When the U.S. Congress voted to increase immigration quotas in 1968, priority was given to immigrants who were political or religious refugees or who had close relatives living in the United States. This is known as the principle of __________.
a. immigration quality
b. equal opportunity immigration
c. family unification
d. marielitos
The tumultuous Senate hearings on the confirmation of Clarence Thomas as a Supreme Court justice focused national attention on _______.
a. rape
b. sexual harassment
c. cyberstalking
d. discrimination
Which group discussed in the text is particularly vulnerable to rape and sexual assault?
a. new mothers
b. girls between the ages of 14 and 17
c. women over age 65
d. college students
In the mid- to late-nineteenth century, nativist feelings swept across sections of the United States. In other words, __________.
a. immigrant children were often placed in orphanages so that they could be
socialized as Americans
b. many Americans living on the East Coast immigrated to Europe
c. Americans increasingly supported slavery
d. anti-immigrant or anti-foreigner sentiment was popular
Unwanted sexual contact is most often committed by ________; unwanted noncontact experiences are most often committed by _______.
a. a stranger; a stranger
b. an acquaintance; an acquaintance
c. an acquaintance; a stranger
d. a stranger; an acquaintance
Today, approximately _______ percent of the U.S. population were born elsewhere and immigrated to the United States.
a. 5
b. 9
c. 13
d. 19
Approximately how many women, and how many men, have been raped during their lifetime?
a. women 1 in 5; men 1 in 71
b. women 1 in 15; men 1 in 35
c. women 1 in 22; men 1 in 115
d. women 1 in 9; men 1 in 230
What is the difference, if any, between rape and sexual assault?
a. There is no difference between the two terms; rape and sexual assault mean the same thing.
b. Sexual assault may include rape, but it also includes other types of behavior, such as unwanted sexual contact or experiences.
c. Rape is defined as something that can happen only to women and is defined as any completed or attempted unwanted vaginal penetration, but sexual assault can apply to both men and women.
d. Sexual assault is defined as any completed or attempted unwanted vaginal (for women), oral, or anal penetration, whereas rape refers to all other unwanted sexual contact or experiences.
Immigrants as a share of the total population fluctuates, but peaked at 15 percent in what year?
a. 1890
b. 1920
c. 1945
d. 1970
Approximately how many charges of sex discrimination were filed with the EEOC in 2014?
a. 185,000
b. 149,000
c. 75,000
d. 27,000
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