Race and Ethnicity - Ch. 12 Sociology

Race is based on _____________ characteristics, while Ethnicity is based on ____________ characteristics

• cultural, physical
• physical, cultural
• achieved, ascribed
• citizenship, cultural

The dominant group will displace its unfocused aggression onto a subordinate group. Which theory suggests this?

• Racial formation theory

• Scapegoat theory

• Colourism

• Post racial dream theory

Viewing Asian Americans as a 'model minority' is an example of a(n)

• split-labor market

• positive stereotype

• dominant group

• scapegoat

Widely held negative attitudes towards a group and its individual members is:

• prejudice
• racism
• discrimination
• stereotype

Individuals who share a common cultural background and a common sense of identity.

• minority group

• Ethnic group

• race

• ethnicity

Which of the following is the most accurate definition of a stereotype?

• Providing a characterization of an entire group of people based on the actions of some
• People sticking together, creating an "us versus them" attitude
• The discrimination of an entire group of people through policies of segregation
• Believing that your racial or ethnic background is better than everyone else's

A group of people with physical or cultural traits different from those of the dominant group and the subject of unfair treatment would be a(n)

• Race

• Ethnicity

• Gender

• Minority

Race does not exist biologically and was created by societies as a way to classify people based on noticeable physical characteristics.

• True

• False

Which of the following terms has been criticized for being an overly broad category that groups many different people?

• Latino

• Asian American

• Native American

• All of the above

Which of the following is the best example of an Ethnic Group?

• Muslims

• Jews

• Whites

• Europeans