Test Your Knowledge on Prejudice

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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?

  • 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?

  • 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?

<p>A model that values cultural differences. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can assuming familiarity with cultures be harmful?

<p>It can lead to overlooking distinct differences between groups. (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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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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