The most serious kind of prejudice is
a. racism.
b. avoidance.
c. discrimination.
d. stereotyping.
The commonly heard claim that all members of a certain minority category have reduced intelligence and are therefore less worthy is a clear example of
a. prejudice.
b. discrimination.
c. segregation.
d. blaming the victim.
A stereotype is defined as
a. hostility directed toward people in some category.
b. the experience we have dealing with people of some category.
c. an exaggerated description applied to every person in some category.
d. the fear of people within some category.
The percentage of Arab Americans with a four-year college degree is
a. about 40 points above the national average.
b. about 15 points above the national average.
c. about 15 points below the national average.
d. about half the national average.
Many Arab Americans choose to downplay their ethnicity
a. because their cultural values favor assimilation.
b. because they have been in the U.S. for so many generations.
c. as a strategy to avoid prejudice and discrimination.
d. because they are so frequently mistaken for Latinos.
In 2012, Hispanic Americans represented what percentage of the U.S. population?
a. 2.9 percent
b. 6.9 percent
c. 16.9 percent
d. 36.9 percent
The Latinos in America who are considered the most advantaged are:
a. Puerto Ricans
b. Cuban Americans.
c. Columbians
d. Mexican Americans
The term Arab is
a. a racial category.
b. a religious category.
c. an ethnic category.
d. a political category.
According to the government, which of the following is this country's largest racial or ethnic minority?
a. African Americans
b. Hispanic Americans
c. Asian Americans
d. Arab Americans
Which population of Asian Americans has both the highest percentage of college graduates and the second-highest percentage of those living in poverty?
a. Korean Americans
b. Japanese Americans
c. Chinese Americans
d. Asian Indian Americans
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