Chapter 06 Practice Quiz

. The desire for ______is due to many motivations for women around the world, including to look healthy or to improve one's appearance for marriageability.

a. lighter skin

b. certain body shapes

c. blue eyes

. Colorism is/was mostly practiced as a form of discrimination through skin color stratification by

a. whites against other groups

b. racialized groups against within-group members

c. people in the past

. Studies show that lighter skin provides _____________________________.

a. access to material resources and opportunities

b. higher self-esteem

c. no benefits

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Choose the incorrect statement about skin bleaching.

a. Skin bleaching is only common for black women.

b. Skin whiteners are sold by prominent companies.

c. Skin bleaching has an international market.

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Choose the incorrect statement.

a. Skin color shades are not noticed in Latina communities.

b. Skin color is a concern for many women of color.

c. Lighter skin is considered aesthetically pleasing in many cultures.

. The names for darkest color skin in African American communities show

a. disapproval of dark skin coloration

b. approval of dark skin coloration

c. neutrality with regards to skin color

. Colorism includes the valuing and disvaluing of ______________along with skin tone.

a. facial features

b. hair texture

c. both facial features and hair texture

. Beauty expectations may work to

a. splinter and distract women from making coalitions and taking action to improve social conditions and address oppression

b. unify women as they have common concerns about the quality and safety of beauty products

c. not impact the group dynamics between women

. Beauty pageants in Nigeria specifically seek out different types of beauty to match the intended audience's expectations, which shows that beauty standards

a. possess similarities around the world

b. contain some locally shaped influences

c. differ only superficially

. In beauty pageants in Nigeria, contestants who often won possessed

a. light skin, no matter what the pageant's purpose

b. light skin or dark skin, depending on the pageantâs purpose and venue

c. no consistent patterns in skin color

. A common pattern with some exceptions is that lighter skinned men and women have ____________ of educational realization.

a. the same level

c. a lesser level

c. a higher level

. A social dynamic in black, Asian, and Latino communities that differentiates and ranks by skin color is called a:

a. global color hierarchy

b. pigmentocracy

c. color-coded society

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