Race and Ethnicity

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

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

A group of people with physical or cultural traits different from those of the dominant group in a society is that cause unfair treatment

• Race
• Ethnicity
• Gender
• Minority

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

• prejudice
• racism
• discrimination
• stereotype

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

Saying that all African Americans are good at sports is an example of a....

• a stereotype
• reversed discrimination
• discrimination
• active racism

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

An extreme form of prejudice that assumes superiority of one racial group over other groups.

• racism
• Prejudice
• Discrimination

Behaving differently, usually unfairly, toward the members of a group.

• racism
• Prejudice
• Discrimination

Self-identification includes

• ethnicity

• race

• religion

• all of the above

Which of the following is true of race?

• Racial categories are biologically determined.
• Some races have innate advantages over others.
• Racial differences play a significant role in genetics.
• There is no scientific evidence for distinct human races.