Chapter 4 Flashcards
What is true regarding advances that have been made in redressing the social inequalities between men and women?
A woman serving as the speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives
Jim Crow laws:
were used to force African-Americans to adhere to certain prescribed behaviors
True statements about social inequality
Social inequality is partly a result of prejudice and discrimination; social inequality can be viewed as a product of human interaction and social organization; and social inequality is reinforced through actions of the dominant group.
True statements regarding prejudice and discrimination:
Prejudice provides the justification for discrimination; institutional discrimination and the resultant differential treatment have been codified in administrative rules and regulations and are thereby “intrinsic” to the mores of a society; and prejudice is a value learned through the process of socialization
Discrimination against women solely because they are women is known as:
sexism
What are true statements regarding women and social inequality?
Overall women earn about 80% of what men earn in the labor force; men continue to dominate in the number of graduate and professional degrees awarded; and sex-role stereotypes in the U.S. are reinforced beginning at an early age.
True statements about populations at risk
Complete integration of all groups in society would result in the loss of racial or ethnic identity; some progress has been made in opening avenues for social and economic participation, but members of at risk groups still must cope with differential treatment; and discrimination against populations at risk has all but disappeared in the post-civil rights era.
True statements about homosexuality
Although 40 states have enacted hate crimes legislation that established penalties for crimes against individuals because of their race or ethnicity, only 27 states have legislation that includes sexual orientation; while experts disagree as to whether sexual orientation is determined by genetics or is a product of socialization, the general public continues to view homosexuality as a matter of choice; and discrimination, prejudice and stereotypical thinking based on erroneous information guide the majority of heterosexuals’ reactions to the gay community
The largest group of Latinos in the U.S. is comprised of
Mexican-Americans
Which cultural group of U.S. citizens was placed in internment camps by the United States in the 1940s?
Japanese
True statement about African-Americans
They are three times more likely than whites to have incomes below the poverty line.
The Civil Rights Act of 1964:
sought to ban discrimination based on race, religion, color or ethnicity in public facilities, government-operated programs employment
When was the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) ratified by the states?
ERA was never ratified by the states
Which group in the U.S. has benefited most from affirmative action programs?
women
The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act:
adds real or perceived sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, and disability to categories included in previous federal hate crimes law
