WGU C273 Introduction to Sociology
Unit 4 NEW VERSION
they are more likely to categorize themselves as Black, and they are more likely to be
categorized by others as Black - ✔According to Saperstein's 2014 study, what is a
strange social byproduct of an individual's time in prison?
skin color - ✔Which characteristic would most likely be used to categorize a person
according to the salience principle?
Prejudice is an attitude; discrimination is a treatment. - ✔How does prejudice differ from
discrimination?
institutional racism - ✔Racism that is expressed via policies and laws is known as
_____________.
Women often feel pressured to choose between their careers and having a family. - ✔A
study found that nearly half of highly successful women do not have children, whereas
less than 20 percent of highly successful men do not have children. What is one
explanation for this?
glass escalator - ✔Both Dominic, a man, and Alice, a woman, were hired as
receptionists in July by a large advertising agency. After eight months, Dominic was
promoted to account coordinator. Alice was not promoted until 13 months after being
hired. What phenomenon best describes this circumstance?
feminist theory - ✔Protestors march outside of an organization that has acknowledged
giving higher salaries to White males than those who work alongside them. Which of the
following perspectives do these protestors most likely subscribe to?
Stratification motivates people to work harder. - ✔How would a functionalist view
stratification?
categorization and ranking of groups of people to form a hierarchy - ✔Social
stratification is the ______.
agrarian system - ✔Which of the following is not a system of stratification?
Europe, North America and rich Asian and Pacific countries - ✔About 90 percent of the
world's wealth is contained in
participation in STEM fields - ✔In which area is there a gender gap in which girls are
disadvantaged?
, Race is a social category based on a person's physical traits; ethnicity comes from a
shared sense of cultural, ancestral, and national identity. - ✔Which of the following best
describes the distinction between race and ethnicity?
Phenotype - ✔A person's physical features, or ________, are the physical expression of
their biological genes.
Jewish people - ✔Which of the following groups of people share their ethnicity by
circumstance?
Intellect - ✔Which of the following does NOT contribute to a person's ethnic identity?
The salience principle - ✔A person who is not of African heritage nevertheless looks
African-American. Sociologists predict that people will treat her as an African American
because of what principle?
Whites suffering from an economic downturn in a town where a factory has just closed
identify recent immigrants from Somalia as a problem in their community. - ✔Which of
the following is the best example of scapegoat theory?
An implicit bias will never be against an in-group. - ✔Which of the following statements
about implicit bias is NOT true?
White masters could punish and kill their slaves without being charged with felony. -
✔Which of the following is an example of a slavery law in 17th-century Virginia?
Incarceration - ✔The "stop and frisk" policy is an example of a policy that can
perpetuate racial injustice through ________.
These schools were more likely to have poorer quality facilities and insufficient
resources for students. - ✔According to a report released by the Department of
Education in 2014, which of the following is true about predominantly Black and Latinx
schools?
In pluralism, subcultures keep their distinctive attributes, while in assimilation they take
on the features of the dominant culture. - ✔What is the difference between pluralism
and assimilation?
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander - ✔Which category is the smallest racial
minority officially recognized in the United States?
ethnicity - ✔Generally refers to a person's cultural identity, derived from a shared sense
of cultural, ancestral, and/or national identity.
institutional racism - ✔Racism that is embedded into institutions; policies, laws, and
practices that disproportionately favor or disadvantage one race over another.
Unit 4 NEW VERSION
they are more likely to categorize themselves as Black, and they are more likely to be
categorized by others as Black - ✔According to Saperstein's 2014 study, what is a
strange social byproduct of an individual's time in prison?
skin color - ✔Which characteristic would most likely be used to categorize a person
according to the salience principle?
Prejudice is an attitude; discrimination is a treatment. - ✔How does prejudice differ from
discrimination?
institutional racism - ✔Racism that is expressed via policies and laws is known as
_____________.
Women often feel pressured to choose between their careers and having a family. - ✔A
study found that nearly half of highly successful women do not have children, whereas
less than 20 percent of highly successful men do not have children. What is one
explanation for this?
glass escalator - ✔Both Dominic, a man, and Alice, a woman, were hired as
receptionists in July by a large advertising agency. After eight months, Dominic was
promoted to account coordinator. Alice was not promoted until 13 months after being
hired. What phenomenon best describes this circumstance?
feminist theory - ✔Protestors march outside of an organization that has acknowledged
giving higher salaries to White males than those who work alongside them. Which of the
following perspectives do these protestors most likely subscribe to?
Stratification motivates people to work harder. - ✔How would a functionalist view
stratification?
categorization and ranking of groups of people to form a hierarchy - ✔Social
stratification is the ______.
agrarian system - ✔Which of the following is not a system of stratification?
Europe, North America and rich Asian and Pacific countries - ✔About 90 percent of the
world's wealth is contained in
participation in STEM fields - ✔In which area is there a gender gap in which girls are
disadvantaged?
, Race is a social category based on a person's physical traits; ethnicity comes from a
shared sense of cultural, ancestral, and national identity. - ✔Which of the following best
describes the distinction between race and ethnicity?
Phenotype - ✔A person's physical features, or ________, are the physical expression of
their biological genes.
Jewish people - ✔Which of the following groups of people share their ethnicity by
circumstance?
Intellect - ✔Which of the following does NOT contribute to a person's ethnic identity?
The salience principle - ✔A person who is not of African heritage nevertheless looks
African-American. Sociologists predict that people will treat her as an African American
because of what principle?
Whites suffering from an economic downturn in a town where a factory has just closed
identify recent immigrants from Somalia as a problem in their community. - ✔Which of
the following is the best example of scapegoat theory?
An implicit bias will never be against an in-group. - ✔Which of the following statements
about implicit bias is NOT true?
White masters could punish and kill their slaves without being charged with felony. -
✔Which of the following is an example of a slavery law in 17th-century Virginia?
Incarceration - ✔The "stop and frisk" policy is an example of a policy that can
perpetuate racial injustice through ________.
These schools were more likely to have poorer quality facilities and insufficient
resources for students. - ✔According to a report released by the Department of
Education in 2014, which of the following is true about predominantly Black and Latinx
schools?
In pluralism, subcultures keep their distinctive attributes, while in assimilation they take
on the features of the dominant culture. - ✔What is the difference between pluralism
and assimilation?
Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander - ✔Which category is the smallest racial
minority officially recognized in the United States?
ethnicity - ✔Generally refers to a person's cultural identity, derived from a shared sense
of cultural, ancestral, and/or national identity.
institutional racism - ✔Racism that is embedded into institutions; policies, laws, and
practices that disproportionately favor or disadvantage one race over another.
