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What is the primary basis for categorizing individuals into racial groups?
What is the primary basis for categorizing individuals into racial groups?
- Socially formed traits of masculinity and femininity
- Physically inherited characteristics (correct)
- Biological and anatomical differences distinguishing males and females
- Gender expectations about behavior
What is the primary focus of heterosexism?
What is the primary focus of heterosexism?
- The promotion of gender equality
- The social construction of biological sex
- The preference for lighter skin tone
- The denigration of non-heterosexual forms of behavior (correct)
What is the term for the social hierarchy based on skin tone?
What is the term for the social hierarchy based on skin tone?
- Colorism (correct)
- Racism
- Heterosexism
- Gender inequality
What is the critical view that racial inequality is perpetuated by ignoring historical inequalities?
What is the critical view that racial inequality is perpetuated by ignoring historical inequalities?
What is the term for the biological and anatomical differences distinguishing males and females?
What is the term for the biological and anatomical differences distinguishing males and females?
What is the term for social expectations about behavior regarded as appropriate for each sex?
What is the term for social expectations about behavior regarded as appropriate for each sex?
What is the concept that describes how people judge each other's social status based on their appearance and behavior?
What is the concept that describes how people judge each other's social status based on their appearance and behavior?
What is the term for the physical objects created by society that influence people's lives?
What is the term for the physical objects created by society that influence people's lives?
What is the term for the system of beliefs and values that reinforces the status quo of a society?
What is the term for the system of beliefs and values that reinforces the status quo of a society?
What is the term for the hierarchical organization of a society into groups with differing levels of power and status?
What is the term for the hierarchical organization of a society into groups with differing levels of power and status?
What is the term for the regulating norms of behavior and social scripts attached to statuses or positions?
What is the term for the regulating norms of behavior and social scripts attached to statuses or positions?
What is the concept that describes how African-Americans are forced to see themselves through the lens of a racist society?
What is the concept that describes how African-Americans are forced to see themselves through the lens of a racist society?
