Chapter 10

Question 0

Racism

Answer 0

the belief that one race is supreme and all others are innately inferior.
One race is superior and other races innately inferior

Question 1

Racial group

Answer 1

describes a group that is set apart from others because of physical differences that have taken on social significance.
White black Asian
Physical
Characteristic skin hair texture

Question 2

Ethnic group

Answer 2

set apart from others primarily because of its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns.

Question 3

Minority group

Answer 3

subordinate group whose members have significantly less control or power over their own lives than the members of a dominant or major- ity group have over theirs.

Question 4

Racial formation

Answer 4

sociohistorical process in which racial categories are created, inhabited, transformed, and destroyed.

Question 5

Prejudice

Answer 5

negative attitude toward an entire category of people, often an ethnic or racial minority.

Question 6

Stereotype

Answer 6

unreliable generalizations about all mem- bers of a group that do not recognize individual differ- ences within the group.

Question 7

Discrimination

Answer 7

denial of oppor- tunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or other arbitrary reasons

Question 8

Glass ceiling

Answer 8

refers to an invis- ible barrier that blocks the promotion of a qualified individual in a work environment because of the individual’s gender, race, or ethnicity

Question 9

Assimilation

Answer 9

process through which a person forsakes his or her cultural tradition to become part of a different culture.

Question 10

Amalgamation

Answer 10

happens when a majority group and a minority group combine to form a new group.

Question 11

Pluralism

Answer 11

based on mutual respect for one another’s cultures among the various groups in a society.