Question 1

What term refers to the devaluing of a group because of its assumed behavior, values, abilities, or attributes?

Accepted Answer

A) Discrimination 
B) Apartheid 
C) Assimilation 
D) Diaspora 
E) Prejudice 
A) Discrimination 
B) Apartheid 
C) Assimilation 
D) Diaspora 
E) Prejudice

Question 2

What is the term for policies and practices that harm a group and its members?

Accepted Answer

A) Colonialism 
B) Racism 
C) Prejudice 
D) Ethnocentrism 
E) Discrimination 
A) Colonialism 
B) Racism 
C) Prejudice 
D) Ethnocentrism 
E) Discrimination

Question 3

Discrimination that is not legally sanctioned is known as

Accepted Answer

A) ethnic discrimination. 
B) prejudicial discrimination. 
C) de jure discrimination. 
D) de facto discrimination. 
E) situational discrimination. 
A) ethnic discrimination. 
B) prejudicial discrimination. 
C) de jure discrimination. 
D) de facto discrimination. 
E) situational discrimination.

Question 4

What is meant by the term social race? How does this concept differ from "race" as perceived by the average American?

Accepted Answer

The term "social race" refers to the way

Question 5

In many societies, minority groups have inferior power and less secure access to resources than do majority groups.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following statements about ethnicity is not true?

Accepted Answer

A) Ethnicity is based on actual, perceived, and assumed cultural similarities among members of the same ethnic group. 
B) People may change the amount of importance they place on ethnicity due to political or individual life changes. 
C) Ethnic distinctions can be based on language and geography. 
D) Unlike race, ethnicity derives from biological differences among human groups. 
E) Ethnic distinctions can be based on religion, kinship, history, and "race." 
A) Ethnicity is based on actual, perceived, and assumed cultural similarities among members of the same ethnic group. 
B) People may change the amount of importance they place on ethnicity due to political or individual life changes. 
C) Ethnic distinctions can be based on language and geography. 
D) Unlike race, ethnicity derives from biological differences among human groups. 
E) Ethnic distinctions can be based on religion, kinship, history, and "race."

Question 7

"Hispanic" is a racial category referring to people who are biologically descended from indigenous Central or South American populations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What is the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States?

Accepted Answer

A) Anglo-Americans 
B) Hispanics 
C) African Americans 
D) Asian Americans 
E) Native Americans 
A) Anglo-Americans 
B) Hispanics 
C) African Americans 
D) Asian Americans 
E) Native Americans

Question 9

Explain the notion of "imagined community."

Accepted Answer

The notion of "imagined community" was i

Question 10

In cultural terms, a race is an ethnic group that is assumed to have a biological basis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

When a dominant group compels a minority group to adopt the dominant culture, this is known as

Accepted Answer

A) attitudinal discrimination. 
B) genocide. 
C) forced assimilation. 
D) ethnocentrism. 
E) environmental racism. 
A) attitudinal discrimination. 
B) genocide. 
C) forced assimilation. 
D) ethnocentrism. 
E) environmental racism.

Question 12

The assimilationist approach to cultural diversity encourages minority ethnic groups to retain their unique identities.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

What is the term for ethnic groups that once had, or wish to have or regain, autonomous political status?

Accepted Answer

A) Silent majorities 
B) Captive nations 
C) Colonies 
D) Nationalities 
E) Plural societies 
A) Silent majorities 
B) Captive nations 
C) Colonies 
D) Nationalities 
E) Plural societies

Question 14

What is the difference between assimilationism and multiculturalism? How does each affect minority ethnic groups?

Accepted Answer

Assimilationism and multiculturalism are

What term refers to the devaluing of a group because of its assumed behavior, values, abilities, or attributes?

What is the term for policies and practices that harm a group and its members?

Discrimination that is not legally sanctioned is known as

What is meant by the term social race? How does this concept differ from "race" as perceived by the average American?

In many societies, minority groups have inferior power and less secure access to resources than do majority groups.

Which of the following statements about ethnicity is not true?

"Hispanic" is a racial category referring to people who are biologically descended from indigenous Central or South American populations.

What is the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States?

Explain the notion of "imagined community."

In cultural terms, a race is an ethnic group that is assumed to have a biological basis.

When a dominant group compels a minority group to adopt the dominant culture, this is known as

The assimilationist approach to cultural diversity encourages minority ethnic groups to retain their unique identities.

What is the term for ethnic groups that once had, or wish to have or regain, autonomous political status?

What is the difference between assimilationism and multiculturalism? How does each affect minority ethnic groups?

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

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Exam 11: Applying Anthropology

What term refers to the devaluing of a group because of its assumed behavior, values, abilities, or attributes?

What is the term for policies and practices that harm a group and its members?

Discrimination that is not legally sanctioned is known as

What is meant by the term social race? How does this concept differ from "race" as perceived by the average American?

In many societies, minority groups have inferior power and less secure access to resources than do majority groups.

Which of the following statements about ethnicity is not true?

"Hispanic" is a racial category referring to people who are biologically descended from indigenous Central or South American populations.

What is the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States?

Explain the notion of "imagined community."

In cultural terms, a race is an ethnic group that is assumed to have a biological basis.

When a dominant group compels a minority group to adopt the dominant culture, this is known as

The assimilationist approach to cultural diversity encourages minority ethnic groups to retain their unique identities.

What is the term for ethnic groups that once had, or wish to have or regain, autonomous political status?

What is the difference between assimilationism and multiculturalism? How does each affect minority ethnic groups?

What Is Anthropology

Culture

Doing Anthropology

Language and Communication

Making a Living

Political Systems

Families, Kinship, and Marriage

Gender

Religion

Ethnicity and Race

The World System and Colonialism

Anthropologys Role in a Globalizing World

Filters