Question 1

Describe the ways in which racism is perpetuated in media, whether it be music, television, ads, or movies. Please provide examples. How is this problematic in society?

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary and may include a variety of examples centered on culture and racism. The student may choose to discuss how black men are often featured in movies as the "bad guys," or how black women are often portrayed negatively in rap music. These stereotypes are problematic because they highlight racist ideologies and communicate that racism is acceptable, and even encouraged.

Question 2

______ is defined based on some real or presumed cultural characteristic, such as language or religion.

Accepted Answer

A)   Ethnicity
B)   Culture
C)   Race
D)   Biological heritage A

Question 3

Institutional discrimination is harder to detect when compared to individual discrimination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 4

According to the science of race, how many races are there?

Accepted Answer

A)   1,740 specific races
B)   4 major races
C)   30 races
D)   Since race is a socially constructed category, there is no scientifically specific answer that is correct.

Question 5

A stereotype is a generalization about an entire category of people.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Juan and Sue are emergency room nurses. Within 5 years, Juan has been promoted twice and has doubled his salary. His boss, when interviewed, believes that Juan is more capable at the job than Sue because he is male. This is an example of which concept?

Accepted Answer

A)   the glass room
B)   the invisible ceiling
C)   prejudicial bias
D)   the glass escalator

Question 7

How is institutional racism embedded in schools?

Accepted Answer

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Question 8

New Mexico and Texas are two states that have a majority-minority population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

When a set of ideas that reflects the point of view of a white person is accepted as the taken-for-granted understanding of how to interpret culture, it is referred to as ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   white privilege
B)   white racial frame
C)   xenophobia
D)   institutional racism

Question 10

The Holocaust is an example of a(n) ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   assimilation
B)   genocide
C)   amalgamation
D)   segregation

Question 11

White consumption of black culture in the United States has historically been ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   broad and general
B)   highly selective
C)   not done at all
D)   punishable by law

Question 12

Prejudice is a(n) ______, whereas discrimination is a(n) ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   action; attitude
B)   process; belief
C)   activity; action
D)   attitude; action

Question 13

When Latinos and blacks are portrayed in violent video games as criminals and members of gangs, this is an example of ______:

Accepted Answer

A)   stereotypes
B)   mental representations
C)   internal representations
D)   pigeonholes

Question 14

Ethnic cleansing is defined as the establishment by the minority group of policies that allow or require the forcible removal of people of another racial group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

To show genetically based racial differences in intelligence in the early 1900s, what test was used?

Accepted Answer

A)   blood type tests
B)   skull measurements
C)   IQ tests
D)   taxonomic testing

Question 16

John is very proud of his Italian and French background. Therefore, it can be said that John is very proud of his ______.

Accepted Answer

A)   racial background
B)   interpersonal background
C)   ethnicity
D)   social heritage

Question 17

Discuss institutional racism and provide an example (the example can be hypothetical). Differentiate individual racism from institutional racism. Can institutional racism happen when an individual is not racist?

Accepted Answer

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Question 18

People who are French would be considered an ethnic group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

Prejudice is an attitude and discrimination is an action.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

______ refers to the belief that racial differences were the result of evolutionary differences among the races.

Accepted Answer

A)   Cultural heritage
B)   Ethnocentrism
C)   Racial hypothesis
D)   Social Darwinism

Exam 8: Race and Ethnicity

Describe the ways in which racism is perpetuated in media, whether it be music, television, ads, or movies. Please provide examples. How is this problematic in society?

______ is defined based on some real or presumed cultural characteristic, such as language or religion.

Institutional discrimination is harder to detect when compared to individual discrimination.

According to the science of race, how many races are there?

A stereotype is a generalization about an entire category of people.

Juan and Sue are emergency room nurses. Within 5 years, Juan has been promoted twice and has doubled his salary. His boss, when interviewed, believes that Juan is more capable at the job than Sue because he is male. This is an example of which concept?

How is institutional racism embedded in schools?

New Mexico and Texas are two states that have a majority-minority population.

When a set of ideas that reflects the point of view of a white person is accepted as the taken-for-granted understanding of how to interpret culture, it is referred to as ______.

The Holocaust is an example of a(n) ______.

White consumption of black culture in the United States has historically been ______.

Prejudice is a(n) , whereas discrimination is a(n) .

When Latinos and blacks are portrayed in violent video games as criminals and members of gangs, this is an example of ______:

Ethnic cleansing is defined as the establishment by the minority group of policies that allow or require the forcible removal of people of another racial group.

To show genetically based racial differences in intelligence in the early 1900s, what test was used?

John is very proud of his Italian and French background. Therefore, it can be said that John is very proud of his ______.

Discuss institutional racism and provide an example (the example can be hypothetical). Differentiate individual racism from institutional racism. Can institutional racism happen when an individual is not racist?

People who are French would be considered an ethnic group.

Prejudice is an attitude and discrimination is an action.

______ refers to the belief that racial differences were the result of evolutionary differences among the races.