a. scapegoating b. racism c. prejudice d. discrimination 17. Stereotypes refer to a. any generalizations about social life. b. exaggerated descriptions applied to everyone in some category. c. only positive statements a minority. d. only negative statements about a minority. 18. statement about immigrant workers in the United States is CORRECT? a. In general, immigrants do the jobs that no one else wants. b. Most immigrants to the United States become wealthy within a few years of arriving here. c. Most immigrant workers receive far more than the minimum wage and get at least some benefits. d. About 5 percent of all U.S. housekeepers and restaurant workers are people born abroad. 19. Recent research on social distance among U.S. college students shows that a. there is a trend toward less acceptance of minorities. b. students see more and more difference among various minorities. c. students are more accepting of minorities than they were decades ago. d. students are least accepting of African Americans. 20. __________ refers to a belief that one racial category is innately superior or inferior to another. a. Scapegoating b. Discrimination c. Prejudice d. Racism 21. Based on scapegoat theory, you would conclude that prejudice is caused by a. culture itself. b. high levels of immigration. c. frustration among people who are themselves disadvantaged. d. people with rigid personalities. 22. Authoritarian personality theory states that extreme prejudice is a. a trait of most people. b. a trait of people raised to see categories of people dominating those who are “better” “weaker.” c. found among poor and disadvantaged people. d. less common in today's society. 23. Which of the following is NOT a trait of Theodor Adorno's "authoritarian personality"? a. a view of society as naturally hierarchical b. a view of society as naturally competitive c. belief that one cannot easily judge any action as right or wrong d. rigid conformity to conventional cultural values 24. Thomas Sowell studied the intelligence (IQ) test scores of categories of people and concluded that
a. scapegoating b. racism c. prejudice d. discrimination 17. Stereotypes refer to a. any generalizations about social life. b. exaggerated descriptions applied to everyone in some category. c. only positive statements a minority. d. only negative statements about a minority. 18. statement about immigrant workers in the United States is CORRECT? a. In general, immigrants do the jobs that no one else wants. b. Most immigrants to the United States become wealthy within a few years of arriving here. c. Most immigrant workers receive far more than the minimum wage and get at least some benefits. d. About 5 percent of all U.S. housekeepers and restaurant workers are people born abroad. 19. Recent research on social distance among U.S. college students shows that a. there is a trend toward less acceptance of minorities. b. students see more and more difference among various minorities. c. students are more accepting of minorities than they were decades ago. d. students are least accepting of African Americans. 20. __________ refers to a belief that one racial category is innately superior or inferior to another. a. Scapegoating b. Discrimination c. Prejudice d. Racism 21. Based on scapegoat theory, you would conclude that prejudice is caused by a. culture itself. b. high levels of immigration. c. frustration among people who are themselves disadvantaged. d. people with rigid personalities. 22. Authoritarian personality theory states that extreme prejudice is a. a trait of most people. b. a trait of people raised to see “better” categories of people dominating those who are “weaker.” c. found among poor and disadvantaged people. d. less common in today's society. 23. Which of the following is NOT a trait of Theodor Adorno's "authoritarian personality"? a. a view of society as naturally hierarchical b. a view of society as naturally competitive c. belief that one cannot easily judge any action as right or wrong d. rigid conformity to conventional cultural values 24. Thomas Sowell studied the intelligence (IQ) test scores of categories of people and concluded that
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