quiz 10 race and ethnicity

Racism tends to intensify during periods of economic uncertainty and high rates of immigration. A) True B) False

A) True

Used sociologically, __________ most commonly refers to a negative attitude based on faulty generalizations about members of specific racial, ethnic, or other groups. A) prejudice B) discrimination C) profiling D) stereotyping

A) prejudice

__________ refers to the spatial and social separation of categories of people by race, ethnicity, class, gender, and/or religion. A) Social rejection B) Miscegenation C) Social isolation D) Segregation

D) Segregation

Despite decades of enforcement of Civil Rights legislation, neighborhoods in the U.S. still tend to be racially segregated. This is an example of __________. A) miscegenation B) de faccia segregation C) de jure segregation D) de facto segregation

D) de facto segregation

Prejudice may be either positive or negative toward a particular group. A) True B) False

A) True

__________ is the coexistence of a variety of distinct racial and ethnic groups within one society that occurs when groups share elements of the mainstream culture while remaining culturally distinct from both the dominant group and other social and ethnic groups. A) Ethnic pluralism B) Cultural pluralism C) Internal pluralism D) Psychological pluralism

A) Ethnic pluralism

_________ is a set of attitudes, beliefs, and practices used to justify the superior treatment of one racial or ethnic group and the inferior treatment of another racial or ethnic group. A) Racism B) Discrimination C) Stereotyping D) Profiling

A) Racism

From the functionalist perspective assimilation is positive because it leads to social stability by minimizing group differences. A) True B) False

A) True

__________ refers to actions or practices of dominant group members (or their representatives) that have a harmful impact on members of a subordinate group. A) Stereotyping B) Discrimination C) Prejudice D) Racism

B) Discrimination

Discriminatory acts are always accompanied by prejudiced attitudes. A) True B) False

B) False

Millions of Native Americans were killed due to the official policies of genocide established by the U.S. government. A) True B) False

B) False

__________ is the term for a category of people who have been singled out as inferior or superior, often on the basis of real or alleged physical characteristics such as skin color, hair texture, eye shape, or other subjectively selected attributes. A) Culture B) Race C) Tribal group D) Ethnic group

B) Race

Sociologists use the term __________ for a group that is advantaged by greater power and access to resources in a society. A) multilateral group B) dominant group C) subordinate group D) minority group

B) dominant group

Sociologist emphasize that race A) is established genetically not socially. B) is a socially constructed reality. C) is important biologically. D) has no importance within society.

B) is a socially constructed reality.

Sociologists use the term __________ for a group whose members are disadvantaged by physical or cultural characteristics, are subjected to unequal treatment by the controlling group, and who regard themselves as objects of collective discrimination. A) majority group B) subordinate group C) multilateral group D) dominant group

B) subordinate group

The term ethnicity refers to __________. A) people who share a racial identity B) a group of people who were all born in the same location C) a person's cultural background or national origin D) feelings of ethnocentrism

C) a person's cultural background or national origin

The term __________ refers to the deliberate, systematic killing of an entire people or nation. A) discrimination B) racism C) genocide D) prejudice

C) genocide

The term __________ is used for people and groups that are blamed for societal problems (such as unemployment or an economic recession) over which they have no control. A) stereotype B) mascot C) scapegoat D) minority

C) scapegoat

What happens when individuals meet someone who does not conform to their preexisting stereotypes? A) they abandon the stereotypes and accept the person for who they are B) they ignore the person altogether C) they ignore any behavior that contradicts the stereotype D) they change their ideas about the stereotypes they held

C) they ignore any behavior that contradicts the stereotype

Sociologists sometimes put the term "race" in quotation marks because A) it is not a word used within sociology. B) the word "race" has foreign origins. C) they want to highlight the importance of race sociologically. D) they recognize that the term race has little meaning in a biological sense.

D) they recognize that the term race has little meaning in a biological sense.