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Prejudice is to discrimination as thinking is to:

A) believing.
B) developing.
C) doing.
D) being.

E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

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During European colonialism,ethnocentrism classified whites as normal,and nonwhites as abnormal and inferior,to help justify:

A) ideas of ontological equality.
B) unequal treatment and conquest.
C) cultural relativism.
D) ancient definitions of race.

E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

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Why is it difficult for white people to see their own race? What does Peggy McIntosh mean when she refers to whiteness as an "invisible knapsack of privileges"? What are some of the privileges that whites experience?

Christoph Wilhelm Lucht is an American living in Chicago during World War I.Concerned about discrimination against German Americans,he makes choices that will help his family survive.Sociologists call his strategy "passing," citing as an example his choice to:

During Darwin's time,some people believed there were several different species of humans.Darwin rejected this view,siding with the ________ who said humans are one species.

Nancy is a white woman who believes all races are equal,and she is committed to civic groups that promote diversity.She is walking down the street and passes a white man.She acknowledges him with a nod.She sees a black man coming down the street,and she crosses to the other side of the street to avoid passing by him because his blackness makes her feel unsafe.Robert Merton would describe Nancy as a(n) :

In the modern United States,people see physical markers such as hair type or skin color and think of race.In ancient Egypt,physical markers were seen as linked to:

The comparison between the Burakumin and the Japanese shows that race is:

Sheniqua is an African American girl.When she is at school,she speaks standard English.When she is at home,she speaks African American English.Her words,tone,and body language change in each setting.Sociologists call this:

A hypothetical group of immigrants come to the United States,settle in,learn English,send their children to public schools,and become economically self-sufficient.Robert Park's model explained this journey as:

A society is pluralistic if no distinct ethnic group is statistically:

Due to both birthrate and the increased tendency among whites to embrace their Native roots,the Native American population is likely to:

According to Nell Irvin Painter,author of The History of White People,white people:

Many people believe that race has always existed in its current form.Describe how the concept of race has changed over time by comparing and contrasting "race" in the ancient world (this would include ancient Egypt,Greece,Rome,and early Christendom)with "race" in modern times (this would include European colonization up to the present).Offer at least one point of similarity (comparison)and one point of difference (contrast).

Which group believed that humans were one species,united under God?

Minority groups respond to domination with several strategies: withdrawal,passing,acceptance,and resistance.Briefly define each and offer a real-world example (from present or past).For each example,evaluate this strategy as effective or ineffective.

The one-drop rule asserts that just "one drop" of black blood makes a person:

In one study of television portrayals of Arabs,researchers found basic myths that continue to surround this group,such as:

Taken all together,these populations may be referred to as:

The genetic variation that corresponds with geographic origins is much ________ than people commonly believe.