Chapter 12 Race And Ethnicity

As described in the text, what are the two myths of race?

Which statement is most accurate regarding the meaning of race?

How did the 2010 U.S. Census instruct Americans to classify themselves in relation to race?

Who is the best-known "Cablinasian"?

While race might reflect our biological heritage, ________ reflects our cultural heritage.

What term do Sociologists use to define groups of people who are singled out for unequal treatment and who regard themselves as objects of collective discrimination?

Based on the textbook, what are two ways a group becomes a minority?

Tony Pascalucci often wears a shirt that says, "Kiss me, I'm Italian." He flies the Italian flag at his U.S. home, greets people by saying, "Buongiorno," and is known for making the best lasagna in the valley. In view of this, which phrase best describes Tony's behavior?

For the last five years, Sarah has been trying to recover her ethnic heritage by tracing her family line. This attempt to trace her family line is an example of ________.

The belief held by many African Americans that lighter skinned African American women are more attractive than those with darker skin is referred to as ________.

Prejudice describes ________ while discrimination describes ________.

Sam, a bartender who saw duty in Vietnam, refuses to serve Asians in his bar because he believes that Asians have no business living in the U.S.A. Sam's actions describe ________.

Pedro, a legal immigrant from Mexico, and George, a white male whose family has been in America for several generations, have each applied for a car loan at the local bank. Pedro's loan was turned down while George was granted a loan. In comparing their credit history, both men had good credit, and their debts and income were comparable. This is an example of ________ against Pedro.

John recently received his semester grades and found that he had failed two courses. He says the reason he failed the two courses is that they were taught by female professors. John believes that women are really not smart enough to teach at the college level. In this example, the female professors are ________.

Who developed the theory of prejudice that addressed frustration levels and scapegoats?

According to psychologists, a(n) ________ is a person who is prejudiced and ranks high on scales of conformity, intolerance, insecurity, respect for authority, and submissiveness to superiors.

Who was the theorist who concluded that highly prejudiced people are actually insecure conformists?

The group in society made up of the unemployed who can be put to work during times of high production and then laid off when they are no longer needed is called ________.

________ refers to seeing certain features of a situation while ignoring others, and the use of labels to group individual members as if they were all alike.

The massacre of Native Americans in the 1800s, the extermination of the Jews in Nazi Germany, and the slaughter of the Tutsis in Rwanda are all examples of ________.

The systematic annihilation or attempted annihilation of a people based on their presumed race or ethnicity is called ________.

The relocation of Native Americans to reservations and the transfer of Americans of Japanese descent to internment camps during World War II are examples of ________.

When Bosnian Serbs practiced ethnic cleansing of the Muslim population during the 1990s, they employed a combination of ________.

Slavery is an example of the ways in which a country's dominant group exploits minority groups for its economic advantage. What do sociologists call this practice?

Of the following, the most extreme example of internal colonialism is ________.

Switzerland is made up of four separate ethnic groups that have kept their own languages but are peacefully united politically and economically. This pattern of intergroup relations is an example of ________.

What is another name for multiculturalism?

To which ethnic heritage do more Caucasians in America trace their roots than any other?

What is the largest minority group in the United States today?

In American history, who were the white ethnics?

Which state has the highest percentage of minorities?

The practice the South employed after the Civil War to segregate blacks from whites was called ________.

The first African American to earn a doctorate from Harvard University, who spent his lifetime studying race relations in America and was one of the founders of the NAACP, was ________.

The sociologist who argued that social class has become the most significant factor in the lives of African Americans in today's U.S. society was ________.

Of all ethnic groups, in which group are children most likely to grow up with two parents and least likely to be born to a single mother?

________ are often referred to as the "invisible minority."

Since the 1960's Native Americans have won a series of legal victories giving them control over reservation lands. During that time they have opened businesses ranging from fishing canneries to industrial parks that serve metropolitan areas. More recently the business endeavor that has attracted the most attention is the __________ business.

Which of the following statements is false?