Chapter 11

According to the social construction of race school of thought, race is:

a social construct

Max believes that most people's racial beliefs are based on images conveyed in popular media since many people never meet members of certain races for themselves. Max's perspective is:

culture of prejudice

Which group within the United States has been stereotyped as the model minority?

asian americans

The term assimilation is defined by the text as:

describes the process by which a minority individual or group gives up its own identity by taking on the characteristics of the dominant culture.

Which of the following is an example of racial steering?

real estate agents direct prospective homeowners toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race

The scapegoat theory

suggests that the dominant group will displace its unfocused aggression onto a subordinate group