Ch 9 Race & Ethnic Relations Quiz

What distinguishes minority groups from one another?

• A. Physical characteristics
• B. Cultural characteristics
• C. Size of the group
• D. Power and privilege

What do sociologists reject about the idea of race?

• That it is a social category based on cultural characteristics
• That it is not important in society
• That it is the same as ethnicity
• That races are biologically distinct

What is the term used to describe a group of people who are singled out and treated unequally?

• A. Majority group
• B. Dominant group
• C. Minority group
• D. Ethnic group

Which of the following is an example of institutionalized discrimination?

• A. Name-calling
• B. Acts of violence
• C. Jim Crow Laws
• D. Rudeness

According to sociologists, what do dominant groups in a society have in comparison to minority groups?

• Less power or privilege
• More power or privilege
• Economic disadvantage
• There is no social difference

What can prejudice serve as a justification for?

• A. Discrimination
• B. Stereotyping
• C. Racism
• D. Ageism

According to Robert K. Merton, how are prejudice and discrimination related?

• A. They always go hand in hand
• B. They are always completely unrelated
• C. They can be combined in four possible ways
• D. Discrimination is a result of prejudice

Why is classification by race considered difficult?

• Because it is based on geographic location, and people move.
• Because there are too many races to classify.
• Because there are no "pure" races.
• Because race categories change over time.

True/False: All people of the same ethnicity must be the same race.

• True
• False

True/False: All people of the same race are the same ethnicity.

• True
• False