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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. What was the ratio of black men to women at the university Tatum attended in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 5, Racial Identity in Adulthood?

2. What university did Tatum attend and describe as a black school that had recently gone co-ed in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 5, Racial Identity in Adulthood?

3. What refers to an elite group of people whose progress is based on ability and talent rather than on class, privilege, or wealth?

4. According to the author in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 2, The Complexity of Identity, identity is constructed out of two co-evolving processes of observation of the behavior of others and what?

5. Tatum writes in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 2, The Complexity of Identity, that our attention is naturally drawn to those parts of ourselves that ______________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does White culture impact whites in the collegiate setting, as described by Tatum in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 5, Racial Identity in Adulthood?

2. 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?

3. How does the author describe the complexity of personal identity in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 2, The Complexity of Identity?

4. 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?

5. When in an individual's life does the impact of racism begin, according to the author in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 1, Defining Racism? How is it developed?

6. How does the author describe reverse racism in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 1, Defining Racism?

7. How does Tatum relate prejudice to racism in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 1, Defining Racism?

8. How does the author address the subject of slavery when dealing with children in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 3, The Early Years?

9. 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?

10. What two developmental stages does Tatum focus on in adolescent development of identity in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 4, Identity Development in Adolescence?

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

Define and discuss the strategies of diffusion, foreclosure, moratorium and achievement in racial identity development. How do these stages relate to self-segregation?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Tatum's assertion that Whites, in resisting racism, often want to simply retreat into their individuality. What does the author mean by this phrase?

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