soc final ch 10

Question 1

What does racial group mean?
. what are some examples?

Answer 1

people who share physical characteristics
- skin, facial features

Question 2

What does ethnic group mean
- list some examples

Answer 2

• people who share a common national origin or cultural heritage
• language, food, tradition

Question 3

what does racial-ethnic group mean?

Answer 3

• combo of physical traits and origin/heritage

Question 4

Where do immigrants primaily come from?

Answer 4

-asia & latin America

Question 5

What does dominant group mean?
- do they have to be the largest?

Answer 5

• a phyiscally or culturally group that has the most political and economic power
• no

Question 6

what does minority mean?
- list some examples?

Answer 6

• people who are treated unequally bc of their physical or cultural traits
• blacks, asains, spanish, indian, middle eastern

Question 7

what does genocide mean?

Answer 7

• an effort to kill all members of a perticular race, ethnic, politcal or ethnic group

Question 8

what does segregation mean?
- what does de facto mean compared to de jure?

Answer 8

• physical and social seperation of dominant and minority groups
• de jure=legal,,,, de facto= informal

Question 9

What does acculturation mean?
- what are some examples?

Answer 9

• process of adapting the language, beliefs, values and characteristcis of the host culture
• celebrating a holiday, learning english

Question 10

what does assimilation mean?

Answer 10

• conforming/complying to the dominant group culture and intermarrying with that group

Question 11

what does pluralism mean?
- list 2 examples

Answer 11

-minority groups maintain many aspects of their orignal culture while living peacfully in the host culture
- little italy, greek town

Question 12

what is racism

Answer 12

• belief that ones own group in superior to other groups

Question 13

what is prejudice?

Answer 13

• an attitude that prejudges people, in a negative way

Question 14

what is stereotype?

Answer 14

• an exaggerated generalization about a group of people

Question 15

what is scapegoats?
- list an example

Answer 15

• individuals who blame their self
• they didnt hire me bc of my skin color

Question 16

what is discrimmination?
- list some examples

Answer 16

• a behavior/act that treats people unequally based on characteristics
• race, age, religion

Question 17

what is individual discrimmination
- list an example

Answer 17

• unequal treatment on 1-1 basis
• dominant and miniority group

Question 18

what is institutional discrimmination aka systemic discrimmination aka structural discrimmination?

Answer 18

• unequal treatment towards minority groups bc of soceity everyday laws, practices and customs

Question 19

latinos are labeled as? - changing minority, model minority, largest minority, emerging minority, growing nation?

Answer 19

• largest minority

Question 20

africans are labeled as? - changing minority, model minority, largest minority, emerging minority, growing nation?

Answer 20

• changing minorty

Question 21

Middle eastern are labeled as? - changing minority, model minority, largest minority, emerging minority, growing nation?

Answer 21

• emerging minority

Question 22

Native Americans are labeled as? - changing minority, model minority, largest minority, emerging minority, growing nation?

Answer 22

• growing nation

Question 23

Asian americans labeled as? - changing minority, model minority, largest minority, emerging minority, growing nation?

Answer 23

• model minority

Question 24

what does gendered racism mean?

Answer 24

the cumulative effects of inequality due to racism and sexism

Question 25

what is contact hypothesis

Answer 25

• prejudice decreased because of exposure to minority groups

Question 26

what is miscgenation

Answer 26

• marriage or relationship between man and woman of different races

Question 27

which sociological perspective views racial and ethnic inequalities as contributing postively to society, immigration fills in gaps

Answer 27

functionalism

Question 28

which sociological perspective views acculturation and assimilation increase social solidarity?

Answer 28

functionalism

Question 29

for ____, capitalism creates and sustains racial-ethnic inequality

Answer 29

conflict theory

Question 30

which sociological perspectives ignore racial-ethnic inequalties

Answer 30

functionalism

Question 31

which critical evaluation is this perspective for?
- discrimination is not always as purposeful
- racism existed prior to captialism

Answer 31

• conflict theory

Question 32

glass ceiling for minority women

Answer 32

• feminism

Question 33

labeling, selective perception and contact hypothesis is supported by what perspective

Answer 33

• symbolic