Chapter 8 Quiz Review

Which of the following is NOT a feature of a minority group? A. Minority group members believe they are superior to the majority B. Minority group members develop a self-conscious common identity. C. Minority group members practice endogamy D. Minority group members suffer social disadvantages.

A. Minority Group members believe they are superior to the majority

Which of the following is not a feature of minority group? A. Minority group members believe they are superior to the majority B. Minority group members develop a self-conscious common identity. C. Minority group members practice endogamy D. Minority group members suffer social disadvantages.

A. Minority group members believe they are superior to the majority

How do you sociologist define majority? A. A group that makes less than 50% of the total population B. A group that makes up less than 20% of the total population C. A group whose members suffer from unequal treatment D. A group that is smaller than the dominant group

C. A group whose members suffer from unequal treatment

Which major U.S. racial group has the lowest high school drop-out rate? A. African-American B. Hispanics C. Caucasians D. Native Americans E. Asian Americans

E. Asian American

When whites are less than half the population of any given state, it is called a: A. Pluralistic state B. Metadiverse state C. Postmodern state D. Minority state E. Majority minority state

E. majority minority state

The fact that there were different racial categories in the past than there are today demonstrates the social construction of race. A. True B. False

True

How is the prejudice different from discrimination?

Prejudice is an attitude; discrimination is an action.

An action or behavior that results in the unequal treatment of an individual because of his membership in a racial or ethnic group is called: A. Prejudice B. Discrimination C. Plagiarism D. Passing E. Racial assimilation

B. Discrimination

The words "race " and "ethnicity are used interchangeably because they mean essentially the same thing. A. True B. False

B. False

What Racial issue does function and help to explain? A. The persistence of racial division in America today B. The assimilation of European ethnic groups into larger society C. The continued existence of a distant Hispanic identity and culture in the United States D. The every day mechanism of racial pass E. The way that race permeates lived experience in every day life

B. The assimilation of European ethnic groups into larger society

What has modern science determined about racial categories? A. There is greater diversity between racial population than within them B. Biologically there is no such thing as a pure race C. Some Racial groups are genetically predisposed to be more intelligent than others. D. Some racial groups are genetically predisposed to be more athletically inclined than others

B. biologically there is no such thing as a pure race

Which of the following is NOT an example of discrimination? A. Refusing to sell someone a home in a particular neighborhood because of their race. B. Grading students unfairly because of race or gender. C. Believing that African Americans are better dancers than white people. D. pulling over a motorist based on solely on their race.

C. Believing that African-Americans are better dancer than white people

In the early 1900s, native-born Americans, usually Protestants, did not consider Irish Italian or Jewish immigrants to be white What does this illustrate? A. Racial passing B. An enactment of symbolic ethnicity C. The social construction of race D. Racial purity E. Racial superiority

C. The social construction of race

According to conflict theory, what is the real source of racism? A. They need for social solidarity in group cohesion B. The people who attempt to live as if they were members of a different racial group C. The struggle for power and control D: The desire for assimilation E. The ways that people use cost benefit analysis to decide if they want to display their ethnicity

C. The struggle for power and control

According to conflict theory, what is the real source of racism? A. They need for social solidarity in group cohesion B. The people who attempt to live as if they were members of a different racial group C. The struggle for power and control D. The desire for assimilation

C. The struggle for power and control

Which of the following is an example of prejudice? A. Not hiring someone because of their ethnicity B. Giving African-Americans higher mortgage interest rates C. Only searching people of certain ethnicities at the airport D. Believing that Asians are better at math

D. Believing that Asians are better at math

The belief that all Irish are drunks as an example of: A. Discrimination B. Miscegenation C. Passing D. Prejudice E. Underrepresentation

D. Prejudice

What explanation does functionalism have for prejudice and discrimination today? A. Prejudice and discrimination are the result of a struggle for scarce resources. B Prejudice and discrimination are the perpetuated by economic, not racial, factors. C. Prejudice and discrimination are established on an international level D. Prejudice and discrimination help to increase group cohesion.

D. Prejudice and discrimination help to increase group cohesion

What explanation does functionalism have for prejudice and discrimination today? A. Prejudice and discrimination are the result of a struggle for scarce resources. B Prejudice and discrimination are the perpetuated by economic, not racial, factors. C. Prejudice and discrimination are established on an international level D. Prejudice and discrimination help to increase group cohesion.

D. Prejudice and discrimination help to increase group cohesion.

How is prejudice different from discrimination? A. Prejudice is an action; discrimination is an attitude. B. Prejudice can only be negative; discrimination can either be negative or positive. C. Prejudice only occurs within minority groups, but discrimination can happen anywhere. D. Prejudice is an attitude; discrimination is an action.

D. Prejudice is an attitude; Discrimination is an action

How do sociologists define race? A. An inherited set of predisposition B. A group with a shared cultural heritage C. The same way they define ethnicity D. A social category based on real or perceived biological differences.

D. a social category based on real or perceived biological differences

The bell curve by Richard J die Herrnstein and Charles Murray generated an enormous amount of controversy when it first came out, largely because it suggested that racial differences in IQ scores were due to genetically driven differences in intelligence in argue that "both genes in the environment have something to do with racial differences" for those who disagree that seemed like a very familiar argument because: A. Racism usually has to do with a groups cultural characteristics B. This is the same argument that was made by the founding fathers to justify racist treatment of both Native Americans and involuntary African immigrants C. As always, it leaves education policy at the center of a racial controversy D.Racist believes are often rooted in the assumption that differences between groups are biologically-based

D. racist beliefs are often rooted in the assumption that differences between groups are biologically-based

A set of beliefs about the superiority of one racial or ethnic group compared to another is: A. Discrimination B. Racism C. Prejudice D. Pluralism E. Assimilation

Racism

The belief that Asians are genetically predisposed to be more intelligent than Europeans is an example of:

racism

In the 1900sthere was a strong prejudice against Irish immigrants and their descendants. Editorial cartoons often depicted the Irish as physically distinct and as looking like apesWhat does this tell you about the history of race in the United States?

the Irish were considered a separate race