Exam 10: Race and Ethnicity

The most recent Asian Americans to migrate to the U.S.have come from.

Which of these statements regarding the judgments people make about others is false?

How do sociologists distinguish between prejudice and discrimination?

Persons with theperspective believe that to overcome adversity and oppression,the minority person needs to imitate the dominant White culture as much as possible.

While prejudice is an attitude,discrimination is.

In general,are likely to attribute poverty and lower class status to individual disposition or personality,whileare more likely to attribute the cause of poverty to discrimination and lack of opportunity.

The principle ofholds that stereotypes,especially negative ones,are often applied interchangeable from one group to another.

The Civil Rights Movement

A problem with the terms "Latino" and "Latina" is that they

John has a mixed-race background.He is most likely to experience which of the following?

Racial groups are defined by:

According to the text,there are different forms of racism.Overt,obvious racism,such as physical violence or the use of racial slurs is termed.

At the time of their "discovery," Native Americans had:

Ethnic identity emerges and changes depending upon the social circumstances.

Different groups use different criteria to define racial groups.

In order for a group to be considered an ethnic group they must

31is the evaluation of a social group based on misconceptions about the group.

Compare and contrast the psychological theories of prejudice with the sociological theories of prejudice.

The scapegoat theory of prejudice suggests that prejudice originates when groups direct their frustrations about their own social and economic difficulties at members of minority groups.

In the Middle East race is a salient characteristic that takes priority over religion.