Last Unit

Question 1

Race

Answer 1

Different characteristics are physical and biologically inherited

Question 2

Ethnic Group

Answer 2

Different characteristics are cultural

Question 3

Minority Group

Answer 3

Disadvantaged. Excluded from full participation in society.

Question 4

Moderates and bias

Answer 4

Bias is Subtle

Question 5

Extremists and bias

Answer 5

Bias is blatant

Question 6

Stereotyping

Cognitive, Affective, or Behavioral?

Answer 6

Cognitive

Question 7

Prejudice

Cognitive, Affective, or Behavioral?

Answer 7

Affective

Question 8

Discrimination

Cognitive, Affective, or Behavioral?

Answer 8

Behavioral

Question 9

In-group

Answer 9

We belong to this group. “Us”

Question 10

Out-group

Answer 10

We do not belong to this group. “Them”

Question 11

In-Group Bias

Answer 11

View in-group positively and out-group negatively

Question 12

Out-Group Homogeneity Effect

Answer 12

Out-group members perceived as similar

Question 13

Participants observe a video of a man lightly shoving another man. Who was perceived as hostile more often in this study? Black men or white men?

Answer 13

Black men 73% of the time

White 13%

Question 14

Microagressions

Answer 14

Brief daily exchanges that send denigrating messages to individuals because of their group membership

Question 15

Stereotype Threat

Answer 15

Threat that one’s own behavior will confirm a negative stereotype. Can reduce performance.

Question 16

Word, Zanna, & Cooper (1974)

Answer 16

Studied how African Americans are treated differently than whites by experimenting with fake job interviews and noting the differential treatment.

Question 17

Realistic Group Conflict Theory

Answer 17

Intergroup hostility can arise as a result of conflicting goals and competition over limited resources

Question 18

Scapegoating

Answer 18

Group blamed for problems

Question 19

Institutional Discrimination

Answer 19

Systematic discrimination against a group.

Question 20

Intergroup Relations: Amalgamation

Answer 20

Melting pot; New cultural/genetic blend

Question 21

Intergroup Relations: Assimilation

Answer 21

Racial and ethnic minorities absorbed into the culture, differences disappear

Question 22

Intergroup Relations: Pluralism

Answer 22

Racial and ethnic groups maintain distinct identity; participate jointly in politics and economy

Question 23

Intergroup Relations: Exploitation

Answer 23

Racial and ethnic differences used to rationalize exploitation

Question 24

Intergroup Relations: Ethnic conflict

Answer 24

Ethnocentrism combined with struggle for resources

Question 25

Contact Hypothesis

Answer 25

What kind of intergroup contact increases and decreases prejudice?

Question 26

Jigsaw Classroom

Answer 26

Diverse groups of students work together on projects with separate pieces

Question 27

Family of Orientation

Answer 27

Family grew up in

Question 28

Family of Procreation

Answer 28

Family created

Question 29

Endogamy

Answer 29

Marry someone relatively similar. (Social class, age, race, etc)

Question 30

Exogamy

Answer 30

Marry someone different enough (No incest)

Question 31

Corporate Culture

Answer 31

Assumes workers have no competing responsibilities

Question 32

The glass ceiling

Answer 32

the unseen, yet unbreachable barrier that keeps minorities and women from rising to the upper rungs of the corporate ladder, regardless of their qualifications or achievements.

Question 33

The mommy track

Answer 33

Path in a woman's life that puts priority to being a mother. Work arrangements facilitate motherhood, such as flexible hours. Few opportunities for career advancement.

Question 34

The sandwich generation

Answer 34

Old parents are needing care while teenagers are needing care