Exam 10: Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

______________is the term for policies or procedures designed to promote equal opportunity for categories of people who have previously been excluded from equality in education, employment, and other fields on the basis of characteristics such as race or ethnicity.

Indirect institutionalized discrimination occurs when____________________________ .

The use of Native American nicknames and mascots by athletic teams is essentially harmless.

Distinguish between individual and institutional discrimination; give an example of each.

Internment camps for Japanese Americans during World War II are an example of ______________.

______________occurs when members of an ethnic group adopt dominant-group traits, such as language, dress, values, religion, and food preferences.

Which of these explanations for racism is most likely to include the concept of a scapegoat?

Discuss the changes in racial classifications and the meaning of race in the United States.

According to sociologist Robert Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, ______________hold personal prejudice but do not discriminate due to peer pressure, legal demands, or a desire for profits.

______________examine how microlevel contacts between people may produce either greater racial tolerance or increased levels of hostility.

When discriminatory behavior is routinely carried out by a number of dominant-group members and is supported by the norms of the immediate organization or community, these actions are termed______________ .

List and describe each of the four types of discrimination identified by Joe Feagin.

___________refers to the tendency to regard one's own culture and group as the standard, and thus superior, whereas all other groups are seen as inferior.

______________is the term for racist behavior that may be hidden from sight and more difficult to prove.

Within sports, team mascots that depict Native Americans in beads and paint, wearing headdresses, and doing the "tomahawk" chop are examples of ___________.

Define prejudice and stereotypes; explain the relationship between the two concepts.