Question 1

The contact hypotheses comes from which theoretical perspective?

Accepted Answer

A) functional 
B) conflict 
C) symbolic interaction 
D) post-modernist

Question 2

The __________ is most likely to develop in a family environment in which dominating parents who are anxious about status use physical discipline but show very little love in raising their children.

Accepted Answer

A) superiority personality 
B) inferiority personality 
C) passive-aggressive personality 
D) authoritarian personality

Question 3

From a sociological perspective, __________ is a negative attitude based on faulty generalizations about members of specific racial, ethnic, or other groups.

Accepted Answer

A) prejudice 
B) discrimination 
C) stereotyping 
D) profiling

Question 4

Discuss discrimination and distinguish between individual and institutional discrimination.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss discrimination and distinguish between individual and...

Question 5

The "Trail of Tears" was one of the most disastrous acts of forced assimilation that African Americans experienced in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Diversity training programs are attempts at getting people to discard their negative stereotypes about race.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Initially, children do not have a frame of reference from which to question the prejudices of their relatives and friends. When they are rewarded with smiles or laughs for telling derogatory jokes or making negative comments about outgroup members, children's prejudiced attitudes may be reinforced. According to symbolic interactionists, this exemplifies __________.

Accepted Answer

A) social learning 
B) frustration-aggression 
C) the authoritarian personality 
D) unprejudiced discrimination

Question 8

In sports, calling a player of color a derogatory name, participating in racist chanting during a sporting event, and writing racist graffiti in a team's locker room are all forms of __________ racism.

Accepted Answer

A) closed 
B) overt 
C) open 
D) subtle

Question 9

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 coach is a/an __________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

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 11

The ultimate form of discrimination occurs when people are considered to be unworthy to live because of their race or ethnicity. An example of this is __________ , the deliberate, systematic killing of an entire people or nation.

Accepted Answer

A) Discrimination 
B) Genocide 
C) Prejudice 
D) Racism

Question 12

Outline sociologist Joe Feagin's four major types of discrimination and provide examples of each.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Outline sociologist Joe Feagin's four major types...

Question 13

Switzerland has been described as a model of __________ pluralism; more than 6 million people with French, German, and Italian cultural heritages peacefully coexist there.

Accepted Answer

A) miscegenation 
B) accommodation 
C) compatibility 
D) segregation

Question 14

White, ethnic immigrants of Irish and Italian descent have been the most privileged group in the United States.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

To sociologists, a __________ is one whose members, because of physical or cultural characteristics, are disadvantaged and subjected to unequal treatment by the controlling group and who regard themselves as objects of collective discrimination.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 16

Often members of subordinate racial and ethnic groups become __________ and are often blamed for societal problems (such as unemployment or an economic recession) over which they have no control.

Accepted Answer

A) authoritarian personalities 
B) racists 
C) frustrated nonaggressors 
D) scapegoats

Question 17

A person may decide not to rent an apartment to someone of a different race. This would be an example of __________ discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) uniform 
B) institutional 
C) standard 
D) individual

Question 18

Segregation may be enforced by law. __________ segregation refers to laws that systematically enforced the physical and social separation of African Americans in all areas of public life.

Accepted Answer

A) De face 
B) De jure 
C) De hisce 
D) De facto

Question 19

In the United States, indigenous groups lost property, political rights, aspects of their culture, and often their lives. The effects of past __________ are reflected today in the number of Native Americans who live on government reservations.

Accepted Answer

A) ethnic pluralism 
B) structural assimilation 
C) internal colonialism 
D) racial accommodation

Question 20

Persons of color and white women are considered to be __________ group members in the United States, particularly when these individuals are from lower-income categories.

Accepted Answer

A) dominant 
B) multilateral 
C) majority 
D) minority

Exam 9: Race and Ethnicity.

The contact hypotheses comes from which theoretical perspective?

The __________ is most likely to develop in a family environment in which dominating parents who are anxious about status use physical discipline but show very little love in raising their children.

From a sociological perspective, __________ is a negative attitude based on faulty generalizations about members of specific racial, ethnic, or other groups.

Discuss discrimination and distinguish between individual and institutional discrimination.

The "Trail of Tears" was one of the most disastrous acts of forced assimilation that African Americans experienced in the United States.

Diversity training programs are attempts at getting people to discard their negative stereotypes about race.

In sports, calling a player of color a derogatory name, participating in racist chanting during a sporting event, and writing racist graffiti in a team's locker room are all forms of __________ racism.

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 coach is a/an __________.

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

The ultimate form of discrimination occurs when people are considered to be unworthy to live because of their race or ethnicity. An example of this is __________ , the deliberate, systematic killing of an entire people or nation.

Outline sociologist Joe Feagin's four major types of discrimination and provide examples of each.

Switzerland has been described as a model of __________ pluralism; more than 6 million people with French, German, and Italian cultural heritages peacefully coexist there.

White, ethnic immigrants of Irish and Italian descent have been the most privileged group in the United States.

To sociologists, a __________ is one whose members, because of physical or cultural characteristics, are disadvantaged and subjected to unequal treatment by the controlling group and who regard themselves as objects of collective discrimination.

Often members of subordinate racial and ethnic groups become __________ and are often blamed for societal problems (such as unemployment or an economic recession) over which they have no control.

A person may decide not to rent an apartment to someone of a different race. This would be an example of __________ discrimination.

Segregation may be enforced by law. __________ segregation refers to laws that systematically enforced the physical and social separation of African Americans in all areas of public life.

In the United States, indigenous groups lost property, political rights, aspects of their culture, and often their lives. The effects of past __________ are reflected today in the number of Native Americans who live on government reservations.

Persons of color and white women are considered to be __________ group members in the United States, particularly when these individuals are from lower-income categories.