Race & Ethnicity Review

Speedy Gonzalez is a popular cartoon character, but is widely considered an inappropriate stereotype. Many children are raised watching Speedy Gonzalez cartoons, unaware that such stereotypes are negative. This is a product of:

• Genocide

• Intersection theory

• The culture of prejudice

• The scapegoat theory

The term assimilation is defined by the text as:

• When a dominant group forces a subordinate group to leave a certain area or even the country.

• The theory that prejudice is embedded in our culture.

• The process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture.

• The act of singling out an individual because of his or her race.

When Alexander, who is white, drives his car over the speed limit, a police officer lets him off with a warning. When Christopher, who is Hispanic, drives his car at the same speed as Alexander on the same road, the officer gives him a ticket, even though his record is clean. This is an example of:

• Affirmative action

• The social construction of race

• Intersection theory

• White privilege

The term discrimination is defined in the text as:

• Prejudiced action against a group of people.

• An expression of dissatisfaction with the justice system.

• Biased thought based on flawed assumptions about a group of people.

• The theory that prejudice is embedded in our culture.

The term segregation is defined in the text as:

• The process by which a minority individual or group takes on the characteristics of the dominant culture.

• The physical separation of two groups, particularly in residence, but also in workplace and social functions.

• The deliberate annihilation of a targeted, usually subordinate, group.

• The integration of diverse cultural concepts into a public school curriculum.

According to the social construction of race school of thought, race is:

• Based only on geographic regions

• No longer in existence

• A product of the media

• Not biologically identifiable

Cedric’s uncle believes that racism and discrimination have made a positive impact on society – but only in the lives of those who are members of the dominant group. Which sociological perspective is Cedric’s uncle coming from?

• Structural Functionalism

• Conflict theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

Adolf Hitler blaming Germany’s pre-war problems on the Jewish population is an example of:

• The social construction of race

• White privilege

• The scapegoat theory

• Pluralism

In the United States, which race would be considered the dominant group?

• Asian

• Black

• White

• Hispanic

Asad’s first grade class is diverse: there are two students from Korea, five students from South America, two students from the United States, three students from Kuwait, a student from Mexico, two students from England, and five students from western Europe. Asad’s class is:

• Pluralistic

• Assimilated

• Segregated

• Profiled