In The United States Which Race Is The Dominant Group

Question: In the United States, which race would be considered the dominant group?

• Hispanic

• - White

• - Black

• - Asian

• Answer: White

• Question:

• Answer: Real estate agents directing white clients to look for housing in certain neighborhoods, and non-white clients to others

• Question: According to the social construction of race school of thought, race is:

• - Based only on geographic regions

• - No longer in existence

• - A product of the media

• - Not biologically identifiable

• Answer: Not biologically identifiable

• Question: Adolf Hitler blaming Germany’s pre-war problems on the Jewish population is an example of:

• - The scapegoat theory

• - The social construction of race

• - White privilege

• - Pluralism

• Answer: The scapegoat theory

• Question: Max believes that most people’s racial beliefs are based on images conveyed in popular media since many people never meet members of certain races for themselves. Max’s perspective is:

• - Functionalist

• - Conflict theorist

• - Feminist

• - Symbolic interactionist

• Answer: Symbolic Interactionist

• Question: The term discrimination is defined in the text as:

• - The theory that prejudice is embedded in our culture.

• - Biased thought based on flawed assumptions about a group of people.

• - An expression of dissatisfaction with the justice system.

• - Prejudiced action against a group of people.

• Answer: Prejudiced action against a group of people.

• Question:

• Answer: The culture of prejudice

• Question:

• Answer: White privilege

• Question: President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s executive order 9066, which authorized the establishment of internment camps for anyone with as little as one-eighth Japanese ancestry following Pearl Harbor, is an example of:

• - Racial steering

• - Communism

• - Expulsion

• - Genocide

• Answer: Expulsion

• Question:

• Answer: The physical separation of two groups, particularly in residence, but also in workplace and social functions.