Deck 2: Prejudice

Question 1

What theory states that prejudice is influenced by societal norms and situations that encourage or discourage the tolerance of minorities?

A) Authoritarian theory
B) Exploitation theory
C) Normative approach
D) Scapegoating theory

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Lane believes that homosexuality is repulsive and refuses to interact with anyone who identifies with said sexual orientation.This is an example of

A) sexism
B) ethnocentrism
C) homophobia
D) egocentrism

Answer 2

C

Question 3

A national survey revealed that

A) Whites and Asian Americans are more likely to have prejudiced and stereotypical views of other racial and ethnic minority groups
B) African Americans and Hispanic Americans are more likely to have prejudiced and stereotypical views of other racial and ethnic minority groups
C) Whites, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans all have prejudiced and stereotypical views of other racial and ethnic minority groups
D) Asian Americans and Whites are less likely to have prejudiced and stereotypical views of other racial and ethnic minority groups

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Prejudice does not involve

A) actions
B) beliefs
C) thoughts
D) attitudes

Question 5

As a society,we can change negative attitudes towards groups of people by

A) implementing prejudice-reduction programs within our school systems
B) mandating equal representation of all racial and ethnic categories in the mass media
C) implementing diversity trainings within all organizations
D) enforcing all of the above to increase overall levels of tolerance and promote higher levels of inter-group contact

Question 6

The tendency to approach or withdraw from a racial group is known as

A) racism
B) ethnocentrism
C) social distance
D) social proximity

Question 7

Children who experience overt discrimination are

A) more likely to continue to display feelings of distress and anxiety later in life
B) less likely to continue to display feelings of distress and anxiety later in life
C) more likely to engage in an interracial or interfaith relationship later in life
D) less likely to engage in an interracial or interfaith relationship later in life

Question 8

What social scientist conceptualized a scale that could measure social distance empirically?

A) Karl Marx
B) Ernest Burgess
C) Erving Goffman
D) Emory Bogardus

Question 9

Bobby does not believe in equality for all racial and ethnic groups,yet he continues to cater to all groups at his restaurant.According to Merton,what category would Bobby fall into?

A) The unprejudiced nondiscriminator
B) The unprejudiced discriminator
C) The prejudiced nondiscriminator
D) The prejudiced discriminator

Question 10

Stereotypes are

A) based on factual evidence
B) unreliable generalizations
C) rooted within various race and ethnic groups
D) A and C

Question 11

According to a federal study in 2005,__________ were twice as likely to have their vehicles searched,and __________ were five times more likely.

A) Latinos; Caucasians
B) Asian Americans; African Americans
C) African Americans; Latinos
D) Caucasians; Asian Americans

Question 12

According to the text,which of the following is not a cause of prejudice?

A) the need to blame others for one's own failure
B) the desire to exploit
C) the fear of being threatened
D) the desire to establish a unified society

Question 13

In 2010,what percent of first-year college students want to "promote racial understanding" in our society?

A) 46%
B) 37%
C) 81%
D) 34%

Question 14

The tendency to assume that one's culture and way of life is superior to all others' is known as

A) egocentrism
B) ethnocentrism
C) prejudice
D) discrimination

Question 15

In the beginning of the chapter,Catherine's mother requesting a room change for her daughter was an example of

A) egocentrism
B) ethnocentrism
C) prejudice
D) discrimination

Question 16

Which of the following excludes members of a group from certain rights,opportunities,or privileges?

A) ethnophaulisms
B) discrimination
C) racism
D) none of the above

Question 17

Judy believes that illegal immigrants are the reason behind her unemployment status.This belief is an example of which theory?

A) Normative approach
B) Exploitation theory
C) Authoritarian theory
D) Scapegoating theory

Question 18

Which of the following is not another term to describe color-blind racism?

A) laissez-faire
B) postracialism
C) ethnophaulisms
D) aversive racism

Question 19

Any police-initiated action that is based on race,ethnicity,or national origin rather than the person's behavior is known as

A) racial profiling
B) scapegoating
C) color-blind racism
D) stereotyping

Question 20

According to national surveys,about what percentage of our population favored the relocation of a mosque near Ground Zero?

A) 66%
B) 40%
C) 25%
D) 80%

Question 21

What can reduce hostility between all racial and ethnic groups?

A) reinstating segregation
B) interracial and interfaith marriages
C) practicing ethnocentrism
D) equal-status contact

Question 22

Who was the first Roman Catholic president of the United States?

A) Barack Obama
B) John Kennedy
C) Abraham Lincoln
D) Theodore Roosevelt

Question 23

What type of diversity training is most effective within organizations?

A) short presentations on prejudice and discrimination in the workplace that are not integrated into the culture of the organization
B) a mentoring program that is designed for aspiring women and minorities as well as Caucasian men to achieve their career goals
C) individual sessions that identify prejudice and discrimination within the individual; followed by the introduction of strategies to address said concerns
D) online trainings that employees are required to do once a year

Question 24

Two families of equal size and social class move into the same neighborhood at the same time,but one family is White and one family is Black.According to the contact hypothesis,these families are

A) more likely to interact in a harmonious fashion because they live in the same neighborhood
B) less likely to interact in a harmonious fashion because they live in the same neighborhood
C) more likely to relocate to a different neighborhood all together
D) none of the above

Question 25

According to the text,which racial group is least likely to date outside his/her group?

A) African American
B) Latino
C) Asian American
D) Caucasian

Question 26

What are the two key factors for reducing hostility between all racial and ethnic groups?

A) exclusion and discrimination
B) diversity training and competition
C) equal status and common goal
D) inclusion and shared households

Question 27

What percent of global internet searches does Google account for?

A) 98%
B) 82%
C) 58%
D) 92%

Question 28

What percentage of the workforce was born in Asia?

A) 31.6%
B) 10.7%
C) 26.0%
D) 6.7%

Question 29

Survey data shows that African Americans,Latinos,Asian Americans,and American Indians

A) do feel comfortable with each other
B) are less likely to interact with others within their racial and ethnic group
C) do not necessarily feel comfortable with each other
D) are more likely to interact with others outside of their racial and ethnic group