Sociology
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