Chapter 3

Question 1

Color-blind Ideology

Answer 1

concept that there is ‘sameness’ between racial/ethnic groups despite inequalities past and present

Question 2

Discrimination

Answer 2

unequal treatment of different categories of people

Question 3

Ethnicity

Answer 3

shared cultural heritage/nationality

Question 4

False Equivalency

Answer 4

a logical fallacy where there is supposedly an equivalence between opposing arguments simply because they share a logical comparison

Question 5

Hierarchy

Answer 5

system of organizing/ranking people/groups

Question 6

Institutional Prejudice

Answer 6

biases built into societal institutions

Question 7

Prejudice

Answer 7

an outlook towards a person/group that is based on status or being a part of a certain group

Question 8

Pseudoscience

Answer 8

a claim presented as science that lacks an actual scientific accuracy or evidence

Question 9

Race

Answer 9

socially constructed category of people that share certain physical characteristics

Question 10

Racialization of the State

Answer 10

Implementation of policies that discriminate against minorities while providing whites with advantages

Question 11

Racism

Answer 11

belief that one race is superior to another; systematic and institutional discriminatory practices

Question 12

Reverse Racism

Answer 12

perceived belief that racism goes both ways

Question 13

Thomas Theorem

Answer 13

situations that are defined as real are real in their consequences

Question 14

Monolithic Groups

Answer 14

when everyone in the group is the same, with the same experiences, problems, and goals

Question 15

Intersectionality Theory

Answer 15

intersection of various aspects of inequality, all of which come together to form one’s social position (race, gender, class, etc)

can be privileged in some ways and not in others

Question 16

Collective Identity

Answer 16

connection with a broader community, perception of shared status