sociology

In the United States, ________ would have the MOST freedom in choosing whether or not to display their race or ethnicity.

native americans

How is institutional discrimination different from individual discrimination?

negative treatment of one person by another on the basis of that person's perceived characteristics. and institutional discrimination is the negative treatment of a minority group that is built into society's institutions.

________ is a set of beliefs about the superiority of one racial or ethnic group compared to another.

racism

An example of a primary sex characteristic is

reproductive organs

The two complementary roles that functionalist Talcott Parsons identified within the family are

instrumental and expressive

The second-wave feminist movement was associated with the issue of

pushed for and achieved such reforms as equal opportunity laws, legislation against sexual harassment and marital ****, and a general increase in public awareness about gender discrimination in our society.

What is it called when a minority group is absorbed into the dominant group?

assimilation

________ is the belief in the social, political, and economic equality of the sexes.

feminist

The sociological perspective of ________ is concerned with how gender is constructed and maintained in our everyday lives.

symbolic interactionism

Societies that encourage racial and ethnic diversity have embraced the value of

Pluralism

For most sociologists, what is the difference between sex and gender?

Sex is biological; gender is social

The changing representation of LGBTQ people in the media, such as their greater inclusion and more positive treatment on television shows, can lead us to conclude that

Social phobia or social anxiety disorder

Regarding gender, functionalists generally believe that

Some social roles are better suited to one gender than the other

What metaphor best describes cultures that have embraced pluralism or multiculturalism?

A salad bowl

A transgender woman, a person who does not identify as male or female, and a person who usually identifies man who sometimes identifies as a woman are all

Agender

Which term is used to describe a person whose chromosomes or sex characteristics are neither exclusively male nor exclusively female?

Intersex

Some newspapers, magazines, and other media tend to use gender-inappropriate names or pronouns as well as other language that trans people find insensitive or offensive when describing transgender people. This is an example of

a microagression

Race is defined by sociologists

category based on real or perceived biological differences between groups of people

________ is an action or behavior that results in the unequal treatment of an individual because of their membership in a racial or ethnic group.

discrimination

An example of a secondary sex characteristic is

hair

The exploitation of a minority group within the dominant group's political borders is called

internal colonialism

Sociologists define a minority group as a group

is a social group that is systematically denied access to power and resources available to the dominant groups of a society.

Alfred Kinsey conducted research to determine what percentage of the population was heterosexual and what percentage was homosexual. Why would he have avoided asking the question, "Do you identify as gay or straight?"

he would avoid it because of sexual diversity

Which term describes the slights, insults, and misperceptions directed at members of a minority group that play out in everyday interactions?

microaggressions

What are displays of ethnic identity that only occur on special occasions?

symbolic ethnicity