2: Race and Ethnicity- Race/ethnicity/ discrimination

What is discrimination? Another word for stereotyping Biased actions against an individual or group Belief that a race different from yours is inferior

Biased actions against an individual or group

Which of the following is an example of a numerical majority being treated as a subordinate group? Creoles in New Orleans Black people under apartheid in South Africa Jewish people in Germany White people in Brazil

Black people under apartheid in South Africa

________ is the unjust treatment of a category of people simply because they belong to that category while ________ is when someone has a preconceived opinion that isn't based on reason or experience Discrimination; prejudice Minority groups; stereotypes Prejudice; racial steering Stereotypes; discrimination

Discrimination; prejudice

Which intergroup relation displays the least tolerance? Expulsion Genocide Segregation Assimilation

Genocide

Which of the following is the best explanation of racism as a social fact? It needs to be eradicated by laws. It is like a magic pill. It does not need the actions of individuals to continue. It needs to be controlled by policy.

It does not need the actions of individuals to continue.

What is the one defining feature of a minority group? Lack of power Numerical minority Self-definition Strong cultural identity

Lack of power

What intergroup relationship is represented by the "salad bowl" metaphor? Assimilation Pluralism Segregation Amalgamation

Pluralism

________ is a socially defined category based on physical differences between different groups of people. Social construct Ethnicity Prejudice Race

Race

What doctrine justified legal segregation in the South? De jure Jim Crow Separate but equal Plessey v. Ferguson

Separate but equal

colorism:

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

subordinate group:

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

dominant group:

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

The racial term "African American" does not refer to: a person who came from Africa and immigrated to Europe people whose ancestors came to the United States through the slave trade a black person living in the United States a white person who originated in Africa and now lives in the United States

a person who came from Africa and immigrated to Europe

racism:

a set of attitudes, beliefs, and practices that are used to justify the belief that one racial category is somehow superior or inferior to others

race:

a socially constructed category that produces real effects on the actors who are racially categorized

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: subordinate groups blame dominant groups for their problems. dominant groups blame subordinate groups for their problems. some people are predisposed to prejudice. race is not biologically definable.

dominant groups blame subordinate groups for their problems.

Amalgamation is represented by the ________ metaphor. salad bowl separate but equal melting pot Statue of Liberty

melting pot

stereotypes:

oversimplified generalizations about groups of people

Ethnicity does not include shared: beliefs language religion physicality

physicality

Stereotypes are not based on: ethnicity prejudice gender race

prejudice

discrimination:

prejudiced action against a group of people

Which of these terms refers to the physical separation of two groups, particularly in residence, but also in workplace and social functions? segregation genocide pluralism assimilation

segregation

ethnicity:

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

A term that can be used interchangeably with the term "minority" is numerically small. racial group. ethnic group. subordinate group.

subordinate group.

expulsion:

the act of a dominant 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

color-blind racism:

the belief that one doesn't "see" race

genocide:

the deliberate annihilation of a targeted (usually subordinate) group

pluralism:

the 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 (compare with "melting pot")

sedimentation of racial inequality:

the intergenerational impact of de facto (a matter of custom) and de jure (a matter of law) racism that limits the abilities of Black people to accumulate wealth

segregation:

the physical separation of two groups, particularly in residence, but also in workplace and social functions

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 biologically identifiable

racial profiling:

the use by law enforcement by looking at race alone when determining whether to stop and detain

The fact that Brad, as a Caucasian in the United States, can be reasonably sure that he will deal with authority figures of the same race as him is a result of: white privilege. scapegoating theory. intersection theory. conflict theory.

white privilege.