Understanding Race and Ethnicity

What is the primary difference between race and ethnicity?

• Race is scientifically proven, ethnicity is not

• Race is based on physical traits, ethnicity is cultural

• Race is changeable, ethnicity is not

• Race is older as a concept than ethnicity

Which group is considered a minority despite being a numerical majority in some contexts?

• Children

• Elderly

• Women

• Men

What is the significance of the term 'Caucasian'?

• It is a new term in racial categorization

• It only includes people from Europe

• It originally included people from a broad region including parts of Asia

• It refers to a specific religion

Which state is mentioned as always having been a minority-majority?

• Texas

• Nevada

• California

• Hawaii

What does the term 'Latino' refer to?

• Anyone who speaks Latin

• Heritage from Latin American countries

• Citizens of the United States only

• People from a specific part of Spain

How are people of Middle Eastern descent categorized in the US Census?

• As Asian

• As Black

• As White

• As Other

Alex: “You want to do what? Don’t you know that only girls do ballet? Boys don’t do ballet!”

This is an example of _____.

• stereotype

• discrimination

• bias

Restaurant owner: “I’m sorry. You won’t be able to come inside of the shop. We don’t have space for people in wheelchairs.”

This is an example of _____

• stereotype

• bias

• discrimination

• favouritism

Discrimination happens when people are judged or treated in a different way because of differences such as _____.

• race

• gender

• wealth

• nationality

• religion

Discrimination is prejudice in ___________

• force

• action

• harmful

• judgement