Exam 9: Race and Ethnicity

Why are Native Americans called the "invisible minority"?

What are the most prevalent myths regarding race?

According to anthropologists and biologists,how many distinct races exist among humans? What are the racial classifications discussed in the textbook? Why are the racial categories chosen by the author inadequate to provide a full picture of race?

Explain the difference between prejudice and discrimination. Is it possible to be prejudiced but not to discriminate? Or,to discriminate without being prejudiced?

Distinguish the difference between "race" and "ethnicity," and give an example of each.

Because so many Americans have become interested in their roots," which of the following food choices do some analysts use to illustrate the belief that America is a diverse nation?

Which state has the highest percentage of minorities?

Everyone who shares a respective ethnic identity expresses that identity through the same ethnic work.

The Minutemen are a branch of the U.S. Border Patrol assigned to conduct covert operations to stop illegal immigration.

________ refers to seeing certain features of a situation while ignoring others,and the use of labels to group individual members as if they were all alike.

The sociologist who argued that social class has become the most significant factor in determining life chances of African Americans in today's U.S. society was ________.

People who are prejudiced against one racial or ethnic group tend to be prejudiced against other groups.

The process of compartmentalization helps people who engage in genocide to maintain a sense of being good and moral.

Which social forces might influence changes in the cultural diversity of America,to invalidate the predictions made in Cultural Diversity in the United States,"Glimpsing the Future: The Shifting U.S. Racial-Ethnic Mix"?

What is one reason many Latinos have a hard time getting good jobs in the United States?

What is the largest minority group in the United States today?

Research has demonstrated that prejudice can have positive ramifications.

The 1896 Supreme Court ruling that approved "separate but equal" accommodations for blacks and whites as a reasonable use of state power was ________.

Who are the Minutemen?

-Figure 9.3 "Global Patterns of Intergroup Relations: A Continuum" uses a directional arrow to measure the level of humanity,with the patterns of intergroup relations on the far left being "inhumane" and those on the far right "humane." Why is this line misleading?