Exam 1: Diversity in the United States: Questions and Concepts

A recent study found that African Americans are disproportionately stopped and searched by the police. This is an example of ideological racism.

What makes social constructions significant?

Minority groups are usually disadvantaged as a result of the actions of another group or groups who benefit from the arrangement.

State laws prevented miscegenation until they were declared unconstitutional in the late 1960s.

The Robber's Cave experiment supports the idea that prejudice can be caused by ______.

Recent advances in biological research show that ______.

Gerhard Lenski is important because he linked the nature of inequality to the ______ of a society.

Gender equality is generally highest in the more developed, industrialized nations of North America and Western Europe.

Michelle is a poor African American woman. Her race, class, and gender may combine to produce a unique kind of inequality. The concept that describes this phenomenon is known as ______.

Using concepts from the chapter, explain why differences in skin color appear among human populations and how these differences have come to be associated with racial inequality.

Ideological racism is a belief system that asserts that a particular group is inferior.

Which of the following is a defining characteristic of a minority group?

The concept of ______ best reflects the degree of intimacy we are willing to accept in our relations with members of other groups.

A decline in willingness to express overt prejudice is an indication that racial inequality will decrease.

Ideological racism is the societal equivalent of individual discrimination.

According to Lenski, inequality in an agricultural society centers on control of ______.

______ is a society-wide belief system that asserts that a particular group is inferior.

Prejudice and racism persist through ______ as a package of stereotypes, emotions, and ideas.

A person refuses to rent an apartment to a person of a different racial or ethnic group. This is an example of ______.

Stereotypes are central to the affective dimension of prejudice.