Ch01
Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. Discuss the factors that affect a subpopulation's distinctiveness as an ethnic group.
2. Why can biological distinctiveness be seen as part of ethnicity?
3. Why is power so important in the analysis of discrimination among ethnic subpopulations?
4. Define discrimination and prejudice, and discuss the relationship between the two.
5. Identify and discuss each of the five types of discrimination.
6. What factors are involved in institutionalized discrimination?
,7. What factors are involved in ethnic stratification?
8. Discuss the various ways that members of an ethnic subpopulation can adapt to discrimination.
9. How does ethnic stratification limit the access of ethnic persons to social rewards and opportunities in
U.S. society?
10. Why is race limited in making sense as a biological concept?
11. Identify the general features of ethnic conflict.
12. How does one distinguish institutional discrimination from individual acts of discrimination?
,13. For ethnic minorities, what are some of the costs that result from discrimination and segregation?
14. How does skin color result in an ethnic hierarchy in society, especially in the United States?
15. Why is it easier for the Irish, Italians, and Poles to assimilate in U.S. society than it is for Mexicans,
African Americans, and Puerto Ricans?
16. Is prejudice necessary for producing discriminatory acts or behavior?
17. Explain why the high rate of poverty among particular ethnic groups makes it clear that ethnic
stratification exists in the United States.
18. Explain why certain ethnic groups are more likely to be represented in low-paying service
occupations.
, 19. Explain why the denial of higher-paying jobs to particular ethnic groups is a health detriment.
20. The phrase "ethnic population" denotes persons with an interrelated cluster of characteristics: biological,
cultural, behavioral, and organizational.
True False
21. Decreased discrimination against an ethnic population may often result in increased social mobility for
members of the population.
True False
22. Prejudice is a set of positive beliefs and stereotypes about a category of people.
True False
23. Although prejudice often leads to discrimination, acts of discrimination rarely lead people to develop
prejudices against their victims.
True False
24. Intelligence is a characteristic that identifies ethnic group membership.
True False
25. As an ethnic population's identifiability decreases, its assimilation into the broader culture and society
increases.
True False
26. Marginal adaptation is least successful when the minority population is small.
True False
27. Prejudice does not always translate into discrimination.
True False
28. Prejudice and discrimination are not important dimensions in ethnic stratification.
True False
29. The Indian reservation is a form of segregation.
True False
30. The more visible the characteristics marking ethnicity, the less likely are those in an ethnic category to be
treated differently.
True False
31. The term "race" connotes minor biological differences among peoples that are transmitted from
generation to generation.
True False
32. Discrimination in one institutional sphere generally leads to discrimination in other spheres.
True False
33. Institutionalized discrimination acts in both informal and formal contexts.
True False
34. The terms "prejudice" and "discrimination" are roughly equivalent.
True False
Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. Discuss the factors that affect a subpopulation's distinctiveness as an ethnic group.
2. Why can biological distinctiveness be seen as part of ethnicity?
3. Why is power so important in the analysis of discrimination among ethnic subpopulations?
4. Define discrimination and prejudice, and discuss the relationship between the two.
5. Identify and discuss each of the five types of discrimination.
6. What factors are involved in institutionalized discrimination?
,7. What factors are involved in ethnic stratification?
8. Discuss the various ways that members of an ethnic subpopulation can adapt to discrimination.
9. How does ethnic stratification limit the access of ethnic persons to social rewards and opportunities in
U.S. society?
10. Why is race limited in making sense as a biological concept?
11. Identify the general features of ethnic conflict.
12. How does one distinguish institutional discrimination from individual acts of discrimination?
,13. For ethnic minorities, what are some of the costs that result from discrimination and segregation?
14. How does skin color result in an ethnic hierarchy in society, especially in the United States?
15. Why is it easier for the Irish, Italians, and Poles to assimilate in U.S. society than it is for Mexicans,
African Americans, and Puerto Ricans?
16. Is prejudice necessary for producing discriminatory acts or behavior?
17. Explain why the high rate of poverty among particular ethnic groups makes it clear that ethnic
stratification exists in the United States.
18. Explain why certain ethnic groups are more likely to be represented in low-paying service
occupations.
, 19. Explain why the denial of higher-paying jobs to particular ethnic groups is a health detriment.
20. The phrase "ethnic population" denotes persons with an interrelated cluster of characteristics: biological,
cultural, behavioral, and organizational.
True False
21. Decreased discrimination against an ethnic population may often result in increased social mobility for
members of the population.
True False
22. Prejudice is a set of positive beliefs and stereotypes about a category of people.
True False
23. Although prejudice often leads to discrimination, acts of discrimination rarely lead people to develop
prejudices against their victims.
True False
24. Intelligence is a characteristic that identifies ethnic group membership.
True False
25. As an ethnic population's identifiability decreases, its assimilation into the broader culture and society
increases.
True False
26. Marginal adaptation is least successful when the minority population is small.
True False
27. Prejudice does not always translate into discrimination.
True False
28. Prejudice and discrimination are not important dimensions in ethnic stratification.
True False
29. The Indian reservation is a form of segregation.
True False
30. The more visible the characteristics marking ethnicity, the less likely are those in an ethnic category to be
treated differently.
True False
31. The term "race" connotes minor biological differences among peoples that are transmitted from
generation to generation.
True False
32. Discrimination in one institutional sphere generally leads to discrimination in other spheres.
True False
33. Institutionalized discrimination acts in both informal and formal contexts.
True False
34. The terms "prejudice" and "discrimination" are roughly equivalent.
True False
