Chapter 11 example #8101

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Which of the following statements about prejudice is true?
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All of these correct.
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Scapegoat theory states that prejudice is created by
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frustration among disadvantaged people.
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Based on research using the social distance scale, you can correctly say that U.S. college students today
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All of these are correct.
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Race refers to _____ considered important by a society; ethnicity refers to _____.
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biological traits; cultural traits
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Arab Americans are a U.S. minority that
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All of these are correct.
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Which of the following concepts refers to the physical and social separation of categories of people?
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segregation
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Historically, WASPs dominated the United States until about
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1960, with the election of John F. Kennedy.
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Which of the following categories of Hispanics in the United States is largest in terms of population size?
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Mexican Americans
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Today, more people are willing to define themselves as multiracial.
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True
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According to the most recent data, African Americans accounted for about what percentage of the U.S. population?
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13 percent
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What Gunnar Myrdal called the "American dilemma" was
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the denial of basic rights to African Americans by a so-called "democratic society."
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Racial segregation has existed, but it has never been legal in the United States.
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False
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Discrimination is an unfair belief about an entire category of people.
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False
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Assimilation refers to everyone shedding all their traditions and "melting" into a new population with a new way of life.
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False
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All members of a minority category are disadvantaged.
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False
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The U.S. Supreme Court outlawed slavery in the Dred Scott case of 1857.
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False
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Scapegoat theory holds that the most powerful people in a society are the most likely to hold prejudices.
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False
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In the United States, minorities typically have less
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All of these are correct.
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The adoption of the English language by Mexican immigrants in the United States is an example of
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assimilation
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Prejudice and discrimination can reinforce one another.
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True
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Conflict theory states that prejudice is
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a tool used by powerful people to oppress others.
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In most cases, race and ethnicity refer to the same thing.
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False
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Being Greek, Italian, or Vietnamese involves a distinct ethnicity.
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True
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Of all categories of Asian Americans, Japanese Americans have the highest average income.
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False