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Question #1
Sociologists define the concept of “race” as
A.
a socially constructed category composed of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of a society consider important.
B.
a socially constructed shared by a category of people.
C.
a person’s skin color.
D.
people who fall into any minority category.
Question #2
Which of the following concepts refers to a shared cultural heritage?
A.
minority
B.
ethnicity
C.
stereotype
D.
race
Question #3
Which of the following concepts refers to a category of people, distinguished by physical or cultural traits, who are socially disadvantaged?
A.
out-group
B.
racial category
C.
ethnic category
D.
minority
Question #4
A minority is defined as a category of people who are
A.
set apart by that society and subordinated or disadvantaged.
B.
born in some other country.
C.
small in numbers and disadvantaged.
D.
less than half the society’s total population.
Question #5
Which of the following statements about prejudice is true?
A.
Prejudice involves prejudgments.
B.
All of these are correct
C.
Prejudice can be positive or negative.
D.
Prejudice treats everyone in some category the same way.
Question #6
You would be expressing a “stereotype” if you
A.
held an opinion about someone based on personal experience.
B.
made any generalization about people.
C.
treated anyone in an unkind way.
D.
described everyone in some category in the same way.
Question #7
Racism is the belief that
A.
One racial category is innately superior or inferior to another
B.
All of these are correct
C.
Widespread throughout the US History where racial inferiority supported slavery
D.
Decrease in overt racism in the US but still a serious social problem
Question #8
Scapegoat theory states that prejudice is created by
A.
frustration among disadvantaged people.
B.
high levels of immigration.
C.
cultural beliefs.
D.
people with rigid personalities.
Question #9
Authoritarian personality theory states that extreme prejudice is
A.
found among poor and disadvantaged people.
B.
found among most people in all societies.
C.
built into culture itself.
D.
a trait of certain individuals that see things as black and white.
Question #10
While prejudice is a matter of _____, discrimination is a matter of _____.
A.
biology; culture
B.
abnormality; what a society considers normal
C.
choice; social structure
D.
attitude; action
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