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71 Cards in this Set
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Who became interested in the privileges of being White?
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WEB DuBois
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What aspect of discrimination is the focus of feminist scholar Peggy McIntosh's research?
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As a white, she rarely had to step out of her comfort zone.
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The one drop rule is a vivid example of
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social construction of race
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The process by which people come to define a group as a race based, in part, on physical characteristics, but also on historical, cultural, and economic factors, is called:
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an ethnic group
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In the 2000 Census, the number of people who claimed multiracial ancestry in 2+ races was ____ ____ (its a number)
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9 million
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The largest group of multiracial residents is of ___ and ____ ancestry
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White; American Indian
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In the 2000 Census, among the people who claimed multiracial ancestry in 2+ races, the largest group was ___
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white; American Indian
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Census Bureau estimates that _____ percent of the US population could claim multiple ancestry in 2000
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2.9%
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Social construction occurs in ____ societies
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all
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Who observed that people respond not only to the objective features of a situation or person but also to the meaning that situation or person has for them?
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William I. Thomas
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One of the most crucial aspects of the relationship between dominant and subordinate groups is the ability of the dominant or majority group to:
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define a society's value
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W. I. Thomas observed that people respond not only to the objective features of a situation or person but also to the meaning that situation or person has for them. This observation reflects the _____ socio perspective
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false image; stereotype
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A ____ is an unreliable generalization about all members of a group.
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stereotype
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A person loudly proclaiming that "all black people are lazy, shiftless, and collect welfare" is an example of:
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racism
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____ is used by sociologists to describe a group that is set apart from others because of obvious physical differences.
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Racial group
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Asian Americans/ African Americans are examples of:
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Racial group
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An ___ group is a group that is set apart from others because of its national origin or distinctive cultural patterns.
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Ethnic
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Characteristics of national origin or distinctive cultural patterns are used by society to set apart
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People of the USA
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Italian Americans, Jewish Americans, Norwegian Americans are examples of:
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Ethnic group
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What group is currently the largest racial minority in the US?
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Blacks
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The distinction between ethnic and racial minorities is not always _____
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clean cut
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Ethnic minorities like Latinos may have obvious ___ differences that set them apart from other residents of the US
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physical
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Despite categorization problems, sociologists continue to feel that the distinction between race & ethnicity is ____ significant.
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socially
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A trip to an ethnic bakery is an example of ___ ethnicity
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symbolic.
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During WW2 the US ____ lift or loosen restrictive immigration quotas in order to allow Jewish refugees to escape the terror of the Nazi regime.
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refused
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The S.S. St. Louis, with 900+ Jewish refugees on board, was ____ permission to dock in the US in 1939 because of restrictive immigration quotas.
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denied
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Change in US immigration policy. Outlawed hiring illegal aliens & whoever was caught violating the law would be fined or imprisoned
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1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act
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_____ is the # of illegal immigrants present within the US at any give time
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11 million
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The ___ socio. perspective would suggest that immigration relieves labor shortages in the receiving nation & it relieves economies unable to support large #s of people in the sending nations.
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immigration
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The ___ socio perspective sees the economic structure as a central factor in the exploitation of minority groups
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imigration
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Who id-ed 3 functions that racially prejudiced beliefs serve the dominant group?
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Manning Nash
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What perspective would suggest that racist beliefs discourage the minority from attempting to question its lowly status, and thus question the foundations of society?
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functionalist
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Who (2 ppl) used the exploitation theory to explain the basis of racial subordination in the US?
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Oliver Cox & Robert Blauner
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Exploitation theory is a __ __ theory that views racial subordination in the US as a manifestation of the class system inherent in capitalism.
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racial subordination
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Oliver Cox, Robert Blauner, & Herbert M Hunter used ___ theory to explain the basis of racial subordination in the US.
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exploition
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__ theory is Marxist theory that views racial subordination in the Us as a manifestation of the class system inherent in capitalism
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Exploitation
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__ theory provides a theoretical basis for the position that racism keeps minorities in low paying jobs and provides the ruling class with a cheap pool of desperate labor.
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Exploitation
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A sociologist argues that capitalist ruling class is willing to tolerate high rates of illegal immigration because these immigrants serve as a pool of cheap labor. This person is most likely to draw upon __ theory.
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exploitation
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Japanese Americans were the object of little prejudice until they began to enter jobs that brought them into competition with Whites. This supports the __ theory
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conflict
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__ theory is useful for discussing the experiences of both Jap Americans and Chinese Americans in the US
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conflict
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Law officers, customs officials, and airport security personnel who develop a practice of mainly stopping and checking people whom they assume are likely to be engaged in illegal activities is considered __ profiling
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racial
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The practice of assuming that people who fit a certain description are likely to be engaged in illegal activities is called ___ ___
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racial profiling
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Acts of racial profiling are always initiated by:
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race or person's behavior
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The __ hypothesis is a Parsonian theory that views ethnic subordination as contact between people of equal status who are engaged in a cooperative task that will make them abandon previous stereotypes.
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Contact
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The contact hypothesis occurs only if interracial people who work together have
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equal status
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A farmer is called to help sandbag a levy. The farmer is stationed between 2 correctional center inmates who are required to assist in the flood efforts. As a result, the farmer has a newfound respect for inmates. This is an example of:
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Contact Perspective
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A white male lawyer mentors a young Latino female lawyer. According to the contact hypothesis, this would be unlikely to reduce prejudice because:
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engaged in cooperative task
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A Colombian woman & Italian man, working together, overcome their intial prejudices and come to appreciate each other's talents and strengths. This is an example of:
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contact hypothesis
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Who suggested that interracial coalitions would reduce racial and ethnic stereotyping and prejudice?
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William Julius Wilson
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___ refers to a negative attitude toward an entire category of people
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Prejudice
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Mary believes that all men are pigs. This is an example of:
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prejudice
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During the summer before you rfreshman year of college, you get a letter from the school saying you're new roommate is from Arkansas. You say "I can't believe I'm stuck with a hillbilly!" This is:
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prejudice
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__ refers to one's culture/ ways of life are the norm/ superior to all others
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Ethnocentrism
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Joe, who grew up in an Italian household in an Italian community in NJ, thinks that the Italian way of life is better than any other way. This is:
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Ethnocentrism
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__ is the belief that one's race is supreme to all others
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Racism
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The process of denying opportunities & equal rights to people and groups because of prejudice or for other arbitrary reasons is:
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racism
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Sue thinks that poor people are criminals. This is:
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color blind racism
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Sue refuses to give Jane a ride to work because Jane is poor. This is:
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covert racism
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Jane, who is poor, vandalizes the cars of rich people who she believes are snobs. This is:
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prejudiced attitude
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Sue refuses to hire Jane because she is poor. This is:
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discrimination
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___ is a bad attitude towards an entire group of people; __ is a denial of equal rights to individuals.
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prejudice; discrimination
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__ discrimination is the denial of opportunities and equal rights to people or groups that results from normal operations of society.
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Institutional
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Rules requiring that only English be spoken at a place of work, even though it is not business necessity is an example of __ discrimination
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institutional
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To save $ a city fires employees hired during the last 3 years. During the last 3 years, the city had had an aggressive minority hiring program and the majority of those fired are minorities. This is ___ ___ discrimination
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affirmative action
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A law school's policy of giving preference admissions to children of influential alumni is an example of ___ discrimination
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institutional
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Cell phone registration is an example of a new form of ___ discrimination
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institutional
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Passage of recent Aviation and Transportation Security Act, which mandates that all airport screeners must be US citizens, has been noted by many observers to be a form of ___ discrimination
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institutional
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The landmark 1964 Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination in public accommodations and publicly owned facilities on the basis of:
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race/color creed national origin/gender
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___ refers to positive efforts to recruit minority members or women for jobs, promotions, and educational opportunities
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affirmative action
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Research suggesting that White ex-convicts are more employable than Blacks without criminal records was done by:
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Devan Pager
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Both ___/___ discrimination contributes to income differences across racial and ethnic groups
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employment; educational
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