Introduction to Sociology- Chapter 11

17. Which federal act or program was designed to allow more Hispanic American immigration, not block it?

a. The Bracero Program

14. Amalgamation is represented by the _____________ metaphor.

a. melting pot

16. Which subordinate group is often referred to as the "model minority?"

b. Asian American

5. Scapegoat theory shows that:

b. dominant groups blame subordinate groups for their problems

13. What intergroup relationship is represented by the "salad bowl" metaphor?

b. pluralism

10. Speedy Gonzalez is an example of:

b. stereotyping

18. Many Arab Americans face _______________, especially after 9/11.

c. Islamophobia

8. Which of the following is the best explanation of racism as a social fact?

c. It does not need the actions of individuals to continue.

11. Which intergroup relation displays the least tolerance?

c. genocide

4. Which of the following is an example of a numerical majority being treated as a subordinate group?

d. Blacks under apartheid in South Africa

12. What doctrine justified legal segregation in the South?

d. Separate but equal

15. What makes Native Americans unique as a subordinate group in the United States?

d. They are the only group that did not come here as immigrants.

19. Why did most white ethnic Americans come to the United States?

d. a and b only (for a better life AND to escape oppression)

6. Stereotypes can be based on:

d. all of the above

1. The racial term "African American" can refer to:

d. any of the above

3. Ethnicity describes shared:

d. any of the above

7. What is discrimination?

b. Biased actions against an individual or group

2. What is the one defining feature of a minority group?

c. lack of power

9. As a Caucasian in the United States, being reasonably sure that you will be dealing with authority figures of the same race as you is a result of:

c. white privelage