Chapter 9: More Race

Question 1

Nativists

Answer 1

Protect the interests if native-born inhabitants, rather than immigrants

Question 2

race

Answer 2

How people assign meaning to your look and its social consequence

Question 3

Ethnicity

Answer 3

your sense of belonging to a group

Question 4

Racism

Answer 4

Justification of racial inequality

Question 5

Social Darwinism

Answer 5

Groups are subject to natural selection: some are superior/inferior to others… used to justify racism

Question 6

Eugenics

Answer 6

Weed out the weak in order to breed strong

Question 7

Prejudice vs discrimination

Answer 7

Prejudice is attitude, discrimination is action

Question 8

Minority group

Answer 8

Group that lacks power, influence in society

Question 9

Institutional discrimination

Answer 9

Seemingly color-blind social policies and practices nonetheless result in racial inequality

Question 10

Pluralism

Answer 10

Keeping one’s old way of life and seeking power sharing with the dominant group

Question 11

US Native American population %

Answer 11

2%

Question 12

Asian American population percentage

Answer 12

6%