Exam 9: Race and Ethnicity

__________ typically starts in large, impersonal settings such as schools and workplaces, and only later (if at all) results in close friendships and intermarriage.

All forms of protest are considered acts of civil disobedience.

__________ refers to the interactive effect of racism and sexism on the exploitation of women of color.

Explain how the experiences of Latinos/as or Hispanics have been different from those of other racial and ethnic groups in the United States.

Psychologist Theodor W. Adorno and his colleagues concluded that highly prejudiced individuals tend to have a(n) __________, characterized by excessive conformity, submissiveness to authority, intolerance, insecurity, a high level of superstition, and rigid, stereotypic thinking.

Ethnic pluralism requires a change or shift in one's ethnic or cultural identity.

According to the contact hypothesis, contact between members of divergent or opposing groups will lead to more favorable attitudes under certain conditions. Which of these is not one of the necessary conditions?​

Despite decades of enforcement of Civil Rights legislation, neighborhoods in the United States still tend to be racially segregated. This is an example of __________.

The major criticism of split-labor-market theory is that it_________________________.

Although the United States had colonial rule over the Philippines from 1898 to 1946, Filipinos were not considered citizens of the United States.

Switzerland has been described as a model of __________ pluralism; more than 6 million people with French, German, and Italian cultural heritages peacefully coexist there.

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) has ruled that the use of Native American nicknames and mascots by college athletic teams is essentially harmless and will not be subject to regulation.

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

The term __________ refers to blatant behavior and may take the form of public statements about the "inferiority" of members of a racial or ethnic group.

The explanation for racist and prejudice that comes from the symbolic interactionist perspective is __________.

The __________ states that people who are disappointed in their efforts to achieve a highly desired goal will respond with a pattern of assertiveness toward others.

__________ is a process by which members of subordinate racial and ethnic groups become absorbed into the dominant culture.

What is internal colonialism, and which groups in the United States have experienced internal colonialism?​

__________ is a set of attitudes, beliefs, and practices used to justify the superior treatment of one racial or ethnic group and the inferior treatment of another racial or ethnic group.

According to the sociological definitions, a subordinate group and a dominant group are actually categories, not groups, because members do not necessarily interact with each other.