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True-False questions



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Question 1.
A category of people who have been singled out, by others or themselves, as inferior or superior, on the basis of subjectively selected physical characteristics such as skin color, hair texture, and eye shape is defined as an ethnic group.

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Question 2.
Sociologists prefer to use the terms dominant group and subordinate group to distinguish between the advantaged members of society and those who are subjected to unequal treatment.

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Question 3.
Prejudice is an action and discrimination is an attitude.

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Question 4.
The frustration-aggression hypothesis, scapegoat theory, and authoritarian personality are explanations of prejudice based on social-psychological perspectives.

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Question 5.
The Anglo-conformity model is also called the melting pot model.

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Question 6.
The co-existence of diverse racial and ethnic groups with separate identities and cultures within a society is called ethnic pluralism.

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Question 7.
The theory that states the government substantially defines racial and ethnic relations is the theory of racial formation.

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Question 8.
Although slavery was officially abolished in the United States in 1863, a caste-like physical and social separation of from African Americans and whites continued through de jure and de facto segregation.

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Question 9.
African Americans constitute the largest subordinate group in the United States today.


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Question 10.
Because of its damage to individuals and the society as a whole, prejudice and discrimination can only be viewed from the conflict perspective.

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