Chapter 6 Flashcards
Ethnocide refers to the deliberate elimination or destruction of an ethnic culture by a dominant group.
true
Which term is defined as discrimination against an ethnic group that is assumed to have a biological basis?
racism
Which of the following is NOT an example of an achieved status?
woman
When ethnic identity is flexible and situational, it can become a(n
achieved status.
In Japan, the burakumin
are stigmatized despite being genetically indistinguishable from other Japanese.
Which of the following statements about ethnicity is true?
Ethnicity is one’s identification with a group that shares a common set of beliefs, values, customs, and norms.
What is the term for the arbitrary rule that automatically places children of mixed unions in the group of their minority parent?
hypodescent
“Class-structured, with differences in wealth, prestige, and power” is another way of saying
stratified.
Which term is defined as the expressed physical characteristics of an organism?
phenotype
Which term refers to the view that cultural diversity is valuable and worth maintaining?
multiculturalism
Which of the following is NOT a marker of an ethnic group?
a biologically ascribed race
Which of the following is a major difference between Brazilian and American racial taxonomies?
In the United States, social race is determined at birth and does not change, but in Brazil race can change from day to day.
Nation-states are
otherwise known as countries.
Which term refers to long-term foreign domination of a territory and its people?
colonialism
What is the name for a group among several culturally distinct groups in a society or region?
ethnic group
In the 2016 presidential campaign of Donald Trump, the idea of an association between ethnicity (traditionally and predominantly European derived and Christian) and the right to rule the United States was prominent. This idea is known as
ethno-nationalism.
________ is identification with, and feeling part of, an ethnic group and exclusion from certain other groups because of this affiliation.
Ethnicity
Which term refers to fixed ideas about what members of a group are like?
stereotypes
What is the term for policies and practices that harm a group and its members?
discrimination
What term refers to the deliberate suppression or destruction of the culture of an ethnic group by a dominant group?
ethnocide
What term refers to people who flee a country to escape persecution or war?
refugees
Which term refers to the internal domination by one group and its culture or ideology over others?
cultural colonialism
What does de jure mean?
part of the law
What does de facto mean?
practiced, but not legally sanctioned
Which term is defined as any position, no matter what its prestige, that someone occupies in society?
status
What does ethnicity mean?
identification with, and feeling part of, an ethnic group and exclusion from other groups
The U.S. and Canadian governments use the same racial categories in their censuses.
false
An ascribed status is a status that
people have little or no choice about occupying.
Only dominant or majority groups can have prejudiced views; minority groups are not capable of being prejudiced.
false
What is social status based on choices or accomplishments called?
achieved status
