Chapter 13 Race and Ethnicity - Sociology

When someone/or a group, judges solely on skin tone this is an example of (best definition):

Colorism

When Wendy's sorority sisters discover that Wendy is a lesbian, they hold a secret meeting to decide if Wendy should still be allowed to pledge. A handful of the sisters vote "no." This is an example of:

Homophobia

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

Not biologically identifiable

When someone/or a group, dictates who best fits into an area or who is most suspicious based on ethnicity, color or culture this is______ (best definition)

Profiling

Which of the following is an example of racial steering?

Real estate agents directing white clients to look for housing in certain neighborhoods, and non-white clients to others.

Jenny is given a doll for 2nd birthday, while her brother, Tyrone, is given a fire truck. This is an example of gender:

Socialization

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:

Symbolic interactionist

Speedy Gonzalez is a popular cartoon character, but is widely considered an inappropriate stereotype. Many children are/were raised watching Speedy Gonzalez cartoons, unaware that such stereotypes are negative. This is a product of?

The culture of prejudice

Adolf Hitler blaming Germany's pre-war problems on the Jewish population is an example of:

The scapegoat theory

In the United States today, which race would be considered the dominant group by Marx?

White