sociology ch 11

Why did Hispanic Americans come to the United States?

A need for cheap agricultural labor.

Which subordinate group is often referred to as the "model minority"?

Asian Americans

Ethnicity describes shared:

Beliefs, language, religion

What is Discrimination

Biased actions against an individual or group

Why did most white ethnic americans some to the united states?

For a better life and to escape oppression

Which intergroup relation displays the least tolerance?

Genocide

Many Arab Americans face______, especially after 9/11.

Isamophobia

Which of the following is the best explanation of the racism as a social fact?

It does not need the action of individuals to continue.-emile Durkheim

What is the one defining feature of the minority group?

Lack of power

Amalgamation is represented by the ________ metaphor

Melting pot

What intergroup relationship is represented by the "Salad bowl" metaphor

Pluralism

Speedy Gonzalez is an example of

Stereotyping

Which feral act or program was designed to allow more hispanic american immigration, not block it?

The Brancero Program

culture of prejudice

The theory that prejudice is embedded in our culture

What makes Native Americans unique as a subordinate group in the United States?

They are the only group that did not come here as immigrants

As a Caucasian in the United States, being reasonably sure that you will be dealing with authority figures of the same race as you is a result of:

White Privilege

The racial term "African American" can refer to:

a black person living in the united states, people whose ancestors come to the united states through the slave trade, a white person who originated in Africa and now lives in the United States

subordinate group

a group of people who have less power than the dominate group

dominant group

a group of people who have more power in a society than any of the subordinate groups

scapegoat theory

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

minority group

any group of people who are singled out from the others for differential and unequal treatment

prejudice

biased thought based on flawed assumptions about a group of people

Scapegoat theory shows that:

dominate groups blame subordinate groups for their problems

pluralism

he ideal of the United States as a "salad bowl:" a mixture of different cultures where each culture retains its own identity and yet adds to the "flavor" of the whole

Discrimination

prejudiced action against a group of people

institutional racism

racism embedded in social institutions

ethnicity

shared culture, which may include heritage language, religion, and more

expulsion

the act of a dominate group forcing a subordinate group to leave a certain area or even the country

racial steering

the act of real estate agents directing prospective homeowners toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race

colorism

the belief that one type of skin tone is superior or inferior to another within a racial group

genocide

the deliberate annihilation of a targeted (usually subordinate) group

sedimentation of racial inequality

the intergenerational impact of de facto and de jure racism that limits the abilities of black people to accumulate wealth

redlining

the practice of routinely refusing mortgages for households and business located in predominately minority communities

amalgamation

the process by which a minority group and a majority group combine to form a new group

assimilation

the process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture

social construction of race

the school of thought that race is not a biologically identifiable

model minority

the stereotype applied to a minority group that is seen as reaching higher educational, professional, and socioeconomic levels without protest against the majority establishment

racial profiling

the use by law enforcing of race alone to determine weather to stop and detain someone

intersection theory

theory that suggests we cannot separate the effects of race, class, gender, sexual orientation, and other attributes. Developed by Feminist Sociologist Patricia Hill Collins.