Help
Options
Didn't know it?
click below
click below
Knew it?
click below
click below
Don't Know
Remaining cards (0)
Know
retry
shuffle
restart
0:00
Embed Code - If you would like this activity on your web page, copy the script below and paste it into your web page.
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Sociology - E4 - P2
Sociology - Exam 4 - Part 1 - Chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of a society consider important | Race |
| shared cultural heritage | Ethnicity |
| any category of people distinguished by physical or cultural difference that a society sets apart & subordinates | Minority |
| greater power, privileges, and social status | Dominant |
| rigid & unfair generalization about an entire category of people | Prejudice |
| simplified description applied to every person in some category | Stereotype |
| how closely people are willing to interact | Social distance |
| belief that one racial category is innately superior or inferior to another | Racism |
| prejudice comes from frustration among people who are disadvantaged | Scapegoat |
| prejudice is a personality trait | Authoritarian Personality |
| prejudice is part of the culture in which we all learn & live | Culture |
| prejudice is a tool used by powerful people to justify privilege for themselves and to oppress others | Conflict |
| unequal treatment of various categories of people | Discrimination |
| 2 types of Discrimination | Institutional Individual |
| all races & ethnicities are distinct but have equal social standing | Pluralism |
| minorities gradually adopt patterns of the dominant culture | Assimilation |
| physical & social separation of categories of people | Segregation |
| systematic killing of one category of people by another | Genocide |
| Who are the “invisible minority”? | Native Americans |
| Year in which Native Americans were declared wards of the government | 1871 |
| Year of Wounded Knee | 1890 |
| Indian Removal Act of 1830 led to? | Trail of Tears (4000 deaths) |
| declared that only white immigrants could apply for citizenship | Naturalization Act of 1790 |
| Year of Dred Scott decision | 1857 |
| Year of 13th Amendment, emancipation | 1865 |
| Year of 14th Amendment, overruled Dred Scott | 1868 |
| Year supreme Court ruled blacks could vote in Southern primaries | 1944 |
| Year supreme court ruled that black have the legal right to attend same public schools | 1954 |
| ________ are the largest racial or ethnic minority | Hispanics |
| Civil Rights Movement consisted of what acts? | Civil Rights Act of 1964 Voting Rights Act of 1965 Fair Housing Act of 1968 |
| Currently, about how many immigrants come to the United States each year? | 1.5 million |
| According to the most recent data, African Americans accounted for about what percentage of the U.S. population? | 12.8% |
| In 2010, African Americans accounted for _____ of members of the House of Representatives and ___ member(s) of the Senate. | 9%, 1 |
Created by:
K1N1V
Popular Science sets