chp 11 quiz

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11.1 Which of the following is an example of a numerical majority being treated as a subordinate group?

Black people under apartheid in South Africa

11.5 Many Arab Americans face _______________, especially after 9/11.

Islamophobia

11.2 As a White person 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

11.3 Stereotypes can be based on:

all the above (race, ethnicity, gender)

11.1 Ethnicity describes shared:

any of the above (beliefs, language, religion)

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

It does not need the actions of individuals to continue.

11.1 What is the one defining feature of a minority group?

Lack of power

11.4 What intergroup relationship is represented by the "salad bowl" metaphor?

Pluralism

11.4 What doctrine justified legal segregation in the South?

Separate but equal

11.5 Which federal act or program was designed to allow more Hispanic American immigration, not block it?

The Bracero Program

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

They are the only group that is indigenous to the United States.

11.5 Why did most White ethnic Americans come to the United States?

a & b (For a better life, to escape oppression)

11.1 Scapegoat theory shows that:

dominant groups blame subordinate groups for their problems

11.4 Amalgamation is represented by the _____________ metaphor.

melting pot

11.2 Speedy Gonzalez is an example of:

stereotyping

11.3 What is discrimination?

Biased actions against an individual or group

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

Asian Americans

11.4 Which intergroup relation displays the least tolerance?

Genocide

11.1 The racial term "African American" can refer to:

any of the above (a Black person living in the United States. People whose ancestors came to the United States through the slave trade. A White person who originated in Africa and now lives in the United States)


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