Review for Midterm Exam 10/18

In preparation for our review for the midterm exam tomorrow, I am posting the exam questions that the families generated and that will be on the exam. We will discuss the answers to these questions tomorrow. And remember there are different questions for each section.

Soc. 240A (1:00)

1. Given that in the past race has had such an influence on national identity, what does it mean to be an American today? (In the context of part 2 of the video series.) (2pts)

2. What was the decision in the Bakke case and which justice disagreed with the majority and why? (3pts)

3. Identify and briefly discuss two of the four ways of overcoming prejudice which were brought out in class lecture. (4pts)

4. Where did the only successful slave rebellion occur and why was it successful? (2pts)

5. What Surpreme Court decision ended Jim Crow segregation? (1)




Soc. 240B (2:30)

1. In the context of Part 2 of the video series, identify two of the three examples of race being used explicitly for the purpose of political gain. (2pts)

2. What was the result of the DNA experiment carried out in Part 1 of the video series? (2pts)

3. Identify and describe one of the four sources from which we learn prejudice that were presented in class lecture. (2pts)

4. What was the "40 acres and a mule" bill? (1pt)

5. Why was Booker T. Washington's message more accepted in the white community? (1pt)


In addition, you need to review the following xerox handouts and blog posts.

Xerox handouts:
1. Basic Definitions
2. "Six Lessons From Jena" Southern Poverty Law Center
3. "Jena, O.J., and the Jailing of Black America" Orlando Patterson
4. "Civil Rights Progress May Be Lost" featuring comments of Beverly Tatum

Blog posts:
1. Dr. Eduardo Bonilla-Silva comment (9/11)
2. Lecture Material Catch-Up (relevance of course & culture) (9/12)
3. Quotations & Lecture Material on Racism (9/28)
4. Reminders, Follow-Up & Lecture Material (ethnocentrism and racism, law as the fourth strategy for overcoming prejudice, discrimination) (10/5)

Finally, let me underscore that the only material on the Jena 6 you need to review are the two handouts mentioned above. You do not have to go over any of the blog material on the Jena 6.

See you tomorrow.