Sociology Chapter 9: Inequalities of Race & Ethnicity Review

What are the 3 patterns of Conflict?

-Genocide, -Population Transfer, -Subjugation

What are the problems with de Facto Segregation?

-Less representation for minorities -less cultural knowledge

What are some benefits to de Facto Segregation?

-less competition for jobs -more peaceful areas because the minorities are separated from those who don't like them a.k.a the minorities

What group of African Americans suffer from the greatest disparity in unemployment rates when compared to white Americans? 1) African American Teenagers 2) African American College graduates 3) African American Women 4) Elderly African Americans

1) African American Teenagers

Which of the following is an example of institutionalized discrimination 1)A country will not allow non-citizens to hold property 2) A company tests all applicants to make sure they can read, write and any necessary requirement for the job 3) A department manager gives preferential treatment to employees who are his friends even though it is against company policy 4)A preschool divides students up into classes based on their ages

1)A country will not allow non-citizens to hold property

Jews in the U.S are members of the ___ 1) The W.A.S.P 2) An ethnic minority 3) A racial minority 4) A majority

2) An ethnic minority

Which of the following patterns of Assimilation occurs most commonly to Germans in U.S in the early 1900s 1) Accommodation 2) Anglo-Assimilation 3) Population Transfer 4) Subjugation

2) Anglo-Assimilation

Which of the following phases is used to describe forced population transfer? 1) Pattern of Conflict 2) Ethnic cleansing 3) Melting Pot 4) de Facto segragation

2) Ethnic cleansing

The term "anglo" refers to an American who what 1) Whose ancestors were catholic 2) Whose ancestors came from England 3) Whose ancestors came from anywhere in Europe 4) Who is part of the middle class

2) Whose ancestors came from England

What is one advance African Americans have made in recent years? 1) Most African Americans now work in professional occupations 2)Upward mobility has resulted in the growth of a black underclass 3) African Americans are now fully represented in the U.S senate 4) Business ownership among African Americans has increased dramatically

2)Upward mobility has resulted in the growth of a black underclass

An African American High School graduate works 30 hours a week stocking groceries at a local supermarket but after looking for a full time job for over a year he has given up applying for different jobs because he is no longer seeking a job. The government will not count him as wanting a different type of work. This is an example of what? 1) Self fulfilling prophecy 2) Institutionalized discrimination 3) Hidden Unemployment 4) Cultural Pluralism

3) Hidden Unemployment

Which of the following is an example of a hate crime? 1) Not hiring a Latino American because she does not have the required skills 2) Arguing with someone about politics 3) Painting a swastika on a Jewish neighbor's garage 4) A white teenager stealing money from an Asian American because he wants to buy drugs

3) Painting a swastika on a Jewish neighbor's garage

Which of the following best describes the functionalist perspective of prejudice and discrimination? 1) When minorities are exploited, the self-concept of the dominant society is weakened. 2) Discrimination improves the economy of the society because minority members will work for low pay 3) children learn to sort people into groups by examining the behavior of the adults around them 4) Because the dominant group feels superior to the minority, its members self-concepts are strengthened

4) Because the dominant group feels superior to the minority, its members self-concepts are strengthened

A _____ minority is typically defined by physical characteristics 1) Ethnic 2) Assimilated 3) Stereotyped 4) Racial

4) Racial

Which of the following was the primary pattern used by the majority to deal with African Americans who came to the U.S as enslaved people. 1) Assimilation 2)Genocide 3)Accommodation 4)Subjugation

4) Subjugation

Which of the following groups is an example of the accommodation pattern of assimilation 1) African Americans 2)Latino Americans 3)Native Americans 4)The Amish

4) The Amish

When minority groups enter the U.S today, they are typically either assimilated or. 1)Subjugated 2)Conformed 3) Rejected 4)Accommodated

4)Accommodated

Accomodation

A minority group maintains its own culturally unique way of life and does not become part of the larger culture (Extream form of cultural Pluralism)

Genocide

A systematic effort to destroy an entire population

Anglo Conformity

Because immigrants are required to conform, one must either give up values or suppress own values.

Why do you think Asian Americans have been more successful in assimilation other than Native Americans and African Americans and Mexicans?

Because they are less physically different compared to Americans. They are also very smart which is a very good thing to have more of.

Why do Native Americans have the lowest rate of graduation of any minority group in the US?

Because they are less represented and rarely will ever leave their reservations so there is no need to learn new skills given in HS.

Treating a person differently because of his religion, culture, or race is called ....

Discrimination

T or F: A racial minority often holds an unequal share of society's privileges.

False

T or F: Due to international efforts, genocide no longer occurs in the world today

False

T or F: The members of ethnic minorities can be recognized by physical appearance

False

T or F: The most common pattern of Assimilation in the U.S is the melting pot pattern.

False

T or F: Why African Americans make less money then whites they have about the same unemployment rate as whites?

False

Killing an entire group of people for an example, because they belong to a particular ethnic group is ......

Genocide

What are the 2 ways the dominant group discriminates against the minority groups

Hate Crimes & Stereotypes

Ethnic Minority

Identified by the unique characteristic relates to culture or nationality.

Believing that Latinos are not as hard working as white people is..

Prejudice

Subjugation

Process designed to prevent a minority group from achieving equality

Cultural Pluralism

Recognizes immigrants desire to maintain a small portion of their "old" ways

Policies designed to prevent a minority group from achieving equality is ...

Segregation

Any process used to deny equal access to benefits of society such as well-paying jobs

Subjugation

de Jure

Subjugation but based on law.

Assimilation

The blending of a minority into the dominant society.

The term Anglo refers to an American..

Whose ancestors came from England

de Facto Segregation

denying opportunities to a minority group based on customs/practices. (illegal but hard to prove)

Population Transfer

the movement of Native Americans to reservations

What does the term "Consciousness of kind" mean in terms of minorites?

the recognition of belonging to a group of people who are alike in some ways, leading individuals to be positively biased toward their group consciousness.

Minority definition

they are a group of people singled out of society based on their differences. Can be a bigger number of people but still a minority.