The funding of schools primarily based on property values systematically discriminates against the poor and is an example of __________ racism.
A) individual
B) institutional
C) formation
D) segregated
After taking a social problems class, Josh
begins to focus on the institutionalized patterns of discrimination as the sources of the secondary status of minorities because he believes in __________ theories.
A) deficiency
B) bias
C) structural discrimination
D) racial-formation
Jeremiah is a member of the KKK and frequently engages in acts of overt hostility aimed at racial minorities. He is engaging in __________ racism.
A) individual
B) institutional
C) formation
D) segregated
Bill, a conflict theorist, believes that __________
theories, which focus blame on the prejudiced attitudes of majority members for the secondary status of minorities, are the best way to explain racial stratification
A) deficiency
B) bias
C) structural discrimination
D) racial formation
Whereas __________ models blame inequality on the cultural values of the majority group, __________ theories blame inequality on the individuals who are prejudiced against minority groups.
A) cultural deficiency; bias
B) bias; cultural deficiency
C) cultural deficiency; structural deficiency
D) structural deficiency; cultural deficiency
George believes that the secondary status of minorities is due to their own inferior culture and poor decision making. His beliefs align with the __________ theory.
A) deficiency
B) bias
C) structural discrimination
D) racial-formation
Though not popular anymore, for years scientists spent time trying to validate __________ theories by looking at things like IQ and other intelligence tests.
A) bias
B) cultural
C) biological deficiency
D) structural
The __________, proposed by Omi and Winant, suggests that the United States is organized along racial lines from top to bottom.
A) racial-formation theory
B) racial-conduct theory
C) ethnic-hypothesis theory
D) White-Black hypothesis
Institutional racism refers to __________.
A) social processes that, intentionally or not, protect the advantages of the dominant group while maintaining the unequal position of the subordinate groups
B) overt acts of hostility by individuals intended to harm members of other racial and ethnic groups
C) differences in institutional benefits due to expanded opportunities for more qualified individuals
D) the belief that racial groups have innate intellectual differences
Cultural deficiency theories explain racial subordination by positing that __________.
A) social opportunities affect groups in different ways
B) cultural groups have lifestyles and value systems that keep them from succeeding
C) God predetermines people's success in life
D) racial groups differ in intelligence
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