Question 1

In the United States, people exhibit a bias in favor of women who represent a European standard of beauty. This is an example of-------------------discrimination.

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A)   institutional
B)   interpersonal
C)   organizational
D)   cultural

Question 2

An unearned favored state conferred simply because of one's race, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation is referred to as

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A)   ethnocentrism.
B)   equity.
C)   group privilege.
D)   ingroup favoritism.

Question 3

Inga sees their gender identity as changing over time and with the social context. Which term best describes Inga's identity?

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A)   Transgender
B)   Cisgender
C)   Anti-gender
D)   Gender fluid

Question 4

According to Peggy McIntosh, privilege is

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A)   an invisible, weightless knapsack.
B)   held only by White women and men.
C)   the lightness of being.
D)   the opposite of unearned advantage.

Question 5

People with-------------------are said to be predisposed to do and believe whatever their leader tells them.

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A)   an authoritarian personality
B)   scapegoating tendencies
C)   a strong group identity
D)   a racist ideology

Question 6

How is cultural discrimination, as defined in your text, different from discrimination based on a person's racial or ethnic group?

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Cultural discrimination, as defined in o...

Question 7

Stereotypes are

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A)   organized beliefs and opinions about social group members.
B)   affective reactions to social group members.
C)   actions that reflect bias against social group members.
D)   feelings of strong dislike or hatred about social group members.

Question 8

A younger person using baby talk when talking to an older person is an example of

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A)   discrimination.
B)   benevolent prejudice.
C)   categorization.
D)   stereotype endorsement.

Question 9

Explain the distinctions among stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. Give an example of each.

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Stereotyping, prejudice, and discriminat...

Question 10

Explain how institutional discrimination adversely affects poor people.

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Institutional discrimination adversely a...

Question 11

Institutional discrimination stems from

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A)   negative behavior toward any social group.
B)   beliefs about group superiority that are sanctioned by governing bodies.
C)   the refusal to interact with members of other social groups.
D)   negative behavior that is universally accepted.

Question 12

Which theory proposes that prejudice derives from perceptions of competition from other groups?

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A)   Intergroup relations theory
B)   Psychodynamic theory
C)   Sociocultural theory
D)   Evolutionary theory

Question 13

Group privilege

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A)   has a small, but relatively unimportant, effect on the experience of minorities.
B)   can result in interpersonal, but not institutional discrimination.
C)   has a cumulative, negative impact on minorities that is difficult to document, but nevertheless powerful.
D)   affects people of color, but not White women.

Question 14

Distinguish between the sociocultural and the intergroup relations perspectives on stereotyping.

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The sociocultural perspective on stereot...

Question 15

The component of gender-based prejudice that portrays women as weak, vulnerable, and needing protection is called-------------------sexism.

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A)   hostile
B)   patronizing
C)   privilege-based
D)   benevolent

Question 16

The concept of human culture is important for understanding prejudice and discrimi- nation because

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A)   culture provides a means of transmitting shared beliefs about groups.
B)   prejudices, stereotypes, and privileges are all influenced by culture.
C)   culture reinforces the use of race and other social categories.
D)   culture does all of the above.

Question 17

Emotional reactions to social groups can originate from

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A)   seeing a group as a threat to one's own group.
B)   interacting with a group whose social goals differ from one's own.
C)   having personal characteristics that make people chronically intolerant of other groups.
D)   all of the above.

Question 18

Which of the following statements is true?

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A)   Individuals who can identify a group stereotype are usually prejudiced against that group.
B)   Stereotypic beliefs can be activated without a person's awareness.
C)   Stereotypes almost always influence our behavior toward members of the stereo- typed group.
D)   Consciously held stereotypic beliefs are more harmful than unconsciously held stereotypic beliefs.

Question 19

Describe two laws in your country that result in unduly favorable or unduly unfavora- ble treatment of a social group.

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In my country, one law that results in u...

Question 20

What is heterosexism? Give an example.

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Heterosexism is the belief or assumption...

Exam 1: Introducing the Concepts of Stereotyping, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Describe two laws in your country that result in unduly favorable or unduly unfavora- ble treatment of a social group.

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The component of gender-based prejudice that portrays women as weak, vulnerable, and needing protection is called-------------------sexism.

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Distinguish between the sociocultural and the intergroup relations perspectives on stereotyping.

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Which of the following statements is true?

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Group privilege

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How is cultural discrimination, as defined in your text, different from discrimination based on a person's racial or ethnic group?

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In the United States, people exhibit a bias in favor of women who represent a European standard of beauty. This is an example of-------------------discrimination.

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What is heterosexism? Give an example.

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Inga sees their gender identity as changing over time and with the social context. Which term best describes Inga's identity?

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An unearned favored state conferred simply because of one's race, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation is referred to as

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Explain the distinctions among stereotyping, prejudice, and discrimination. Give an example of each.

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Which theory proposes that prejudice derives from perceptions of competition from other groups?

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Explain how institutional discrimination adversely affects poor people.

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Stereotypes are

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People with-------------------are said to be predisposed to do and believe whatever their leader tells them.

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According to Peggy McIntosh, privilege is

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