In the twentieth century, the United States moved from a(n) __________ to a(n) __________ economy.
a. agricultural; sales-based
b. service; manufacturing
c. retailing; wholesaling
d. manufacturing; service-based
There are at least two ways that prejudice and bigotry may manifest in individuals. These are __________.
a. homogamy and stereotype
b. political dominance and antimiscegenation
c. institutional discrimination and genocide
d. frustration-aggression and projection
Pritha has recently moved to the United States from India. She thinks that American culture is very odd.
She sees her own culture, behavioral patterns, and belief structures as the best in the world and doesn't understand why the United States wouldn't want to adopt them. Pritha is being __________. a. functionalist
b. ethnocentric
c. racist
d. interactionist
American multinational corporations have increasingly exported capital and jobs. The American workers MOST hurt have had jobs in __________.
a. management
b. service industries
c. manufacturing
d. retailing
The Nike Corporation subcontracts with local employers for about 75,000 Asian workers to make Nike shoes, which are sold in the United States for more than 80 a pair.
In some instances, 11-year-old workers earn about __________ a day producing these shoes. a. 2.20
b. 10.50
c. 24.75
d. 45.00
Using Robert Merton's perspective on the relationships between prejudice and discrimination, institutional discrimination would involve __________.
a. discrimination where prejudice is absent
b. prejudice without discrimination occurring
c. discrimination where prejudice is present
d. prejudice combining with discrimination, with prejudice occurring first
Anika lives in Bangladesh and works in the garment industry. Her workspace is very crowded and hot. She has few breaks during the day and sits hunched over a sewing machine for 13 hours per day. Her working environment is an example of __________.
a. a communal job
b. a sweatshop
c. an insourced job
d. a multinational corporation
The builder of a cooperative apartment house may not be negatively predisposed toward Jews, but nevertheless may refuse to sell to a Jewish family in the belief that doing so may make it difficult to rent the other apartments.
In Robert Merton's typology of the relationships between prejudice and discrimination, this builder would be a __________. a. prejudiced discriminator
b. nonprejudiced nondiscriminator
c. prejudiced nondiscriminator
d. nonprejudiced discriminator
The main problem with outsourcing for American workers is that it __________.
a. exports jobs
b. makes consuming a full-time activity
c. lowers tariffs
d. increases taxes
Becca has an emotional, rigid attitude toward the members of a subordinate group. This attitude is referred to as _______.
a. discrimination
b. emotion
c. prejudice
d. predisposition
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