Unit 9: Inequalities in Race and Ethnicity

People who are racist

• are always members of the majority.
•  believe their race is superior.
• believe that the dominant race is superior. 
• know that their beliefs are wrong, but are unwilling to change.

Which of the following best describes the symbolic interactionist view of prejudice?

• Prejudice allows people’s self-concept to be strengthened because they believe they are superior to others.
• Children are taught to be prejudiced by watching the behavior of significant others who express prejudices
• Prejudice strengthens society both economically and culturally.
•  Prejudice only becomes a problem in society when it is institutionalized.

Which of the following is the fastest growing minority group in the United States?

• African-American
• Asian-American
• Latino
• Native American

Which of the following is part of the definition of an ethnic minority?

• skin color
• birthplace
• schoolinig
• language

 Historically, many African Americans in southern states were denied the right to vote by government offi cials who treated them diff erently from whites; for example, by requiring them to pass complex exams to be able to vote. This is an example of

• institutionalized discrimination.
• genocide
• ethnocentrism
• a self-fulfilling prophecy

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

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

A group of people identified by cultural, religious, or national characteristics is:

• Race
• Ethnicity
• Gender
• Minority

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

• prejudice
• racism
• discrimination
• stereotype

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

• True 
• False 

Minority is an ascribed status.

• True 
• False