Exam 8: Race and Ethnic Group Stratification: Beyond Us and Them

A _________ is a requirement that employers hire a certain percentage of minorities.

Before the civil rights laws were passed in the United States in the 1960s, a number of states had __________ laws that spelled out differential treatment for racial groups.

Stephen Colbert claims to "not see race," yet he argues against many affirmative action policies and racial equality and for big business. What type of racism does he utilize?

According to the text, symbolic racism allows institutional racism to remain in place.

Compare and contrast the basic definitions of prejudice and discrimination. Provide an example of each.

According to William Julius Wilson, the urban poor who exist outside of the functioning economic system are the:

In 2012, almost 1 in 5 Americans under 18 were identified with two or more races.

When the Serbian army massacred Bosnian civilians while conducting "ethnic cleansing," they were participating in this type of group relation, in which the dominant group makes a systematic effort to destroy a minority group:

African American men in the United States have equal earning levels to white men with similar occupations.

Racial groups are defined by the same characteristics as ethnic groups.

Hispanics are currently the largest minority group in the United States.

Ideological racism is one's insistence that one is not prejudiced or racist.

According to the text, the first attempt to scientifically define race was made by:

When Mary, the owner of a large apartment complex, was deciding whom to rent an open apartment to, she immediately disregarded the application of 84-year-old Millie because Mary does not rent apartments to old women. Mary's treatment of Millie is best described as:

Someone with dual citizenship is unlikely to experience transnationalism.

Jordan feels that his dark, long hair causes many of his classmates to label him as a minority group member. In an effort to blend in with his peers, Jordan dyes his hair blond and cuts it very close to his scalp. Jordan exhibited which of the following reactions to being discriminated against because of his perceived minority group?

Which of the following best describes the role of the federal government in defining ethnicity in the United States?

Which race, 25 and older, is most likely to have a college education?

Cultural beliefs, including prejudice and discrimination, are passed on from generation to generation through cultural transmission.

List and discuss the five factors that characterize minority groups and their relations with dominant groups in society. Provide examples.