Final Exam Review (Ethnic Studies)

"A group of human beings distinguished by physical traits, blood types, genetic code patterns or genetically inherited characteristics."

• Race

• Ethnicity

• Culture

• Nationality

"Identity with a group of people that share distinct physical and mental traits as a product of common heredity and cultural traditions"

• Race

• Ethnicity

• Culture

• Nationality

Being Hispanic is a __________.

• Ethnicity

• Race

Beliefs that ones ethnicity is inherently superior to someone else's.

• Racial Hierarchy

• Racism

• Ethnocentrism

• Xenophobia

Underlying beliefs and assumptions about a person/group of people that unconsciously shape our actions and decisions.

• Implicit Bias

• Explicit Bias

Conscious beliefs and assumptions about a person/group of people that affects behavior and decisions.

• Implicit Bias

• Explicit Bias

Identities assigned to us by others

• Implicit

• Dominant

• Ascribed

• Avowed

Identities we claim for ourselves.

• Implicit

• Dominant

• Ascribed

• Avowed

What is the primary focus of Ethnic Studies?

• The study of global economic systems

• The analysis of political structures worldwide

• The exploration of cultural, social, and historical aspects of ethnic groups

• The development of modern technologies in different countries

Which of the following best describes the term "intersectionality" in the context of Ethnic Studies?

• The study of intersections in urban development

• The analysis of how different aspects of a person's social and political identities combine to create different modes of discrimination and privilege

• The intersection of historical timelines from different cultures

• The crossing of traditional ethnic boundaries in culinary practices