:
a. | she did not want to be a member of their targeted group. |
b. | she recognized her own views of white superiority. |
c. | although she largely identified as White, she recognized herself as a target of these groups because she is Jewish. |
d. | none of the above |
____ 2. White supremacist literature, according to Ferber, describes Interracial sex as the:
a. | ultimate abomination. |
b. | ultimate betrayal. |
c. | ultimate fear. |
d. | ultimate dislike. |
____ 3. According to Chuck Collins and Felice Veskel, some of the new pressures and alarming trends facing a growing number of American households include:
a. | less working time and more free time. |
b. | less free time and more working hours. |
c. | rising personal savings and lower personal debt. |
d. | none of the above |
____ 4. According to these authors, technological advances have increased productivity but not:
a. | increased energy or increased free time. |
b. | increased wages or increased free time. |
c. | increased income and less free time. |
d. | increased free time and increased health. |
____ 5. According to Chuck Collins and Felice Veskel, top professionals who primarily work in the area of corporate finance have experienced increased salaries. Many of these salaries are not subject to:
a. | public scrutiny and attention. |
b. | public concern and interest. |
c. | public knowledge and debate. |
d. | public interest and knowledge. |
____ 6. Wealth is important because it is what people have to fall back on and pass on to their children. Yet today, about one out of five households in the United States has:
a. | .5 to .6 wealth. |
b. | .01 to .03 wealth. |
c. | zero or negative wealth. |
d. | none of the above. |
Essay
7. What conclusions did Ferber draw regarding white supremacy and the social construction of race?
8. What is Collins and Veskel's current perception of the U.S. economy in terms of wealth and poverty?
Short Answer
9. Internet Sites and Questions:
For Reading #11:
Anti-Defamation League: "Exposing anti-Semitic Myths"
http://www.adl.org/main_Anti_Semitism_Domestic/default.htm (on the right hand side of the page is a section called "Exposing anti-Semitic Myths"
1. Briefly explain two anti-Semitic myths addressed on the site. Why were these myths developed and what has been their effect on anti-Semitism?
2. Are you familiar with the myths listed on the site? If so, in what context have you experienced them?
For Reading #12:
The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
http://www.eeoc.gov/
1. What laws protect against workplace discrimination? Whom do these law protect?
2. what is the procedure for filing a charge of employment discrimination with the EEOC?
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