Race and Ethnicity Quiz

The concept of “race” refers to:

• A shared cultural heritage

• Skin color alone

• All people who are considered minorities

• A socially constructed category of people who share a biological trait.

Which of the following refers to a category of people constructed around cultural heritage?

• Ethnicity

• Minority Group

• Race

• Stereotype

Which concept refers to a category of people who share a particular trait through which they are given a lower status in society?

• Out group category

• Racial category

• Ethnic category

• Minority group category

Which of the following is both the largest ethnicity and minority category in the U.S.?

• Native Americans

• Hispanics

• Asians

• African Americans

In the U.S., minorities on average have less:

• Education

• Income

• Occupational Prestige

• All of the above

Race refers to _________considered important by society while ethnicity refers to __________.

• What we have in common, differences

• Biological traits, cultural traits

• Differences, what we have in common

• Cultural traits, biological traits

You would be expressing a stereotype if you _______________.

• Made sociological generalizations

• Backed up beliefs with solid evidence

• Treated everyone as a unique individual

• Stated an exaggerated description applied to everyone in a category

Institutional racism, prejudice, and discrimination refers to the fact that:

• Some people are born biased

• People maintain biased attitudes over time

• Bias built into the operation of society’s structures

• Bias greater in one society than another

The idea that prejudice and discrimination form a vicious cycle means that:

• Only some people act on their prejudices

• Stereotypes are easily proven wrong

• Bias is continued generation after generation

• Discrimination is more common than prejudice

The existence of “Negro Leagues” in professional baseball with all African-American players in the 1930’s and 1940’s is an example of:

• Pluralism

• Segregation

• Assimilation

• Miscegenation