Overcoming Ethnic and Racial Tensions Through Interaction

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What is a major challenge in interactions between individuals from different racial and ethnic backgrounds?

  • Lack of education
  • Cultural differences and prejudices (correct)
  • Economic disparities
  • Geographic distance

What is the main goal of research grounded in contact theory?

  • To study the effects of social isolation on individuals
  • To identify the sources of racial prejudice
  • To overcome cultural differences and prejudices through social interaction (correct)
  • To understand the differences between various cultures

What is the significance of studying college students with interracial roommates?

  • To provide a natural experiment for studying the effects of social interaction on racial prejudice (correct)
  • To analyze the economic benefits of diversity in higher education
  • To examine the effects of social isolation on college students
  • To understand the impact of education on racial prejudice

What is the outcome of social contact between individuals from different backgrounds, according to research?

<p>Disconfirmation of stereotypes and reduced racial prejudice (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a result of whites having black roommates in college, according to studies?

<p>Lowered racial prejudice and greater numbers of interracial friendships (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the underlying theory behind research on the effects of social interaction on racial prejudice?

<p>Contact theory (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common consequence of disconfirming stereotypes in intercultural interactions?

<p>Greater cultural understanding and reduced tensions (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of norms is considered the most important in any society?

<p>Formal norms (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key feature of studies on college students with interracial roommates?

<p>Random assignment of roommates (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a major factor that contributes to the difficulty in interactions between individuals from different racial and ethnic backgrounds?

<p>Cultural differences and prejudices (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key outcome of social contact between individuals from different backgrounds, according to research?

<p>Overcoming of tensions and prejudices (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of norms in different cultures?

<p>They vary widely across cultures (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary purpose of student behavior codes in a college context?

<p>To address cheating and hate speech (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which type of societies do men tend to hunt and women tend to gather?

<p>Simple hunting-and-gathering societies (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a common characteristics of informal norms?

<p>They are standards of behavior that influence how we behave (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which country do people tend to stand closer together when talking with each other?

<p>Italy (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a difference between the Agta and the Tiwi societies?

<p>Both sexes hunt in the Agta, while only men hunt in the Tiwi (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of studying cultural variation in norms?

<p>To understand how norms differ across cultures (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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