Question 1

According to scapegoat theory,extreme prejudice is a personality trait linked to people who believe strongly in following cultural norms,traditions,and values.

Accepted Answer

Scapegoat theory proposes that people who experience frustration or insecurity in their lives may blame their problems on members of groups who are disliked or stigmatized by society. Extreme prejudice is not necessarily linked to a specific personality trait, but rather can be a result of social and cultural influences.

Question 2

A majority is a group of people who outnumber other groups of people within the same country.

Accepted Answer

A majority refers to the greater part or number; it does not necessarily mean a group of people who outnumber other groups within the same country. It can also refer to the number of votes or opinions that are greater than the rest in a decision-making process.

Question 3

While discrimination is not always intentional,prejudice is.

Accepted Answer

While discrimination can occur unconsciously or unintentionally, prejudice is a preconceived negative attitude or belief towards a particular group or individual. This implies that it is deliberate and intentional.

Question 4

Assimilation occurs when minority groups retain their cultural identities and the larger society promotes cultural,ethnic,and racial diversity.

Accepted Answer

Assimilation occurs when minority groups adopt the larger society's cultural norms and values, and as a result, their own cultural identity fades away. This is different from cultural pluralism, which celebrates diversity and allows minority groups to maintain their distinct cultural identities within the larger society.

Question 5

Genocide has never occurred in North America.

Accepted Answer

Genocide has occurred in North America, specifically against Indigenous peoples. Examples include the forced removal and relocation of Native Americans in the 1800s, the residential school system in Canada that aimed to assimilate Indigenous children into Euro-Canadian culture, and the massacre of Indigenous men, women, and children at places like Wounded Knee in 1890.

Question 6

Minority group membership means that due to the relatively small size of a given group relative to others,one lacks social power.

Accepted Answer

Minority group membership is primarily about social power and status, not just the numerical size of the group. A minority group is characterized by receiving unequal treatment due to their physical or cultural characteristics, and they are often marginalized regardless of their numerical presence.

Question 7

Sociologists agree that the multicultural model is the ideal way to organize minority/majority relations.

Accepted Answer

Sociologists do not universally agree on any single model as the ideal way to organize minority/majority relations, including the multicultural model. Different sociologists advocate for various approaches based on differing theories, research findings, and societal contexts.

Question 8

Minority groups do not hold prejudices against the dominant group,but they are likely to hold prejudices against other minority groups.

Accepted Answer

Minority groups can hold prejudices against both the dominant group and other minority groups. Prejudice is not exclusive to any particular group and can be directed towards any other group, regardless of its social status.

Question 9

Critical race theory examines the ways in which the colonial past has shaped the social,political,and economic experiences of a colonized country.

Accepted Answer

Critical race theory primarily focuses on examining society and culture as they relate to categorizations of race, law, and power, rather than specifically analyzing the colonial past's impact on a colonized country.

Question 10

As a general rule,the more obvious the defining characteristic,the more severe the stigma,or negative social labels,assigned to a minority.

Accepted Answer

This is a well-established pattern in social psychology known as "stigma by association", where individuals are judged based on the group to which they belong and the extent to which their group is visible or noticeable in some way. The more visible or salient the characteristic (such as race, gender identity, or disability status), the more likely individuals are to be subject to negative stereotypes, discrimination, or prejudice.

Question 11

According to the functionalist perspective,there are no social benefits of prejudice and discrimination.

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Question 12

Unlike countries such as Germany,genocide has never been perpetrated against a social group in Canada.

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Question 13

With each subsequent generation,the immigrant population becomes more like the dominant culture.

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Question 14

Chinese Canadians are the second-largest visible minority group in Canada.

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Question 15

Culture theorists would argue that prejudice is part of a culture's social fabric.

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Deck 10: A: Race and Racialization