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30 Cards in this Set
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In research on the effects of having an Asian (Chinese orIndian) or White name in selection decisions |
Chinese applicants received the lowest suitability ratings. |
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Which of the following is true ofWhite and Chinese railroad workers in the 1800s |
Federal legislation purposefully restricted entry of Chineselaborers into the U.S. |
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In terms of workforceparticipation and education, which of the following is not true? |
Asian women are morel likely to be participating in the workforce than white women |
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Immigration laws that affected Asians |
included a restriction that allowed 105 Chinese to enter theU.S. per year. |
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Which is true of the relationship between Asians anddiversity concerns |
Asians experience employment discriminationalong with other minority groups |
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Regarding Asian Americans and education, |
there are higher percentagesof Asians with college degrees and higher percentages of Asians without highschool degrees than Whites in both categories. |
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The portrayal of Asians as the “model minority” |
ignores differences among Asians and barriers theyface. |
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Which of the following is true of Asian women at work in the U.S.? |
Asian immigrant women are likely to work in family-ownedbusinesses, computer manufacturing, or the garment industry. |
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Asian Americans’ employment experiences |
are sometimes shaped by stereotypes and mediarepresentations. |
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Which of the following is true of Asians? |
Somediscrimination against Asians occurs because of perceptions they have been toosuccessful. |
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Regarding the internments of people believed to be a threat tonational security during World War II, |
people who had at least 1/8th Japanese ancestry were included. |
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Regarding Asians’ earnings |
large numbers of Asians reside in cities havinghigh costs of living and this reflects Asians earnings relative to other racialgroups that are more geographically dispersed. |
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Asians with college degrees earn about 13% less peryear than Whites with college degrees. |
true |
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Asians are over-represented in management in technicalfields. |
false |
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As a model minority, Asians do experience accessdiscrimination, but not treatment discrimination. |
false |
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The Chinese Exclusion Act was the first federal legislationto bar immigrants based on national origin. |
true |
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The majority of Japanese who were interned duringWorld War II were U.S. citizens. |
true |
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Asian Americans have a bimodal distribution of educationalattainment. |
true |
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Asians who come to the U.S. are less likely to becomenaturalized citizens than immigrants from any other country. |
false |
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In the 2005 Gallup Poll study Asian Americans reportedexperiencing less discrimination than Blacks, Hispanics, and Whites. |
false |
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Filipinos were the first people of Asian descent to arrive inthe U.S. |
true |
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Racial classifications in the U.S. census of people ofAsian descent have changed multiple times. |
true |
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“Positive” stereotypes of Asian Americans may contribute totheir overrepresentation in higher-level organizational positions. |
false |
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Asian Americans are unlikely to experience the glass ceiling. |
false |
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As a minority group in the United Kingdom, Asiansexperience marginalization and unemployment |
true |
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In 1922 an Asian withwhite skin was not categorized as White for immigration purposes. |
true |
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A 1922 court ruled that Asian Indians wereCaucasian but were not White. |
true |
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Asian Americans actually have the lowesteducational level of racial/ethnic group with only a very few who havecompleted a college degree. |
false |
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Asian Americans are one of the fastest growingracial/ethnic groups in America. |
true |
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Asian Americans have long been and continue to befar more negatively viewed than any other ethnic/minority group. That view hasbeen made even stronger as a result of numerous U.S. militaryinvolvements in Asia. |
false |
