Chapter 11: Race and Ethnicity

The Supreme Court case, Loving v. Virginia, legalized interracial marriage in 1967. This is an example of:

Amalgamation

The process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture describes:

Assimilation

The belief that race relations in America are bad because the white ruling class has passed various laws and regulations to keep other racial groups from achieving equality is best associated with which of the following sociological perspective?

Conflict theory

Prejudiced action against a group of people, describes which of the following concepts best?

Discrimination

Carol's uncle believes that racism and discrimination have made a positive impact on society - but only in the lives of those who are members of the dominant group. Which sociological perspective is Carol's uncle coming from?

Functionalism

Maya's first grade class is diverse: there are four students from Central America, two students from Vietnam, two students from the England, three students from Kuwait, a student from Mexico, two students from United States, and five students from western Europe. Maya's class is:

Pluralistic

The idea that most people's racial beliefs are based on images conveyed in popular media since many people never meet members of certain races for themselves. This idea is associated best with which perspective?

Symbolic Interactionist

The Jewish population being blamed by Adolf Hitler for Germany's pre-war problems is an example of:

The scapegoat theory

True or false: The majority of American citizens are descendants of immigrants?

True

When Dalton, who is white, drives his car over the speed limit, a police officer lets him off with a warning. When Ivan, who is Hispanic, drives his car at the same speed as Dalton on the same road, the officer gives him a ticket, even though his record is clean. This is an example of:

White privilege