Unit 7

Gardiner and Kosmitzki see identity as “a person’s self-definition as a separate and ......................... individual, including behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes.”

• distinct

• single

• special

Ting-Toomey considers identity to be the “reflective self-conception or self-image that we each derive from our ........................, gender, cultural, ethnic, and individual socialization process.

• community

• family

• ancestors

“Each of us has three levels of identity that, depending on the context, may or may not be salient in our interactions with others. These three levels are personal, relational, and ........................”

• beneficial

• social

• communal

“A stereotype is a ................ structure containing the perceiver’s knowledge, beliefs, and expectancies about some human social groups.”

• cognitive

• separate

• simple

Stereotypes ........................ that all members of a group have exactly the same traits.

• thought

• think

• conjecture

Prejudice is irrational to the extent that people hold ..................... attitudes supported by little or no direct evidence.

• complicated

• unique

• inflexible

Racism is the belief in the inherent superiority of a particular race. It denies the basic ..................... of humankind and correlates ability with physical composition. Thus, it assumes that success or failure in any societal endeavor will depend upon genetic endowment rather than environment and access to opportunity.

• fair

• equality

• unfair