Chapter 9: Inequalities of Race and Ethnicity

Judging others in terms of one's own cultural standards

Jews in the United States are members of

an illegal act motivated by extreme prejudice

a form of subjugation that happens outside the law

What is the largest minority group in America?

People who are racist

Accommodation occurs when a minority

An oversimplified, exaggerated, or unfavorable generalization about a group is

Which of the following is true of race?

a group of people who find themselves objects of discrimination

A Japanese immigrant to the US only eats American food and celebrates US holidays. This is...

Jewish individuals being targeted by the Nazi's in WWII is an example of scapegoating.

the forced removal of an ethnic group from an area.

an attempt to destroy, in whole or in part, a population

the blending of a minority group into the dominant society

Historically requiring African Americans to pass complex exams to be able to vote. This is...

The dominant group in American society is white people with northern European ancestry

Which of the following is a pattern of conflict?

an extreme form of prejudice that assumes superiority of one racial group over others

Ethnicity is based upon

unfair practices that are part of the structure of a society

Which of the following is part of the definition of an ethnic minority?

process by which expectations become reality

a metaphor used to describe assimilation

a group identified by religious, cultural, or national characteristics

What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?

Prejudice is an unsupported generalization about a category of people.

a minority group maintains a sense of identity apart from the dominant group

Tom should join track because he is African American and they can run faster than other races.

a minority is forced to leave territory controlled by a majority

a form of subjugation based on law

29. De jure segregation differs from de facto segregation because it

a minority group is denied equal access to social benefits

All of the following are characteristics that ethnicity can be based upon except

Which of the following is the most extreme form of conflict?