comm mid term quiz

Question 1

this occurs when the policies and procedures of an organization, public or private, treat people differently based on their race or provide different services

Answer 1

institutional racism

Question 2

____ is based on group’s cultural traditions, geographical ties, and common language and is NOT defined by the group’s skin color or biological make up

Answer 2

ethnicity

Question 3

____ is defined as when one’s biology or sex does not match how the person presents themselves to the world

Answer 3

transgender

Question 4

this occurs when there is an unequal distribution of assets within a country

Answer 4

wealth inequality

Question 5

what two groups were occupied in the first US Census in 1790

Answer 5

whites an black

Question 6

women in america have total freedom when it comes to reproductive rights

Answer 6

false

Question 7

which of the following is not true

Answer 7

the American psychiatric association’s current diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorder considers homosexuality a psychiatric illness

Question 8

_____ is defined as who you are attracted to sexually, who you choose to engage in sexual activity with, and how you identify your behavior

Answer 8

sexuality

Question 9

in 1896 the US Supreme Court ruled the plessy v. ferguson that racially separate passenger cars in public transit not violate the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment and separate but equal became the law of the land until1954 when it was Plessy was overturned

Answer 9

true

Question 10

xenophobia

Answer 10

fear or hatred of people perceived as being different from oneself

It can be based on a person’s race, ethnicity, nationality, religion, or other distinguishing characteristics

Question 11

white supremacy

Answer 11

doctrine of white superiority and non-white inferiority that justifies domination and prejudicial treatment of minority groups

Question 12

stereotype

Answer 12

an often unfair and untrue belief that many people have about all people or things with a particular characteristic

Question 13

socioeconomic status

Answer 13

this is determined by measuring an individuals or groups education, income, and employment.

this directly impacts ones quality of life, development across lifespan

Question 14

intersectionality

Answer 14

described the ways multiple oppressions intersect to impact lives