Online Soc Ch 11
Which of the following is an example of racial steering?
Real estate agents directing white clients to look for housing in certain neighborhoods, and non-white clients to others.
The term assimilation is defined by the text as...
The process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture
1967's Supreme Court case Loving v. Virginia, a case which legally allowed interracial marriage, is an example of...
amalgamation
Asad's first grade is diverse: there are two students from Korea, five students from South America, two students from the United States, three students from Kuwait, a student from Mexico, two students from England, and five students from western Europe. Asad's class is...
pluralistic
Which of the following is NOT an example of a stereotype?
Isaiah cooking his girlfriend a meat-free dinner because she is a vegetarian
In 2010, what did controversial Senate Bill 1070 propose, causing a series of protests and legal battles?
During a lawful stop, detention, or arrest, Arizona police officers may establish the immigration status of anyone they suspect may by here illegally.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt's order 9066, which authorized the establishment of internment camps for anyone with as little as one-eighth Japanese ancestry following Pearl Harbor, is an example of...
expulsion
Cedric'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 Cedric's uncle coming from?
functionalism
The term discrimination is defined in the text as...
prejudiced action against a group of people
Max believes 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. Max's perspective is...
symbolic interactionist
