4.9: Section Quiz
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4.2: RACIAL, ETHNIC, AND MINORITY GROUPS
- The racial term “African American” can refer to:
- A Black person living in the United States
- People whose ancestors came to the United States through the slave trade
- A White person who originated in Africa and now lives in the United States
- Any of the above
- What is the one defining feature of a minority group?
- Self-definition
- Numerical minority
- Lack of power
- Strong cultural identity
- Ethnicity describes shared:
- Beliefs
- Language
- Religion
- Any of the above
- Which of the following is an example of a numerical majority being treated as a subordinate group?
- Jewish people in Germany
- Creoles in New Orleans
- White people in Brazil
- Black people under apartheid in South Africa
- Scapegoat theory shows that:
- Subordinate groups blame dominant groups for their problems
- Dominant groups blame subordinate groups for their problems
- Some people are predisposed to prejudice
- All of the above
4.3: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON RACE AND ETHNICITY
- As a White person in the United States, being reasonably sure that you will be dealing with authority figures of the same race as you is a result of:
- Intersection theory
- Conflict theory
- White privilege
- Scapegoating theory
- Speedy Gonzalez is an example of:
- Intersection theory
- Stereotyping
- Interactionist view
- Culture of prejudice
4.4: PREJUDICE, DISCRIMINATION, AND RACISM
- Stereotypes can be based on:
- Race
- Ethnicity
- Gender
- All of the above
- What is discrimination?
- Biased thoughts against an individual or group
- Biased actions against an individual or group
- Belief that a race different from yours is inferior
- Another word for stereotyping
- Which of the following is the best explanation of racism as a social fact?
- It needs to be eradicated by laws.
- It is like a magic pill.
- It does not need the actions of individuals to continue.
- None of the above
4.5: INTERGROUP RELATIONSHIPS
- Which intergroup relation displays the least tolerance?
- Segregation
- Assimilation
- Genocide
- Expulsion
- What doctrine justified legal segregation in the South?
- Jim Crow
- Plessy v. Ferguson
- De jure
- Separate but equal
- What intergroup relationship is represented by the “salad bowl” metaphor?
- Assimilation
- Pluralism
- Amalgamation
- Segregation
- Amalgamation is represented by the _____________ metaphor.
- Melting pot
- Statue of Liberty
- Salad bowl
- Separate but equal
4.6: RACE AND ETHNICITY IN THE UNITED STATES
- What makes Native Americans unique as a subordinate group in the United States?
- They are the only group that experienced expulsion.
- They are the only group that was segregated.
- They are the only group that was enslaved.
- They are the only group that is indigenous to the United States.
- Which subordinate group is often referred to as the “model minority?”
- African Americans
- Asian Americans
- White ethnic Americans
- Native Americans
- Which federal act or program was designed to allow more Hispanic American immigration, not block it?
- The Bracero Program
- Immigration Reform and Control Act
- Operation Wetback
- SB 1070
- Many Arab Americans face _______________, especially after 9/11.
- Racism
- Segregation
- Islamophobia
- Prejudice
- Why did most White ethnic Americans come to the United States?
- For a better life
- To escape oppression
- Because they were forced out of their own countries
- a and b only