Chapter 9 - Lesson 3 & 4 Quiz

People often discriminate against others based on race, but rarely discriminate based on religion.

• True

• False

Conflict theory states that the majority uses prejudice and discrimination to control a minority.

• True

• False

Stereotypes can be used to justify unethical treatment of minority groups.

• True

• False

Hate crimes only involve bias related to race.

• True

• False

Sociologists define prejudice as widely held negative attitudes toward a group.

• True

• False

Regarding forms of prejudice, symbolic interactionism states that

• the majority encourages minorities to assimilate in order to increase the stability of a society.

• hate crimes always involve demeaning labels that justify violence.

Manuel was always on the honor roll in high school, so when he went to college he expected to do well in his courses. His grades for the first semester were very good, about the same as those he received in high school. Which of the following best describes this situation?

• prejudice

• self-fulfilling prophecy

___________ children can use physical clues to sort people into groups.

• total rejection stage

• subjugation

Abraham’s parents taught him that all white southerners believe that African Americans are inferior to whites. This is an example of

• prejudice

• institutionalized discrimination.

Which of the following best describes the functionalist perspective of prejudice and discrimination?

• Children learn to sort people into groups by examining the behavior of the adults around them.

• Because the dominant group feels superior to the minority, its members’ self-concepts are

  strengthened.