Question 1

Which theoretical perspective is associated with the contact hypothesis?

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalism 
B)  conflict theory 
C)  symbolic interactionism 
D)  postmodernism

Question 2

In terms of income, employment, housing, nutrition, and health, African Americans are the most disadvantaged racial or ethnic group in the United States today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Internal colonialism, the split-labor-market theory, and gendered racism are theories that are rooted in the __________ perspective.

Accepted Answer

A)  functionalist 
B)  conflict 
C)  symbolic interactionist 
D)  postmodern

Question 4

A small group of white students, without the support of other students or faculty members, defaces a professor's office with racial epithets. Joe Feagin would label the behavior of these students ______________discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A)  indirect institutionalized 
B)  small-group 
C)  direct institutionalized 
D)  isolate

Question 5

An umpire dislikes African Americans and, with deliberate intent, often makes official calls incorrectly when black players are at bat. According to sociologist Robert Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, this umpire is a (n)______________.

Accepted Answer

A)  unprejudiced nondiscriminator 
B)  unprejudiced discriminator 
C)  prejudiced nondiscriminator 
D)  prejudiced discriminator

Question 6

The______________ states that when people from divergent groups are exposed to each other, favorable attitudes and behavior develop when certain factors are present.

Accepted Answer

A)  relational hypothesis 
B)  social behavior thesis 
C)  contact hypothesis 
D)  functionalist perspective

Question 7

Hispanics are the fastest growing minority group in the United States today.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

In the United States today, African Americans make up about ______________of the population.

Accepted Answer

A)  0.7 percent 
B)  3.6 percent 
C)  13.2 percent 
D)  28.9 percent

Question 9

According to sociologist Robert Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, ______________are not personally prejudiced and do not discriminate against others.

Accepted Answer

A)  prejudiced discriminators 
B)  unprejudiced nondiscriminators 
C)  prejudiced nondiscriminators 
D)  unprejudiced discriminators

Question 10

______________occurs when members of one group marry those of other social or ethnic groups.

Accepted Answer

A)  Cultural assimilation (acculturation) 
B)  Biological assimilation (amalgamation) 
C)  Structural assimilation (integration) 
D)  Psychological assimilation

Question 11

______________is the term for a killing carried out by a group of vigilantes seeking revenge for an actual or imagined crime by the victim.

Accepted Answer

A)  Capital punishment 
B)  Genocide 
C)  Lynching 
D)  Execution

Question 12

Psychologist Theodor W. Adorno and his colleagues concluded that highly prejudiced individuals tend to have a(n)______________ , characterized by excessive conformity, submissiveness to authority, intolerance, insecurity, a high level of superstition, and rigid, stereotypic thinking.

Accepted Answer

A)  frustrated-aggressive demeanor 
B)  authoritarian personality 
C)  scapegoat obsession 
D)  ethnocentric persona

Question 13

The explanation for racism and prejudice that comes from the symbolic interactionist perspective is______________ .

Accepted Answer

A)  social learning theory 
B)  an authoritarian personality 
C)  the frustration-aggression hypothesis 
D)  social convergence theory

Question 14

Sociologists use the term___________ for a group that is advantaged by greater power and access to resources in a society.

Accepted Answer

A)  dominant group 
B)  minority group 
C)  subordinate group 
D)  multilateral group

Question 15

What happens when individuals meet someone who does not conform to their preexisting stereotypes?

Accepted Answer

A)  They abandon the stereotypes and accept the person for who he or she is. 
B)  They ignore any behavior that contradicts the stereotype. 
C)  They ignore the person completely. 
D)  They change their ideas about the stereotypes they held.

Question 16

The term______________ refers to the deliberate, systematic killing of an entire people or nation.

Accepted Answer

A)  discrimination 
B)  genocide 
C)  prejudice 
D)  racism

Question 17

Define two of the four types of assimilation discussed in the text.

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Question 18

In terms of income, employment, housing, nutrition, and health, which of the following is the most disadvantaged racial or ethnic group in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  African Americans 
B)  Hispanic Americans 
C)  Native Americans 
D)  Asian Americans

Question 19

Explain how the experiences of Latinos/as or Hispanics have been different from those of other racial and ethnic groups in the United States.

Accepted Answer

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Question 20

Special education classes were originally intended to provide extra educational opportunities for children with various types of disabilities. However, critics claim that these programs have amounted to racial segregation in many school districts. Using the categories created by Feagin, these policies illustrate ______________discrimination.

Accepted Answer