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	Which of the following statements about Blacks and education is correct?   Black males are more likely to complete college than Black females. Education has had a low priority in the Black community for more than a century, as Blacks have been frustrated by the lack of jobs for those who complete high school and college. The level of college completion for Blacks today is comparable to Whites in about 1980. Black males are just as likely to complete college as White males.

	Which of the following has been a distressing factor in Black education in the United States?   dilapidated school facilities overcrowded classes insensitive teachers all of the above

	With respect to school segregation, which of the following statements is true?   Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas permitted communities to have separate schools for Black and White school children as long as they could prove that those schools received equal funding. Millikin v. Bradley held that school systems could be forced to bus school children between inner city and suburban school districts in order to create integrated schools. Court decisions have effectively overcome residential segregation and schools in the United States are now reasonably integrated. none of the above.

	School integration is:   frequently increased through the implementation of tracking. undermined by the Brown v. Board of Education decision of the United States Supreme Court. favored by less than two of ten Black parents. frequently undermined by placing White children in college-bound programs and Black children in general classes.

	Which of the following statements about Blacks and higher education is NOT correct?   While African Americans are more likely today to be college graduates, the upward trend has declined because of a reduction in financial aid, a lack of remedial courses, and negative publicity about affirmative action. 4.9 percent of all doctorates awarded in 2001 were to African Americans; nearly double the number that was awarded in 1981. A growing number of widely publicized racial incidents have occurred on college campuses. African Americans, compared to Whites, are more likely to be part time students and in need of financial aid.

	Which of the following statements about Black income and wealth is NOT correct?   An African American family is three times more likely than a White family to be poor. Black family income resembles that of White families more than ten years ago. In 2003, the median income of Black families was $29,681, compared to $45,631 for White non-Hispanic families. There is a greater disparity between Black and White wealth than there is a disparity in Black and White income.

	Which of the following is a reason for the high unemployment rate among young African Americans?   Many African Americans live in the depressed economy of the central cities. Youths find that they can make more money at illegal activities in the informal economy. Immigrants and illegal aliens present increased competition. all of the above

	Although relatively few African Americans have crashed through the glass ceiling and made it into the top echelons of business or government, more have entered a wide variety of jobs. With respect to Black employment, which of the following statements is correct?   African Americans who comprise 5 percent of the labor force make up almost 10 percent of lawyers, judges, physicians, financial managers, public relations specialists, architects and pharmacists. There is a long-standing taboo against putting Blacks in positions in which they supervise Whites. Since 1949 there has been a steady increase in the percentage (4 percent to 8.2 percent in 2000) of African Americans in professional and managerial occupations. African Americans who comprise 13 percent of the population account for more than 15 percent of the cooks, health aides, hospital orderlies, maids, janitors, and stock handlers.

	Black owned businesses:   have difficulty obtaining loans and other capital for starting or expanding businesses. were originally based on services that Whites would not provide to the Black community. usually cater to demands within the Black community and, when they are successful, they encounter stiff competition from White businesses. all of the above.

	Set-aside programs refer to:   the requirement than specific government jobs be given to minorities. that government contracts must be awarded to minority owned businesses. land in urban growth areas must be reserved for future minority businesses. the tendency not to hire minorities.

	Since 1989 the majority of African American families have not been two-parent households. Which of the following statements about the Black single-parent family is correct?   Black men come closer to the earning power of their White male counterparts than do Black women to White women. Looming behind the issue of woman-headed families is the plight of the African American man whose economic status is deteriorating. In the 1990s, the unfavorable stereotype of African American males, especially young men, in terms of work ethic, has significantly diminished. Single-parent families are "deprived" when compared to two-parent families.

	The Negro Family: The Case for National Action was written by:   William J. Wilson E. Franklin Frazier Max Weber Daniel Patrick Moynihan

	In respect to housing:   Black housing is inferior to White housing in respect to statistics on home ownership, new construction, density of living units, and quality as measured by plumbing facilities. Black housing has improved, as indicated by statistics on home ownership. The quality of Black housing is inferior to that of Whites at all income levels; yet Blacks pay a larger proportion of their income for shelter. all of the above.

	Which factor creates residential segregation in the United States?   redlining zoning laws People refuse to sell or rent to people of the "wrong" race, ethnicity, or religion. all of the above

	Which sociological perspective points out that the high arrest rate for Blacks is not surprising for a group that is disproportionately poor and therefore much less able to afford private attorneys, who might be able to prevent formal arrests from taking place?   the labeling approach the interactionist perspective the functionalist perspective the conflict perspective

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