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Chapter 6 : PREVIEW QUIZ Dr. Golash-Boza Colorism : https://youtu.be/ykBm54SKQMU -------------------------------------------------- The first questions are from the Golash-Boza video “ Colorism .” Whereas _________ relies on the belief that some races are better than others, ________ is the idea that, within races, lighter is better. a. Discrimination / White privilege b. Racism / Colorism c. White privilege / Discrimination d. Colorism / Racism Whereas racism divides people into discrete categories and judges them on that basis, colorism gives differential value to people in the same racial group, based on a continuum from light to dark. a. True b. False There is ample historical evidence to support the claim that in many cultures around the world, persons with lighter skin were treated better and offered more privileges than those with darker skin. a. True b. False What is the term used by social scientists to describe the idea that resources (such as income and/or social status) are actually distributed unequally in society according to the color of one’s skin? a. Epidermal Equity b. Skin-Color Stratification c. This question makes no sense because people are not treated differently because of skin color. d. Skinjustice Chapter 6 opens with a very moving coming-of-age autobiographical short story, written by bell brooks, about a younger girl wanting to participate in a weekend ritual with the older siblings of the family. What is this weekend ritual a young bell brooks wants to participate in? a. Cooking Sunday dinner

b. Singing songs around the piano c. Press and straighten hair in the kitchen d. Walk to the corner confectionery to get candy Author bell brooks states very clearly that her primary reason for wanting to participate in the weekend ritual with older siblings was: a. To look older than she really was b. To feel a chance of belong in the world of women c. To make a few dollars d. To get out of doing homework Which of the following is NOT true in America as stated by Golash-Boza in the opening pages of this chapter? a. Lighter skin people are in general more likely to have higher incomes b. Lighter skin people are in general more likely to have higher levels of education c. Lighter skin people are in general more likely to receive longer prison sentences d. Lighter skin people are in general more likely to own their home The disparities in resources and privileges based upon skin color are sometimes so obvious and wide that researchers Eduardo Bonilla-Silva and David R. Dietrich (2009) coined the term: a. Life’s Not Fair Syndrome b. Black Lives Matter c. Pigmentocracy d. Tone-o-rama BS Researchers have found within group skin-color stratification is especially obvious among immigrants from Africa, Asia and Latin America who come to the United States. More specifically, immigrants with _________ skin tones generally earn less (as much as 17% less) than immigrants with __________ skin tones for doing the same work. a. lighter / darker b. darker / lighter c. Neither – because all immigrants are paid equally regardless of skin tone Most scholars agree that Colorism is an American creation and pretty much only exists in the USA. That is to say that colorism is NOT a global phenomenon. a. True

b. False Historians have described the origins of colorism in the Americas. There is general agreement that colorism existed long before the colonial and slavery era, back to the time when the continent was populated only by Native Indians. a. True b. False Officially recognized as a distinct category on the U.S. Census from 1850 to 1910, _______ were the mixed-race children of Blacks and Whites. a. Mestizaje b. Mulattoes c. Pardos d. Mestizos As shared by your author in “The Origins of Colorism in the Americas” classifying who is “Black” has been scientifically precise for centuries. In fact, every state, and the federal government have always agreed that an individual can only be legally classified as Black if both biological parents are also 100% Black. a. True b. False According to the idea of hypodescent, a person could be considered Black if: a. One of their grandparents was Black b. Their great-grandparents were Black c. They were 1/32 Black d. All of the above are true During the era of slavery, lighter skinned slaves were more likely to be manumitted than darker skinned slaves. a. True b. False

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Whether they created/led the trend or followed the trend, the cosmetic and beauty industries have financially prospered on the ideas brought on by colorism. In fact, as discussed by your author, these industries have marketed products to claim that darker skinned women will be more attractive to men and have less “problems” if they apply their skin whitening products. a. True b. False Your author highlights that colorism has existed in Latin America for centuries, dating back to the earliest days of conquest and colonization. By the end of the colonial period, the codification and stratification of people based on skin color were quite elaborate consisting with as many as _______ different social caste-like categories/mixtures, each with its own name. a. 2 b. 25 c. 50 d. 100 The colonization of Brazil by the Portuguese dates back to about 1500 and it remained as such for about 300 years. Interestingly, as your author points out in the section “The Origins of Colorism in the Americas” there does not appear to be any remnants of racism or colorism in Brazil. It appears that everyone, regardless of skin tone or color, is viewed as being “equal” in Brazil. a. True b. False Your author makes the important point that the source of colorism in the Americas can be traced to the Colonial era and the long process of colonization that tended to privilege lighter skin persons. But what about Asia and Africa? To this point, Golash-Boza states that there has never been nor will there likely ever be privilege or preference for lighter skin persons in Asia and Africa. a. True b. False The dispersion of people away from their original homeland is known as a. Zionist movement b. Diaspora c. Immigration d. Nomadic

On page 177, Dr. Golash-Boza cites USF Sociology Professor, Dr. Elizabeth Hordge-Freeman and her 2015 book “The Color of Love: Racial Features, Stigma, and Socialization in Black Brazilian Families.” Collectively, these scholars acknowledge a concerted effort in Latin America to “strategically choose” romantic partners who are lighter skinned so that offspring may be better positioned in society. The Spanish term for this is mejorando la raza. Translated into English means: a. Struggle b. Rise Above c. Majority race d. Improve the race Read the powerful call-out Voices section on p. 178-9. Here, Journalist Neha Dixit shares a bit of her childhood in her native country India when family and friends would make fun and almost pity her darker complexion. At the end of the story, Neha shares with her readers that being darker than the rest of her Brahmin family turned out to be __________________. a. a blessing in disguise b. more painful than you can imagine c. the catalyst for a multi-year skin-lightening treatment d. used against her throughout her professional career In the section “Research Focus” on p. 183-4, researchers Hannon, DeFina and Bruch (2013) studied the intersectional relationship between skin tone, gender and school suspension among Black youth. The final three questions come from this study. At a broad level, one important finding was that Black ______ were more likely to be suspended than Black ______. a. Males / females b. Females / males A second important finding had to do with skin tone. Specifically, the authors found that among Black male students, those with _______ skin were more likely to be suspended from school. Among Black female students, those with _______ skin were more likely to be suspended from school. a. Darker / darker b. Darker / lighter c. Lighter / darker d. Lighter / lighter Lastly, the student group with the lowest rate of suspension in this study was found among this intersecting group:

a. Light Skinned Males b. Light Skinned Females c. Dark Skinned Males d. Dark Skinned Females

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