Question 1

Which of the following states that intergroup interaction between people of equal status in harmonious circumstances causes them to become less prejudiced and to abandon previously held stereotypes?

Accepted Answer

A)   the contact hypothesis
B)   the self-fulfilling prophecy
C)   the anomie theory of deviance
D)   the exploitation theory of race relations A

Question 2

Unlike prejudice, discrimination ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   is a negative attitude toward an entire category of people
B)   is a belief or attitude toward an entire category of people
C)   does not ever lead to categorical rejection of people
D)   involves behavior that excludes members of a group from certain rights D

Question 3

A study by psychologists Kenneth and Mamie Clark was cited in the arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in the landmark 1954 case Brown v. Board of Education. The finding of Clarks' study suggested that ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   Black children preferred Black dolls
B)   Black children had developed a negative self-image
C)   White social scientists tend to be biased
D)   White-faced dolls were more readily available to children B

Question 4

LaPiere's study in the early 1930s involving travel with a Chinese couple throughout the United States indicated that most people who participated in the follow-up questionnaire were ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   all-weather liberals
B)   reluctant liberals
C)   all-weather bigots
D)   timid bigots

Question 5

The president of a bank refuses to hire the most qualified candidate for a key management position because the candidate is Jewish. This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   discrimination
B)   pluralism
C)   ethnocentrism
D)   panethnicity

Question 6

Which of the following statements is true of diversity training programs in organizations?

Accepted Answer

A)   They aim to reduce ill treatment based on race, gender, and ethnicity.
B)   They are more prevalent in corporations with lower representation of minorities.
C)   They follow a standard structure in all organizations.
D)   They exclude all aspects of citizenship status, marital status, and parental status.

Question 7

Scapegoating theory says that prejudiced people believe they are ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   society's victims
B)   racially tolerant
C)   prejudiced nondiscriminators
D)   devoid of ethnicity

Question 8

Opinion pollsters have been interested in White attitudes on racial issues longer than they have measured the views of subordinate groups. This neglect of minority attitudes reflects ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   the bias of the White researchers
B)   the unwillingness of minorities to participate
C)   the ethnocentrism of minorities
D)   the view that minority groups are more important to study

Question 9

________ is the fear of and prejudice toward gays and lesbians.

Accepted Answer

A)   Homophobia
B)   Anti-Semitism
C)   Sexism
D)   Ethnocentrism

Question 10

Which of the following is a conclusion of a survey on White attitudes toward African Americans?

Accepted Answer

A)   Less progress was made in the 1950s and 1960s than that was made in the late twentieth and beginning of the twenty-first centuries.
B)   The pursuit of a color-blind agenda has created lower levels of support for politics that could reduce racial inequality if implemented.
C)   There has been a growing reluctance by Whites for integration, interracial dating, and having members of minority groups attain political office.
D)   Even during periods of dramatic social upheaval, White attitudes toward African Americans remain unchanged within all generations.

Question 11

Jared, a White American, is a high school student at Dream Valley High. He is close friends with Chris, an African American. Jared often invites Chris to his house for celebration of family functions. Jared's parents are accepting of Chris. Which of the following theories of prejudice can explain the racial tolerance of Jared and his parents?

Accepted Answer

A)   authoritarian personality theory
B)   scapegoating theory
C)   normative approach
D)   exploitation approach

Question 12

Discuss racial profiling with appropriate examples.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Discuss racial profiling with appropriate examples....

Question 13

Robert Park and Ernest Burgess defined ________ as the tendency to approach or withdraw from a social group.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Robert Park and Ernest Burgess defined ________...

Question 14

Eddie, a Mexican, is a college student at Oklahoma City. He is good in studies and finishes all his college assignments on time. His White American classmates are amused at his sincerity. They think that Eddie is an exception to all Mexicans as he is not lazy like other Mexicans. The assumption of Eddie's classmates about Mexicans represents ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   racial profiling
B)   ethnocentrism
C)   stereotyping
D)   social distance

Question 15

Generally, racial profiling occurs when ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   law enforcement officers assume that people fitting certain descriptions are likely to be engaged in something illegal
B)   members of the dominant group use race-neutral principles to defend the racially unequal status quo
C)   government officials grant rights and immunities as a particular benefit or favor to Whites for being of the White race
D)   ethnic and racial minorities speak to or about members of the dominant group in a condescending way

Question 16

According to Merton's typology, a person who harbors prejudice but will not discriminate if discrimination costs money or reduces profits is called a(n) ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   all-weather liberal
B)   timid bigot
C)   all-weather bigot
D)   reluctant liberal

Question 17

Reluctant liberals are those who ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   discriminate in an overt fashion
B)   discriminate if there is social pressure to do so
C)   harbor prejudice but do not express it
D)   act without hesitation on their prejudiced beliefs

Question 18

According to the Department of Justice, any police-initiated action based on race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than behavior is called ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   panethnicity
B)   scapegoating
C)   racial profiling
D)   ethnic cleansing

Question 19

A Black worker is shown how to perform her factory job by a White male supervisor. According to the contact hypothesis, this situation would be unlikely to reduce prejudice because ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   it is set in a blue-collar work environment
B)   the worker is not a White woman
C)   the two individuals do not have equal status
D)   sexism and racism are prevalent

Question 20

A Hispanic college student from the southwest U.S. arrives in college to find that her roommate is a Jewish woman from New York. As they get to know one another they are able to overcome their initial prejudices and grow to appreciate each other's strengths and talents. This scenario is an example of the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   contact hypothesis
B)   self-fulfilling prophecy
C)   formal education hypothesis
D)   scapegoating theory

Exam 2: Prejudice