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What is a reason that immigrants choose to live in ethnic enclaves in the United

What is a reason that immigrants choose to live in ethnic enclaves in the United

What is a reason that immigrants choose to live in ethnic enclaves in the United States?
a.   To assimilate into dominant American culture
b.   To learn new religious beliefs
c.   To minimize racial discrimination
d.   To learn a new lang

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What is a reason immigrants choose to leave ethnic enclaves in the United States

What is a reason immigrants choose to leave ethnic enclaves in the United States

What is a reason immigrants choose to leave ethnic enclaves in the United States?
a.   To assimilate into dominant American culture
b.   To use networking connections for jobs
c.   To minimize racial discrimination
d.   To influence local

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What is the brain drain?

What is the brain drain?

What is the brain drain?
a.   When immigrants leave their home country for political freedom
b.   When immigrants with high skill levels leave their home country for opportunities elsewhere
c.   When immigrants leave their home country to fi

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Which gender and racial or ethnic group is most likely to be over age 85 in 2000

Which gender and racial or ethnic group is most likely to be over age 85 in 2000

Which gender and racial or ethnic group is most likely to be over age 85 in 2000 and 2010?
a.   Non-Hispanic whites and women
b.   Hispanics and men
c.   Asians and women
d.   Blacks and women

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What racial or ethnic group had a higher percentage of men than women on the 200

What racial or ethnic group had a higher percentage of men than women on the 200

What racial or ethnic group had a higher percentage of men than women on the 2000 and 2010 census?
a.   Non-Hispanic white
b.   Asian
c.   Native American or Alaskan Native
d.   Hispanic or Latino

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Which racial or ethnic group held the numerical majority of the population on th

Which racial or ethnic group held the numerical majority of the population on th

Which racial or ethnic group held the numerical majority of the population on the 2000 and the 2010 census?
a.   Non-Hispanic white
b.   Black
c.   Asian
d.   Native American or Alaskan Native

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Which racial group fared the best in the recession, with the lowest unemployment

Which racial group fared the best in the recession, with the lowest unemployment

Which racial group fared the best in the recession, with the lowest unemployment and highest median income?
a.   Non-Hispanic white
b.   Black
c.   Asian
d.   Native American or Alaskan Native

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Which 3 states contained a majority of the nation’s foreign-born population in 2

Which 3 states contained a majority of the nation’s foreign-born population in 2

Which 3 states contained a majority of the nation’s foreign-born population in 2000 and in 2010?
a.   New Mexico, Texas and California
b.   California, New York and Texas
c.   Florida, South Dakota and California
d.   California, New York

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What country did the most foreign-born population immigrate from in 2000 and 201

What country did the most foreign-born population immigrate from in 2000 and 201

What country did the most foreign-born population immigrate from in 2000 and 2010?
a.   China
b.   Philippines
c.   Cuba
d.   Mexico

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Explain what four major consequences the changes in population size and demograp

Explain what four major consequences the changes in population size and demograp

Explain what four major consequences the changes in population size and demographics after Hurricane Katrina posed for New Orleans and Louisiana as a whole.

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Explain why it is difficult to accurately compare racial data from the census fr

Explain why it is difficult to accurately compare racial data from the census fr

Explain why it is difficult to accurately compare racial data from the census from 1790 to present.

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Hostility is a common emotion that greets new immigrants to the United States. G

Hostility is a common emotion that greets new immigrants to the United States. G

Hostility is a common emotion that greets new immigrants to the United States. Give examples of two immigrant populations who have been persecuted, and how the hostility was manifested.

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People often consider Non-Hispanic white to be the default race in the United St

People often consider Non-Hispanic white to be the default race in the United St

People often consider Non-Hispanic white to be the default race in the United States. Using examples from the text, explain why this is not the case.

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Four main types of voluntary immigrants are identified in the text. Define each,

Four main types of voluntary immigrants are identified in the text. Define each,

Four main types of voluntary immigrants are identified in the text. Define each, and explain how certain types of voluntary immigration contribute to the brain drain.

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What racial group is the exception to the gender rule that men outnumber women i

What racial group is the exception to the gender rule that men outnumber women i

What racial group is the exception to the gender rule that men outnumber women in their twenties?
a.   Non-Hispanic whites
b.   Blacks
c.   Asian Americans
d.   Hispanics or Latinos

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Which trait is considered gendered?

Which trait is considered gendered?

Which trait is considered gendered?
a.   The clothes a person wears
b.   The place a person lives
c.   The way a person votes
d.   The mental health of a person

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Which is an example of encouraging children to adopt traditional gender roles? a

Which is an example of encouraging children to adopt traditional gender roles? a

Which is an example of encouraging children to adopt traditional gender roles?
a.   Allowing a boy child to pick out his own clothes
b.   Allowing a girl child to play sports
c.   Differentiating between boy toys and girl toys
d.   Differ

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What phenomenon can exposure to entertainment where girls wear miniskirts and ma

What phenomenon can exposure to entertainment where girls wear miniskirts and ma

What phenomenon can exposure to entertainment where girls wear miniskirts and makeup cause?
a.   Superficiality
b.   Sexism
c.   Gender Bias
d.   Sexualization

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What kind of behavior can playing with toy guns encourage in boys?

What kind of behavior can playing with toy guns encourage in boys?

What kind of behavior can playing with toy guns encourage in boys?
a.   Aggressiveness
b.   Attention Deficit Disorder
c.   Patriarchy
d.   Sexism

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What is the difference between doing gender and having gender?

What is the difference between doing gender and having gender?

What is the difference between doing gender and having gender?
a.   Doing gender is being biologically male or female and having gender is behaving in a way traditionally associated with masculinity or femininity
b.   Doing gender is behaving i

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Why does the census collect data about sex?

Why does the census collect data about sex?

Why does the census collect data about sex?
a.   To track the number of transgendered people in the U.S.
b.   To track the number of people who do not respond to the question
c.   Federal programs use sex to determine funding
d.   Federal

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Which group does chapter two call out as alienated by the question about sex on

Which group does chapter two call out as alienated by the question about sex on

Which group does chapter two call out as alienated by the question about sex on the census?
a.   Transgendered
b.   Homosexual
c.   Monogamous
d.   Hermaphrodites

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What trend in the sex ratio does the census demonstrate?

What trend in the sex ratio does the census demonstrate?

What trend in the sex ratio does the census demonstrate?
a.   At death, men outnumber women.
b.   At death, women outnumber men.
c.   The sex ratio always favors women.
d.   The sex ratio always favors men.

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Which area of the world is unique for having a sex ratio that favors women at bi

Which area of the world is unique for having a sex ratio that favors women at bi

Which area of the world is unique for having a sex ratio that favors women at birth?
a.   Regions close to the equator
b.   Regions close to the north and south poles
c.   Regions in the Western hemisphere
d.   Regions in the Eastern hemi

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What year marked the first time in U.S. history that women dominated the sex rat

What year marked the first time in U.S. history that women dominated the sex rat

What year marked the first time in U.S. history that women dominated the sex ratio?
a.   1920
b.   1930
c.   1950
d.   1980

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What is a side effect of the industrial revolution?

What is a side effect of the industrial revolution?

What is a side effect of the industrial revolution?
a.   Decreased participation of women in the labor force
b.   Increased participation of women in the labor force
c.   Decreased birth rate
d.   Increased birth rate

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What type of jobs did men typically occupy in the first half of the 20th century

What type of jobs did men typically occupy in the first half of the 20th century

What type of jobs did men typically occupy in the first half of the 20th century?
a.   White collar
b.   Professional
c.   Sales
d.   Blue collar

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What is a reason that men dominated the sex ratio for so long?

What is a reason that men dominated the sex ratio for so long?

What is a reason that men dominated the sex ratio for so long?
a.   Single women received free land when moving to America.
b.   Unmarried women participated in the labor force.
c.   High immigration rate
d.   Low birth rate

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What is a reason that women took the majority in the sex ratio?

What is a reason that women took the majority in the sex ratio?

What is a reason that women took the majority in the sex ratio?
a.   Low birth rate
b.   High immigration rate
c.   Rising male life expectancy
d.   Falling female life expectancy

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What is the gender bias built into the census?

What is the gender bias built into the census?

What is the gender bias built into the census?
a.   Women’s education levels are overrepresented
b.   Men’s education levels are overrepresented
c.   Unpaid work is not counted, and men are more likely to work without pay
d.   Unpaid work

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What is the average percentage of a man’s salary that a woman will make for comp

What is the average percentage of a man’s salary that a woman will make for comp

What is the average percentage of a man’s salary that a woman will make for comparable work?
a.   52%
b.   66%
c.   71%
d.   85%

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In the 21st century, what is the changing role of women in the home?

In the 21st century, what is the changing role of women in the home?

In the 21st century, what is the changing role of women in the home?
a.   Women marry at a younger age.
b.   An increased number of women marry.
c.   Women have children at a younger age.
d.   An increased number of women choose not to ha

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What is a possible reason that women are beginning to outpace men in their attai

What is a possible reason that women are beginning to outpace men in their attai

What is a possible reason that women are beginning to outpace men in their attainment of graduate degrees?
a.   Women have more incentive because wages increase with advanced degrees.
b.   Men have less incentive because wages drop with advance

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Which region of the United States has the largest population of men?

Which region of the United States has the largest population of men?

Which region of the United States has the largest population of men?
a.   North
b.   South
c.   East
d.   West

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What is a reason for the gradual flip in sex ratio from male majority to female

What is a reason for the gradual flip in sex ratio from male majority to female

What is a reason for the gradual flip in sex ratio from male majority to female majority in the age range of mid-twenties to early thirties?
a.   Women have a higher risk of suicide.
b.   Women have a lower risk of suicide.
c.   Men have a h

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Which is the most equitable location in the United States for the gender income

Which is the most equitable location in the United States for the gender income

Which is the most equitable location in the United States for the gender income gap?
a.   Hawaii
b.   Maryland
c.   District of Columbia
d.   Territory of Puerto Rico

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The 1950 census marked a new demographic trend in the United States that has end

The 1950 census marked a new demographic trend in the United States that has end

The 1950 census marked a new demographic trend in the United States that has endured today: the numerical dominance of women. Explain why this occurred using historical examples.

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At birth, the sex ratio favors men. However, from that point on, women start to

At birth, the sex ratio favors men. However, from that point on, women start to

At birth, the sex ratio favors men. However, from that point on, women start to gain. In childhood the percentage dominance that men enjoy goes down. Then in late teens to early twenties their majority drops off. By age thirty, women outnumber men, a

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Explain what the gender bias of the census is, and how it affects women.

Explain what the gender bias of the census is, and how it affects women.

Explain what the gender bias of the census is, and how it affects women.

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Sexism is often a result of patriarchal social systems. It occurs when one sex,

Sexism is often a result of patriarchal social systems. It occurs when one sex,

Sexism is often a result of patriarchal social systems. It occurs when one sex, typically males, claim superiority over the other sex. Provide examples from the text of sexism in the United States.

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