Mores are
a. the ordinary customs of different group cultures.
b. strict norms that control moral and ethical behavior.
c. often upheld through laws that bring serious repercussions.
d. norms that provide strict codes of behavior.
Question 2Research on discrimination in housing has found that
a. discrimination in housing is less important than other forms of discrimination.
b. when two people of different races apply for the same housing both are equally likely to be accepted or turned down.
c. members of minority groups are frequently turned down for housing in situations in which a White person is not.
d. reverse discrimination, or discrimination toward a White person is equally as common as discrimination against minority group members.
Question 3Folkways are
a. the ordinary customs of different group cultures.
b. strict norms that control moral and ethical behavior.
c. often upheld through laws that bring serious repercussions.
d. norms that provide strict codes of behavior.
Question 4While prejudice is an attitude, discrimination is _____.
a. internal
b. overt behavior
c. hidden
d. a belief
Question 5Two classic cultural concepts associated with the work of William Graham Sumner are _____.
a. explicit and implicit norms
b. folkways and mores
c. dominant culture and subcultures
d. culture traits and culture concepts
Question 6Research on socialization leading to prejudiced attitudes indicates that
a. children tend to be free of prejudice until around the ages of 9 or 10 years old.
b. there is a close correlation between the racial and ethnic attitudes of parents and those of their children.
c. children and young adults who believe they can think for themselves are able to avoid taking on their parents racial or other prejudices.
d. most people today are unaffected by parental prejudices since the media has become so important.
Question 7Mechanisms of social control that enforce rules against killing are examples of:
a. norms.
b. folkways.
c. sanctions.
d. mores.
Question 8How do strongly prejudiced people end up that way?
a. Some people seem to naturally have negative feelings about others who are not like them.
b. Children are rarely prejudiced until they enter school and are influenced into prejudice by their peers.
c. Socialization leading to prejudiced attitudes occurs in the family, as well as through the media and peers.
d. Deviant individuals are more likely to be prejudiced than conforming individuals.
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