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Sociology - Exam 4 - Part 1 - Chapter 11

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socially constructed category of people who share biologically transmitted traits that members of a society consider important   Race  
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shared cultural heritage   Ethnicity  
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any category of people distinguished by physical or cultural difference that a society sets apart & subordinates   Minority  
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greater power, privileges, and social status   Dominant  
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rigid & unfair generalization about an entire category of people   Prejudice  
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simplified description applied to every person in some category   Stereotype  
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how closely people are willing to interact   Social distance  
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belief that one racial category is innately superior or inferior to another   Racism  
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prejudice comes from frustration among people who are disadvantaged   Scapegoat  
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prejudice is a personality trait   Authoritarian Personality  
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prejudice is part of the culture in which we all learn & live   Culture  
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prejudice is a tool used by powerful people to justify privilege for themselves and to oppress others   Conflict  
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unequal treatment of various categories of people   Discrimination  
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2 types of Discrimination   Institutional Individual  
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all races & ethnicities are distinct but have equal social standing   Pluralism  
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minorities gradually adopt patterns of the dominant culture   Assimilation  
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physical & social separation of categories of people   Segregation  
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systematic killing of one category of people by another   Genocide  
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Who are the “invisible minority”?   Native Americans  
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Year in which Native Americans were declared wards of the government   1871  
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Year of Wounded Knee   1890  
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Indian Removal Act of 1830 led to?   Trail of Tears (4000 deaths)  
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declared that only white immigrants could apply for citizenship   Naturalization Act of 1790  
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Year of Dred Scott decision   1857  
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Year of 13th Amendment, emancipation   1865  
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Year of 14th Amendment, overruled Dred Scott   1868  
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Year supreme Court ruled blacks could vote in Southern primaries   1944  
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Year supreme court ruled that black have the legal right to attend same public schools   1954  
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________ are the largest racial or ethnic minority   Hispanics  
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Civil Rights Movement consisted of what acts?   Civil Rights Act of 1964 Voting Rights Act of 1965 Fair Housing Act of 1968  
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Currently, about how many immigrants come to the United States each year?   1.5 million  
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According to the most recent data, African Americans accounted for about what percentage of the U.S. population?   12.8%  
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In 2010, African Americans accounted for _____ of members of the House of Representatives and ___ member(s) of the Senate.   9%, 1  
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