MNA2100 - Chapter 14

The ________ was established to monitor the amended Civil Rights Act of 1972 and related laws.

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)

True or False: Prejudice is the way you behave as a result of your stereotypes.

False

True or False: Scapegoating is the practice of blaming yourself unfairly when things go wrong.

False

True or False: Unlike other prejudices, economic prejudice typically goes one way as it usually involves the rich looking down on the poor.

False

________ is the way you feel as a result of the stereotypes you believe in.

Prejudice

Which of the following is an important ingredient for reducing prejudice?

Proximity

________ are your thoughts or beliefs about specific groups of people.

Stereotypes

Which of the following statements is true of ethnocentrism?

The phenomenon of ethnocentrism is not always intentional.

True or False: Prejudice and discrimination based on gender are known as sexism.

True

Prejudice and discrimination toward older people are referred to as

ageism.

In his book on prejudice, Gordon Allport has stated that the effects of being victimized by discrimination fall into the two categories of

blaming oneself and blaming external causes.

Valencia is of the opinion that her culture is superior to other cultures. She criticizes the beliefs of people belonging to other cultures. Valencia's attitude best exemplifies

ethnocentrism.

Ethnocentrism is an emotional source of prejudice because of

people's gut-level feelings about how right their group is and how wrong other groups are.

Greg, the manager of a retail store, puts up pornographic images on the walls of his office cubicle. This act of Greg can be construed as

sexual harassment.

Janice's manager, Mr. Stone, makes it a point to compliment her every day and sometimes comments on her perfect figure. These comments make Janice uncomfortable. Mr. Stone's behavior could be construed as

sexual harassment.

Cognitive origin of prejudice deals with prejudice that arises from

the ability to categorize people quickly.

A general observation about extremely prejudiced people is that

they may suffer from low levels of self-esteem.

Equal status refers to the condition that occurs

when companies hire employees who are frequent targets of discrimination into all levels within the company.