1. A process in which a condition is assumed to be true and forces are then set in motion to create and perpetuate that condition called ________ cycle.
Answer
Correct Answer:
Vicious
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
2. Split labor market theory explains when the labor force is divided into a higher-paid segment composed of members of the dominant group and a lower-paid segment composed of minority-group members, higher-paid labor uses prejudice and racism to limit the ability of cheaper labor to compete for jobs.
Answer
Correct Answer:
True
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
3. The process of social development through which a person learns cultural beliefs, values, and norms and develops an identity is called
Answer
Correct Answer:
Socialization
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
4. The degree of intimacy a person is willing to accept for members of other groups is called _________ Distance.
Answer
Correct Answer:
Social
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
5. The tendency to see only what one expects to see; associated with ________ and individual prejudice is called selective perception.
Answer
Correct Answer:
Stereotyping
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
6. The scapegoat hypothesis explains a theory of prejudice that posits that under certain conditions, people will express their aggressions against substitute targets. When other groups are chosen as substitute targets, prejudice increases.
Answer
Correct Answer:
True
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
7. A subtle and indirect form of prejudice that incorporates negative feelings about minority groups but not the traditional stereotypes is called _________ Racism.
Answer
Correct Answer:
Modern
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
8. A learning technique that requires cooperation among students is called _______ method
Answer
Correct Answer:
Jigsaw
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
9. A ______ crime offense against a person or property motivated in whole or in part by an offender’s bias against a race, religion, disability, sexual orientation, ethnicity, gender, or gender identity.
Answer
Correct Answer:
Hate
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
10. Equal status contact hypothesis theory of prejudice reduction asserting that equal status and cooperative contacts between groups will tend to reduce _________.
Answer
Correct Answer:
Prejudice
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
11. Authoritarian personality describes a theory that links prejudice to childhood experiences with stern, severe parents.
Answer
Correct Answer:
True
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
12. Affective and cognitive are two dimensions of ______.
Answer
Correct Answer:
Prejudice
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
13. Stereotypes are defined as ______.
Answer
Correct Answer:
Generalizations about groups of people that are exaggerated, overly simplistic, and resistant to disproof
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
14. It is difficult to determine whether hate crimes are increasing or decreasing because not all hate crimes are reported.
Answer
Correct Answer:
True
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
15. The “Robber’s Cave” experiment on competition and prejudice was conducted by ______.
Answer
Correct Answer:
Muzafer Sherif
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
16. In the 1930s, Lapiere’s experiences traveling around the United States with a Chinese couple provided evidence to suggest that prejudice is ______.
Answer
Correct Answer:
Situational
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
17. Research shows that different variables can affect the scapegoating process. For instance, if people feel personally threatened by something such as divorce, they are more likely to scapegoat than if they feel threatened by something communal such as a tornado.
Answer
Correct Answer:
True
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
18. A person who blames minority groups and affirmative action for the fact that he or she cannot find a job could be engaging in ______.
Answer
Correct Answer:
Scapegoating
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
19. Affective and cognitive are two dimensions of perception.
Answer
Correct Answer:
False
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
20. Modern racism believes that discrimination is a serious problem in society today, and calls for affirmative action programs to counteract its unfair effects.
Answer
Correct Answer:
False
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
21. Recent data indicate that the majority of hate crimes were motivated by ______.
Answer
Correct Answer:
Race
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
22. The process of physical, psychological, and social development by which a person learns his or her culture is called ______.
Answer
Correct Answer:
Socialization
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
23. The tendency to see only what one wants to see is known as ______.
Answer
Correct Answer:
Selective perception
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
24. The election of President Barack Obama proves that prejudice, skin color, and group membership have become irrelevant in our society.
Answer
Correct Answer:
False
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
25. One common factor that seems to account for the origins of all prejudice is competition between groups.
Answer
Correct Answer:
True
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
26. According to the textbook, a person who does not discriminate, but is prejudiced is a(n) ______.
Answer
Correct Answer:
Timid bigot
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
27. Recent data indicate that the majority of hate crimes were motivated by religious beliefs.
Answer
Correct Answer:
False
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
28. According to the equal status contact hypothesis, all of the following are necessary conditions to reduce prejudice except ______.
Answer
Correct Answer:
Intergroup
Note: This Question is unanswered, help us to find answer for this one
Diverse Society (Race, Gender, Class) MCQs | Topic-wise
