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Question: What is behavior towards a group or individual which treats them differently from other groups or individuals called ?
  • 1. prejudice
  • 2. discrimination
  • 3. racism
  • 4. projection
Question: What is defined as the cultural practices and outlooks of a given community of people that set them apart from others ?
  • 1. racism
  • 2. ethnicity
  • 3. identity
  • 4. stereotyping
Question: What was the system of forced racial segregation in South Africa known as _____________?
  • 1. apartheid
  • 2. ethnic cleansing
  • 3. multiculturalism
  • 4. assimilation
Question: Which theoretical approach emphasizes racism not as a deviation from the non-racist norm but rather as the everyday normal experience for people of color ?
  • 1. critical race theory
  • 2. conflict theories
  • 3. ethnocentrism
  • 4. primordialism
Question: What is multiculturalism ?
  • 1. the existence of cultural diversity within a society
  • 2. policies encouraging ethnic groups to live together in harmony
  • 3. new immigrants adopting the values and norms of the host culture
  • 4. ethnic group cultures exist separately within a society
Question: What term describes the fixed and inflexible characterizations of social groups ?
  • 1. stereotypes
  • 2. prejudice
  • 3. scapegoating
  • 4. discrimination
Question: Why do many sociologists use scare quotes when discussing race ?
  • 1. it,s a complex concept with multiple meanings
  • 2. to reflect the fact that the number of races is disputed
  • 3. the concept has no scientific basis but is still widely used
  • 4. to distinguish the science of race from discussions of ethnicity
Question: Which Black person wrote the acclaimed novel Invisible Man ?
  • 1. Malcolm X
  • 2. James Baldwin
  • 3. Alice Walker
  • 4. Ralph Ellison
Question: Which equation can be used to represent amalgamation ?
  • 1. A+B+C=A
  • 2. A+B+C=A+B+C
  • 3. A+B+C=D
  • 4. A+B+C=A+B+D
Question: A child who is repeatedly criticized as being lazy and lacking intelligence eventually accepts these criticisms and uses them to justify poor performance in school This is an example of___________?
  • 1. the contact hypothesis
  • 2. a self-fulfilling prophecy
  • 3. scapegoating
  • 4. reverse discrimination

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