Sociology Ch. 13

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What term is used by sociologists to describe biological differences that have taken on social significance and are presumed to divide society into genetically distinct subgroups?
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race
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Which of the following properly identifies Asian Americans, as a group?
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They are a racial group
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Cultural differences that are considered socially significant and are thought to divide the population into socially distinct subgroups are called
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ethnicity
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Which of the following defines a minority group?
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a subordinate group whose members lack access to valued resources in a society
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A sociohistorical process in which racial categories are created, inhibited, transformed, and destroyed is known as
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racial formation.
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Denying opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups because of prejudice or for other arbitrary reasons is known as
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discrimination.
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Which of the following would NOT be considered discrimination?
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Sue proclaims that all poor people are criminals.
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Prejudice is to discrimination as
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behavior is to attitude.
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The practice of assuming that people who fit certain descriptions are likely to be engaged in illegal activities is referred to as
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racial profiling.
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Acts of racial profiling are
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often initiated by law enforcement officers.
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Which of the following is considered a form of institutional discrimination?
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a firm's rule that only English be spoken at work, a law school's policy of giving preference in admissions to children of influential alumni, a firm's prohibition against the use of part-time workers, (All of the answers are correct.)
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Which of the following defines affirmative action?
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positive efforts to recruit minority group members or women for jobs, promotions, and educational opportunities
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The former policy of the South African government that was designed to maintain the separation of Blacks and other non-Whites from the dominant Whites was known as
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apartheid.
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In 1896 the Supreme Court case, Plessy v. Ferguson, upheld ______________ as constitutional.
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Jim Crow laws
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In resisting segregation, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), founded by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., was best known for its
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commitment to nonviolent civil disobedience.
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Which of the following statements is true?
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A small fraction of Native Americans benefits from gambling revenues.
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The belief that Asian Americans are a model minority group
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accurately reflects their superior economic status, minimizes the degree of diversity within this population, reflects the lack of economic achievement by other minority groups, (All of the answers are correct.)
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Which ethnic group represents the largest minority in the United States?
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Latinos/Hispanics