Exam 3: Prejudice and Discrimination

In the United States, the practice of __________ was once widespread throughout the South. Not only were children specifically assigned to certain schools to maintain racial separation, but segregationist laws kept all public places racially separated as well. This exclusion can also take the form of __________ as residential patterns become embedded in social customs and institutions.

Psychological and sociological perspectives complement each other in providing a fuller explanation about intergroup relations.

Explain how authoritarian personality is connected to racial prejudice and discrimination.

Malik thinks that if we truly want to have racial equality at some point in this country, we need to have institutions which are racially diverse in order to give all races an equal chance. He would support __________ programs.

According to Allport, __________ can lead to a group becoming a scapegoat.

The __________ of the 1890s and early 20th century established segregated public facilities throughout the South, which subsequent generations accepted as proper and maintained in their own adult lives.

Mark views nonwhites with skepticism. He thinks they are all trying to take something for nothing. However, he is too worried about the social repercussions to act on his feelings. Mark is a(n) __________.

Statements such as "African Americans are good musicians" and "Asians are good engineers" support the fact that stereotypes __________.

Stereotypes involve __________.

Talcott Parsons provided one bridge between psychology and sociology by introducing what concept as a variable in frustration-aggression theory?

Stereotypes __________.

Stereotypes can be positive or negative.

Denigrating another group to justify our maltreatment of them is called __________.

Frustration-aggression theory __________.

__________ is a type of ethnophaulism.

In advertising and music, __________.

In the __________ process, individuals acquire the values, attitudes, beliefs, and perceptions of their culture or subculture, including religion, nationality, and social class.

Using Merton's fourfold typology, explain the interrelationships between prejudice and discrimination. Use examples to support your points.

Gary runs a bank. He is only interested in giving loans to people with an excellent credit history. As a result, he ends up loaning to very few racial minorities. Gary is participating in __________ even if he is not aware of it.

Racial profiling is __________.