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What distinguishes prejudice from discrimination?
What distinguishes prejudice from discrimination?
What term best describes the forced cultural assimilation experienced by Native Americans in the late 1800s?
What term best describes the forced cultural assimilation experienced by Native Americans in the late 1800s?
What term describes a society where multiple distinct cultural groups coexist?
What term describes a society where multiple distinct cultural groups coexist?
What type of discrimination do anti-miscegenation laws and apartheid systems exemplify?
What type of discrimination do anti-miscegenation laws and apartheid systems exemplify?
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Which group is often referred to as the 'model minority' in the United States?
Which group is often referred to as the 'model minority' in the United States?
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Which sociological perspective argues that discriminatory practices emerge in response to social instability?
Which sociological perspective argues that discriminatory practices emerge in response to social instability?
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Which theoretical perspective suggests that race and ethnicity stratification serves to uphold an unequal power system?
Which theoretical perspective suggests that race and ethnicity stratification serves to uphold an unequal power system?
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What was the primary objective of the policies that enforced identification requirements on certain ethnic groups in the U.S.?
What was the primary objective of the policies that enforced identification requirements on certain ethnic groups in the U.S.?
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Study Notes
Prejudice vs. Discrimination
- Prejudice refers to attitudes, while discrimination refers to actions.
Assimilation Example
- Forcing Native Americans to adopt English language, dress, religion, and customs in the late 1800s exemplifies assimilation.
Pluralistic Class
- A classroom with diverse students from various countries (Korea, South America, USA, Kuwait, Mexico, England, western Europe) illustrates a pluralistic environment.
Institutional Discrimination Examples
- Examples of institutional discrimination include anti-miscegenation laws, apartheid, redlining, and Jim Crow segregation.
Model Minority Stereotype
- The Asian American community is often stereotyped as the "model minority."
Functionalism and Social Stability
- Functionalism suggests that discriminatory practices, like requiring special IDs for certain groups, can emerge during social change to maintain social stability.
Conflict Theory and Inequality
- Conflict theory posits that racial/ethnic stratification is not inherently necessary but rather maintains an unequal power structure.
Expulsion Example
- President Roosevelt's Executive Order 9066, leading to Japanese American internment camps, demonstrates expulsion.
Functionalism (Cedric's Uncle's Perspective)
- Cedric's uncle's belief regarding racism positively impacting the dominant group aligns with the functionalist perspective.
Dominant Group in the US
- The white race is considered the dominant group in the US.
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Explore key sociology concepts such as prejudice, discrimination, assimilation, and pluralism. This quiz delves into institutional discrimination examples and theories like functionalism and conflict theory related to social stability and inequality.
