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Week 1 Quiz
Question 1
The denial of
opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups for prejudices or
other arbitrary reasons is
o
prejudice.
o
discrimination.
o
segregation.
o
deprivation.
Question 2
Another term for an
ethnic slur is ________.
o
ethnocentrism
o
prejudice
o
ethnophaulism
o
discrimination
Question 3
Races can be clearly
distinguished on the basis of
o
skin color.
o
blood type.
o
genetic resistance to malaria.
o
none of these
Question 4
Prejudice is
o
a negative attitude, not behavior
o
aimed at individuals, not groups.
o
negative behavior, not an attitude.
o
based on accurate definitions.
Question 5
Which is an example of
the development of panethnicity?
o
Mexican Americans
o
the coalition of tribal groups as Native
Americans or American Indians
o
Japanese Americans
o
Puerto Ricans who have dual citizenship
in the U.S. and Puerto Rico
Question 6
In sociology, minority
refers to the
o
subordinate group.
o
dominant group.
o
largest group.
o
smallest group.
Question 7
The deliberate
systematic killing of an entire people or nation is called
o
colonialism.
o
aa
apartheid.
o
genocide.
o
to
totalitarianism
Question 8
Blacks as
superstitious, Whites as uncaring, and Jews as shrewd are examples of
o
stereotyping.
o
prejudice
o
exploitation.
o
caste approach.
Question 9
Any police-initiated
action based on race, ethnicity, or national origin rather than behavior is
called
o
stereotyping
o
scapegoating.
o
racial profiling.
o
driving while black (DWB).
Question 10
What is reverse
discrimination?
o
The charge that women are also
discriminated against in employment practices.
o
The charge that affirmative action
discriminates against dominant group members.
o
The charge that Blacks have prejudice
against Whites.
o
all of these
Question 11
William Ryan’s phrase
“blaming the victim” refers to ________.
o
the dominance of the minority group over the racial majority
o
the efforts undertaken by society to
protect racial and ethnic minorities
o
criticisms made by dominant groups
against the government
o
the portrayal of the problems of racial
and ethnic minorities as their fault
Question 12
Which of the following
terms refers to the physical separation of two groups of people in terms of
residence, workplace, and social functions?
o
assimilation
o
amalgamation
o
segregation
o
pluralism
Question 13
White men who were
ex-convicts were found to be __________, according to research conducting by
sociologist Devah Pager.
o
more likely than Black men with clean
records to be asked back after a job interview
o
less likely than Black men with clean
records to be asked back after a job
interview
o
more likely to find housing than poor
Black families
o
White men.
Question 14
Race is
o
biological
o
socially constructed.
o
phenotypical.
o
important only to Whites.
Question 15
What is the difference
between discrimination and prejudice?
o
prejudice is bad and discrimination is
worst
o
discrimination is an attitude while
prejudice is a action
o
prejudice is a negative attitude and
discrimination is the denial of opportunities which involves behavior
o
prejudice is a belief while
discrimination is a way of life
Question 16
What are the four
labels associated with Merton's Typology?
o
all-weather racist, reluctant
conservative, timid racist, and reluctant racist
o
all-weather liberal, reluctant liberal,
timid bigot, and all -weather bigot
o
all-weather bigot, reluctant liberal,
timid conservative, and all-weather racist
o
discrimination, prejudice, bigotry, and
racism
Question 17
The term ________
refers to the forced deportation of people, accompanied by systematic violence
including death.
o
apartheid
o
segmented assimilation
o
ethnic cleansing
o
fusion
Question 18
The owner of a car
dealership refuses to hire a female applicant not because he feels women are
incompetent, but because he fears that customers will be less likely to buy a
car from a woman. According to Merton, the owner is being a(an)
o
authoritarian
o
timid bigot.
o
all-weather bigot
o
reluctant liberal.
Question 19
A person who harbors
prejudice but will not discriminate if it costs money or reduces profits is
called a(an)
o
all-weather liberal.
o
timid bigot.
o
all-weather bigot.
o
reluctant liberal.
Question 20
Secession is ________.
o
the physical separation of two groups in
residence, workplace, and social functions
o
the withdrawal of a group of people from
a dominant group to establish a new nation
o
the eviction of a specific subordinate
group from certain areas or even a nation
o
the deliberate, systematic killing of an
entire population or people
Question 21
Reluctant liberals are
those who
o
discriminate in an overt fashion.
o
discriminate if there is social pressure
to do so.
o
harbor prejudice but do not express it.
o
harbor prejudice but do not express it.
Question 22
Many Baltonian men were
effectively barred from serving in the police department of Rhodia because they
failed to meet the minimum height requirement. The height requirement in no way
helped perform the job effectively and favored White men in securing positions
in the department. This is an example of ________.
o
occupational segregation
o
reverse discrimination
o
institutional discrimination
o
group libel
Question 23
Which of the following
is an advantage of being White as identified by McIntosh?
o
watching television and seeing people of
one’s own race being underrepresented
o
being considered financially reliable
when using checks, credit cards, or cash
o
having to speak for all the people of
one’s race
o
speaking effectively in a large group
and being called a credit to one’s race
Question 24
The status of being
between two cultures at the same time is
o
the melting pot.
o
exigency.
o
marginality.
o
amalgamation
Question 25
Criminal offenses
against persons due to their race, ethnicity, religion, or sexual orientation
are called
o
racial profiling.
o
discriminatory offenses.
o
ethnophaulism.
o
hate crimes.
Question 26
The landmark 1964 Civil
Rights Act prohibits discrimination in public accommodations and publicly owned
facilities on the basis of
o
race.
o
national origin.
o
sex
o
all of these
Question 27
Environmental justice
refers to
o
the right to live in communities free
from the threat of hazardous waste.
o
giving minorities equal access to
parkland recreation programs.
o
using tribal laws in US courtrooms.
o
making sure Green parties can appear on
ballots.
Question 28
Which term refers to
positive efforts to recruit minority group members or women for jobs,
promotions, and educational opportunities?
o
affirmative action
o
institutional discrimination
o
the quota system
o
goal displacement
Question 29
When asked to comment
on their “Whiteness,” White people most likely see themselves ________.
o
stigmatized as racist
o
racially tolerant
o
ethnically diverse
o
pioneers of reverse discrimination
Question 30
Which of the following
allows a minority group to express its own culture and still to participate
without prejudice in the larger society?
o
assimilation
o
amalgamation
o
segregation
o
pluralism
Question 31
he process by which an
individual gives up his or her own cultural tradition to become part of a
different culture is known as
o
amalgamation.
o
pluralism
o
assimilation
o
genocide
Question 32
An ethnic group is a …
o
group set apart from others because of
its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns.
o
group whose members have significantly
less control or power over their own lives than do members of a dominant or
majority group
o
a group that shares similar levels of
wealth.
o
a group that left a country to settle in
another one.
Question 33
The practice of
locating landfills near minority neighborhoods exemplifies
o
environmental justice.
o
housing discrimination.
o
environmental racism.
o
fair housing policy.
Question 34
Glass ceiling describes
o
barriers that block the promotion of a
qualified worker because of gender or minority membership.
o
barriers to moving laterally in a
business to positions that are more likely to lead to upward mobility.
o
the male advantage experienced in
occupations dominated by women.
o
none of these
Question 35
The president of a bank
refuses to hire the most qualified candidate for a key management position
because he is Jewish. This is an example of
o
discrimination.
o
prejudice.
o
the contact hypothesis.
o
the self-fulfilling prophecy.
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