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Title: _____ is the psychological theory that argues that members of the dominant group vent their ...
Post by: bgarlipp on Mar 20, 2018
_____ is the psychological theory that argues that members of the dominant group vent their frustrations and aggressions toward minority groups instead of the real source of their frustration.
 
  a. Contact theory
 b. Scapegoat theory
 c. Pluralist frustration theory
 d. Functionalist theory

Question 2

Freedom, democracy, and equal opportunity are examples of:
 
  a. sanctions.
 b. functions.
 c. values.
 d. mores.

Question 3

Racial profiling is an example of _____.
 
  a. color-blind racism
 b. institutional racism
 c. aversive racism
 d. Jim Crow racism

Question 4

Which of the following statements about values is true?
 
  a. Values are really too abstract to provide any guidelines for behavior.
 b. Values are never the source of cultural tensions.
 c. Values may cause conflict in society.
 d. Values create ideals that cannot ever be achieved.

Question 5

Which of the following is the best example of institutional racism?
 
  a. Airport security procedures that specify people who appear to be Middle Eastern should be scrutinized more closely than others
 b. A waiter refusing to serve a Black man who sits in his section
 c. Dr. Jones, a professor, claiming she doesn't even notice the color of her students' skin
 d. A landlord who will never rent to anyone who has dark skin

Question 6

Which of the following statements about values is true?
 
  a. Values define what is considered desirable and morally correct.
 b. Values are not guides for behavior because they are too abstract.
 c. Societal values are actually realized or achieved most of the time.
 d. Values most often create conflict.

Question 7

If an administrator engages in institutional racism he or she is able to apply which of the following?
 
  a. Party
 b. Class
 c. Power
 d. Prestige


Title: _____ is the psychological theory that argues that members of the dominant group vent their ...
Post by: hbirk8 on Mar 20, 2018
Answer to q. 1

b

Answer to q. 2

c

Answer to q. 3

b

Answer to q. 4

c

Answer to q. 5

a

Answer to q. 6

a

Answer to q. 7

c


Title: _____ is the psychological theory that argues that members of the dominant group vent their ...
Post by: bgarlipp on Mar 20, 2018
:white_check_mark: Correct!