Exam 9: Race and Ethnicity

Sociologists find psychological explanations of prejudice to be inadequate.

Discuss the two psychological theories to explain the cause of prejudice and discrimination.

Who developed the theory of prejudice that addressed frustration levels and scapegoats?

What is another name for multiculturalism?

With 15.4 percent of the U.S. population,why do Latinos have such a small amount of representation in American politics?

Switzerland is made up of four separate ethnic groups that have kept their own languages but are peacefully united politically and economically. This pattern of intergroup relations is an example of ________.

The United States Census Bureau allows respondents to choose as many races as they wish in describing who they consider themselves to be.

After reading Cultural Diversity in the United States,"Tiger Woods: Mapping the Changing Ethnic Terrain," discuss how race is likely to be treated in future censuses of the U.S. population.

Jews are most accurately classified as an ethnic group because they share more cultural characteristics than biological ones.

________ can be referred to as the "invisible minority."

To which ethnic heritage do more Caucasians in America trace their roots than any other?

What is the term used to describe an attitude that exaggerates the virtues of a group,such as all Asian Americans being brilliant or all African Americans being great athletes?

Based on the most recent research,why are race and ethnicity often factors in medical decisions that favor treatment for white patients?

Slavery as it was practiced in the pre-Civil War South and apartheid as practiced in South Africa are two examples of internal colonialism.

While race might reflect our biological heritage,________ reflects our cultural heritage.

The controversy over illegal Mexican laborers arriving and working in the United States is portrayed in Cultural Diversity in the United States,"The Illegal Travel Guide." In what ways are illegal Mexican laborers living and working in the U.S.,both supported and unsupported by native-born citizens?

Biologists and anthropologists generally agree on a five-member classification system to universally distinguish one race from another.

-Based on Figure 9.1,"A Sense of Ethnicity," why do minorities have a heightened sense of their ethnic or racial identity compared to members of the dominant group?

What is a scapegoat?

According to Adorno,a(n)________ is a person who is prejudiced,has deep respect for authority and is submissive to authority figures.