When we compare divorce rates of African Americans to rates of other groups we find
A. African Americans' divorce rates are lower because of religiosity.
B. African Americans' divorce rates are lower because of economic need for two earners.
C. African Americans' divorce rates are higher because of lower commitment to marriage.
D. African Americans' divorce rates are higher but the difference is caused by poverty not race.
D
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In regard to migration to the United States,
a. all Latino/a categories have been treated the same way by immigration laws and authorities during the twentieth century. b. Mexicans have been allowed unrestricted migration between the United States and their native country because of oppression under Fidel Castro. c. Mexicans have been allowed to migrate to the United States whenever there has been a need for agricultural workers. d. Puerto Ricans are more likely than other Latino/a groups to be detained by immigration authorities because of questions about their citizenship.
When African Americans experience racism at work and they choose not to respond, what effect does this have on their health?
a. They had relatively lower blood pressure than those who complained b. They had fewer asthma attacks than whites c. They had higher blood pressure than those who complained d. They had no difference in health effects
Anzaldua ends the chapter with the short poem: This land was Mexican once was Indian always and is. And will be again. Given the religious metaphors that she uses throughout the book, which of the following is the most likely meaning of this short poem?
a. That all other races except the Native Americans will eventually die out and the land will again belong to the Native Americans. b. That humans will eventually all destroy themselves and all that will remain is the earth. c. That the land actually belongs to the Native Americans. d. That in spite of the borders that humans erect to separate themselves from each other, we all are intricately woven together and 'are spawned out of similar souls'.