Ethnicity and religion Quiz

The maintenance of one's ethnic ties in a way that can assist with assimilation in a larger society is referred to as ______.

Ethnicity Paradox

The principle of third-generation interest states that _______.

The grandchildren of the original immigrants would have an increased interest in their ethnicity

According to sociologists Robert Bellah , civil religion is __________.

Becoming more conservative

Which of the following groups has always been considered White by the English?

None of the above (below);

a) Irish

b) Germans

c) Swedes

All of the following are true of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S except __________.

It has been anti-Americanizing influence

The 1962 Supreme Court decision Engel v. Vitale ruled which of the following unconstitutional ?

School Prayer

The irish were once thought to be worse than freed Blacks by privileged New Englanders because ________.

Blacks "knew their place."

When the Irish immigrated to America during the Potato Famine, they ________.

Encountered an emerging nativism.

During WWII , many italian Americans _________.

All of the above;

a) fought in the U.S military

b) were confined in specific areas by the U.S government

c) were placed in an internment camp in Montana

Secessionist minorities are groups that ________.

Reject Assimilation

In the united states, the united methodists and presbyterian U.S.A are examples of __________.

Cults

Civil Religion describes ________.

Belief Systems incorporating many religions, but no single one.

The Amish are an example of which of the following ?

Secessionist Minority

The U.S Supreme Court, in Yoder v. Wisconsin, upheld the right of the Amish to _________.

End their children's formal education before the age of 18.

White ethnic groups and racial minorities have often been antagonistic to one another because of economic competition is an interpretation consistent with what sociological approach ?

Conflict Perspective

Why were Italians allied with Blacks in historic New Orleans?

Both groups were socially marginalized

The emphasis on ethnic foods and ethnically associated political issues was called _______ by Herbert Gans.

Symbolic Ethnicity

In 1995, the Supreme Court ruled that privately sponsored religious displays are permitted on public property if ________.

Other forms of expression are permitted in the same location.

When the Irish immigrated to America during the Potato Famine, they __________.

Encountered an emerging nativism.

Increased interest by White Americans in their ethnic background was spurred on by __________.

Increased consciousness of African Americans