Exam 7: Racism, Prejudice, and Discrimination

When members of either a racial or an ethnic minority group take on the characteristics of the mainstream culture by adapting their own culture patterns,__________ has occurred.

An employer with substantial federal contracts holds negative attitudes toward members of a particular group and doesn't wish to hire them.In fear of losing these contracts,the employer gives all applicants fair consideration.In Robert Merton's typology of the relationships between prejudice and discrimination,this employer would be a/an __________.

__________ refers to federally funded preschool programs aimed at preparing disadvantaged children for school,and also to counter the effects of discrimination..

In essence,frustration-aggression involves __________.

Of the following,which is the LEAST important characteristic in a group being defined as a minority by the larger society?

Children are likely to learn the prejudices of their parents,and group members are likely to discriminate if discrimination is common in the group.This reflects the power of __________.

__________ is the requirement that one must marry a person similar to oneself in religion,social class,and race or ethnicity.

The builder of a cooperative apartment house may not be negatively predisposed toward Jews,but nevertheless may refuse to sell to a Jewish family in the belief that doing so may make it difficult to rent the other apartments.In Robert Merton's typology of the relationships between prejudice and discrimination,this builder would be a __________.

In 1960,_______ percent of Americans approved of interracial marriage;by 2004,__________ percent expressed approval.

The Civil Rights Acts and Voting Rights Act were passed during the __________.

In order to avoid desegregating a neighborhood,some real estate agents avoid showing minority group members housing in that neighborhood,and,instead,show them housing only in areas where minority group members live.This is referred to as __________.