10.2 Prejudice & Discrimination

Often, we have subconscious attitudes or beliefs about other ethnicities or races that guides shapes our behavior without us noticing. This is called ____.

implicit bias

The income and wealth gap between white and black households is evidence of ____.

institutional racism

The theory that explains racism as a response or defense mechanism by people who are frustrated or face economic anxiety is called ____.

scapegoat theory

When immigrants come to the US, many of them feel compelled to give up their native language in order to learn English. This is an example of ____.

assimilation

Prejudice is a(n) ____, whereas discrimination is a(n) ____.

attitude; action

The term "racism" can be used to describe ____.

beliefs, thoughts, and actions based on the assumption that one race is innately superior (or inferior) to another

The fact that people of different races tend to be highly concentrated into "their" neighborhoods, even in large cities like New York, Chicago, and Los Angeles, illustrates the prevalence of ____ in our country.

de facto segregation

Mary is a waitress who refuses to wait on black customers. This is an example of ____.

discrimination

Javi belongs to a Boy Scout troop. Whenever they go on campouts, they make sure to bring halal/kosher food for their Muslim/Jewish members and vegetarian option for their Hindu members. They also always have a worship service that includes their Buddhist and atheist members. This is an example of ____ in action.

pluralism

When Latinos and African-Americans are portrayed in violent video games as criminals and members of gangs, this is an example of ____.

stereotypes