Exam 8: Racial and Ethnic Inequality

A subordinate group in society is called a __________ group.

Racial stratification provides Whites with a number of things, including __________.

George believes that the secondary status of minorities is due to their own inferior culture and poor decision making. His beliefs align with the __________ theory.

__________ refers to the fact that members of some minority groups are more likely to be exposed to harmful substances in the environment.

A person who uses IQ tests to justify differential treatment of minority groups is basing his/her viewpoint in __________ theory

A group labeled as a "race" by the wider society and bound together by common social and economic conditions is a __________ group.

Established and customary social arrangements that exclude on the basis of race are known as __________.

By the middle of the twenty-first century, minority groups will comprise about __________ percent of the U.S. population.

The __________ theory, proposed by Omi and Winant, asserts that race is the factor which determines and structures life in the United States.

Asian Americans are __________, giving rise to the term "Pan-Asian."

Which of the following minority groups has the lowest life expectancy in the United States today?

Whereas __________ models blame inequality on the cultural values of the majority group, __________ theories blame inequality on the individuals who are prejudiced against minority groups.

Mark, who is African American, was recently pulled over by the police. When he asked why he was stopped, the officer did not say anything specifically and Mark did not think he was committing a violation. Mark suspects he was being profiled and pulled over for __________.

Malik is from Syria and has lived in the United States for over three decades. During that time, in a process known as __________, he has seen his racial category change from "Middle Easterner" to "Arab."

Which of the following contributes to the minority education gap?

What is the significance of the census allowing citizens to choose more than one racial category?

__________ refers to discrimination that is built into the operation of social institutions, including the economy, schools, and the legal system.

The terms "majority" and "minority" refer to the actual numbers of people in certain groups.

"Hispanic," "Arab," and "Asian American" are all examples of __________.

The idea that race no longer matters in explaining inequality or policymaking because racism has been overcome is called __________.