According to the gendered racism perspective,
a. all workers are exploited equally by capitalists.
b. women of color have been uniquely affected by the interactive effect of racism and sexism.
c. historically, most jobs in the primary sector were held by women of color.
d. gender plays more of a role than race in capitalist exploitation of workers.
Which of the following statements is correct regarding the theory of racial formation?
a. This theory assumes that the distinctive physical characteristics of each racial group resulted from adaptation to that group's original habitat.
b. This theory is based on the assumption that racism is a two-way street: people of any racial or ethnic category can discriminate against people of any other racial or ethnic category.
c. U.S. immigration policies have been applied neutrally and fairly to people of all racial and ethnic categories; the primary problem has been that the number of new immigrants has to be limited somehow.
d. Racial bias and discrimination are rooted in government actions such as the passage of welfare reform measures that have resulted in the unequal treatment of people of color.
The process whereby the cultural attributes of diverse racial-ethnic groups are blended together to form a new society incorporating the unique contributions of each group is referred to as
a. ethnic pluralism.
b. discrimination.
c. racial socialization.
d. amalgamation.
Prejudice and discriminatory behavior directed at Jews is called
a. anti-Jewism.
b. anti-Judaism.
c. anti-Semitism.
d. anti-Socialism.
. A mindset characterized by excessive conformity, submissiveness to authority, intolerance, insecurity, a high level of superstition, and rigid, stereotypic thinking is called a(n)
a. dominant personality.
b. submissive personality.
c. authoritarian personality.
d. scapegoat personality.
According to the text, official racial and ethnic categories
a. were used in the past to rationalize the enslavement of Africans.
b. were based primarily on social traits.
c. are government definitions based on languages spoken.
d. are based strictly on skin color.
Racism in the United States is sometimes referred to as
a. white racism.
b. white death.
c. black racism.
d. black death.
Teaching school children that their own school and country are the best is an example of
a. racism.
b. institutional discrimination.
c. stereotyping.
d. ethnocentrism.
Which of the following groups is an example of an ethnic group?
a. Asian Americans
b. Native Americans
c. African Americans
d. Italian Americans
Actions or practices of dominant group members that have a harmful impact on members of subordinate groups are referred to as
a. discrimination.
b. prejudice.
c. racial intolerance.
d. hate crimes.
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