Question 1

__________ in this country initially followed an "Anglo conformity" model; members of subordinate ethnic groups were expected to conform to the culture of the dominant white Anglo-Saxon population.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 2

A restaurant owner in the South during the 1950s does not feel negatively towards African Americans but refuses to serve them in his restaurant. According to Robert Merton's typology, the restaurant owner is a(n) _____.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Two players on a professional sports team are best friends; it so happens that one player is white and the other is African American. According to sociologist Robert Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, these players are __________.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

The caste perspective views racial and ethnic inequality as a permanent feature of U.S. society. The caste system was strengthened by __________ laws, which prohibited sexual intercourse or marriage between persons of different races.

Accepted Answer

A) antimiscegenation 
B) segregation 
C) ethnic purity 
D) racial cleansing

Question 5

Ethnic groups share five main characteristics. Which of the following characteristics is not shared by ethnic groups?

Accepted Answer

A) a sense of community 
B) a feeling of ethnocentrism 
C) unique genetic variations 
D) territoriality

Question 6

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 7

In some areas, such as Yugoslavia, people who are members of particular subordinate groups have been forced to flee or die. This is an example of __________.

Accepted Answer

A) genocide 
B) ethnic cleansing 
C) ethnocentrism 
D) authoritarianism

Question 8

Describe how the African American experience in the United States has been unique when compared with other groups.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Describe how the African American experience in...

Question 9

Ethnocentrism is maintained and perpetuated by __________, which is/are overgeneralization(s) about the appearance, behavior, or other characteristics of members of particular categories.

Accepted Answer

A) prejudices 
B) stereotypes 
C) discrimination 
D) profiling

Question 10

A prejudiced judge gives harsher sentences to all African American defendants, even though he is not supported by the judicial system in his actions. According to sociologist Joe Feagin, this illustrates __________discrimination.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

In the 1950s, the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and the civil rights movement used __________ (nonviolent action seeking to change a policy or law by refusing to comply with it) to call attention to racial inequality and to demand greater inclusion of African Americans in all areas of public life.

Accepted Answer

A) action 
B) civil obedience 
C) civil unrest 
D) civil disobedience

Question 12

Based on sociologist Robert Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, __________ hold personal prejudices and actively discriminate against others.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 13

Discuss the issue of media framing as it relates to race and ethnicity.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss the issue of media framing as...

Question 14

Based on sociologist Robert Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, __________ may have no personal prejudice but still engage in discriminatory behavior because of peer group pressure or economic, political, or social interests.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

An example of de jure segregation was the Jim Crow laws, which legalized the separation of the races in public accommodations (such as hotels, restaurants, transportation, hospitals, jails, schools, churches, and cemeteries) in the southern United States after the Civil War.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

According to sociologists, sports team names are examples of stereotypes. Which of the Following sports team names is not an example of a stereotype?

Accepted Answer

A) Atlanta Braves 
B) Pittsburgh Penguins 
C) Kansas City Chiefs 
D) Washington Redskins

Question 17

Biological (amalgamation) assimilation in the United States initially followed an "Anglo conformity" model; members of subordinate ethnic groups were expected to conform to the culture of the dominant white Anglo-Saxon population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

__________ is often hidden from sight and more difficult to prove.

Accepted Answer

A) Subtle racism 
B) Open racism 
C) Closed racism 
D) Overt racism

Question 19

This kind of theorist emphasizes assimilation into the dominant culture:

Accepted Answer

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

Question 20

Sociologist Joe Feagin identified __________ as harmful action intentionally taken by a limited number of dominant group members against members of subordinate groups. This type of discrimination is not supported by existing norms or other dominant group members in the immediate social or community context.

Accepted Answer

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

Exam 9: Race and Ethnicity.

__________ in this country initially followed an "Anglo conformity" model; members of subordinate ethnic groups were expected to conform to the culture of the dominant white Anglo-Saxon population.

A restaurant owner in the South during the 1950s does not feel negatively towards African Americans but refuses to serve them in his restaurant. According to Robert Merton's typology, the restaurant owner is a(n) _____.

Two players on a professional sports team are best friends; it so happens that one player is white and the other is African American. According to sociologist Robert Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, these players are __________.

The caste perspective views racial and ethnic inequality as a permanent feature of U.S. society. The caste system was strengthened by __________ laws, which prohibited sexual intercourse or marriage between persons of different races.

Ethnic groups share five main characteristics. Which of the following characteristics is not shared by ethnic groups?

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?

In some areas, such as Yugoslavia, people who are members of particular subordinate groups have been forced to flee or die. This is an example of __________.

Describe how the African American experience in the United States has been unique when compared with other groups.

Ethnocentrism is maintained and perpetuated by __________, which is/are overgeneralization(s) about the appearance, behavior, or other characteristics of members of particular categories.

A prejudiced judge gives harsher sentences to all African American defendants, even though he is not supported by the judicial system in his actions. According to sociologist Joe Feagin, this illustrates __________discrimination.

Based on sociologist Robert Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, __________ hold personal prejudices and actively discriminate against others.

Discuss the issue of media framing as it relates to race and ethnicity.

Based on sociologist Robert Merton's typology of prejudice and discrimination, __________ may have no personal prejudice but still engage in discriminatory behavior because of peer group pressure or economic, political, or social interests.

An example of de jure segregation was the Jim Crow laws, which legalized the separation of the races in public accommodations (such as hotels, restaurants, transportation, hospitals, jails, schools, churches, and cemeteries) in the southern United States after the Civil War.

According to sociologists, sports team names are examples of stereotypes. Which of the Following sports team names is not an example of a stereotype?

Biological (amalgamation) assimilation in the United States initially followed an "Anglo conformity" model; members of subordinate ethnic groups were expected to conform to the culture of the dominant white Anglo-Saxon population.

__________ is often hidden from sight and more difficult to prove.

This kind of theorist emphasizes assimilation into the dominant culture: