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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2: The Black Urban Poor.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to the US Census, what percent of white deaths in 1965 were caused by diseases of infancy?
(a) 1.3.
(b) 4.6
(c) 8.5.
(d) 6.4.

2. According to Stack, what do most studies of the poor black communities not acknowledge?
(a) Their ingenuity.
(b) Their ability to think outside the box.
(c) Their resourcefulness.
(d) Their dependency on kin.

3. How do those being studied in a community usually view a researcher?
(a) As a friend.
(b) As family.
(c) As a teacher.
(d) As an outsider.

4. Who did researchers usually establish their first contacts with?
(a) Women.
(b) Leaders of the community.
(c) Families.
(d) Men.

5. What was the main goal of the black activist organization in the Flats?
(a) To protect the people of the community.
(b) To take care of the children.
(c) To prevent biased research studies.
(d) To prevent discrimination.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the US Census what percent of blacks live in deteriorating housing?

2. What is the title of William Ryan's book?

3. In what decade did Stack begin her study?

4. Who wrote the book "Method and Measurement in Sociology"?

5. How was Stack's car a hindrance to her?

(see the answer key)

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