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What are hate crimes? Why is it important to know about hate crimes when discussing inequalities of race and ethnicity?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Conflict theory depicts society as
 
  a. being in an unending process of cyclical change.
  b. progressing through a set of linear stages.
  c. fluctuating around a stable equilibrium.
  d. unstable with separate parts always at odds with each other.
  e. being in a process of breakdown.

Question 3

What is a stereotype and why is it an important concept in minoritymajority relations?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Question 4

The equilibrium perspective has been criticized for
 
  a. emphasizing conflict to the exclusion of change.
  b. paying too much attention to the presence of cyclical change.
  c. assuming that society has an internal resistance to change.
  d. adopting the evolutionary model of change.
  e. its liberal bias.

Question 5

What are prejudice and discrimination, and what is the relationship between the two?
 
  What will be an ideal response?

Answer to q. 1

A hate crime is a criminal act motivated by prejudice. It is an important concept in the study of inequalities of race and ethnicity because it is almost always directed against a member of a minority group, and is used as a means of intimidating minority group members.

Answer to q. 2

D

Answer to q. 3

Stereotypes are oversimplified ideas about members of particular social category that are based on exaggeration and distortion. They are important because they are often used to justify unequal or discriminatory treatment.

Answer to q. 4

C

Answer to q. 5

Prejudice refers to negative attitudes held toward another group, and discrimination refers to behaviors or unfair and unequal treatment. Prejudice often leads to discrimination, but does not necessarily do so. Similarly, discrimination may lead to actual prejudice but does not always.

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