SOC 2 Chapter 3 & 4

Question 1

change of styles of dress, language, cultural values,& religion, amongst minorities in a process called assimilation

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

a shared cultural heritage, which typically involves common ancestors, language, and religion is

Accepted Answer

ethnicity

Question 3

the most serious kind of prejudice is racism

Accepted Answer

True

Question 4

any rigid and unfounded generalization about an entire category of people is...

Accepted Answer

prejudice

Question 5

which of the following terms refers to the physical and social separation of categories of people?

Accepted Answer

segregation

Question 6

According to the chapter 3 lecture notes, historically, the term race has been used _________________.

Accepted Answer

as a way to dominate others

Question 7

following the abolition of slavery, this country enacted so-called Jim Crow laws, which _______________

Accepted Answer

led to the lynching of thousands of African Americans in the South

Question 8

a society’s unequal distribution of wealth, power, and privilege between men and women is called ____________

Accepted Answer

gender stratification

Question 9

a social pattern in which males dominate females

Accepted Answer

patriarchy

Question 10

Sociologist Devah Pager's (2003) now-classic field experiment showed which important finding of racial discrimination?

Accepted Answer

Black app w/out criminal record hired @ = rate as white app w/criminal rec

Question 11

According to the chapter 3 lecture notes, the term “Arab” is __________

Accepted Answer

an ethnic category

Question 12

a belief in traditional gender role stereotypes and in the inherent inequality between men and women is...

Accepted Answer

sexism

Question 13

a society in which people of all racial and ethnic categories live with roughly equal social standing is...

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pluralism

Question 14

the advantages whites enjoy simply because they are white whether or not they are aware of their advantages

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white privilege

Question 15

female genital mutilation-practice of young women having their genitals cut out often w/no anesthesia in many countries

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

A socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that a society defines as important

Accepted Answer

race

Question 17

the systematic killing of one category of people by another is

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genocide

Question 18

the personal traits and life chances that a society links to being feminine or masculine is...

Accepted Answer

gender

Question 19

form of feminism emphasizes that WOC are oppressed not only bc of their gender but also because of their race/class

Accepted Answer

multicultural feminism

Question 20

According to text, many traditional interpretations of the Bible yield the message that women are equal to men

Accepted Answer

False

Question 21

a minority is defined as any category of people _____________

Accepted Answer

identified by physical/cultural traits, that society disadvantages

Question 22

feminism is not a political movement that seeks the social equality of women and men

Accepted Answer

False

Question 23

we often see more physical differences within a race than between different racial groups

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

a stereotype is defined as ___________

Accepted Answer

an exaggerated description applied to every person in some category

Question 25

the remarkable racial and ethnic diversity of the United States is, most of all, a product of immigration

Accepted Answer

True

SOC 2 Chapter 3 & 4

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SOC 2 Chapter 3 & 4

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