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What is prejudice?
What is prejudice?
- Positive preconceived judgments or opinions that guide conduct or behavior.
- Negative preconceived judgments or opinions that guide conduct or behavior. (correct)
- Neutral preconceived judgments or opinions that guide conduct or behavior.
- None of the above
What groups may be treated with prejudice in the US?
What groups may be treated with prejudice in the US?
- Only the majority group.
- Only the minority group.
- Specific ethnic, racial, or cultural groups. (correct)
- All of the above
What has changed in the treatment of Native Americans in North and South America?
What has changed in the treatment of Native Americans in North and South America?
- Nothing has changed
- Treatment has become more prejudiced
- Treatment has become less prejudiced (correct)
- Treatment has become more neutral.
What is the "salad bowl" model?
What is the "salad bowl" model?
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How can assuming familiarity with cultures be harmful?
How can assuming familiarity with cultures be harmful?
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Study Notes
- Prejudice involves negative preconceived judgments or opinions that guide conduct or behavior.
- In the US, specific ethnic, racial, or cultural groups may be treated with prejudice by the majority group.
- Treatment of Native Americans has changed in North and South America.
- The US is sometimes described as a "melting pot" that denies cultural differences, but a "salad bowl" model values differences.
- Assuming familiarity with cultures can lead to overlooking distinct differences between groups.
- Ethnocentrism is the belief in the superiority of one's own group, which can guide behavior.
- Ethnocentric views can lead to prejudging individuals or groups based on negative preconceptions.
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