1. Race and Ethnicity

2. In the past 25 years there has been a decrease in racial prejudice and discrimination against African Americans.
Yes No

3. Someone can be discriminatory without being prejudiced.
Yes No

4. Prejudice is _____.
a. a belief that one racial category is superior to another
b. blaming people for one’s own troubles
c. treating categories of people differently
a rigid and unfair generalization about an entire category of people

5. What perpetuates prejudice? What can change it?

6. What theory holds that prejudice springs from frustration among people who are themselves disadvantaged?
a. authoritarian personality theory
b. scapegoat theory
c. culture theory
d. conflict theory

7. The correct answer is b. scapegoat theory.
What theory holds that prejudice springs from frustration among people who are themselves disadvantaged?
The correct answer is b. scapegoat theory.

8. What theory holds that prejudice helps powerful people oppress others?
a. authoritarian personality theory
b. scapegoat theory
c. culture theory
d. conflict theory

9. What theory holds that prejudice helps powerful people oppress others?
The correct answer is d. conflict theory.

10. ______ are the largest racial or ethnic minority in the United States.
a. African Americans
b. Hispanics
c. Asian Americans
d. Native Americans

11. ______ are the largest racial or ethnic minority in the United States.
The correct answer is b. Hispanics.

12. _____ is a shared cultural heritage.
Ethnicity
Culture
Race
Nationality

13. _____ is a shared cultural heritage.
The correct answer is a. Ethnicity.

14. Bias built into the operation of society’s institutions is _____.
prejudice
discrimination
scapegoating
institutional prejudice and discrimination

15. Bias built into the operation of society’s institutions is _____.
The correct answer is d. institutional prejudice and discrimination.

16. A state in which people of all races and ethnicities are distinct but have equal social standing is _____.
genocide
miscegenation
pluralism
assimilation

17. The correct answer is c. pluralism.
A state in which people of all races and ethnicities are distinct but have equal social standing is _____.
The correct answer is c. pluralism.

18. In 1882, the U.S. government passed the first of several laws limiting ________ immigration.
Japanese
Chinese
Filipino
Korean

19. The correct answer is b. Chinese.
In 1882, the U.S. government passed the first of several laws limiting ________ immigration.
The correct answer is b. Chinese.

20. In this country, all of the states below have a “minority majority” except _____.
California
New Mexico
Florida
Hawaii

21. The correct answer is c. Florida.
In this country, all of the states below have a “minority majority” except _____.
The correct answer is c. Florida.

22. Research using the Bogardus social distance scale shows that U. S
Research using the Bogardus social distance scale shows that U.S. college students _____.
a. are less prejudiced than students several decades ago
b. believe Arabs and Muslims should be kept out of the country.
c. have the strongest prejudice against African Americans.
d. all of the above

23. Research using the Bogardus social distance scale shows that U. S
Research using the Bogardus social distance scale shows that U.S. college students _____.
The correct answer is a. are less prejudiced than students several decades ago.

24. What race are you? No “pure” race All races are genetically similar
Race vs. ethnicity

25. Where did “race” come from?
Geographical theory of race

26. What is the difference between prejudice and discrimination?

27. How can stereotypes hurt you?
What are stereotypes?
Inaccurate expectations.
How can you work against stereotypes?

28. Why are people prejudice?
Scapegoat theory
Cultural theory

29. Patterns of interaction in race relations.
Pluralism
Assimilation
Segregation
Genocide

30. Tomorrow’s coming attractions!!
What do you have to exchange in a marriage?
Are you part of the “sandwich generation”?
What will increase your chances of divorce?
What makes healthy families?