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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 does the author define as an open process with a general goal of righting an injustice as an end-result?
2. The author claims in Part V, Breaking the Silence, Chapter 10, Embracing a Cross-Racial Dialogue that silence has great psychological costs, particularly because it maintains what?
3. What is the third of five stages that whites pass through in dealing with race, according to the author in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 6, The Development of White Identity?
4. Where does the author claim to look to for the courage to break the silence regarding race in Part V, Breaking the Silence, Chapter 10, Embracing a Cross-Racial Dialogue?
5. According to the author, attempts to relate one's subculture to a broader culture can produce four reactions: assimilation, withdrawal, biculturalism and what?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the impact of the "one-drop" rule in history, as discussed in Part IV, Beyond Black and White, Chapter 9, Identity Development in Multiracial Families?
2. How does the author suggest that Whites deal with their struggle with Whiteness positively in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 6, The Development of White Identity?
3. How does Tatum suggest Whites find redefinition in racial identity in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 6, The Development of White Identity?
4. In Part IV, Beyond Black and White, Chapter 8, Critical Issues in Latino, American Indian, and Asian Pacific American Identity Development, Tatum addresses what element as drawing together minorities?
5. How does Tatum describe the variations and similarities within the Latino community in Part IV, Beyond Black and White, Chapter 8, Critical Issues in Latino, American Indian, and Asian Pacific American Identity Development?
6. What misconception does the author attempt to clear away in Part IV, Beyond Black and White, Chapter 9, Identity Development in Multiracial Families?
7. What ethnic group is most responsible for a culture of silence according to the author in Part V, Breaking the Silence, Chapter 10, Embracing a Cross-Racial Dialogue? Why?
8. How does the author introduce the concept of affirmative action in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 7, White Identity and Affirmative Action?
9. What does Tatum claim affirmative action is and is not in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 7, White Identity and Affirmative Action?
10. What is Tatum's response when white individuals in her seminars present reverse discrimination in regards to affirmative action in Part III, Understanding Whiteness in a White Context, Chapter 7, White Identity and Affirmative Action?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the differences and similarities between the dominant and subordinate groups described in the author's experimentation in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 2, The Complexity of Identity. How might the responses change at different ages?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss alienation and social integration within minority society on college campuses. What makes this difficult for the students?
Essay Topic 3
Define and discuss the terms "people of color" and reverse racism. How does the author choose to use these terms and why?
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