Quiz on Stereotypes, Prejudice, Discrimination, and Racism

What are stereotypes?

• Oversimplified generalizations about groups of people

• Beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and attitudes someone holds about a group

• Actions against a group of people

• Prejudice and discrimination used to justify inequalities against individuals

Where do stereotypes come from?

• They are created based on personal experiences

• They are instinctive and innate

• They are recycled from earlier applications to subordinate groups

• They are taught and learned through direct instruction

What is prejudice?

• Oversimplified generalizations about groups of people

• Beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and attitudes someone holds about a group

• Actions against a group of people

• Prejudice and discrimination used to justify inequalities against individuals

How is prejudice different from stereotypes?

• Prejudice is based on personal experience, while stereotypes are not

• Prejudice is a sweeping overview, while stereotypes take individual differences into account

• Prejudice is positive, while stereotypes are negative

• Prejudice is taught and learned, while stereotypes are instinctive

What is discrimination?

• Oversimplified generalizations about groups of people

• Beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and attitudes someone holds about a group

• Actions against a group of people

• Prejudice and discrimination used to justify inequalities against individuals

What is institutional discrimination?

• Discrimination executed by individuals consciously and unconsciously

• Discrimination that occurs between individuals

• Discrimination that occurs within organizations and systems

• Discrimination based on race or ethnicity

Stereotypes are not based on:

• gender

• ethnicity

• prejudice

• race

What is racism?

• Oversimplified generalizations about groups of people

• Beliefs, thoughts, feelings, and attitudes someone holds about a group

• Actions against a group of people

• Prejudice and discrimination used to justify inequalities against individuals

What is individual or interpersonal racism?

• Racism executed by individuals consciously and unconsciously

• Racism that occurs between individuals

• Racism that occurs within organizations and systems

• Racism based on historical mistreatment

The fact that Brad, as a Caucasian in the United States, can be reasonably sure that he will deal with authority figures of the same race as him is a result of:

• intersection theory.

• white privilege.

• scapegoating theory.

• conflict theory.