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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 a particular tendency or inclination, especially one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question?

3. What refers to the transmission of social institutions, skills, and myths from one culture to another?

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

5. What month is designated as Black History Month in the United States?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. What co-evolving processes construct personal identity according to the author in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 2, The Complexity of Identity?

3. 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?

4. How does the author relate personal identity to the surrounding social group in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 2, The Complexity of Identity?

5. How does the author describe the formation of an oppositional identity in adolescent blacks in Part II, Understanding Blackness in a White Context, Chapter 4, Identity Development in Adolescence?

6. 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?

7. 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?

8. How does the author define prejudice in Part I, A Definition of Terms, Chapter 1, Defining Racism? What does revealing prejudice require?

9. 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?

10. How does Tatum describe the stages of racial identity for blacks 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 alienation and social integration within minority society on college campuses. What makes this difficult for the students?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Discuss the experience of Blacks and Whites in the workplace. What resistance does the author describe Whites having against affirmative action? Why?

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