CH. 10 Review

Anil, a professor of Indian origin, went to a community bank to apply for a home loan. The banker told Anil that he does not qualify for a loan. According to the bank's policy, it is risky to offer loans to minority group members because they are not likely to hold a steady job. This scenario illustrates _____.

institutional discrimination

What is race?

it is a social construction

Which of the following statements best defines discrimination?

it is behavior that treats people unequally or unfairly because of their group membership

In the context of dominant-minority group relations, which of the following statements best defines segregation?

it is the physical and social separation of dominant and minority groups

A(n) _____ is any group that may be treated differently and unequally because of their physical, cultural, or other characteristics.

minority

Which of the following statements is true about racial and ethnic self-identification?

people have varying preferences for self-identification

U.S. minorities have numerous ethnic newspapers and radio stations, and the same constitutional rights as the dominant group. This is an example of _____.

pluralism

Izzy, a white teenager, thinks that her friend, Lisa, has a low level of intelligence because Lisa is not white. In this case, Izzy's belief illustrates _____.

prejudice

A(n) _____ refers to people who share visible physical characteristics, such as skin color and facial features.

racial group

Children of immigrants are more likely than their U.S.-born peers to __________.

suffer from chronic illnesses

In the context of sociological explanations of racial-ethnic inequality, which of the following perspectives argues that people learn attitudes toward dominant and minority groups through labeling and selective perception?

symbolic interactionist perspectives

In the context of the sociological explanations of racial-ethnic inequality, _____ see ongoing strife between dominant and minority groups.

conflict theorists

A(n) _____ is any physically or culturally distinctive group that has the most economic and political power.

dominant group

In 1851, the governor of California officially called for the extermination of all Indians in the state. This is an example of _____.

genocide

Which of the following statements is true of Asian Americans?

Asian Americans have the highest median household income

A(n) _____ refers to people who identify with a common national origin or cultural heritage.

ethnic group

Laura disapproves of Sofia, a recent immigrant, because she cannot speak English fluently. Laura criticizes Sofia for not adopting the U.S. culture yet. In this case, Laura's attitude toward Sofia reflects a _____ view of racial-ethnic relations.

functionalist

_____ refers to the overlapping and cumulative effects of inequality due to racism and sexism.

gendered racism

Which of the following is true of the descendants of European immigrants to the United States?

the generally fare much better financially than most other groups

Which of the following statements is true of Latinos?

the latino population is increasing this century due to recent immigration

Which of the following statements is true of African Americans?

the median family income of African Americans is the lowest of al racial-ethnic groups

Which of the following statements is true about intermarriage between different racial or ethnic groups?

the rate of racial-ethnic intermarriages has increased rapidly

Which of the following statements about immigrants and jobs is true?

there's little evidence that immigration has had a negative impact on the majority of native-born workers' wages or employment levels

Which of the following statements is true of dominant groups?

they can treat other groups as subordinates