According to Wirth, urbanism is characterized by

According to Wirth, urbanism is characterized by
 
  a. flexible role definitions.
  b. a sense of one's own individuality in social relationships.
  c. a likelihood that one will come to know many people well.
  d. a sense of impersonality in social relationships.
  e. an emphasis on gemeinschaft social structures.

Question 2

Research by Bertrand and Mullainathan on bias in employment practices found that
 
  a. applicants with the same credentials were called for interviews with the same frequency, regardless of whether or not their names sounded African American.
  b. African American applicants with higher credentials were called for interviews at the same rates as whites with lesser credentials.
  c. regardless of the level of credentials on their resumes, the resumes that appeared to be for white applicants generated more interviews than those perceived as African American.
  d. African American sounding names generated interviews more often than white sounding names.
  e. the type of name used on the resumes had no impact on the likelihood of being called for an interview.

Question 3

In assessing the importance of theories of urban growth
 
  a. concentric zone theory helps us understand the important impact of major transportation routes.
  b. multiple-nuclei theory helps us understand the importance of the processes of segregation, invasion, and succession in urban growth.
  c. sector theory helps us understand the importance of the history and traditions of specific urban areas.
  d. multiple-nuclei theory helps us understand the nature of the zone in transition.
  e. no single ecological theory describes the growth pattern of all cities.

Question 4

The 1999 brutal killing of James Byrd, Jr., an African American in Texas, is an example of a murder committed for reasons of prejudice against a particular group. This type of crime has been labeled ____.
 
  a. vicious crime
  b. inhumane crime
  c. capital crime
  d. hate crime
  e. prejudicial crime

Question 5

The separate centers in a multiple nucleus city
 
  a. develop with no particular reference to the central business district.
  b. create a star-shaped city boundary.
  c. develop along major transportation routes.
  d. develop along the city's outer walls.
  e. develop without regard to the history and tradition of specific areas of the city.

Question 6

According to the insert in the text about hate groups, one of the most prominent racist groups in America is the ____.
 
  a. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)
  b. American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU)
  c. Council of Conservative Citizens (CCC)
  d. Anti-Defamation League
  e. People United Against Hatred (PUAH)