Sociology chapter 20 -- Race & Ethnicity

Which interactionist suggested that racial prejudice is formed through interactions within the dominant group, and that without these interactions, individuals within the dominant group would not hold racist views?

• Thomas Pettigrew
• Michael Brown
• John Smith
• Emily Johnson
• Herbert Blumer

Which sociologist is known for the concept of 'double consciousness' in the study of race and identity?

• W.E.B. Du Bois

• Max Weber

• Karl Marx

• Emile Durkheim

• Jane Addams

Which theory suggests that racial and ethnic inequalities must have served an important function in order to exist as long as they have?

• Conflict Theory

• Functionalist Theory

• Symbolic Interactionism

• Critical Race Theory

• Feminist Theory

Race is based on _____________ characteristics, while Ethnicity is based on ____________ characteristics

• cultural, physical
• physical, cultural
• achieved, ascribed
• citizenship, cultural

 Prejudice and discrimination executed by individuals consciously and unconsciously that occurs between individuals is called...

• Systematic/structural/institutional racism

• Individual or Interpersonal racism

• Historical racism

• Cultural racism

• Colorism

systems and structures that have procedures or processes that disadvantage racial minority groups:

• Systematic/structural/institutional racism

• Individual or Interpersonal racism

• Historical racism

• Cultural racism

• Colorism

economic inequality or social disparity caused by past racism

• Systematic/structural/institutional racism

• Individual or Interpersonal racism

• Historical racism

• Cultural racism

• Colorism

the assumption of inferiority of one or more races is built into the culture of a society

• Systematic/structural/institutional racism

• Individual or Interpersonal racism

• Historical racism

• Cultural racism

• Colorism

a form of racism, in which someone believes one type of skin tone is superior or inferior to another within a racial group

• Systematic/structural/institutional racism

• Individual or Interpersonal racism

• Historical racism

• Cultural racism

• Colorism

an avoidance of racial language by European-Americans that racism is no longer a problem

• Systematic/structural/institutional racism

• Individual or Interpersonal racism

• Historical racism

• Cultural racism

• Color-Avoidance Racism