Deck 7: Asian Pacific Americans

Question 1

In a study of Asian-born and U.S. born Asian Americans by Abe-Kim and colleagues,

A) Asian-born persons were more culturally traditional than U.S. born persons
B) U.S.-born persons were more culturally traditional than Asian-born persons
C) neither group was culturally traditional
D) there were few cultural differences between the groups

Answer 1

there were few cultural differences between the groups

Question 2

In the late 19^th Century, Chinese immigrants to the U.S. established laundry businesses because:

A) there was a strong demand for these services among male miners
B) laundry businesses did not require much English language skill
C) of efficient methods that had been developed in China
D) there was no demand for Chinese restaurants, which were perceived as foreign

Answer 2

laundry businesses did not require much English language skill

Question 3

In a study by Chao on parenting styles and academic achievement, which of the following was associated with Chinese American high school students' grades?

A) Authoritarian parenting
B) Authoritative parenting
C) Effort in school
D) Fulfilling family obligations

Answer 3

Effort in school

Question 4

Which of the following is true of the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II?

A) Most of those interned were not U.S. citizens
B) Acts of sabotage committed by Japanese Americans were the basis of their internment
C) Agricultural competition in California was the impetus for internment camps
D) The U.S. government has yet to apologize to Japanese Americans for the internment camps

Question 5

Durik and colleagues found that gender role stereotypes concerning emotions and behaviors are most pronounced among:

A) European American men
B) Asian American women
C) Asian American men and women
D) European American men and women

Question 6

Among Asians in North America, which of the following is likely to be most strongly associated with depression?

A) Subtle discrimination
B) Blatant discrimination
C) Acculturative stress
D) Time spent in the U.S.

Question 7

In Choi and colleagues' study of Cambodian American and Vietnamese American youth, the strongest predictor of problem behavior was:

A) intergenerational cultural gaps
B) parent-child conflict
C) parent-child bonding
D) children's ability to speak English

Question 8

In a 5-year longitudinal study of 12-year-old second-generation Chinese Americans by Huntsinger and Jose, which of the following characteristics was LEAST susceptible to acculturation?

A) dominance
B) extroversion
C) excitability
D) depression

Question 9

Which group was found by Cheryan and Monin to be most likely to be mistaken as being from another country or being a non-English native speaker?

A) Asian Americans
B) Arab Americans
C) Latino/a Americans
D) African Americans

Question 10

Social anxiety symptoms, according to a study by Hong and Woody, are least likely to be expressed by:

A) European Americans
B) Korean Americans
C) those who are interdependent
D) those who are independent