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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tatum explains that much of the pattern of stability and transition in midlife creates pressures on racial identities for Blacks where in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 5, Racial Identity in Adulthood?

2. What refers to the desire to learn or know about anything; inquisitiveness?

3. In statistics and demography, what refers to a group of subjects who have shared a particular time together during a particular time span?

4. Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968 is commonly known as what?

5. When was Erik Erikson's book Childhood and Society published?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Tatum describe racial identity in relationship to religion in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 5, Racial Identity in Adulthood?

2. What experiment does the author describe enacting on young students in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 2, The Complexity of Identity? What results does she find?

3. How does Tatum describe her conception of herself regarding race in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 5, Racial Identity in Adulthood?

4. At what age does the author assert children begin to recognize race in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 3, The Early Years? What does Tatum encourage parents to do at this stage?

5. Why does the author claim that when addressing racism with children it is important to keep in mind their developmental stage in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 3, The Early Years?

6. What is Tatum's argument against those who suggest keeping silent regarding race with children in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 3, The Early Years?

7. How does the author describe white privilege in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 1, Defining Racism? What is problematic in addressing these issues?

8. How does the author distinguish between dominant and subordinate groups in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 2, The Complexity of Identity?

9. How do white and black children differ in their responses to the author's experiment in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 2, The Complexity of Identity? How do boys and girls respond differently?

10. How did Tatum feel about her experiences while in college, as discussed in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 5, Racial Identity in Adulthood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the period of history when the author studied at university and the racial climate in America during this time. How did this affect the author's racial identity development?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss alienation and social integration within minority society on college campuses. What makes this difficult for the students?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss process-oriented and goal-oriented affirmative action as defined in the text. Toward what form of affirmative action does the author appear to lean?

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