Race "The House we Live In" Part 3

"The House we Live In"

Black History 365

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Objective:

GC.33 Describe the role of the media as a means of communicating information and how it influences the importance of issues and public opinion.

The "Why"

So students can evaluate interpretations of the 14^th Amendment, the due process, and the equal protection.

Multiple Choice

Humans have approximately 30,000 genes. On average, how many genes separate all members of one race from all members of another race?

• None

• 1

• 2

• 23

• 1008

Open Ended

Create an example of personal racism, where the beliefs and/or actions of an individual reflect prejudice or result in discrimination. Create an example of institutional racism, where people benefit or are disadvantaged without necessarily doing anything themselves. Explain the differences in the two examples you created.

Multiple Choice

Members of a race can be identified by their

• blood group

• skin color

• ancestry

• genes

• none of the above

Open Ended

Forty years ago, the Civil Rights Act declared that forced racial segregation was illegal. In light of this, why do you think some neighborhoods, schools and workplaces are still segregated?

Multiple Choice

Which group has the most genetic variation?

• Humans

• Chimpanzees

• Penguins

• Fruit Flies

• Elephants

Open Ended

What stereotypes have you heard or seen about different racial groups? Where do they come from?

Multiple Choice

Skin color correlates most closely with

• hair form

• IQ

• Geographic Latitude

• Continent of ancestral origin

• Risk for sickle cell and other genetic diseases

Open Ended

Does race affect your life? Why or why not? If so, in what ways?

Multiple Choice

Of the $120 billion in home loans underwritten by federal government between 1933 and 1962, what percentage went to white homeowners?

• 45%

• 64%

• 75%

• 88%

• 98%

Open Ended

How did federal housing policies institutionalize segregation and wealth disparities? Describe the long terms effects of issue.

Multiple Choice

According to federal data in 2013, the White net worth compared to Blacks was

• 5 times greater

• 13 times greater

• 2 times greater

• No difference

• The same

Open Ended

What happens to measures of racial disparities in places like education and welfare rates when groups of similar income AND wealth are compared?

Multiple Choice

According to a 1993 study, 86% of suburban whites lived in a community where the black population was:

• Less than 5%

• Less than 10%

• Less than 1%

• More than 10%

• More than 15%

Open Ended

Why do property values go down when a neighborhood changes from white to nonwhite? Who plays a role in this?

Multiple Choice

Nativism means

• Belief that Native Americans are superior.

• Belief that immigrants are superior.

• Belief that native born Americans are superior

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

The bootstrap myth was

• Boots are better than sandals.

• Immigrants don't deserve to become citizens even if they work hard.

• If immigrants work hard enough then can achieve the American Dream.

• Everyone has an equal opportunity in order to achieve the American Dream.

Multiple Choice

Redlining is

• the practice or policy of favoring individuals belonging to groups known to have been discriminated against previously.

• to manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.

• when banks were warned not to loan $$ in inner-city minority communities.

• none of the above

Multiple Choice

What is the term for the post-WWII migration of middle-class white families out of urban areas and into the suburbs?

• The Big Move

• White Flight

• The Suburban Shift

• None of the above

Multiple Choice

What is the generally accepted definition of gentrification?

• When formerly neglected areas are rehabilitated and affordable housing is built for lower income residents.

• When people from the suburbs move to wealthier "exurbs."

• When wealthier people move into an urban neighborhood, rents and prices increase, lower income residents are displaced and the character of the neighborhood is changed.

• all of the above

Multiple Choice

Equity is recognizing privilege and inequality and making sure people get what they need to be successful.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A family's most valuable asset is their home.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In the early 1900s, 2 men named Takao Ozawa and Bhagat

Singh Thind sued the government because

• They were denied health insurance

• They were denied an education

• They were denied when trying to enlist in the military.

• They were denied citizenship