Ch9s2: Patterns of Intergroup Relations

Minority groups often have to face:

• Social acceptance & public recognition

• Discrimination & prejudice

• Evaporation and condensation

• All of the above

Discrimination is:

• The denial of equal treatment to individuals based on their societal status

• A biased opinion, often unbased on facts and extremely exaggerated

• The prophecy is true

Scapegoating happens when an innocent person/group is blamed for another's troubles.

• True

• False

The individual who harms society the least is:

• The Timid Bigot

• The Active Bigot

• The Fair-Weather Liberal

• The All-Weather Liberal

Cultural Pluralism is detrimental to (bad for) society.

• True

• False

De jure segregation is based on law. (Hm, jure sounds like jury...)

• True

• False

De facto segregation is based on customs and norms.

• True

• False

Merton proposed ways people could combine prejudice and discrimination. Which of the people do YOU think you are most like? List a reason (or two!)

(The Active Bigot, The Timid Bigot, The Fair-Weather Liberal, & the All Weather Liberal)