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____________________________________ Final Quiz Name ____1. Sociologists have identified five basic properties of a minority group. Which of the following is NOT one of these properties? A. unequal treatment B. physical traits C. ascribed status D cultural bias ____2. The "one-drop rule" in the southern part of the U.S. was a vivid example of A) the biological significance of race. B) the social construction of race. C) the statistical significance of race. D) the role of ethnicity in the south ____3. What term do sociologists use to refer to a negative attitude toward an entire category of people, often an ethnic or racial minority? A) ethnocentrism B) discrimination C) prejudice D) contact hypothesis ___4. Racism is a form of which of the following? A) ethnocentrism B) discrimination C) prejudice D) both discrimination and prejudice ___5. __________ refers to the denial of opportunities and equal rights to individuals and groups that results from the normal operations of a society. A) Institutional discrimination B) Glass ceiling C) Prejudice D) Racism ___6. What term is used to describe the process through which a person forsakes his or her own cultural tradition to become part of a different culture? A) amalgamation B) assimilation C) segregation D) pluralism ___7. The members of a __________ group have significantly less control or power over their own lives than the members of other dominant groups. A) racial B) minority C) ethnic D) socioeconomic ___8. The racial term “African American” can refer to:a black person living in America A black person living in America B. People whose ancestors came to America through the slave trade C. A white person who originated in Africa and now lives in the United States D. Any of the above ___9. __________ involves giving priority to minority members for jobs, promotions, and educational opportunities. A) Institutional discrimination B) Amalgamation C) Apartheid D) Affirmative action ___10. Suppose that a majority "A" dominates in such a way that members of minorities "B" and "C" imitate "A" and attempt to become indistinguishable from the dominant group. This illustrates A) assimilation. B) amalgamation. C) segregation. D) integration. ___11. Suppose that a white employer refuses to hire a Vietnamese American and selects an inferior white applicant. This illustrates: A) prejudice B) ethnocentrism C) discrimination D) stigmatization. ___12. What makes Native Americans unique as a subordinate group in the United States? A. They are the only group that experienced expulsion. B. They are the only group that was segregated. C. They are the only group that was enslaved. D. They are the only group that did not come here as immigrants. ___13. Stereotypes can be based on: A.Race B.Ethnicity C.Gender D.All of the above ___14. As a Caucasian in the United States, being reasonably sure that you will be dealing with authority figures of the same race as you is a result of: A.Intersection theory B.Conflict theory C.White privilege D.Scapegoating theory TRUE or FALSE ___15. The percentage of students from a language background other than english is higher in some schools ___16. Sociologists rarely distinguish between racial and ethnic groups. ___17. At one time in the southern part of the United States, if a person had even a single drop of "Black blood," that person was viewed as Black. This was referred to as the "one-drop rule," and it is a vivid example of the social construction of race. ___18. Prejudicial attitudes can be equated with discriminatory behavior. ___19. Prejudice may be either positive or negative toward a particular group. ___20. Millions of Native Americans were killed due to the policy of genocide supported by the U.S. government. BONUS 1. How many of your K–12 teachers were Black, Latinx, Asian, or Native American? 2. How many were White?

3. How has this influenced your racial identity and how you think (or do not think) about race? 4. List some social problems related to racism and racial inequalities? 5. What does it mean to say that race is socially constructed? 6. What is the difference between prejudice and racism? 7. How can today’s racial inequalities be understood in relation to historical policies? 8. How can we diminish racism and racial inequalities? 9. Why is it often difficult for White people to notice racial privilege and racially discriminatory laws and policies today? 10. Why do we all carry some degree of racial bias? 11. Have you been “neutral on a moving train” when it comes to racism? 12. Why or why not? 13.What have or can you do to help stop the train of racial inequality?

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