Race and Ethnicity

Chapter 14

Someone can be discriminatory without being prejudiced.

a. Yes

b. No

Prejudice is _____.

a. a belief that one racial category is superior to another

b. blaming people for one’s own troubles

c. treating categories of people differently

d. a rigid and unfair generalization about an entire category of people

Prejudice is _____.

The correct answer is “d”. a rigid and unfair generalization about an entire category of people

What theory holds that prejudice springs from frustration among

people who are themselves disadvantaged?

a. authoritarian personality theoryb. scapegoat theoryc. culture theoryd. conflict theory

• The correct answer is b. scapegoat theory.

What theory holds that prejudice springs from frustration among

people who are themselves disadvantaged?

What theory holds that prejudice helps powerful people oppress

others?

a. authoritarian personality theoryb. scapegoat theoryc. culture theoryd. conflict theory

• The correct answer is d. conflict theory.

What theory holds that prejudice helps powerful people oppress

others?

______ are the largest racial or ethnic minority in the United States.

a. African Americans

b. Hispanics

c. Asian Americans

d. Native Americans

______ are the largest racial or ethnic minority in the United States.

• The correct answer is b. Hispanics.

a. Ethnicity

b. Culture

c. Race

d. Nationality

_____ is a shared cultural heritage.

• The correct answer is a. Ethnicity.

_____ is a shared cultural heritage.

Bias built into the operation of society’s institutions is _____.

a. prejudice

b. discrimination

c. scapegoating

d. institutional prejudice and discrimination

• The correct answer is d. institutional prejudice and discrimination.

Bias built into the operation of society’s institutions is _____.

A state in which people of all races and ethnicities are distinct but have

equal social standing is _____.

a. genocideb. miscegenationc. pluralismd. assimilation

• The correct answer is c. pluralism.

A state in which people of all races and ethnicities are distinct but have

equal social standing is _____.Native Americans were entitled to U.S.

citizenship in _____.

In 1882, the U.S. government passed the first of several laws limiting

________ immigration.

a. Japanese

b. Chinese

c. Filipino

d. Korean

• The correct answer is b. Chinese.

In 1882, the U.S. government passed the first of several laws limiting

________ immigration.

In this country, all of the states below have a “minority majority” except

_____.

a. California

b. New Mexico

c. Florida

d. Hawaii

• The correct answer is c. Florida.

In this country, all of the states below have a “minority majority” except

_____.

Research using the Bogardus social distance scale shows that U.S.

college students _____.

a. are less prejudiced than students several decades ago

b. believe Arabs and Muslims should be kept out of the country.

c. have the strongest prejudice against African Americans.

d. all of the above

Research using the Bogardus social distance scale shows that U.S.

college students _____.

• The correct answer is a. are less prejudiced than students are less prejudiced than students several decades ago.