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WorksheetsChapter 9 Racial and Ethnic Inequality TEST
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
A group of human beings distinguished by skin color, physical traits and genetically inherited characteristics.
genocide
Eurocentrism
race
prejudice
Irish Americans, African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans are example of the following term
segregation
pluralism
racism
ethnicity
discrimination that is built into the operation of social institutions, including the economy, schools, and the legal system
minority
institutional discrimination
multiculturalism
pluralism
the dominance of European (especially English) cultural patterns
eurocentrism
multiculturalism
pluralism
affirmative action
Southern laws requiring black children to go to separate schools than white children and use separate water fountains is an example of
assimilation
eurocentrism
segregation
Affirmative action
All Mexican people like tacos, all Black people eat chicken, an all Irish Americans are alcoholics are examples of
stereotypes
ethnicity
multiculturalism
assimilation
this term represents the United States being made up of a variety of ethnic groups, like Asian Americans, African Americans, and Latin Americans
racism
affirmative action
eurocentrism
multiculturalism
Scholars who see the US as a "salad bowl" emphasize....
the rapid growth of the US population
the great amount of racial and ethnic assimilation in the US
the many differences between racial and ethnic groups in the US
In American society, there are some members of ethnic groups -- such as Jews and Hispanics -- who are bicultural; they feel that ...
they are fully assimilated into American society
they belong to American society, but at the same time they also have another separate identity
they do not belong at all to American society
What is a stereotype?
An overly simple, unfair and untrue belief about a group of people
Gender expression refers to how a person shows their gender to the world.
An attitude or belief in a stereotype that affects our understanding, actions, and decisions towards others.
What is sociology?
The scientific study of society and human behavior.
The scientific study of earth and living things.
The scientific study of the mind and behavior
What is bias?
An attitude or belief in a stereotype that affects our understanding, actions, and decisions towards others.
An overly simple, unfair and untrue belief about a group of people
Understanding that identities can overlap and affect each other.
The blending or fusing of the minority groups into the dominant society is known as...
Assimilation
Cultural Transfusion
Cultural Pluralism
None of the Above
This type of segregation takes places because of laws
De Jure Segregation
De Facto Segregation
Asian Americans deal with being the "model minority" or also called...
Being perfect in everything
Being perfect in just school
Being perfect in language translation
Being perfect for nothing
In 1994, people of the Hutu ethnicity in Rwanda killed thousands of ethnic Tutsi Rwandans in an attempt to make Rwanda 100% Hutu. This is an example of...
genocide.
population transfer.
de facto subjugation.
Anglo-conformity.
Which of the following are examples of discrimination?
Avoiding social contact with members of minority groups
Denying a person a position of authority based on their social status
Blocking a person's access to a more exclusive neighborhood
All of the Above
The action of treating people differently based on ethnicity, race, religion, or culture is:
prejudice
racism
discrimination
stereotype
