Exam 12: Race and Ethnicity

Built into society's institutions, _____ is negative treatment of a minority group.

_____ mortgage applicants are most frequently offered subprime loans, which charge the highest interest.

Usually negative, _____ is an attitude or prejudgment.

The idea of racial superiority is

The difference between ethnicity and race is that ethnicity refers to _____ characteristics, and race to _____ characteristics, distinguishing one group of people from another.

In conflict theory, a(n) _____ is exploited by owners in order to weaken the bargaining power of workers.

Psychologist Eugene Hartley (1946) made up the names of three ethnic groups-Wallonians, Pireneans, and Danireans-and found that people who were prejudiced against Jews and Blacks

There are two ways that a group can become a minority group. Both involve, in one way or another,

Explain the relationship between labels and genocide.

_____ exploits minority groups for economic gain.

WASP stands for

One perspective on prejudice is that it is _____, in that it creates in-group solidarity.

People who are singled out for unequal treatment and who regard themselves as objects of collective discrimination make up a(n)

_____ is an act of unfair treatment directed against an individual or a group.

_____ create self-fulfilling stereotypes.