Sociology Chapter 11

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A minority is defined as a category of people who are
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set apart by that society and subordinated or disadvantaged.
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A national civil rights movement, which ended most instances of lawful discrimination, took place during
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the 1950s and 1960s.
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Assimilation refers to the process by which
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minorities gradually adopt patterns of the dominant culture
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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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Conflict theory states that prejudice is
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a tool used by powerful people to oppress others.
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Human beings are all members of
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a single biological species.
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In the United States, minorities typically have less
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In the United States during the 1930s and 1940s, the existence of the "Negro leagues," with all African-American players, is an example of
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segregation
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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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Which of the following concepts refers to a state in which racial and ethnic minorities are distinct, but have more or less equal social standing?
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pluralism
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Sociologists define the concept of "race" as
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a socially constructed category composed of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of a society consider important.
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The idea that prejudice and discrimination form a vicious circle means tha
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prejudice and discrimination reinforce each other.
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Which of the following is the largest minority category within the U.S. population?
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people of Hispanic descent
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While prejudice is a matter of _____, discrimination is a matter of _____.
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attitude; action
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For Chinese immigrants, one result of living in Chinatowns was _____.
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Institutional prejudice and discrimination refers to the fact that
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bias is built into the operation of social institutions.
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Scapegoat theory states that prejudice is created by
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frustration among disadvantaged people.
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Significant immigration of Asian Americans to the United States was first sparked by
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the California Gold Rush in 1849
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The United States is not truly pluralistic because
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racial and ethnic categories do not have equal social standing.
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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