CH.8

Question 1

__________ is the use by law enforcement of race alone to determine whether to stop and detain someone.

a). racial profiling
b). minority group
c).ethnicity
d). racial steering

Answer 1

racial profiling

Question 2

social construction of race is defined as:

Answer 2

is a more sociological way of understanding racial categories… etc.

Question 3

ethnicity is defined as:

Answer 3

a term that describes shared culture-the-practices, values, and beliefs of a group.

Question 4

_________ is any group of people who, because of their physical or cultural characteristics are singled out from the others in society.

Answer 4

minority group

Question 5

_____ can be used interchangeably with the term minority.

Answer 5

subordinate group

Question 6

_____ is a term often submitted for the group that’s in the majority

Answer 6

dominant group

Question 7

_______ suggests that the dominant group will displace its unfocused aggression onto a subordinate group

Answer 7

scapegoat theory

Question 8

_____ is oversimplified generalizations about groups of people

Answer 8

stereotypes

Question 9

________ refers to the beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and attitudes someone holds about a group

Answer 9

prejudice

Question 10

_______ is/are type of prejudice used to justify the belief that one racial category is somehow superior or inferior to others

Answer 10

racism

Question 11

______ is when someone believes one type of skin tone is superior or inferior to another within a racial group

Answer 11

colorism

Question 12

______ consists of actions against a group of people, be based on age, religion health, and other indicators

Answer 12

discrimination

Question 13

________ is when a real estate agents direct prospective homeowners toward or away from certain neighborhoods based on their race.

Answer 13

racial steering

Question 14

_______ refers to the benefits people receive simply by being part of the dominant group

Answer 14

privilege

Question 15

_______ is the practice of routinely refusing mortgages for households and business located in predominately minority communities

Answer 15

redlining

Question 16

________ is the deliberate annihilation of a targeted (usually subordinate) group is the most toxic intergroup relationship

Answer 16

genocide

Question 17

______ id the subordinate group being forced, be a dominant group, to leave a certain area or country

Answer 17

expulsion

Question 18

________ is the physician seperation of two groups, particularly in residence, but also in workplace and social functions

Answer 18

segregation

Question 19

_____ is the process by which a minority individual or group give up its own identity by taking on the characteristics of the dominant culture

Answer 19

assimilation

Question 20

______ is the process by which minority group and majority group combine to form a new group

Answer 20

amalgamation

Question 21

during the 1930s the nazi party blamed german economic hardship on jews. it is an example of:

Answer 21

scapegoat theory

Question 22

institutional racism is defined as:

Answer 22

the way in which racism is embedded in the fabric of society

Question 23

in the post civil war era, black and white peoples were seperated in almost all public places. there were different bathrooms and water fountains.

Answer 23

segregation

Question 24

gale meets a new student at his school. the students name is jose and gale assumes he is hispanic.

Answer 24

stereotype

Question 25

real estate agent karen smith shows african american couple a house in a predominately white neighborhood. they like the house and tell the real estate agent that they want to buy it. karen then tells the couple that they should consider cheaper options.

Answer 25

racial steering