Chaper 9 10 And 11

Question 1

Race

Answer 1

A group whose inherited physical characteristics distinguish it from other groups

Question 2

Ethnicity

Answer 2

Refers to cultural characteristics

Question 3

Prejudice

Answer 3

Is attitude that is learned

Question 4

Discrimination

Answer 4

Is an action of unfair treatment an individual or a group

Question 5

What is John Dollard theory of prejudice

Answer 5

According to John Dollard prejudice is a result of frustration and people don’t know who to blame so they find scapegoats to unfairly blame

Question 6

What is Theorde Adorno theory

Answer 6

According to Theodore Adorne highly prejudice people are insecure , intolerant and long for firm boundaries established by strong authority (authoritarian personality)

Question 7

Genocide

Answer 7

Deliberate, systematic killing of entire people or nation

Question 8

Amalgamation

Answer 8

When majority group and minority group combine to form a new Group

Question 9

Assimilation

Answer 9

Process by which person forsake his or her own cultural tradition to become part of a different culture

Question 10

Segregation

Answer 10

Physical separation of two groups of people in terms of residence

Question 11

Pluralism

Answer 11

Mutual respect among various groups in a society for one another’s cultures

Question 12

Sex

Answer 12

Biological characteristics
Female and male
Reproductive organs

Question 13

Gender

Answer 13

Social Characteristics
Masculinity and femininity
Behavior and attitude

Question 14

Glass ceiling

Answer 14

The mostly invisible barrier that keeps women from advancing to the top leveled at work

Question 15

Feminism

Answer 15

The belief that men and women should be politically economically and socially equal

Question 16

Ageism

Answer 16

Prejudice and discrimination directed against people because of their age, can be against any age group

Question 17

Life expectancy

Answer 17

The number of years that an average person at any age including newborns can expect to live

Question 18

What is the continuity theory

Answer 18

Continuity theory focuses on how people continue their roles in order that adjust to change

Question 19

What’s is the Activity theory

Answer 19

According to activity theory older people who maintain a high level of activity tend to be more satisfied with life than those who do not

Question 20

Disengagement Theory

Answer 20

The view that society is stabilized by having the elderly retire (disengage from) their positions of responsibility so the younger generation can step into their shoe

Question 21

Authority

Answer 21

Is Legitimate power

Question 22

Coercion

Answer 22

Is illegitimate power

Question 23

Traditional Authority

Answer 23

Authority based on traditional

Question 24

Rational legal authority

Answer 24

Authority based on written rules

Question 25

Charismatic Authority

Answer 25

Authority Freely and Graciously given

Question 26

Monarchies

Answer 26

Is a government headed by a king or queen

Question 27

Democracies

Answer 27

Direct Representative Universal citizenship

Question 28

Dictatorships

Answer 28

When government where power is seized and held by an individual

Question 29

Oligarchies

Answer 29

Oligarchy results when a small group of individuals seizes power

Question 30

Political parties

Answer 30

Republican Democrat Third parties

Question 31

Special interest groups

Answer 31

Are people who think alike on a particular issue and mobilize for political action

Question 32

Lobbyists

Answer 32

Are people paid to influence legislation

Question 33

Preindustrial societies

Answer 33

The birth of inequality

Question 34

Industrial Societies

Answer 34

The birth of the machine

Question 35

Postindustrial societies

Answer 35

The birth of the Information Age

Question 36

Biotech societies

Answer 36

The merger of biology and economics

Question 37

Capitalism three essential features

Answer 37

The private ownership of the means of production Market competition The pursuit of profit

Question 38

Socialism

Answer 38

The public ownership of the means of production Central planning The distribution of goods without a profit motive