Prejudice

Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination demonstrates that __________.

prejudice and discrimination are related one can be prejudiced but not discriminate

A salesperson with no prejudice tolerates racial slurs from customers because he is afraid that they might take their business elsewhere. Based on Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, the salesperson is a(n)

unprejudiced discriminator

A business owner is not prejudiced and does not discriminate even if pressure is applied. Based on Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, the business owner is a(n)

unprejudiced nondiscriminator

One trait of an authoritarian personality is __________.

viewing society as naturally competitive rigid thinking

is not one of the outcomes of Adorno's study of prejudice.

Personality types not being able to be correlated with prejudice

The video on theories of prejudice and discrimination points out that prejudice could include which of the following?

Prejudice by gender Dislike of fat people

The 1949 essay, Discrimination and the American Creed, was written by

Robert K. Merton

Which of the following is one of the categories of Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination?

Timid bigot Fair-weather liberal Active bigot

A(n) ___ is a person who is not prejudiced and who believes that all people are equal. He or she does not discriminate based on group membership (e.g., race, ethnicity, age, or sect).

all-weather liberal

Theodor Adorno linked prejudice with a(n) ___ personality type.

authoritarian

Interest in prejudice and discrimination peaked __________.

due to efforts to integrate the U.S. Armed Forces after World War II due to concerns about anti-Semitism

The personality traits of authoritarians include __________.

ethnocentrism an obsession with status

A business owner hates gays and refuses to allow them into his shop. Based on Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, the business owner is a(n) prejudiced discriminator

prejudiced discriminator

A businessman with personal prejudices foregoes them because a minority offers a profitable business opportunity. Based on Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, the businessman is a(n)

prejudiced nondiscriminator

Allport viewed prejudice as something that is rooted in

the human need to organize the world into categories