Established and customary social arrangements that exclude on the basis of race are known as __________.
A) individual discrimination
B) institutional discrimination
C) cultural discrimination
D) individual racism
Biological deficiency theories posit that __________.
A) God predetermines people's success in life
B) social opportunities affect groups in different ways
C) cultural groups have lifestyles and value systems that keep them from succeeding
D) genetic differences in intelligence separate racial groups
Overt acts by individuals that harm members of another race are called __________.
A) individual racism
B) institutional racism
C) racial formation
D) color blindness
__________ refers to discrimination that is built into the operation of social institutions, including the economy, schools, and the legal system.
A) Pluralism
B) Institutional racism
C) Affirmative action
D) Segregation
Hispanic, Arab, and Asian American are all examples of __________.
A) racial formations
B) dominant groups
C) racial profiles
D) indigenous groups
A group labeled as a race by the wider society and bound together by common social and economic conditions is a __________ group.
A) racial-ethnic
B) color-blind
C) majority
D) minority
Malik is from Syria and has lived in the United
States for over three decades. During that time, in a process known as __________, he has seen his racial category change from Middle Easterner to Arab.
A) discrimination
B) racial formation
C) racial stratification
D) prejudice
Ethnic groups are distinctive partially on the basis of their __________.
A) shared experiences
B) skin color
C) culture
D) political views
__________ is the sociohistorical process by which races are continually being shaped and transformed.
A) Racial formation
B) Racial stratification
C) Racial-ethnic grouping
D) Environmental racism
By the middle of the twenty-first century, minority groups will comprise about __________ percent of the U.S. population.
A) 30
B) 40
C) 50
D) 60
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