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A pluralistic society is one in which ________ |
numerous distinct cultures engage and coexist within one large sociocultural framework. |
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Ethnocentrism is ________ |
the judgment of other groups by one’s own standards and values |
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Lisa is a Christian student who lives in Saudi Arabia. When she first moved to Saudi Arabia, she was sometimes denied service at restaurants for not wearing a headscarf. Now, when she leaves her apartment, she wears a headscarf. What is this an example of? |
passing |
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Why are Asians sometimes labeled a “model minority” group? |
Compared to other minorities, the majority of Asians have achieved much success in the United States in terms of educational achievement and income. |
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How was racism expressed in Ancient Greece? |
There is no evidence that racism, as we know it today, was a part of Ancient Greek culture. |
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In the United States, the one-drop rule lumped together anyone with any amount of “black blood” into one category, setting up an essentially binary racial system of black and white with little thought for other minorities, such as Asians or Native Americans. Under Apartheid in South Africa, on the other hand, there were four racial categories; and in Brazil there are up to a dozen racial categories, depending on whom you ask. What conclusion can we draw from these differences in racial categories? |
Racial categories are social constructs, not biological absolutes that transcend time and place. |
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Which of the following factors has NOT contributed to the development of black ghettos in the United States? |
blacks' preference to live with other blacks |
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Which ethnic group in the United States experienced forced assimilation at the hands of a governmental bureau established during the 1800s? |
Native Americans |
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The Nazi regime’s belief that it had to protect a superior race from contamination by inferior races stemmed in part from ________ |
the notion of social Darwinism. |
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A Muslim classmate from your introductory sociology course helps organize and participates in a march protesting discrimination against Muslim Americans on campus. Over 300 Muslim American students from area colleges show up to participate. What type of action is this representative of? |
collective resistance |
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________ refers to a movement to protect and preserve indigenous land or culture from the so-called dangerous and polluting effects of new immigrants. |
Nativism |
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According to the brief review of Peggy McIntosh’s essay on white privilege in your text, which of the following examples is NOT a privilege generally associated with whiteness in the United States? |
not having to worry about how to pay for college |
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Ray is very disappointed that his daughter is marrying a Latino immigrant because he thinks Latinos are not supportive of women having successful careers. This is an example of ________ |
Prejudice |
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________ is the belief that members of separate races possess different and unequal human traits. |
Racism |
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“New” racism couches its rhetoric in terms of _______ between groups rather than ________ |
cultural differences; physical differences. |
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What are three characteristics of ethnicity? |
self-defined, fluid, cultural |
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How was the “one-drop rule” related to laws forbidding miscegenation in the United States? |
The one-drop rule developed out of anti-miscegenation laws because any offspring of a mixed-race union would be categorized as black. |
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A woman whose maternal grandparents came to the United States from Norway participates in a Norwegian folk dance group and bakes Norwegian pastries for special occasions. This is an example of ________ |
symbolic ethnicity. |
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________ can be defined as the legal or social practice of separating people on the basis of their race or ethnicity. |
Segregation |
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What is a main difference between Robert Park’s and Milton Gordon’s models of assimilation? |
Park’s model assumes that all immigrants assimilate in the same pattern and reach the same outcome; Gordon’s model includes multiple kinds of assimilation outcomes. |
