Race and Ethnicity

The benefits people receive simply by being part of the dominant group.

• institutional racism

• racial profiling

• white privilege

• racial steering

Racism embedded in social institutions.

• institutional racism

• intersection theory

• genocide

• stereotypes

Oversimplified ideas about groups of people.

• racism

• stereotypes

• segregation

• prejudice

The racial term “African American” can refer to:

• a black person living in the United States

• people whose ancestors came to the United States through the slave trade

• a white person who originated in Africa and now lives in the United States

• all of the above

What is the one defining feature of a minority group?

• Self-definition

• Numerical minority

• Lack of power

• Strong cultural identity

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Ethnicity describes shared:

• beliefs

• language

• religion

• all of the above

Which of the following is an example of a numerical majority being treated as a subordinate group?

• Jewish people in Germany

• Creoles in New Orleans

• White people in Brazil

• Blacks under apartheid in South Africa

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Scapegoat theory shows that:

• subordinate groups blame dominant groups for their problems

• dominant groups blame subordinate groups for their problems

• some people are predisposed to prejudice

• all of the above

Stereotypes can be based on:

• race

• ethnicity

• gender

• all of the above

What is discrimination?

• Biased thoughts against an individual or group

• Biased actions against an individual or group

• Belief that a race different from yours is inferior

• Another word for stereotyping