Quiz1&2

Question 0

The term minority refers to any group of people who posses ______

Answer 0

Substantial political differences
Economic differences
Religious differences
Racial differences

Question 1

______ may be used to identify those who have been or are susceptible to unfair treatment by the dominant culture

Answer 1

Minority status

Question 2

The U.S. Has struggled to make peace with which group/ groups who have suffered historical trauma ?

Answer 2

Native Americans and African Americans

Question 3

_______ consists of the cumarice psychologic damage that identifies groups of people who suffers throughout multiple generations, becoming a shares group experience that, at least in part, defines that groups role in a society through the collective damage that have incurred

Answer 3

Inter generational trauma

Question 4

_________ is the process where societies, cultures, & economies around the world have become integrated due to advance in communication and transport technology, as well as passage of laws & treaties that facilitate this integration

Answer 4

Globalization

Question 5

_______ creates a system where African Americans were forced to live separate from Caucasians, where in theory their existence was equal but, in reality, they were given discriminatory treatment and inadequate resources

Answer 5

Jim Crow laws

Question 6

True or false.
There are some genuine & distinct differences in the type of historical trauma that have affected native Americans & African Americans that is more profound than that experienced by Latino Americans & Asian Americans

Answer 6

True

Question 7

An opposing politic viewpoint that encourage the minority demographic to retain their cultural, linguistic, ethnic, & religious values, while also receiving the benefits of assimilation is known as ______

Answer 7

Multiculturalism

Question 8

In America, the hegemonic group is considered the ______

Answer 8

Majority

Question 9

What has to be intact for true fairness, equality, and justice to obtained in the U.S. criminal justice system & is achieved when people work effectively across cultures ?

Answer 9

Cultural competence

Question 10

______ is when race & ethnicity become the primary means by which law enforcement decides who is searches and arrested

Answer 10

Racial profiling

Question 11

With in the us, barriers to social progression can be directly attributed to ______

Answer 11

Race
Ethnicity
Religion

Question 12

______ refers to the sharing of cultural values that occurs when two cultures come into contact

Answer 12

Acculturation

Question 13

_________ are inequalities that exist between people of different races, sexes, ethnicities, and religions

Answer 13

Disparities

Question 14

Approximately ____ of black males between ages 21 & 29 are under correctional control

Answer 14

One- third

Question 15

Which minority group is informally referred to as the “model minority” in some circle ?

Answer 15

Asian Americans

Question 16

Which court case was instrumental in setting standards for mental health care in prisons?

Answer 16

Ruiz v Estelle

Question 17

Of all racial minorities that exist in the us, it is the _________ population who is most represented in the criminal justice system, both in terms of offenders & practitioners

Answer 17

African Americans